Louise Bogan

Louise Bogan was an American poet. She was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945, and was the first woman to hold this title. Throughout her life she wrote poetry, fiction, and criticism, and became the regular poetry reviewer for The New Yorker.

11 August 1897

Born on the same birth date (11 August 1897): Enid Blyton

Born on the same birth day (11 August): Bill Monbouquette • Don Boyd • Hélène Defrance • Jacqueline Fernandez • John Miles (baseball) • Lillian Nakate • Mike Hugg • Mokhtar Benmoussa • Otis Taylor (American football) • Pablo Sandoval • Sarah Clelland • Sylvia Hermon • Tamás Vásáry • The Dave Clark Five • Will Friedle • Yoshiaki Murakami

Born in the same month (August 1897): Bill Woodfull • Enid Blyton • Fred Rose (songwriter) • Fredric March • Henry F. Pringle • Jack Haley • John W. Galbreath • Karl-Otto Koch • Maurice Fernandes • Max Weber (Swiss politician) • Roberta Dodd Crawford • Tarjei Vesaas • Yun Po-sun