February 13 - Births

Births

• 711 BC – Jimmu, Japanese emperor (d. 585 DC)
• 1457 – Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)
• 1480 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)
• 1516 – Bayinnaung, King of Burma (d. 1581)
• 1599 – Pope Alexander VII (d. 1667)
• 1672 – Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (d. 1731)
• 1683 – Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian painter (d. 1754)
• 1719 – George Rodney, British naval officer (d. 1792)
• 1721 – John Reid, British army general and composer (d. 1807)
• 1728 – John Hunter, Scottish surgeon (d. 1793)
• 1743 – Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist (d. 1820)
• 1766 – Thomas Robert Malthus, English demographer and political economist (d. 1834)
• 1768 – Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, French marshal (d. 1835)
• 1769 – Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844)
• 1805 – Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (d. 1859)
• 1811 – François Achille Bazaine, French marshal (d. 1888)
• 1831 – John Aaron Rawlins, General of the Army (d. 1869)
• 1834 – Heinrich Caro, German Chemist (d. 1910)
• 1835 – Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1908)
• 1849 – Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman (d. 1895)
• 1855 – Paul Deschanel, French President (d. 1922)
• 1866 – Lev Shestov, Russian philosopher (d. 1938)
• 1870 – Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist, composer (d. 1938)
• 1873 – Feodor Chaliapin, Russian bass (d. 1938)
• 1876 – Fritz Buelow, German-born American baseball player (d. 1933)
• 1879 – Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)
• 1881 – Eleanor Farjeon, English author (d. 1965)
• 1883 – Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Russian-Armenian director (d. 1922)
• 1884 – Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (d. 1961)
• 1885 – Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, wife of President Harry S. Truman (d. 1982)
• 1887 – Géza Csáth, Hungarian writer (d. 1919)
• 1888 – George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1968)
• 1889 – Leontine Sagan, Austrian actress and theatre director (d. 1974)
• 1891 – Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (d. 1985)
• 1891 – Grant Wood, American painter (d. 1942)
• 1892 – Robert H. Jackson, United States Attorney General (d. 1954)
• 1897 – William S. Bowdern, American Jesuit Roman Catholic priest (d. 1983)
• 1900 – Roy Harrod, English economist (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Paul Lazarsfeld, American Sociologist (d. 1976)
• 1902 – Harold Lasswell, American political scientist (d. 1978)
• 1903 – Georgy Beriev, Russian aircraft designer (d. 1979)
• 1903 – Georges Simenon, Belgian writer (d. 1989)
• 1906 – Patsy Callighen, Canadian Hockey Player (d. 1964)
• 1906 – Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1994)
• 1907 – Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer (d. 2004)
• 1910 – William Shockley, British-American physicist and eugenicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani Urdu poet, Lenin Peace Prize winner (d. 1984)
• 1911 – Jean Muir, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Aung San, Burmese general and politician (d. 1947)
• 1915 – Lyle Bettger, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1916 – John Reed, British Singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (d. 2010)
• 1918 – Patty Berg, American golfer (d. 2006)
• 1919 – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d. 1991)
• 1919 – Eddie Robinson, American football coach (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987)
• 1920 – Eileen Farrell, American opera soprano (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Aung Khin, Burmese painter (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Jeanne Demessieux, French organist, pianist, composer (d. 1968)
• 1922 – Francis Pym, British Foreign Secretary 1982-83 (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Gordon Tullock, American economist
• 1923 – Michael Anthony Bilandic, American politician (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Chuck Yeager, American fighter and test pilot
• 1924 – Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Dorothy McGuire, American singer (The McGuire Sisters)
• 1929 – Omar Torrijos, Panamanian ruler (d. 1981)
• 1930 – Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist
• 1930 – Israel Kirzner, American economist
• 1932 – Susan Oliver, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1933 – Paul Biya, Cameroon politician
• 1933 – Caroline Blakiston, British actress
• 1933 – Costa Gavras, Greek-French filmmaker
• 1933 – Patrick Godfrey, British actor
• 1933 – Kim Novak, American actress
• 1933 – Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer
• 1934 – George Segal, American actor
• 1935 – Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
• 1937 – Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer (d. 1992)
• 1938 – Oliver Reed, English actor (d. 1999)
• 1939 – Beate Klarsfeld, German Nazi hunter
• 1940 – Arne Sølvberg, Norwegian computer scientist
• 1941 – Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee
• 1941 – Sigmar Polke, German painter
• 1942 – Carol Lynley, American actress
• 1942 – Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)
• 1942 – Donald E. Williams, NASA astronaut
• 1943 – Elaine Pagels, American theologian
• 1944 – Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (d. 1983)
• 1944 – Stockard Channing, American actress
• 1944 – Jerry Springer, American television host
• 1944 – Bo Svenson, Swedish-born actor
• 1944 – Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor (d. 2006)
• 1945 – King Floyd, American musician (d. 2006)
• 1945 – David Tremlett, English artist
• 1946 – Richard Blumenthal, American politician, junior senator of Connecticut
• 1946 – Louis Kondos, Greek actor
• 1946 – Colin Matthews, British composer
• 1947 – Stephen Hadley, U.S. National Security Adviser
• 1947 – Dick Kaysø, Danish actor
• 1947 – Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach
• 1949 – Judy Dyble, British singer/songwriter (Fairport Convention)
• 1950 – Ewa Aulin, Swedish actress
• 1950 – Peter Gabriel, English musician (Genesis), composer and humanitarian
• 1951 – Greg Fulginiti, American mastering engineer
• 1951 – David Naughton, American actor and singer
• 1952 – Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
• 1953 – Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer
• 1954 – Donnie Moore, American baseball player (d. 1989)
• 1955 – Joe Birkett, American lawyer
• 1956 – Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member
• 1956 – Liam Brady, Irish footballer
• 1956 – Peter Hook, English bassist (Joy Division and New Order)
• 1956 – Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner
• 1957 – Denise Austin, American fitness expert
• 1958 – Pernilla August, Swedish actress
• 1958 – Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist
• 1958 – Derek Riggs, British artist
• 1958 – Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (d. 1993)
• 1959 – Richard Eden, American actor
• 1959 – Gaston Gingras, National Hockey League defenceman
• 1959 – Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee
• 1960 – Gary Patterson, American football coach
• 1960 – Matt Salinger, American actor
• 1960 – Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player
• 1961 – Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Kyi Hla Han, Burmese golfer
• 1961 – Henry Rollins, American musician, comedian, and actor (Black Flag)
• 1962 – Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, American politician
• 1962 – May Sweet, Burmese singer
• 1964 – Stephen G. Bowen, NASA astronaut
• 1964 – Mark Patton, American actor
• 1964 – Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician
• 1964 – Yamantaka Eye, Japanese musician (Boredoms)
• 1966 – Jeff Waters, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
• 1967 – Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach
• 1968 – Kelly Hu, American actress
• 1968 – Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer
• 1969 – Ahlam, Bahraini singer
• 1970 – Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer
• 1970 – Diane Youdale, British television personality
• 1971 – Sonia, British singer
• 1971 – Galen Gering, American actor
• 1971 – Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1971 – Todd Williams, American baseball player
• 1972 – Charlie Garner, American football player
• 1973 – Jorg Bergmeister German race car driver
• 1974 – Jeff Duran, American radio personality
• 1974 – Gus Hansen, Danish professional poker player
• 1974 – Robbie Williams, English singer
• 1975 – Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, German politician
• 1975 – Ben Collins, British racing driver
• 1975 – Tony Dalton, Mexican (American born) actor and screenwriter
• 1975 – Iván González, Puerto Rican writer and musician
• 1976 – Feist, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1976 – Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator)
• 1976 – Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist
• 1977 – Ben Collins, British racing driver
• 1977 – Randy Moss, American football player
• 1978 – Mini Anden, Swedish model and actress
• 1978 – Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist (My Dying Bride)
• 1978 – Philippe Jaroussky, French sopranist countertenor
• 1979 – Lucy Brown, British actress
• 1979 – Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer
• 1979 – Mena Suvari, American actress
• 1980 – Sebastian Kehl, German footballer
• 1980 – Mark Watson, British comedian
• 1981 – Matías Agüero, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
• 1981 – Sam Burley, American middle-distance track athlete
• 1981 – Luisão, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Liam Miller, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Luke Ridnour, American basketball player
• 1982 – Lanisha Cole, American model
• 1983 – Mike Nickeas, American baseball player
• 1985 – Matthieu Franke, French-born German rugby player
• 1985 – Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress
• 1985 – Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
• 1986 – Stephen Colletti, American TV star
• 1986 – Luke Moore, English footballer
• 1986 – Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player
• 1987 – Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer
• 1988 – Fuat Kalkan, Turkish footballer
• 1988 – Aston Merrygold, English singer and actor
• 1989 – Carly McKillip, Canadian actress
• 1989 – Rhys Palmer, Australian footballer
• 1989 – Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilian Footballer
• 1990 – Olivia Allison, British synchronized swimmer
• 1990 – Gyaincain Norbu, 11th Panchen Lama
• 1993 – Sophie Evans, Welsh musician