Famous Birthdays on January 13

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 222

• 1335 Thomas Ros, 4th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, English Crusader (d. 1384)
• 1381 Saint Colette of Corbie, French abbess and reformer (Poor Clares), born in Corbie, County of Amiens, Duchy of Burgundy (d. 1447)
• 1406 Matteo Palmieri, Florentine humanist and historian (Della vita civile / On Civic Life), born in Florence (d. 1475)
• 1505 Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1535-71), born in Cölln (d. 1571)
• 1562 Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (Sonnet of Venus and Cupid), born in Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1601)
• 1596 Jan van Goyen, Dutch landscape painter, born in Leiden (d. 1656)
• 1610 Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)
• 1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish-French mystic, born in Lille (d. 1680)
• 1635 Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705)
• 1651 Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)
• 1674 Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French tragic poet and playwright (Rhadamiste et Zénobie), born in Dijon, France (d. 1762)
• 1683 Johann Christoph Graupner, German harpsichordist and Baroque composer, born in Hartmannsdorf, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1760)
• 1690 Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, German composer and librettist, born in Grünstädtel, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1749)
• 1720 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808)
• 1727 Johann Christoph Schmügel, German organist and composer, baptized in Pritzier, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1798)
• 1734 Luca Sorkočević, Croatian nobleman and composer (composed 1st Croatian symphony), born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Rugosa (now Croatia) (d. 1789)
• 1749 Friedrich Müller, German painter and dramatist, born in Kreuznach. (d. 1825)
• 1778 Anton Fischer, German composer, born in Ried, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1808)
• 1787 John Davis, American politician, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Northborough, Massachusetts (d. 1854)
• 1788 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, German composer, born in Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1854)
• 1802 Eduard von Bauernfeld, Austrian comedic playwright, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1890)
• 1804 John Pringle Nichol, Scottish astronomer and educator (University of Glasgow), born in Huntly Hill, Scotland (d. 1859)
• 1804 Paul Gavarni, French caricaturist (d. 1866)
• 1805 Thomas Dyer, American politician, Mayor of Chicago, born in Canton, Connecticut (d. 1862)
• 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, American Major General (Union Army), born in Woodford County, Kentucky (d. 1883)
• 1808 Salmon P. Chase, American politician and jurist (Senator and Governor of Ohio, US Chief Justice 1864-73), born in Cornish, New Hampshire (d. 1873)
• 1812 Humphrey Marshall, American politician and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, born in Frankfort, Kentucky (d. 1872)
• 1812 Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)

• 1815 William Henry French, American Major General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1881)
• 1824 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Russian Poland (d. 1857)
• 1832 Horatio Alger, American clergyman and author (Disagreeable Woman, Ragged Dick), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 1899)
• 1835 Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist and Minister of the Interior (d. 1902)
• 1845 Félix Tisserand, French Astronomer (d. 1896)
• 1850 Leon Francis Victor Caron, French- Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (d. 1905)
• 1858 Oskar Minkowski, German physiologist and physician (Diabetes research), born in Aleksotas (d. 1931)
• 1859 Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature), born in Berlin (d. 1928)
• 1859 Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)
• 1861 Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)
• 1864 Wilhelm Wien, German physicist (1911 Nobel Prize for Physics - displacement law), born in Gaffken, Prussia (d. 1928)
• 1865 Princess Marie of Orléans French born Danish princess, born in London, England (d. 1908)
• 1866 Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer influenced by folksong, born in Voina, Russia (d. 1901)
• 1869 Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Italian WWI general and fascist, born in Genoa (d. 1931)
• 1870 Henryk Opieński, Polish violinist, conductor, choral director, composer (Zygmunt August and Barbara), and musicologist (Moniuszko), born in Kraków, Russian Poland (d. 1942)
• 1870 Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
• 1874 Jozef-Ernest van Roey, Belgian cardinal (opposed Nazism as archbishop of Mechlin), born in Vorselaar (d. 1961)
• 1878 Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist, born in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada (d. 1967)
• 1881 Essington Lewis, Australian industrialist (d. 1961)
• 1884 Sophie Tucker [Kalish], Russian-born American singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama) known as "last of the red hot mammas", born in Tulchyn, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
• 1885 Alfred Fuller, Canadian-American businessman ('Fuller Brush Man'), born in Welsford, Canada (d. 1973)
• 1886 Art Ross, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (d. 1964)
• 1887 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)
• 1890 Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (d. 1945)
• 1892 Paul Smart, American yachtsman (Olympic gold star class 1948), born in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia (d. 1979)
• 1893 Clarke Ashton Smith, American sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci), born in Long Valley, California (d. 1961)
• 1893 Jan Evangelista Zelinka, Czech composer (Meluzina), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1969)
• 1893 Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
• 1895 Anton Betzner, German writer, born in Cologne (d. 1976)
• 1895 Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish opera singer and actor, born in Palma de Mallorca Spain (d. 1969)
• 1898 Carlo Tagliabue, Italian operatic baritone, (La Scala, 1930-55), born in Mariano Comense, Italy (d. 1978)
• 1898 Kai Munk, Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, martyr (d. 1944)
• 1900 Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, born in Yokkaichi, Oita Prefecture, Japan (d. 1981)
• 1901 A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
• 1901 Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (d. 1978)
• 1902 Louis "Putney" Dandridge American jazz pianist and singer (Heatin' Up Harlem), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1946)
• 1904 Richard Addinsell, English composer (Warsaw Concerto, Alice in Wonderland), born in London, England (d. 1977)
• 1905 Kay Francis [Katherine E Gibbs], American actress (False Madonna), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1968)
• 1905 Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1995)
• 1906 Maxime Jacob, French composer and organist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1977)

• 1907 Jeff Morrow [Leslie Irving Morrow], American actor (Robe, Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising), born in New York City (d. 1993)
• 1907 Sabine Zlatin, Polish-born French nurse who tried save Izieu children from Nazis), born in Warsaw (d. 1996)
• 1909 Danny Barker, American jazz musician (wrote Bourbon Street Black), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)

• 1911 Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician, Premier of Queensland (1968-87), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand (d. 2005)
• 1916 Bella Lewitsky, American modern dance choreographer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
• 1916 Osa Massen [Aase Madsen Iversen], Dutch actress (Jack London, Rocketship X-M), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2006)
• 1917 Felix Guerro Diaz, Cuban composer, born in La Habana, Cuba (d. 2001)
• 1918 George "Bud" Hamilton, American film make-up artist (Westmore family), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1973)
• 1918 Lester Sill, American pioneer music publisher (Leiber and Stoller; Lee Hazlewood), and record label executive (Philles Records; Colpix; Colgems), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1994)
• 1918 Stephen "Steve" Dunne, American actor (Professional Father, Shock), born in Northampton, Massachusetts (d. 1977)
• 1918 Ted Willis, prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young), born in London, England (d. 1992)
• 1919 Army Archerd, American Hollywood columnist (Variety) and TV host (Movie Game), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2009)
• 1919 Robert Stack, American actor (The Untouchables - "Elliot Ness"; Unsolved Mysteries; Written on the Wind), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
• 1921 Dachine Rainer, British writer (d. 2000)
• 1922 (Clarence) "Bud" Anderson, US Army Air Force flying ace (WWII), US Air Force officer (Vietnam), and test pilot, born in Oakland, California (d. 2024) [1]
• 1922 John Hewer, English actor famous for portraying Captain Birdseye in British commercials, born in London (d. 2008)
• 1923 Danil Shafran, Soviet-Russian concert cellist, born in Petrograd, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 1997)
• 1923 Jack Watling, British actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart), born in London, England (d. 2001)
• 1924 Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-born philosopher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1994)
• 1924 Philip Rawson, English curator, artist and teacher (Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology) (d. 1995)
• 1925 Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
• 1925 Rosemary Murphy, American actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2014)
• 1926 Carolyn Heilbrun, American mystery writer (as Amanda Cross), editor (Lady Ottoline's Album), and academic (Columbia University, 1960-62), born in East Orange, New Jersey (d. 2003)
• 1926 Melba Liston, American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1999) [1]

• 1926 Pamela Cunnington, English architect, historic preservationist, and author (Change of Use), born in Coggeshall, Essex, England (d. 1993)
• 1927 Brock Adams, American politician (d. 2004)
• 1927 Sydney Brenner, South African biologist known for his contributions on the genetic code and molecular biology (Nobel Laureate 2002), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2019)
• 1928 David Sheiner, American actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana), born in New York City
• 1928 Gregory Walcott, American actor (Plan 9 from Outer Space, 87th Precinct), born in Wendell, North Carolina (d. 2015)
• 1929 Joe Pass [Passalaqua], American jazz guitarist ("The Trio" with Oscar Peterson; Ella Fitzgerald) and composer, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 1994)
• 1930 Frances Sternhagen, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen character actress (The Mist; Starting Over; Cheers - "Ester Clavin"; Outland; Sex and the City - "Bunny"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2023) [1]
• 1930 Liz Anderson, American country music singer-songwriter (Mama Spank, The Game of Triangles), born in Roseau, Minnesota (d. 2011)
• 1930 Roman Cieślewicz, Polish French artist, graphic designer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1996)
• 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian and gameshow panelist (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir), born in New York City (d. 2007)
• 1931 Ian Hendry, British actor (The Avengers, The Lotus Eaters), born in Ipswich, Suffolk (d. 1984)

• 1933 Nurdin Jivraj, Tanzanian-British hotel magnate (Buckingham Intl.)
• 1933 Ron Goulart, American sci-fi author (Deadwalk, Plunder), and pop culture historian, born in Berkeley, California (d. 2022)
• 1933 Tom Gola, American basketball player and NBA Hall-of-Famer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
• 1935 Bahaa Taher, Egyptian writer (1st winner International award for Arabic Fiction 2008), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2022)
• 1935 Mauro Forghieri, Italian automotive & mechanical engineer (Scuderia Ferrari)
• 1936 Ami Maayani, Israeli composer, conductor, and founder of several youth orchestras, born in Ramat Gan, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2019)
• 1936 Edward Rell Madigan, American politician (US Secretary of Agriculture 91-93, Rep-R-IL, 1973-91), born in Lincoln, Illinois (d. 1994)
• 1936 Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone (Verdi), born in Granze, Italy
• 1938 Billy Gray, American actor (Father Knows Best - "Bud"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1938 Daevid Allen [Christopher David], Australian musician and performance artist (Soft Machine, Gong), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2015)
• 1938 Jean Cabut [Cabu], French caricaturist (Charlie Hebdo), born in Châlons-en-Champagne, France (d. 2015)
• 1938 Paavo Heininen, Finnish pianist, contemporary classical composer (Tritopos; Veitsi - The Knife), and pedagogue, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2022)
• 1938 Richard Anthony [Btesh], Syrian-French pop singer, and songwriter ("Aranjuez mon amour"; "Amoureux de ma femme"), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2015)
• 1938 Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian santoor (100-string dulcimer-like instrument) master, and composer, born in Jammu, British India (d. 2022)
• 1938 Tord Grip, Swedish football manager
• 1938 William B. Davis, Canadian actor (The X Files - "Smoking Man"), director, and teacher, born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1939 Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
• 1940 Edmund White, American author
• 1941 Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1976)
• 1941 Pasqual Maragall, Spanish politician
• 1943 Richard Moll, American actor (Night Court - "Bull"; House - "Big Ben"; Dungeonmaster), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2023)
• 1943 William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012)
• 1944 Christina von Saltza, American swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 4x100m freestyle, 4x100m medley 1960), born in San Francisco, California
• 1945 [Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter], UK, sci-fi author (High Kings)
• 1946 Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
• 1947 Carles Rexach, former Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
• 1947 Chris Thomas, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Pink Floyd; Procol Harem; Elton John; The Pretenders), born in Brentford, Middlesex, England
• 1947 Drew Abbott, American rock guitarist (Silver Bullet Band, 1974-83), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
• 1947 Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Kraków
• 1947 John Lees, British progressive rock guitarist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), born in Oldham, England
• 1947 Peter Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5-5m class 1968; World C'ship gold Dragon class 1971), born in Nacka, Sweden
• 1948 Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
• 1948 Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
• 1949 Brandon Tartikoff, American TV executive and president of NBC (1981-91), born in Freeport, New York (d. 1997)
• 1949 Rakesh Sharma, Indian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11), first Indian in space, born in Patiala, India

• 1950 John McNaughton, American film director
• 1952 Pekka Pohjola, Finnish rock and jazz-fusion bassist, and composer, born in Helsinki (d. 2008)
• 1952 Sharon Gabet, actress (Edge of Night, Another World), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• 1953 Bob Baffert, American Racing Hall of Fame trainer (Triple Crown 2015, 18), born in Nogales, Arizona
• 1953 Luann Ryon, American archer (Olympic gold women's individual 1976), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022)
• 1954 Vicki McCarty, American author (Girlfriend's Guide to) Playboy playmate (Sep, 1979), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1955 Fred White, American drummer (Earth Wind & Fire, 1974-84 - "Shining Star"; "September"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
• 1955 Jay McInerney, American novelist (Bright Lights, Big City), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1955 Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter (The Messengers), born in Adelaide, South Australia
• 1955 Titus M Mafolo, South African journalist/ANC-leader
• 1955 Trevor Rabin, South African-American rock guitarist (Yes, 1983-94 - "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"), and film score composer (National Treasure), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1956 Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress (Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
• 1956 Malcolm Foster, British rock bassist (Pretenders, 1984-89; Simple Minds, 1989-95), born in Hereford, England
• 1957 Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic bronze 1984)
• 1957 Don Snow, British session and touring Hammond organ and keyboard player (Squeeze; Van Morrison), born in London, England
• 1957 Lorrie Moore, American writer

• 1958 Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star
• 1958 Sandy Stewart, American songwriter, singer, and keyboardist (Cat Dancer), born in Houston, Texas
• 1959 Alan Taylor, American television and film director (The Sopranos; Game of Thrones; Thor; The Many Saints of Newark), born in San Francisco, California
• 1959 James Lomenzo, American heavy metal bassist (White Lion; David Lee Roth; Megadeth, 2006-10), born in Brooklyn, New York

• 1960 Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach

• 1961 Kelly Hrudey, Canadian NHL goalie, 1983-98 (NY Islanders; LA Kings), and broadcaster, born in Edmonton, Alberta
• 1961 Kent Hull, American football center (First-team All-Pro 1990, 91; Pro Bowl 1988, 89, 90; Buffalo Bills), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 2011)
• 1961 Suggs [Graham McPherson], English singer-songwriter (Madness), born in Hastings, England
• 1961 Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and theremin player (The Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize??"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1961 Wayne Marshall, British classical organist, pianist, and conductor, born in Oldham, England
• 1962 Kevin Mitchell, American baseball outfielder (NL MVP 1989; MLB All Star 1989, 90; SF Giants), born in San Diego, California
• 1962 Trace Adkins, American country singer ("Ladies Love Country Boys"; "You're Gonna Miss This"), born in Sarepta, Louisiana
• 1963 Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
• 1963 Tim Kelly, American rock guitarist (Slaughter), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1998)
• 1964 Penelope Ann Miller, American actress (Awakenings; Chaplin; Kindergarten Cop), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1965 Bill Bailey, British comedian (Black Books, QI), born in bath, England

• 1966 Simon Shelton Barnes, British actor (Teletubbies-Tinky Winky), born in Bethnal Green, London (d. 2018)
• 1967 Annie Jones, Australian actress
• 1967 George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) - Natural Anthems), and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland
• 1967 Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer, born in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
• 1968 Andy Jassy, American business executive (CEO of Amazon)
• 1968 Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
• 1968 Kelly Boucher, Canadian basketball forward (first Canadian to play in WNBA 1998 Charlotte Sting), born in Calgary, Alberta
• 1969 Andre Cason, American athlete (World C'ship gold 4 x 100m relay 1991 WR 37.50s, 1993; WR 60m indoor 6.41s 1992), born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
• 1969 Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player (record 7 World Championships), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1970 Keith Coogan, American actor (Jeffrey in The Waltons, Gun Shy), born in Palm Springs, California
• 1970 Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), born in Cesena, Italy (d. 2004)

• 1971 John Mallory Asher, American film actor/director
• 1972 Atoosa Rubenstein, Iranian-born American magazine editor
• 1972 Nicole Eggert, Amercan actress (Charles In Charge: Baywatch), born in Glendale, California
• 1972 Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast (6 x Olympic gold CIS 1992; World C'ship gold x 12), born in Minsk, Belarus
• 1973 Gloria Yip [Wan-Yee], Hong Kong actress (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky), born in Hong Kong
• 1973 Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1992, bronze 2002; Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning; NHL All-Star 1998, 99, 2002, 03; Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
• 1974 Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1995, 2000, 03 NJ Devils), born in Moscow, Russia

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