List of Famous people born on August 11st

David E. Rowe is an American mathematician and historian. He studied mathematics and the history of science at the University of Oklahoma, and took a second doctorate in history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He served as book review editor, managing editor, and editor of the journal Historia Mathematica. In 1992, Rowe was appointed Professor of History of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz where he presently teaches. His research has mainly focused on mathematics in Germany, but in recent years he has been concerned with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and the broader cultural and political impact of Einstein's ideas. As part of this effort, he and Robert Schulmann have co-edited a source book entitled Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb, published by Princeton University Press in 2007.

Topsy Phiri is a Zambian male badminton player. In 2015, he placed second at the Chinese Ambassadors Badminton Championship in the men's doubles event with Donald Mabo. He was the men's doubles runner-up at Top 16 Badminton Championship in Lusaka. In the mixed doubles, he also the runner-up at the Ethiopia International tournament with Elizaberth Chipeleme.

Sophia Kennedy is an American-born German musician.

Saburo Tokura is a Japanese jurist who has served as the Chief Justice of Japan since June 2022, having previously served as associate Justice of the from 2017 to 2022.