Famous birthdays for June 11: Anna Sawai, Peter Dinklage

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Anna Sawai, winner of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for "Shōgun," appears backstage during the 31st annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 23. The actor/singer turns 33 on June 11. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 3 | Anna Sawai, winner of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for "Shōgun," appears backstage during the 31st annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 23. The actor/singer turns 33 on June 11. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

June 11 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

-- Writer Ben Jonson in 1572

-- Musician Richard Strauss in 1864

-- Rep. Jeannette Rankin in 1880

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-- Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau in 1910

-- Football Hall of Fame member Vince Lombardi in 1913

-- Writer William Styron in 1925

-- Actor Gene Wilder in 1933

-- International Motorsports Hall of Fame member Jackie Stewart in 1939 (age 86)

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-- Actor Roscoe Orman in 1944 (age 81)

-- Actor Adrienne Barbeau in 1945 (age 80)

-- Musician Frank Beard (ZZ Top) in 1949 (age 76)

-- Musician Graham Russell (Air Supply) in 1950 (age 75)

-- Musician Donnie Van Zant (38 Special/Van Zant) in 1952 (age 73)

-- Actor Peter Bergman in 1953 (age 72)

-- Football Hall of Fame member Joe Montana in 1956 (age 69)

-- Actor Hugh Laurie in 1959 (age 66)

-- TV personality/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, in 1960 (age 65)

-- Actor Peter Dinklage in 1969 (age 56)

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-- Musician Dan Lavery (Tonic/Fray) in 1969 (age 56)

-- Actor Joshua Jackson in 1978 (age 47)

-- Actor Shia LaBeouf in 1986 (age 39)

--Actor Jimmy O. Yang in 1987 (age 38)

-- Actor Claire Holt in 1988 (age 37)

-- Actor/musician Anna Sawai in 1992 (age 33)

-- Musician Kodak Black, born Bill Kahan Kapri, in 1997 (age 28)

File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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