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December 13 birthdays

292 notable historical figures were born on December 13, and 208 died on this day. Everyone born on December 13 is a Sagittarius.

16% of December 13 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (80) than any other country.

Born on December 13

• Christopher Plummer (1929 to 2021. Canadian actor (1929–2021))
• Taylor Swift (born 1989. American singer-songwriter (born 1989))
• Henry IV (1553 to 1610. King of France from 1589 to 1610)
• Ben Bernanke (born 1953. American economist (born 1953))
• Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906 to 1968. Duchess of Kent (1906–1968))
• Heinrich Heine (1797 to 1856. German writer and literary critic (1797–1856))
• George Shultz (1920 to 2021. American economist, diplomat and statesman (1920–2021))
• Yongzheng (1678 to 1735. Emperor of China from 1722 to 1735)
• Sixtus V (1520 to 1590. Head of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590)
• Werner von Siemens (1816 to 1892. German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892))
• John Vorster (1915 to 1983. South African politician (1915–1983))
• Sophia Kianni (born 2001. American social entrepreneur and activist)
• Emily Carr (1871 to 1945. Canadian artist and writer (1871–1945))
• Oljas Bektenov (born 1980. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan since 2024)
• Eric XIV (1533 to 1577. King of Sweden from 1560 to 1569)
• George Pólya (1887 to 1985. Hungarian mathematician (1887–1985))
• Kaysone Phomvihane (1920 to 1992. Lao politician and communist leader)
• Võ Văn Thưởng (born 1970. President of Vietnam from 2023 to 2024)
• Amal El-Mohtar (born 1984. Canadian poet and writer (born 1984))
• Philip W. Anderson (1923 to 2020. American theoretical physicist (1923–2020))
• Tamora Pierce (born 1954. American writer)
• Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964. Prime Minister of Latvia from 2019 to 2023)
• Amy Lee (born 1981. American musician (born 1981))
• Supayalat (1859 to 1925. Chief queen of Burma from 1879 to 1885)
• Frederick III of Sicily (1272 to 1337. King of Sicily from 1295 to 1337)
• Hirokazu Tanaka (born 1957. Musical artist)
• Jamie Foxx (born 1967. American comedian and actor (born 1967))
• Antoni Tàpies (1923 to 2012. Catalan painter and sculptor)
• Drew Pearson (journalist) (1897 to 1969. American journalist (1897–1969))
• Deborah Curtis (born 1956. British writer and widow of Ian Curtis (born 1956))
• Leanne Wood (born 1971. Former Leader of Plaid Cymru)
• Khalid Abdel Nasser (1949 to 2011. Egyptian activist (1949–2011))
• Hossein Ala' (1882 to 1964. Iranian politician (1881-1964))
• Phillips Brooks (1835 to 1893. American clergyman and author)
• Archduke Louis of Austria (1784 to 1864. Austrian archduke (1784–1864))
• Alan Bullock (1914 to 2004. British historian (1914–2004))
• Herman Bavinck (1854 to 1921. Dutch Calvinist philosopher and theologian (1854–1921))
• Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560 to 1641. 17th-century French soldier and politician)
• Giuseppe Pecci (1807 to 1890. Italian Jesuit Thomist theologian)
• Rama Yade (born 1976. French politician)
• Steve Buscemi (born 1957. American actor and director (born 1957))
• Kristian Birkeland (1867 to 1917. Norwegian scientist (1867–1917))
• Santi Cazorla (born 1984. Spanish footballer (born 1984))
• Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (governor) (1680 to 1741. Governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1725 to 1741)
• David Gale (1921 to 2008. American mathematician (1921–2008))
• Vivion de Valera (1910 to 1982. Irish politician, businessman and lawyer (1910–1982))
• Aga Khan IV (1936 to 2025. Islamic Imam, 1957–2025)
• James H. Polk (1911 to 1992. American general (1911–1992))
• Jack Hirschman (1933 to 2021. American poet and social activist (1933–2021))
• Ramakanta Rath (1934 to 2025. Indian poet from Odisha (1934–2025))
• Trygve Haavelmo (1911 to 1999. Norwegian economist and Nobel Laureate (1911–1999))
• Tom DeLonge (born 1975. American rock musician and songwriter (born 1975))
• Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré (1807 to 1897. Brazilian admiral and noble (1807–1897))
• Joseph R. Walker (1798 to 1876. American explorer)
• Phillip Parker King (1791 to 1856. Australian explorer and politician (1791–1856))
• Vitor Negrete (1967 to 2006. Brazilian mountaineer)
• Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815 to 1881. English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian (1815–1881))
• Charles Coulson (1910 to 1974. British applied mathematician, theoretical chemist and religious author)
• Johan Reinhard (born 1943. American anthropologist)
• Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895 to 1970. Spanish poet, anarchist, feminist (1895–1970))

Died on December 13

• Maimonides (1138 to 1204. Medieval Jewish philosopher (1135/1138–1204))
• Samuel Johnson (1709 to 1784. English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784))
• Frederick II (1194 to 1250. Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250)
• Selim II (1524 to 1574. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 to 1574)
• Donatello (1386 to 1466. Italian Renaissance sculptor (c. 1386–1466))
• Manuel, Duke of Beja (1469 to 1521. King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521)
• Nicholas Roerich (1874 to 1947. Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947))
• Robert Sink (1905 to 1965. United States Army general)
• Mahmud I (1696 to 1754. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754)
• António Egas Moniz (1874 to 1955. Portuguese neurologist (1874–1955))
• Gustave Le Bon (1841 to 1931. French psychologist (1841–1931))
• Mary Renault (1905 to 1983. British novelist (1905–1983))
• Æthelwold ætheling (801 to 902. Son of Æthelred I of Wessex (died 902))
• Abraham Wald (1902 to 1950. Hungarian mathematician)
• Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 to 1641. French Roman Catholic saint (1572–1641))
• Alejandro Luna (1939 to 2022. Mexican scenic designer (1939–2022))
• Callixtus II (1065 to 1124. Head of the Catholic Church from 1119 to 1124)
• John William Godward (1861 to 1922. English painter (1861–1922))
• Johannes Trithemius (1462 to 1516. German Benedictine abbot and polymath (1462–1516))
• Nicolo Tartaglia (1499 to 1557. Italian mathematician (1499–1557))
• Conrad Gessner (1516 to 1565. Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565))
• L. P. Hartley (1895 to 1972. English novelist and writer)
• Pepin I of Aquitaine (797 to 838. 9th-century Frankish king)
• Henry IX the Black (1075 to 1126. Duke of Bavaria (1075–1126))
• Théophile Steinlen (1859 to 1923. French painter (1859–1923))
• Victor Grignard (1871 to 1935. French chemist (1871–1935))
• Hubert Pierlot (1883 to 1963. Prime Minister of Belgium from 1939 to 1945)
• Henry Green (1905 to 1973. English novelist (1905–1973))
• Pigmeat Markham (1904 to 1981. American entertainer (1904–1981))
• Antoine Pinay (1891 to 1994. 70th Prime Minister of France)

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