Famous Births on 13 Dec

Famous Births on 13 Dec

1521 - Pope Sixtus V (d. 1590)
1533 - King Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577)
1553 - King Henry IV of France (d. 1610)
1585 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)
1640 - Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)
1662 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)
1678 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
1720 - Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)
1724 - Franz Aepinus, German scientist (d. 1802)
1784 - Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)
1797 - Heinrich Heine, German poet (d. 1856)
1804 - Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (d. 1873)
1816 - Ernst Werner von Siemens, German engineer, inventor, and industrialist (d. 1892)
1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (d. 1882)
1836 - Franz von Lenbach, German painter (d. 1904)
1856 - Svetozar Boroević, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1920)
1860 - Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)
1864 - Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)
1867 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (d. 1917)
1870 - Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940)
1871 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. 1945)
1874 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian-born pianist (d. 1944)
1883 - Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer and archivist (d. 1950)
1887 - Alvin York, American soldier & Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
1887 - George Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1985)
1897 - Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. 1969)
1902 - Talcott Parsons, American sociologist, (d.1979)
1903 - Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist (d. 1993)
1906 - Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (d. 1968)
1906 - Sir Laurens van der Post, South African author (d. 1996)
1910 - Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971)
1911 - Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972)
1911 - Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1999)
1913 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002)
1913 - Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998)
1915 - Curd Jürgens, German-born Austrian actor (d. 1982)
1915 - Ross Macdonald, American-born author (d. 1983)
1915 - B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa 1966-1978 (d. 1983)
1917 - John Hart, American actor
1919 - Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace of World War II (d. 1942)
1920 - George Shultz, United States Secretary of State 1982-1989
1923 - Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1923 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (d. 2003)
1925 - Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian
1926 - George Rhoden, Jamaican athlete
1929 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor
1930 - Robert Prosky, American actor
1934 - Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer
1935 - Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
1935 - Ken Hall, American football player
1935 - Joe Christopher, American baseball player
1936 - His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (Aga Khan IV), Imam (leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
1936 - J. C. Martin, American baseball player
1937 - Ron Taylor, Canadian baseball player
1938 - Alvin Curran, American composer
1938 - Heino, German folk singer.
1939 - Eric Flynn, British actor and singer (d. 2002)
1941 - John Davidson, American actor and game show host
1942 - Anna Eshoo, American politician
1943 - Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball player
1943 - Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (d. 2002)
1944 - Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor
1945 - Kathy Garver, American actress
1945 - Brian McGuire, Australian racing driver (d. 1977)
1947 - Dave Hamilton, American baseball player
1947 - Darlene Cates, American actress
1948 - Jeff Baxter, American guitarist (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
1948 - Ted Nugent, American guitarist
1948 - Brian Wilson, Scottish politician
1949 - Tom Verlaine, American singer/guitarist of Television
1949 - Randy Owen, lead vocals, rhythm guitar for Alabama
1949 - Paula Wilcox, English actress
1950 - Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa
1950 - Wendie Malick, American actress
1952 - Sylvester Ritter (Junkyard Dog), American professional wrestler (d. 1998)
1953 - Ben Bernanke, American economist and current United States Chairman of the Federal Reserve
1953 - Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player
1953 - Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - John Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter
1954 - Tamora Pierce, American author
1956 - Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer
1956 - Dale Berra, American baseball player
1957 - Steve Buscemi, American actor
1957 - Morris Day, American singer (The Time)
1957 - Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman
1958 - Lynn-Holly Johnson, American figure skater and actress
1959 - Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler
1959 - Johnny Whitaker, American actor
1960 - Daggubati Venkatesh, Indian actor
1961 - Gary Zimmerman, former NFL offensive lineman
1961 - Irene Saez, Miss Universe 1981 and Venezuelan politician
1961 - Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer
1962 - Roger Ilegems, Belgian track cyclist and road bicycle racer
1962 - Kendra Slewenski, English netballer
1964 - hide, Japanese musician (X Japan) (d. 1998)
1965 - Marko Mäetamm, Estonian artist
1966 - Don Roff, American writer and filmmaker
1966 - Ross Burden, New Zealand celebrity chef
1967 - Jamie Foxx, American actor
1967 - Bo Pelini, American football coach
1968 - Tony Curran, Scottish actor
1969 - Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
1969 - Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer (d. 2007)
1973 - Christie Clark, American actress
1974 - Nicholas McCarthy, English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand)
1974 - Sara Cox, English TV and radio presenter
1975 - Bates Battaglia, National Hockey League player
1975 - Tom DeLonge, American guitarist,(blink-182, Angels & Airwaves)
1975 - Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player
1976 - Josh Fogg, American baseball player
1976 - Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
1976 - Søren Friis, Danish footballer
1977 - Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer
1978 - Ryo Kawakita, Japanese guitarist (Maximum the Hormone)
1978 - BJ Penn, American mixed martial artist
1981 - Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence)
1982 - Dominik Werling, German footballer
1982 - Freddie Weinke, American football player
1982 - Tuka Rocha, Brazilian racing driver
1982 - Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
1982 - Anthony Callea, Australian singer/songwriter
1983 - Matt Deis, American bassist
1983 - Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer
1988 - Darcy Blake, Welsh footballer
1989 - Taylor Swift, American singer/songwriter
1991 - Jay Greenberg, American composer
2005 - Prince Aymeric of Belgium
2005 - Prince Nicolas of Belgium