Famous Birthdays for April 13th

Pre-1600

• 1229 – Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1294)^[15]
• 1350 – Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (d. 1405)
• 1506 – Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (d. 1546)^[16]
• 1519 – Catherine de' Medici, Italian-French wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589)^[17]
• 1570 – Guy Fawkes, English soldier, member of the Gunpowder Plot (probable;^[18] d. 1606)
• 1573 – Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1625)
• 1593 – Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1641)

1601–1900

• 1618 – Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (d. 1693)
• 1636 – Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist (d. 1691)
• 1648 – Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717)
• 1713 – Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor (d. 1797)
• 1729 – Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet (d. 1811)
• 1732 – Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
• 1735 – Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce (d. 1791)
• 1743 – Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826)
• 1747 – Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793)^[19]
• 1764 – Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1830)
• 1769 – Thomas Lawrence, English painter and educator (d. 1830)
• 1771 – Richard Trevithick, Cornish-English engineer and explorer (d. 1833)
• 1780 – Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer, invented the Screw-pile lighthouse (d. 1868)
• 1784 – Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (d. 1877)
• 1787 – John Robertson, American lawyer and politician (d. 1873)
• 1794 – Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist and academic (d. 1867)
• 1802 – Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and herpetologist (d. 1884)
• 1808 – Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer (d. 1889)
• 1810 – Félicien David, French composer (d. 1876)
• 1824 – William Alexander, Irish archbishop, poet, and theologian (d. 1911)
• 1825 – Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868)
• 1828 – Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (d. 1906)
• 1828 – Joseph Lightfoot, English bishop and theologian (d. 1889)
• 1832 – Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author and diplomat (d. 1889)
• 1841 – Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (d. 1905)
• 1850 – Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, Irish astronomer (d. 1917)
• 1851 – Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (d. 1928)
• 1851 – William Quan Judge, Irish occultist and theosophist (d. 1896)
• 1852 – Frank Winfield Woolworth, American businessman, founded the F. W. Woolworth Company (d. 1919)
• 1854 – Lucy Craft Laney, American founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia (d. 1933)^[20]
• 1860 – James Ensor, English-Belgian painter, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism (d. 1949)
• 1866 – Butch Cassidy, American criminal (d. 1908)
• 1872 – John Cameron, Scottish international footballer and manager (d. 1935)^[21]
• 1872 – Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian-Croatian journalist and author (d. 1945)
• 1873 – John W. Davis, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Solicitor General (d. 1955)
• 1875 – Ray Lyman Wilbur, American physician, academic, and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1949)
• 1879 – Edward Bruce, American lawyer and painter (d. 1943)
• 1879 – Oswald Bruce Cooper, American type designer, lettering artist, graphic designer, and educator (d. 1940)
• 1880 – Charles Christie, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded the Christie Film Company (d. 1955)
• 1885 – Vean Gregg, American baseball player (d. 1964)^[22]
• 1885 – Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, Head of State of Estonia (d. 1942)
• 1885 – György Lukács, Hungarian philosopher and critic (d. 1971)
• 1885 – Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Dutch politician (d. 1961)
• 1887 – Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and golfer (d. 1995)
• 1889 – Herbert Yardley, American cryptologist and author (d. 1958)
• 1890 – Frank Murphy, American jurist and politician, 56th United States Attorney General (d. 1949)
• 1890 – Dadasaheb Torne, Indian director and producer (d. 1960)
• 1891 – Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1921)
• 1891 – Nella Larsen, Danish/African-American nurse, librarian, and author (d. 1964)
• 1891 – Robert Scholl, German accountant and politician (d. 1973)
• 1892 – Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, English air marshal (d. 1984)
• 1892 – Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented Radar (d. 1973)
• 1894 – Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1973)
• 1894 – Joie Ray, American runner (d. 1978)
• 1896 – Fred Barnett, English footballer (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)
• 1899 – Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and game designer, created Scrabble (d. 1993)
• 1899 – Harold Osborn, American high jumper and decathlete (d. 1975)
• 1900 – Sorcha Boru, American potter and ceramic sculptor (d. 2006)
• 1900 – Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976)

1901–present

• 1901 – Jacques Lacan, French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1981)^[23]
• 1901 – Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (d. 1988)
• 1902 – Philippe de Rothschild, French Grand Prix driver, playwright, and producer (d. 1988)^[24]
• 1902 – Marguerite Henry, American author (d. 1997)
• 1904 – David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1987)
• 1905 – Rae Johnstone, Australian jockey (d. 1964)
• 1906 – Samuel Beckett, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
• 1906 – Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)
• 1907 – Harold Stassen, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (d. 2001)
• 1909 – Eudora Welty, American short story writer and novelist (d. 2001)
• 1911 – Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 1946)
• 1911 – Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1994)
• 1911 – Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1983)
• 1913 – Dave Albritton, American high jumper and coach (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Kermit Tyler, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Orhan Veli Kanık, Turkish poet and author (d. 1950)
• 1916 – Phyllis Fraser, Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Robert Orville Anderson, American businessman, founded Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Bill Clements, American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Roland Gaucher, French journalist and politician (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Howard Keel, American actor and singer (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American activist, founded American Atheists (d. 1995)
• 1920 – Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (d. 1982)
• 1920 – Claude Cheysson, French lieutenant and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Liam Cosgrave, Irish lawyer and politician, 6th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2017)
• 1920 – Theodore L. Thomas, American chemical engineer, Patent attorney and writer (d. 2005)^[25]
• 1922 – Heinz Baas, German footballer and manager (d. 1994)
• 1922 – John Braine, English librarian and author (d. 1986)
• 1922 – Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician and teacher, 1st President of Tanzania (d. 1999)^[26]
• 1922 – Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (d. 2002)^[27]
• 1923 – Don Adams, American actor and director (d. 2005)^[28]
• 1923 – A. H. Halsey, English sociologist and academic (d. 2014)
• 1924 – John T. Biggers, American painter (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Jack T. Chick, American author, illustrator, and publisher (d. 2016)
• 1924 – Stanley Donen, American film director and choreographer (d. 2019)
• 1926 – Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983)
• 1926 – John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (d. 2014)
• 1927 – Rosemary Haughton, English philosopher, theologian, and author
• 1927 – Antonino Rocca, Italian-American wrestler (d. 1977)
• 1927 – Maurice Ronet, French actor and director (d. 1983)
• 1928 – Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister of State for Trade (d. 1999)
• 1928 – Gianni Marzotto, Italian racing driver and businessman (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Marilynn Smith, American golfer (d. 2019)
• 1931 – Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (d. 2014)
• 1931 – Robert Enrico, French director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 1931 – Dan Gurney, American race car driver and engineer (d. 2018)
• 1931 – Jon Stone, American composer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
• 1932 – Orlando Letelier, Chilean-American economist and politician, Chilean Minister of National Defense (d. 1976)
• 1933 – Ben Nighthorse Campbell, American soldier and politician
• 1934 – John Muckler, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2021)^[29][30]
• 1936 – Pierre Rosenberg, French historian and academic
• 1937 – Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1937 – Edward Fox, English actor
• 1937 – Lanford Wilson, American playwright, co-founded the Circle Repertory Company (d. 2011)
• 1938 – Klaus Lehnertz, German pole vaulter
• 1938 – John Weston, English poet and diplomat
• 1939 – Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
• 1939 – Paul Sorvino, American actor and singer (d. 2022)^[31]
• 1940 – Mike Beuttler, Egyptian-English racing driver (d. 1988)
• 1940 – Lester Chambers, American singer and musician
• 1940 – J. M. G. Le Clézio, Breton French-Mauritian author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1940 – Vladimir Cosma, French composer, conductor and violinist
• 1940 – Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
• 1940 – Max Mosley, English racing driver and engineer, co-founded March Engineering, former president of the FIA (d. 2021)^[32]
• 1940 – Ruby Puryear Hearn, African-American biophysicist
• 1941 – Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1941 – Jean-Marc Reiser, French author and illustrator (d. 1983)
• 1942 – Bill Conti, American composer and conductor^[33]
• 1943 – Alan Jones, Australian rugby coach and radio host^[34]
• 1943 – Tim Krabbé, Dutch journalist and author
• 1943 – Philip Norman, English journalist, author, and playwright
• 1944 – Susan Davis, Russian-American social worker and politician
• 1945 – Judy Nunn, Australian actress and author
• 1946 – Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor^[33]
• 1947 – Rae Armantrout, American poet and academic
• 1947 – Mike Chapman, Australian-English songwriter and producer
• 1947 – Jean-Jacques Laffont, French economist and academic (d. 2004)
• 1947 – Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer and politician (d. 2019) ^[35]
• 1948 – Nam Hae-il, South Korean admiral
• 1948 – Drago Jančar, Slovenian author and playwright
• 1948 – Mikhail Shufutinsky, Soviet and Russian singer, actor, TV presenter
• 1949 – Len Cook, New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician
• 1949 – Frank Doran, Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017)
• 1949 – Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (d. 2011)
• 1950 – Ron Perlman, American actor
• 1950 – Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2021)^[36]
• 1951 – Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic
• 1951 – Peter Davison, English actor
• 1952 – Gabrielle Gourdeau, Canadian writer (d. 2006)
• 1952 – Jonjo O'Neill, Irish jockey and trainer
• 1955 – Steve Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 – Muwenda Mutebi II, current King of Buganda Kingdom
• 1960 – Rudi Völler, German footballer and manager
• 1963 – Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player and author^[33]
• 1964 – Davis Love III, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1965 – Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinian architect and educator
• 1967 – Michael Eisen, American biologist and academic
• 1967 – Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
• 1971 – Franck Esposito, French swimmer^[37]
• 1971 – Danie Mellor, Australian painter and sculptor
• 1972 – Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Margus Tsahkna, Estonian lawyer and politician
• 1978 – Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Nellie McKay, British-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
• 1987 – John-Allison Weiss, American singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Allison Williams, American actress and singer
• 1989 – Josh Reynolds, Australian rugby league player^[38]