December 13 - Births

Births

• 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)
• 1814 – Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse (d. 1880)
• 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 – George Polya, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1985)
• 1887 – Alvin York, American soldier & Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
• 1897 – Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. 1969)
• 1902 – Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Talcott Parsons, American sociologist, (d. 1979)
• 1903 – Ella Baker, African-American activist (d. 1986)
• 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 – Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972)
• 1913 – Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002)
• 1913 – Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Alan Bullock, British author of the first biography of Hitler written in any language. (d. 2004)
• 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 (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace of World War II (d. 1942)
• 1920 – George Shultz, American economist, statesman, and 60th United States Secretary of State
• 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 (d. 2008)
• 1934 – Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer
• 1935 – Joe Christopher, American baseball player
• 1935 – Ken Hall, American football player
• 1935 – Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
• 1936 – His Highness Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini Aga Khan IV, Present Imam (leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
• 1936 – J. C. Martin, American baseball player
• 1937 – Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish entrepreneur (d. 2009)
• 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 – Darlene Cates, American actress
• 1947 – Rex Hagon, Canadian actor and host
• 1947 – Dave Hamilton, American baseball player
• 1948 – Lester Bangs, Rock critic (d. 1982)
• 1948 – Jeff Baxter, American guitarist (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
• 1948 – Lillian Board, British track and field athlete (d. 1970)
• 1948 – Ted Nugent, American guitarist
• 1948 – Brian Wilson, Scottish politician
• 1949 – Robert Lindsay, English actor
• 1949 – Randy Owen, American country singer and guitarist (Alabama)
• 1949 – Tom Verlaine, American singer and guitarist (Television)
• 1949 – Paula Wilcox, English actress
• 1950 – Wendie Malick, American actress
• 1950 – Tom Vilsack, 40th Governor of Iowa and 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture
• 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 – Jim Davidson, British comedian
• 1953 – Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player and General Manager
• 1954 – John Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1954 – Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter
• 1954 – Tamora Pierce, American author
• 1956 – Dale Berra, American baseball player
• 1956 – Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer
• 1956 – Phil Hubbard, American basketball 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 – Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer
• 1961 – Irene Saez, Miss Universe 1981 and Venezuelan politician
• 1961 – Gary Zimmerman, American football player
• 1962 – Roger Ilegems, Belgian track cyclist and road bicycle racer
• 1962 – Jamie Raskin, American law professor and politician
• 1962 – Rex Ryan, American football coach
• 1962 – Rob Ryan, American football coach
• 1962 – Kendra Slewenski, English netballer
• 1964 – hide, Japanese musician (X Japan) (d. 1998)
• 1965 – Marko Mäetamm, Estonian artist
• 1966 – Ross Burden, New Zealand celebrity chef
• 1966 – Don Roff, American writer and filmmaker
• 1966 – Mike Tirico, sports broadcaster
• 1967 – Jamie Foxx, American actor and singer
• 1967 – Bo Pelini, American football coach
• 1969 – Tony Curran, Scottish actor
• 1969 – Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer (d. 2007)
• 1970 – Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer
• 1972 – Niki Evans, English singer
• 1972 – Chris Grant, Australian football player
• 1973 – Christie Clark, American actress
• 1974 – Debbie Matenopoulos, American television personality and actress
• 1974 – Nicholas McCarthy, English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand)
• 1974 – Sara Cox, English TV and radio presenter
• 1975 – Bates Battaglia, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Tom DeLonge, American guitarist (blink-182, Angels & Airwaves)
• 1975 – Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player
• 1976 – Josh Fogg, American baseball player
• 1976 – Søren Friis, Danish footballer
• 1976 – Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
• 1977 – Sascha Kindred, British Paralympic swimmer
• 1977 – Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer
• 1978 – Ryo Kawakita, Japanese guitarist (Maximum the Hormone)
• 1978 – BJ Penn, American mixed martial artist
• 1980 – Ryan France, English footballer
• 1980 – Satoshi Tsumabuki, Japanese actor
• 1980 – Bosco Wong, Hong Kong Singer and Actor
• 1981 – Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence)
• 1982 – Anthony Callea, Australian singer/songwriter
• 1982 – Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
• 1982 – Tuka Rocha, Brazilian racing driver
• 1982 – Dominik Werling, German footballer
• 1983 – Matt Deis, American bassist
• 1983 – Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer
• 1984 – Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Finnish swimmer
• 1985 – Michael Bumpus, American football player
• 1985 – Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Alby Mathewson, New Zealand rugby player
• 1988 – Rickie Fowler, American golfer
• 1989 – Katherine Schwarzenegger, American author
• 1989 – Taylor Swift, American singer
• 2005 – Prince Aymeric of Belgium
• 2005 – Prince Nicolas of Belgium