| 139771 | December 11 | Birth | 1830 – Kamehameha V of Hawaii (d. 1872) |
| 139772 | December 11 | Birth | 1838 – John Labatt, Canadian brewer and businessman (d. 1915) |
| 139773 | December 11 | Birth | 1843 – Robert Koch, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910) |
| 139774 | December 11 | Birth | 1856 – Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher, theorist, and author (d. 1918) |
| 139775 | December 11 | Birth | 1858 – Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (d. 1943) |
| 139776 | December 11 | Birth | 1863 – Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (d. 1941) |
| 139777 | December 11 | Birth | 1867 – Antonio Conte, Italian fencer (d. 1953) |
| 139778 | December 11 | Birth | 1872 – René Bull, British illustrator and photographer (d. 1942) |
| 139779 | December 11 | Birth | 1873 – Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician and academic (d. 1967) |
| 139780 | December 11 | Birth | 1875 – Yehuda Leib Maimon, Moldovan-Israeli rabbi and politician (d. 1962) |
| 139781 | December 11 | Birth | 1880 – Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (d. 1951) |
| 139782 | December 11 | Birth | 1882 – Subramanya Bharathi, Indian journalist and poet (d. 1921) |
| 139783 | December 11 | Birth | 1882 – Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) |
| 139784 | December 11 | Birth | 1882 – Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (d. 1947) |
| 139785 | December 11 | Birth | 1884 – Piet Ooms, Dutch swimmer and water polo player (d. 1961) |
| 139786 | December 11 | Birth | 1885 – Carlo Wieth, Danish actor (d. 1943) |
| 139787 | December 11 | Birth | 1889 – Walter Knott, American farmer and businessman, founded Knott's Berry Farm (d. 1981) |
| 139788 | December 11 | Birth | 1890 – Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1935) |
| 139789 | December 11 | Birth | 1890 – Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (d. 1976) |
| 139790 | December 11 | Birth | 1897 – Ronald Skirth, English soldier (d. 1977) |
| 139791 | December 11 | Birth | 1899 – Julio de Caro, Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1980) |
| 139792 | December 11 | Birth | 1904 – Marge, American cartoonist (d. 1993) |
| 139793 | December 11 | Birth | 1905 – Robert Henriques, English farmer, author, and broadcaster (d. 1967) |
| 139794 | December 11 | Birth | 1905 – Gilbert Roland, Mexican-American actor and singer (d. 1994) |
| 139795 | December 11 | Birth | 1908 – Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (d. 2012) |
| 139796 | December 11 | Birth | 1908 – Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 139797 | December 11 | Birth | 1908 – Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987) |
| 139798 | December 11 | Birth | 1908 – Amon Goeth, Austrian SS officer (d. 1946) |
| 139799 | December 11 | Birth | 1909 – Ronald McKie, Australian soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1991) |
| 139800 | December 11 | Birth | 1910 – Noel Rosa, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1937) |