Famous Births on 13 Apr

Famous Births on 13 Apr

1506 - Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)
1519 - Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589)
1547 - Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)
1570 - Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)
1573 - Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)
1584 - Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)
1593 - Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English statesman (d. 1641)
1618 - Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693)
1648 - Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717)
1715 - John Hanson, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (d. 1783)
1729 - Thomas Percy, Bishop and magazine editor (d. 1811)
1732 - Frederick North, Lord North, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
1735 - Isaac Low, delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1791)
1743 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826)
1747 - Louis Philip II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793)
1764 - Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (d. 1830)
1769 - Thomas Lawrence, English painter (d. 1830)
1771 - Richard Trevithick, English engineer and inventor (d. 1833)
1780 - Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer (d. 1868)
1784 - Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (d. 1877)
1787 - John Robertson, U.S. politician (d. 1873)
1802 - Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist (d. 1884)
1808 - Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896)
1825 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868)
1828 - Joseph Barber Lightfoot, English theologian and Bishop (d. 1889)
1832 - Juan Montalvo, Ecuadoran author (d. 1889)
1841 - Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor (d. 1905)
1850 - Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, British astronomer (d. 1917)
1851 - Robert Abbe, American surgeon (d. 1928)
1852 - F.W. Woolworth, American businessman (d. 1919)
1860 - James Ensor, Belgian painter (d. 1949)
1866 - Butch Cassidy, American outlaw (d. 1908)
1872 - Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer (d. 1945)
1873 - John W. Davis, American politician (d. 1955)
1875 - Ray Lyman Wilbur, U.S. university president and politician (d. 1949)
1879 - Edward Bruce, Director art projects (d. 1943)
1880 - Charles Christie, Canadian film studio owner (d. 1955)
1885 - Georg Lukács, Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic (d. 1971)
1885 - Vean Gregg, American baseball player (d. 1964)
1887 - Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and President of the Canadian Medical Association (d. 1995)
1889 - Herbert Osborne Yardley, American cryptographer (d. 1958)
1890 - Frank Murphy, American public servant (d. 1949)
1891 - Maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian winner of the Victoria Cross (d. 1921)
1891 - Nella Larsen, African-American novelist (d. 1964)
1892 - Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish inventor (d. 1973)
1892 - Arthur Travers 'Bomber' Harris, British Air Force commander (d. 1984)
1895 - Arthur Fadden, thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1973)
1897 - Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917)
1899 - Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and Scrabble inventor (d. 1993)
1900 - Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976)
1901 - Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist (d. 1981)
1902 - Philippe de Rothschild, French race car driver and wine grower (d. 1988)
1904 - Sir David Robinson, British philanthropist and entrepreneur (d. 1987)
1906 - Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1989)
1906 - Bud Freeman, American musician (d. 1991)
1907 - Harold Stassen, American Presidential candidate (d. 2001)
1909 - Eudora Welty, American writer (d. 2001)
1909 - Stanislaw Marcin Ulam, Polish mathematician (d. 1984)
1911 - Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer (d. 1946)
1911 - Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist (d. 1994)
1916 - Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner, American actress, journalist, and publisher (d. 2006)
1917 - Robert O. Anderson, American businessman (d. 2007)
1919 - Phil Tonken, American radio and television announcer (d. 2000)
1919 - Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American atheist activist (d. 1995)
1919 - Howard Keel, American actor, singer, and president of the Screen Actors Guild (d. 2004)
1919 - Roland Gaucher, French journalist
1920 - John LaPorta, American musician (d. 2004)
1920 - Liam Cosgrave, fifth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland
1920 - Claude Cheysson, French politician
1920 - Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (d. 1982)
1922 - John Braine, British novelist (d. 1986)
1922 - Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician (d. 1999)
1923 - Don Adams, American actor and comedian (d. 2005)
1924 - Stanley Donen, American film director
1924 - Jack Chick, American evangelist
1926 - John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
1926 - Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983)
1927 - Maurice Ronet, French film actor (d. 1983)
1928 - Alan Clark, English politician (d. 1999)
1931 - Jon Stone, co-creator of Sesame Street (d. 1997)
1931 - Dan Gurney, American race car driver and team owner
1931 - Robert Enrico, French film director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1932 - Orlando Letelier, Chilean politician (d. 1976)
1933 - Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. politician
1935 - Lyle Waggoner, American actor
1937 - Lanford Wilson, American playwright
1937 - Edward Fox, English actor
1939 - Seamus Heaney, Irish writer, Nobel laureate
1939 - Paul Sorvino, American actor
1940 - Mike Beuttler, British racing driver (d. 1988)
1940 - Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
1941 - Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist, Nobel laureate
1942 - Bill Conti, American composer
1942 - Ataol Behramoglu Turkish poet and writer.
1943 - Billy Kidd, American skier
1944 - Brian Pendleton, musician (d. 2001)
1944 - Susan Davis, American politician
1944 - Jack Casady, American musician
1945 - Tony Dow, American actor
1945 - Lowell George, American singer/guitarist (d. 1979)
1945 - Bob Kalsu, American football player (d. 1970)
1945 - Judy Nunn, Australian actress
1945 - Charles Robinson, American actor
1946 - Al Green, American singer and pastor
1947 - Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer & former minister
1948 - Sue Doughty, British politician
1948 - Nam Hae-il, Chief of Naval Operations of Republic of Korea Navy
1949 - Ricardo Zuniño, Argentine racing driver
1949 - Christopher Hitchens, English-born journalist, critic, and author
1949 - Frank Doran, Scottish politician
1950 - Terry Lester, American actor (d. 2003)
1950 - Ron Perlman, American actor
1950 - William Sadler, American actor
1951 - Max Weinberg, American drummer
1951 - Joachim Streich, East German footballer
1951 - Peter Davison, English actor
1951 - Peabo Bryson, American singer
1952 - Ron Dittemore, American space administrator
1952 - David Drew, British politician
1952 - Erick Avari, British-Indian actor
1953 - Stephen Byers, British politician
1954 - Niels Olsen, Danish singer
1955 - Ole von Beust, Mayor of Hamburg
1955 - Lupe Pintor, Mexican boxer
1956 - Peter 'Possum' Bourne, New Zealand rally driver (d. 2003)
1957 - Amy Goodman, American activist, host of Democracy Now
1957 - Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer
1957 - Saundra Santiago, American actress
1960 - Rudi Völler, German football coach
1960 - Bob Casey, Jr., Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
1960 - Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist
1961 - Hiro Yamamoto, American rock bassist
1962 - Jennifer Rubin, American actress
1962 - Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (d. 1988)
1962 - Dave Miley, former baseball player and manager
1963 - Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player
1964 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress
1964 - Davis Love III, Professional Golfer
1965 - Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinean architect
1966 - Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian football player
1966 - Marc Ford, American musician
1967 - Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer
1970 - Ricardo Rincon, Mexican baseball player
1970 - Szilveszter Csollány, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic gold medalist
1970 - Rick Schroder, American actor
1970 - Gerry Creaney, Scottish footballer
1970 - Monty Brown, American professional wrestler
1971 - Valensia, Dutch singer
1971 - Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
1971 - Dina Korzun, Russian actress
1972 - Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish ice hockey player
1972 - Aaron Lewis, American singer (Staind)
1974 - David Zdrilić, Australian soccer player
1974 - Sergei Gonchar, Russian ice hockey player
1974 - Darren Turner , British Race Driver
1975 - Lou Bega, German-born musician and artist
1975 - Bruce Dyer, English footballer
1976 - Yu Ji-tae, South Korean actor
1976 - Patrik Eliáš, Czech ice hockey player
1976 - Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
1976 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor (d. 2003)
1978 - Arron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 - Kyle Howard, American actor
1978 - Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer
1978 - Chris Sligh, American Idol finalist
1979 - Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player
1979 - Baron Davis, American basketball player
1980 - Jana Cova, Czech pornographic actress
1980 - Quentin Richardson, American basketball player
1980 - Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress
1981 - Nat Borchers, American soccer player
1981 - Courtney Peldon, American actress
1982 - Nellie McKay, American singer
1982 - Janice Vidal, Hong Kong singer
1982 - Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer
1983 - Hunter Pence, American baseball player
1983 - Schalk Burger, South African rugby player
1984 - Hiro Mizushima, Japanese actor
1987 - Brandon Hardesty, American internet entertainer
1988 - Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1992 - Emma Degerstedt, American actress
1997 - Sloane Momsen, American actress