Famous Birthdays for March 13th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1372 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1407)^[36]
• 1479 – Lazarus Spengler, German hymnwriter (d. 1534)^[37]
• 1560 – William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Dutch count (d. 1620)^[38]
• 1593 – Georges de La Tour, French painter (probable;^[39] d. 1652)
• 1599 – John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint (d. 1621)^[40]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1615 – Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1700)^[41]
• 1683 – Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German botanist (d. 1741)^[42]
• 1700 – Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer (d. 1768)^[43]
• 1719 – John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1797)^[44]
• 1720 – Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author (d. 1793)^[45]
• 1741 – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1790)^[46]
• 1763 – Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat (d. 1815)^[47]
• 1764 – Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1845)^[48]
• 1770 – Daniel Lambert, English animal breeder (d. 1809)^[49]
• 1781 – Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin (d. 1841)^[50]
• 1798 – Abigail Fillmore, American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States (d. 1853)^[51]
• 1800 – Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 212th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1858)^[52]
• 1815 – James Curtis Hepburn, American physician, linguist, and missionary (d. 1911)^[53]
• 1825 – Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (d. 1903)^[54]
• 1855 – Percival Lowell, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1916)^[55]
• 1857 – B. H. Roberts, English-American historian and politician (d. 1933)^[56]
• 1860 – Hugo Wolf, Slovene-Austrian composer (d. 1903)^[57]
• 1862 – Paul Prosper Henrys, French general (d. 1943)^[58]
• 1864 – Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (d. 1941)^[59]
• 1870 – William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (d. 1938)^[60]
• 1874 – Ellery Harding Clark, American jumper, coach, and lawyer (d. 1949)^[61]
• 1880 – Josef Gočár, Czech architect (d. 1945)^[62]
• 1883 – Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1926)^[63]
• 1884 – Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator (d. 1941)^[64]
• 1886 – Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager (d. 1963)^[65]
• 1886 – Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer (d. 1949)^[66]
• 1888 – Paul Morand, French author and diplomat (d. 1976)^[67]
• 1890 – Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (d. 1951)^[68]
• 1892 – Janet Flanner, American journalist and author (d. 1978)^[69]
• 1897 – Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1937)^[70]
• 1898 – Henry Hathaway, American director and producer (d. 1985)^[71]
• 1899 – John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)^[72]
• 1899 – Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 1978)^[73]
• 1900 – Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter (d. 1980)^[74]
• 1900 – Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)^[75]

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor (d. 1975)^[76]
• 1904 – Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (d. 1988)^[77]
• 1907 – Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician (d. 1985)^[78]
• 1908 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 2002)^[79]
• 1908 – Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (d. 1997)^[80]
• 1910 – Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1987)^[81]
• 1910 – Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1973)^[82]
• 1911 – José Ardévol, Cuban composer and conductor (d. 1981)^[83]
• 1911 – L. Ron Hubbard, American author (d. 1986)^[84]
• 1913 – William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1987)^[85]
• 1913 – Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright (d. 2009)^[86]
• 1914 – W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1998)^[87]
• 1914 – Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)^[88]
• 1916 – Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (d. 2013)^[89]
• 1916 – Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (d. 2017)^[90]
• 1920 – Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (d. 2015)^[91]
• 1921 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist^[92]
• 1923 – Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (d. 2010)^[93]
• 1925 – Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer^[94]
• 1926 – Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003)^[95]
• 1929 – Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 2014)^[96]
• 1933 – Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (d. 2014)^[97]
• 1933 – Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (d. 2009)^[98]
• 1935 – David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (d. 2015)^[99]
• 1938 – Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (d. 2012)^[100]
• 1939 – Neil Sedaka, American singer-songwriter and pianist^[55]
• 1941 – Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (d. 2001)^[101]
• 1942 – Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer^[102]
• 1942 – Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author (d. 2008)^[103]
• 1942 – Scatman John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1999)^[104]
• 1944 – Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic^[105]
• 1945 – Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician and academic^[106]
• 1946 – Yonatan Netanyahu, American-Israeli colonel (d. 1976)^[107]
• 1947 – Lesley Collier, English ballerina and educator^[108]
• 1947 – Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist (d. 2018)^[109]
• 1947 – Lyn St. James, American race car driver^[110]
• 1949 – Ze'ev Bielski, Israeli politician^[111]
• 1949 – Sian Elias, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand^[112]
• 1950 – Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British boxer and actor^[113]
• 1950 – Bernard Julien, Trinidadian cricketer^[114]
• 1950 – Charles Krauthammer, American physician, journalist, and author (d. 2018)^[115]
• 1950 – William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter^[55]
• 1951 – Charo, Spanish-American singer, guitarist, and actress^[115]
• 1952 – Wolfgang Rihm, German composer and educator^[116]
• 1952 – Tim Sebastian, English journalist and author^[117]
• 1953 – Andy Bean, American golfer^[55]
• 1953 – Michael Curry, 27th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church^[118]
• 1954 – Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Guyanese-English politician and diplomat^[119]
• 1954 – Robin Duke, Canadian actress and screenwriter^[120]
• 1955 – Bruno Conti, Italian footballer and manager^[121]
• 1955 – Glenne Headly, American actress (d. 2017)^[122]
• 1955 – Olga Rukavishnikova, Russian pentathlete^[123]
• 1956 – Dana Delany, American actress and producer^[55]
• 1957 – John Hoeven, American banker and politician, 31st Governor of North Dakota^[55]
• 1957 – Moses Hogan, American composer and conductor (d. 2003)^[124]
• 1958 – Mágico González, Salvadoran footballer^[125]
• 1958 – Rick Lazio, American lawyer and politician^[126]
• 1958 – Caryl Phillips, Caribbean-English author and playwright^[127]
• 1959 – Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer^[128]
• 1960 – Adam Clayton, English-Irish musician and songwriter^[55]
• 1960 – Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (d. 2005)^[129]
• 1963 – Vance Johnson, American football player^[130]
• 1964 – Will Clark, American baseball player^[131]
• 1964 – Craig Dimond, Australian rugby league player^[132]
• 1964 – Trevor Gillmeister Australian rugby league player and coach^[133]
• 1966 – Chico Science, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1997)^[134]
• 1967 – Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (d. 1994)^[135]
• 1967 – Pieter Vink, Dutch footballer and referee^[136]
• 1969 – Darren Fritz, Australian rugby league player^[137]
• 1970 – Tim Story, American director and producer^[138]
• 1971 – Annabeth Gish, American actress^[120]
• 1971 – Allan Nielsen, Danish international footballer and manager^[139]
• 1972 – Common, American rapper and actor^[55]
• 1973 – Edgar Davids, Surinamese born Dutch international footballer and manager^[140]
• 1973 – Bobby Jackson, American basketball player and coach^[141]
• 1974 – James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer^[142]
• 1974 – Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player and sportscaster^[143]
• 1975 – Mark Clattenburg, English football referee^[144]
• 1976 – Troy Hudson, American basketball player and rapper^[145]
• 1976 – Danny Masterson, American actor and producer^[115]
• 1978 – Tom Danielson, American cyclist^[146]
• 1978 – Kenny Watson, American football player^[147]
• 1979 – Johan Santana, Venezuelan-American baseball player^[148]
• 1979 – Cédric Van Branteghem, Belgian sprinter^[149]
• 1980 – Caron Butler, American basketball player^[55]
• 1980 – Brad Watts, Australian rugby league player^[150]
• 1981 – Olena Kot, Ukrainian Journalist^[151][152]
• 1982 – Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player^[153]
• 1983 – Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer^[154]
• 1984 – Geeta Basra, Indian actress^[155]
• 1985 – Alcides Araújo Alves, Brazilian footballer^[156]
• 1985 – Emile Hirsch, American actor^[55]
• 1986 – Neil Wagner, South African-New Zealand cricketer^[157]
• 1987 – Marco Andretti, American race car driver^[158]
• 1987 – Andreas Beck, German footballer^[159]
• 1988 – Furdjel Narsingh, Dutch footballer^[160]
• 1989 – Holger Badstuber, German footballer^[161]
• 1989 – Marko Marin, German footballer^[162]
• 1989 – Robert Wickens, Canadian racing driver^[158]
• 1990 – Anicet Abel, Malagasy footballer^[163]
• 1991 – Daniel Greig, Australian speed skater^[164]
• 1991 – Tristan Thompson, American basketball player^[165]
• 1994 – Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer^[166]
• 1995 – Jang Su-jeong, South Korean tennis player^[167][168]
• 1995 – Mikaela Shiffrin, American skier^[169]
• 1998 – Jay-Roy Grot, Dutch footballer^[170]
• 2001 – Thomas Dearden, Australian rugby league player^[171]
• 2004 – Coco Gauff, American tennis player^[172]