Famous Births on 13 Jul

Famous Births on 13 Jul

100 BC - Julius Caesar, Roman military and political leader (d. 44 BC) (born either July 12 or July 13)
1527 - John Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)
1579 - Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)
1590 - Pope Clement X (d. 1676)
1607 - Václav Hollar, Bohemian-born artist (d. 1677)
1608 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1657)
1745 - Robert Calder, British naval officer (d. 1818)
1770 - Alexander Balashov, Russian general (d. 1837)
1776 - Caroline of Baden, queen of Bavaria (d. 1841)
1793 - John Clare, English poet (d. 1864)
1798 - Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia), Tsarina of Russia (d. 1860)
1821 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate cavalry officer, and founder of the original Ku Klux Klan (d. 1877)
1841 - Otto Wagner, Austrian architect (d. 1918)
1858 - Stewart Culin, American ethnographer (d. 1929)
1859 - Sidney Webb, British socialist (d. 1947)
1864 - John Jacob Astor IV, American entrepreneur (d. 1912)
1889 - Louise of Mountbatten, Queen of Sweden (d. 1965)
1894 - Isaac Babel, Ukrainian writer (d. 1940)
1895 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (d. 1973)
1896 - Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (d. 1992)
1898 - Julius Schreck, member of the Nazi party (d. 1936)
1900 - George Lewis, American musician (d. 1969)
1901 - Eric Portman, English stage and film actor (d. 1969)
1903 - Kenneth Clark, English art historian (d. 1983)
1905 - Alfredo M. Santos, First Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, World War II hero (d. 1990)
1913 - Dave Garroway, American television host (d. 1982)
1913 - Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish shipping magnate
1918 - Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver, and two-time F1 world champion (d. 1955)
1920 - Bill Towers, English footballer (d. 2000)
1921 - Git Gay, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2007)
1921 - Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (d. 1999)
1921 - Friedrich Peter, Austrian poltitician (d. 2005)
1922 - Anker Jørgensen, Danish Prime Minister, Democratic Socialist
1922 - Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian singer
1924 - Michel Constantin, French film actor (d. 2003)
1927 - Simone Veil, French politician
1928 - Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)
1928 - Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (d. 2000)
1928 - Leroy Vinnegar, American jazz bassist
1929 - Sofia Muratova, Soviet gymnast (d. 2006)
1931 - Frank Ramsey, American basketball player
1932 - Hubert Reeves, Canadian astrophysicist
1933 - Patsy Byrne, English actress
1934 - Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer, Nobel laureate
1934 - Aleksei Yeliseyev, Soviet cosmonaut
1935 - Jack Kemp, American football player and politician
1936 - Albert Ayler, American musician (d. 1970)
1940 - Patrick Stewart, English actor
1941 - Robert Forster, American actor
1941 - Jacques Perrin, French actor and filmmaker
1942 - Roger McGuinn, American musician (The Byrds)
1942 - Harrison Ford, American actor
1944 - ErnÅ' Rubik, Hungarian inventor
1946 - Cheech Marin, American actor
1948 - Daphne Maxwell Reid, Actress
1948 - Tony Kornheiser, American sports journalist
1948 - Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter
1950 - George "Pinky" Nelson, American astronaut
1950 - Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China, former mayor of Taipei, former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT)
1951 - Rob Bishop, American politician
1951 - Didi Conn, American actress
1953 - Mila Mulroney, wife of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney
1954 - David Thompson, American basketball player
1954 - Louise Mandrell, American musician
1954 - Rick Chartraw, American ice hockey player
1954 - Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer
1956 - Claude Giroux, Canadian midget wrestler
1956 - Michael Spinks, American former boxer
1957 - Phil Margera, father of Bam Margera
1957 - Cameron Crowe, American film director
1957 - Thierry Boutsen, Belgian racing driver
1959 - Richard Leman, English field hockey player
1960 - Ian Hislop, English writer, editor of Private Eye
1961 - Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
1961 - Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer
1962 - Rhonda Vincent, American singer
1962 - Tom Kenny, American voice actor
1963 - Neal Foulds, English snooker player
1963 - Spud Webb, American basketball player
1966 - Gerald Levert, American singer (d. 2006)
1967 - Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
1967 - Dean Barnett, American Conservative blogger
1968 - Christian Taylor, British screenwriter
1968 - Robert Gant, American actor
1969 - Mark Greenway, British vocalist
1969 - Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
1969 - Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan politician and political scientist
1970 - Barry Pinches, English snooker player
1972 - Sean Waltman, American wrestler
1973 - Ariel Silvio Zárate, Argentine footballer
1974 - Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer
1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
1975 - Danni Boatwright, American model, sports caster, and Survivor contestant
1976 - Al Santos, American model and actor
1976 - Sheldon Souray, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Ashley Scott, American actress
1979 - Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
1982 - Yadier Molina, Puerto Rican baseball player
1982 - Christopher Bauman, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)
1982 - Joost van den Broek, Dutch keyboard player (After Forever)
1982 - Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player
1982 - Simon Clist, English footballer
1983 - Kristof Beyens, Belgian athlete
1983 - Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdling athlete
1985 - Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican footballer
1989 - Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
1990 - Matt Weinberg, American actor
1992 - Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer
1992 - Dylan Patton, American actor
1994 - Ridge Canipe, American actor
40 AD - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (d. 93 AD)