Famous Birthdays for May 13th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1024 – Hugh of Cluny, French abbot and saint (d. 1109)
• 1179 – Theobald III, Count of Champagne (d. 1201)
• 1221 – Alexander Nevsky, Russian prince and saint (d. 1263)^[13]
• 1254 – Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (d. 1321)
• 1453 – Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, Scottish princess (d. 1488)
• 1588 – Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (d. 1654)
• 1597 – Cornelis Schut, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver (d. 1655)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1638 – Richard Simon, French priest and scholar (d. 1712)
• 1699 – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)
• 1712 – Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat (d. 1772)
• 1713 – Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1765)
• 1717 – Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1780)^[14]
• 1730 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1782)
• 1735 – Horace Coignet, French violinist and composer (d. 1821)
• 1742 – Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (d. 1798)
• 1753 – Lazare Carnot, French general, mathematician, and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1823)
• 1792 – Pope Pius IX (d. 1878)
• 1794 – Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835)
• 1795 – Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and chronologist (d. 1875)
• 1804 – Per Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad, Swedo-Finnish treasurer of Tavastia province, manor host, and paternal grandfather of President P. E. Svinhufvud (d. 1866)^[15][16]
• 1811 – Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (d. 1859)^[17]
• 1822 – Francis, Duke of Cádiz (d. 1902)
• 1830 – Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1894)
• 1832 – Juris Alunāns, Latvian philologist and author (d. 1864)
• 1840 – Alphonse Daudet, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1897)
• 1842 – Arthur Sullivan, English composer (d. 1900)
• 1853 – Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (d. 1908)
• 1856 – Tom O'Rourke, American boxer and manager (d. 1938)
• 1857 – Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
• 1868 – Sumner Paine, American target shooter (d. 1904)
• 1869 – Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish writer (d. 1944)
• 1877 – Robert Hamilton, Scottish international footballer (d. 1948)^[18]
• 1881 – Lima Barreto, Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1922)
• 1881 – Joe Forshaw, American runner (d. 1964)
• 1882 – Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor (d. 1963)^[19]
• 1883 – Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the pap smear (d. 1962)
• 1884 – Oskar Rosenfeld, Jewish-Austrian writer and Holocaust victim (d.1944)
• 1885 – Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop (d. 1984)
• 1887 – Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (d. 1951)
• 1888 – Inge Lehmann, Danish seismologist and geophysicist (d. 1993)
• 1894 – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)^[20]
• 1895 – Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist, parapsychologist, and author (d. 1964)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher (d. 1975)
• 1904 – Louis Duffus, Australian-South African cricketer and journalist (d. 1984)
• 1905 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (d. 1977)
• 1907 – Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (d. 1989)^[21]
• 1908 – Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (d. 1996)
• 1909 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (d. 1992)
• 1911 – Robert Middleton, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1911 – Maxine Sullivan, American singer and actress (d. 1987)
• 1912 – Gil Evans, Canadian-American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1988)
• 1912 – Judah Nadich, American colonel and rabbi (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Robert Dorning, English actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1989)
• 1913 – Theo Helfrich, German racing driver (d. 1978)
• 1913 – William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (d. 1980)
• 1914 – Joe Louis, American boxer (d. 1981)^[22]
• 1914 – Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 1914 – Antonia Ferrín Moreiras, Spanish mathematician, academic, and astronomer (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (d. 2004)
• 1918 – Balasaraswati, Indian dancer and instructor (d. 1984)
• 1918 – Gwyn Howells, Australian public servant (d. 1997)
• 1920 – Gareth Morris, English flute player (d. 2007)
• 1922 – Michael Ainsworth, English cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1922 – Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (d. 1991)
• 1922 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (d. 2009)^[23]
• 1923 – Ruth Adler Schnee, German-American textile designer and interior designer
• 1924 – Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Archie Scott Brown, Scottish race car driver (d. 1958)
• 1927 – Fred Hellerman, American folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2016)
• 1927 – Herbert Ross, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2001)
• 1928 – Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua (d. 2021)
• 1928 – Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1929 – John Galvin, American general (d. 2015)
• 1930 – Mike Gravel, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2021)
• 1930 – José Jiménez Lozano, Spanish journalist and author (d. 2020)
• 1930 – Vernon Shaw, Dominican politician, 5th President of Dominica (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Jim Jones, American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (d. 1978)^[24]
• 1931 – Sydney Lipworth, South African-English lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist
• 1933 – John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)
• 1934 – Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist, architect, and academic (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Leon Wagner, American baseball player and actor (d. 2004)
• 1935 – Dominic Cossa, American opera singer
• 1935 – Jan Saudek, Czech photographer and painter
• 1935 – Kája Saudek, Czech author and illustrator (d. 2015)
• 1936 – Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2017)
• 1937 – Trevor Baylis, English inventor, invented the wind-up radio (d. 2018)
• 1937 – Roch Carrier, Canadian librarian and author
• 1937 – Zohra Lampert, American actress
• 1937 – Beverley Owen, American actress (d. 2019)
• 1937 – Roger Zelazny, American author and poet (d. 1995)^[25]
• 1938 – Giuliano Amato, Italian academic and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Italy
• 1938 – Laurent Beaudoin, Canadian businessman
• 1938 – Anna Cropper, British actress (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Francine Pascal, American author and playwright
• 1938 – Buck Taylor, American actor
• 1939 – Hildrun Claus, German long jumper
• 1939 – Peter Frenkel, German race walker and coach
• 1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor
• 1940 – Bruce Chatwin, English author (d. 1989)
• 1940 – Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Japanese runner (d. 1968)
• 1941 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress
• 1941 – Joe Brown, English singer and musician
• 1941 – Jody Conradt, American basketball player and coach
• 1941 – Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
• 1942 – Leighton Gage, American author (d. 2013)
• 1942 – Roger Young, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 – Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, English lawyer and judge
• 1943 – Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor (d. 2013)
• 1943 – Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
• 1944 – Sir Crispin Agnew, 11th Baronet, Scottish explorer, lawyer, and judge
• 1944 – Robert L. Crawford Jr., American actor
• 1944 – Carolyn Franklin, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
• 1944 – Armistead Maupin, American author, screenwriter, and actor
• 1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1945 – Magic Dick, American blues-rock harmonica, trumpet, and saxophone player
• 1945 – Lou Marini, American saxophonist and composer
• 1946 – Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor and author (d. 2017)
• 1946 – Jean Rondeau, French race car driver and constructor (d. 1985)
• 1946 – Marv Wolfman, American author
• 1947 – Charles Baxter, American novelist, essayist, and poet
• 1947 – Edgar Burcksen, Dutch-American film editor
• 1948 – Sheila Jeffreys, English-Australian political scientist, author, and academic
• 1948 – Dean Meminger, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
• 1949 – Jane Glover, English conductor and scholar
• 1949 – Dale Snodgrass, United States Naval Aviator and air show performer (d. 2021)^[26]
• 1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-British actress
• 1949 – Philip Kruse, Norwegian trumpeter and orchestra leader
• 1950 – Andy Cunningham, English actor (d. 2011)
• 1950 – Danny Kirwan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
• 1950 – Joe Johnston, American film director and effects artist
• 1950 – Manning Marable, American author and academic (d. 2011)
• 1950 – Bobby Valentine, American baseball player and manager
• 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1951 – Rosie Boycott, English journalist and author
• 1951 – Sharon Sayles Belton, American politician, 45th Mayor of Minneapolis
• 1951 – Anand Modak, Indian composer and director (d. 2014)
• 1951 – Herman Philipse, Dutch philosopher and academic
• 1951 – Selina Scott, English journalist, producer, and author
• 1951 – Paul Thompson, English drummer
• 1952 – John Kasich, American politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
• 1952 – Mary Walsh, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1952 – Londa Schiebinger, American academic and author
• 1953 – Zlatko Burić, Croat-Danish actor
• 1953 – Gerry Sutcliffe, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
• 1953 – Harm Wiersma, Dutch draughts player and politician
• 1953 – Ruth A. David, American electrical engineer
• 1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Richard Madeley, English journalist and author
• 1956 – Fred Melamed, American actor
• 1956 – Kailash Vijayvargiya, National General Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party
• 1957 – Alan Ball, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 – David Hill, English organist and conductor
• 1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino economist and politician, 24th Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
• 1958 – Anthony Ray Parker, American actor
• 1961 – Siobhan Fallon Hogan, American actress
• 1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor
• 1962 – Paul Burstow, English politician
• 1962 – Nick Hurd, English businessman and politician, Minister for Civil Society
• 1963 – Andrea Leadsom, English politician
• 1963 – Wally Masur, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1964 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian and talk show host
• 1964 – Chris Maitland, English drummer
• 1964 – Tom Verica, American actor, television director, and producer
• 1965 – José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountaineer (d. 2006)
• 1965 – Tasmin Little, English violinist and educator
• 1965 – János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer
• 1965 – Hikari Ōta, Japanese comedian and actor
• 1965 – José Rijo, Dominican baseball player
• 1965 – Lari White, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2018)
• 1966 – Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1966 – Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 – Tish Cyrus, American actress and film producer
• 1967 – Shon Greenblatt, American actor
• 1967 – Tommy Gunn, pornographic actor
• 1967 – Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
• 1967 – Melanie Thornton, American-German singer (d. 2001)
• 1968 – Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (d. 1997)
• 1968 – Susan Floyd, American actress
• 1968 – Scott Morrison, Australian politician, 30th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1968 – PMD, American rapper
• 1968 – Dmitriy Shevchenko, Russian discus thrower and coach
• 1969 – Buckethead, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1969 – Nikos Aliagas, French-Greek journalist and television host
• 1970 – Doug Evans, American football player
• 1970 – Robert Maćkowiak, Polish sprinter
• 1971 – Imogen Boorman, English actress and martial artist
• 1971 – Rob Fredrickson, American football player
• 1971 – Espen Lind, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1971 – Tom Nalen, American football player and sportscaster
• 1972 – Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
• 1972 – Darryl Sydor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1972 – Pieta van Dishoeck, Dutch rower
• 1973 – Eric Lewis, American pianist
• 1973 – Bridgett Riley, American boxer and stuntwoman
• 1975 – Jamie Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Cristian Bezzi, Italian rugby player and coach
• 1975 – Brian Geraghty, American actor
• 1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1976 – Trajan Langdon, American basketball player and scout
• 1976 – Ana Popović, Serbian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Magdalena Walach, Polish actress
• 1977 – Ilse DeLange, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1977 – Anthony Q. Farrell, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
• 1977 – Robby Hammock, American baseball player and coach
• 1977 – Neil Hopkins, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1977 – James Middlebrook, English cricketer
• 1977 – Samantha Morton, English actress and director
• 1977 – Brian Thomas Smith, American actor and producer
• 1977 – Pusha T, American rapper
• 1978 – Brooke Anderson, American journalist
• 1978 – Mike Bibby, American basketball player and coach
• 1978 – Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
• 1978 – Germán Magariños, Argentinian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1978 – Dilshan Vitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1978 – Barry Zito, American baseball player
• 1978 – Nuwan Zoysa, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1979 – Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
• 1979 – Steve Mildenhall, English footballer
• 1979 – Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Ukrainian footballer
• 1980 – L. J. Smith, American football player
• 1981 – Luciana Berger, English politician
• 1981 – Nicolas Jeanjean, French rugby player
• 1981 – Sunny Leone, Canadian American actress, model, and pornstar
• 1981 – Michael Mantenuto, American actor (d. 2017)
• 1981 – Shaun Phillips, American football player
• 1981 – Ryan Piers Williams, American actor and film director
• 1982 – Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Larry Fonacier, Filipino basketball player
• 1982 – Oguchi Onyewu, American soccer player
• 1983 – Natalie Cassidy, English actress and singer
• 1983 – Anita Görbicz, Hungarian handball player
• 1983 – Johnny Hoogerland, Dutch cyclist
• 1983 – Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (d. 2007)
• 1983 – Jacob Reynolds, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1983 – Yaya Touré, Ivorian footballer
• 1984 – J. B. Cox, American baseball player
• 1984 – Benny Dayal, Indian singer
• 1984 – Dawn Harper, American hurdler
• 1984 – Caroline Rotich, Kenyan runner
• 1985 – Javier Balboa, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
• 1985 – Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1985 – David Hernandez, American baseball player
• 1985 – Carolina Luján, Argentine chess player
• 1985 – Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer
• 1985 – Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Lena Dunham, American actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1986 – Eun-Hee Ji, South Korean golfer
• 1986 – Robert Pattinson, English actor
• 1986 – Alexander Rybak, Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
• 1986 – Scott Sutter, English footballer
• 1986 – Nino Schurter, Swiss cyclist
• 1986 – Kris Versteeg, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Antonio Adán, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Hugo Becker, French actor
• 1987 – Matt Doyle, American actor and singer
• 1987 – Laura Izibor, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1987 – Candice King, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Sandro Mareco, Argentine chess player
• 1987 – Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
• 1987 – Marianne Vos, Dutch cyclist
• 1987 – Charlotte Wessels, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Bobby Shuttleworth, American soccer player
• 1988 – Paulo Avelino, Filipino actor and singer
• 1988 – Casey Donovan, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1989 – P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Mychal Givens, American baseball player
• 1991 – Jen Beattie, Scottish footballer^[27]
• 1991 – Anders Fannemel, Norwegian ski jumper
• 1992 – Bill Arnold, American ice hockey player
• 1992 – Willson Contreras, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1992 – Josh Papalii, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Georgina García Pérez, Spanish tennis player
• 1993 – Stefan Kraft, Austrian ski jumper
• 1993 – Debby Ryan, American actress and singer^[28]
• 1993 – Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer
• 1993 – Siim-Tanel Sammelselg, Estonian ski jumper
• 1993 – Tones and I, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1993 – Morgan Wallen, American singer-songwriter^[29]
• 1994 – Łukasz Moneta, Polish footballer
• 1997 – Reimis Smith, Australian rugby league playe