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August 13 birthdays

283 notable historical figures were born on August 13, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on August 13 is a Leo.

16% of August 13 birthdays work in Science, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on August 13

• Alfred Hitchcock (1899 to 1980. English filmmaker (1899–1980))
• Fidel Castro (1926 to 2016. Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008)
• John Logie Baird (1888 to 1946. Scottish inventor (1888–1946))
• Paul Greengrass (born 1955. English filmmaker (born 1955))
• Samuel de Champlain (1567 to 1635. French explorer of North America (1574–1635))
• Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792 to 1849. Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837)
• Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985 to 1021. 6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam)
• Maria Carolina of Austria (1752 to 1814. Queen of Naples and Sicily from 1768 to 1814)
• Makarios III (1913 to 1977. Greek Cypriot prelate and politician (1913–1977))
• Frederick Sanger (1918 to 2013. British biochemist (1918–2013))
• Chris Donahue (general) (born 1969. United States Army general (born 1969))
• Amélie Nothomb (born 1967. Belgian writer (born 1967))
• Manuel Valls (born 1962. Prime Minister of France from 2014 to 2016)
• Said bin Taimur (1910 to 1972. Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 1932 to 1970)
• Ibram X. Kendi (born 1982. American academic (born 1982))
• Li Zongren (1890 to 1969. Chinese warlord, politician, and general (1890–1969))
• Alfonso XI (1311 to 1350. King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1312 to 1350)
• Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819 to 1903. British mathematician and physicist (1819–1903))
• Quinn Cummings (born 1967. American writer, inventor and former child actress (born 1967))
• Alan Shearer (born 1970. English former footballer and pundit (born 1970))
• Sridevi (1963 to 2018. Indian actress (1963–2018))
• Janet Yellen (born 1946. American economist and government official (born 1946))
• Borjana Krišto (born 1961. Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2023)
• George Shearing (1919 to 2011. British jazz pianist (1919–2011))
• Salvador Luria (1912 to 1991. Italian American microbiologist (1912–1991))
• John Clem (1851 to 1937. US Army general (1851–1937))
• Friedrich Miescher (1844 to 1895. Swiss biochemist (1843–1895))
• Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (born 1743) (1743 to 1808. Austrian archduchess and abbess (1743–1808))
• Eldon Bargewell (1947 to 2019. United States Army general (1947–2019))
• Kamila Shamsie (born 1973. Pakistani and British writer and novelist (born 1973))
• Roberto Micheletti (born 1943. 36th president acting of Honduras (2009-2010))
• Gluck (painter) (1895 to 1978. British painter (1895–1978))
• Noor Hassanali (1918 to 2006. President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997)
• Shila Amzah (born 1990. Malaysian singer-songwriter)
• John Ireland (composer) (1879 to 1962. British composer and music teacher (1879–1962))
• Christian Krohg (1852 to 1925. Norwegian painter (1852–1925))
• Romesh Chunder Dutt (1848 to 1909. Historian, economist, writer, translator, civil servant, politician (1848–1909))
• Józef Haller (1873 to 1960. General of the Polish Army (1873–1960))
• Antonio Salandra (1853 to 1931. Italian politician (1853–1931))
• William Wentworth (1790 to 1872. Australian statesman, writer and explorer)
• Yuri Orlov (1924 to 2020. Soviet physicist and dissident (1924–2020))
• Anders Jonas Ångström (1814 to 1874. Swedish physicist (1814–1874))
• Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (born 1943. Haitian politician)
• Pralhad Keshav Atre (1898 to 1969. Indian writer and politician)
• Sharon Kay Penman (1945 to 2021. American historical novelist (1945–2021))
• Basil Spence (1907 to 1976. Scottish architect (1907–1976))
• Morteza Pashaei (1984 to 2014. Iranian singer (1984–2014))
• Richard Willstätter (1872 to 1942. German chemist (1872–1942))
• Hieronymus Wolf (1516 to 1580. German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580))
• John Crawfurd (1783 to 1868. British physician, colonial administrator, diplomat and writer (1783–1868))
• Paul Philippe of Romania (born 1948. Head of the House of Romania)
• Al-Mustanjid (1124 to 1170. Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 1160–1170))
• Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (1827 to 1892. Count of Trapani)
• Sara Serraiocco (born 1990. Italian actress (born 1990))
• Robert L. Stewart (born 1942. American brigadier general and astronaut (born 1942))
• Bryan Burrough (born 1961. American journalist)
• Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (1873 to 1932. South African poet who wrote Die Stem (1873–1932))
• Carmen Posadas (born 1953. Uruguayan-Spanish author)
• Arthur Eichengrün (1867 to 1949. German chemist (1867–1949))
• Augustus I (1614 to 1680. Administrator of the archbishopric of Magdeburg)

Died on August 13

• Florence Nightingale (1820 to 1910. English founder of modern nursing (1820–1910))
• H. G. Wells (1866 to 1946. English writer (1866–1946))
• Ignaz Semmelweis (1818 to 1865. Early pioneer of antiseptic procedures)
• Eugène Delacroix (1798 to 1863. French painter (1798–1863))
• Ahilyabai Holkar (1725 to 1795. Maharani of Indore from 1767 to 1795)
• James Roosevelt (1907 to 1991. American general, businessman, and politician (1907–1991))
• Maximus the Confessor (579 to 662. Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c. 580 - 662))
• Brooke Astor (1902 to 2007. American philanthropist, socialite, and writer (1902–2007))
• August Bebel (1840 to 1913. German social democratic politician (1840–1913))
• Emperor Wen of Sui (541 to 604. Emperor of China from 581 to 604)
• Bhikaiji Cama (1861 to 1936. Indian independence activist (1861–1936))
• Gonzalo Guerrero (1470 to 1536. Spanish explorer (died c. 1536))
• António de Spínola (1910 to 1996. Portuguese president and politician)
• Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain (1794 to 1865. Spanish infante (1794–1865))
• Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914 to 1934. Spanish infante (1914–1934))
• Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921 to 2016. Indian guru (1921–2016))
• Radegund (518 to 587. Christian saint, Thuringian princess, and Frankish queen)
• Henri Cartan (1904 to 2008. French mathematician (1904–2008))
• Danilo II (1826 to 1860. Prince of Montenegro from 1852 to 1860)
• Constance of Normandy (Anglo-Norman princess, Duchess of Brittany from 1086 to 1090)
• Julien Green (1900 to 1998. American novelist (1900–1998))
• Irene of Hungary (1088 to 1134. Byzantine empress from 1104 to 1134)
• Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929 to 2021. American astronomer (1929–2021))
• Gyeongjong (955 to 981. King of Goryeo from 975 to 981)
• Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879 to 1962. American patron of the arts (1879–1962))
• Eduard Buchner (1860 to 1917. German chemist (1860–1917))
• John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835 to 1910. British politician)
• Watban Ibrahim (1952 to 2015. Iraqi politician (1952–2015))
• Manfred Wörner (1934 to 1994. German politician and diplomat (1934–1994))
• Eleanor of Aragon (1358 to 1382. Queen of Castile and León from 1379 to 1382)

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