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May 13 birthdays

314 notable historical figures were born on May 13, and 186 died on this day. Everyone born on May 13 is a Taurus.

17% of May 13 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (74) than any other country.

Born on May 13

• Romelu Lukaku (born 1993. Belgian footballer (born 1993))
• Robert Pattinson (born 1986. English actor and producer (born 1986))
• Stevie Wonder (born 1950. American musician (born 1950))
• Maria Theresa (1717 to 1780. Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780)
• Samantha Morton (born 1977. British actress (born 1977))
• Pius IX (1792 to 1878. Head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878)
• Scott Morrison (born 1968. Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022)
• Buckethead (born 1969. American guitarist (born 1969))
• Iwan Rheon (born 1985. Welsh actor and musician (born 1985))
• Duke of Värmland (born 1979. Swedish prince (born 1979))
• Alexander Nevsky (1220 to 1263. Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1252 to 1263)
• John VI of Portugal (1767 to 1826. King of Portugal from 1816 to 1826)
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905 to 1977. President of India from 1974 to 1977)
• Li Hongzhi (born 1951. Chinese religious leader and dissident (born 1951 or 1952))
• Georges Braque (1882 to 1963. French painter and sculptor (1882–1963))
• Patrice de MacMahon (1808 to 1893. President of France from 1873 to 1879)
• Arthur Sullivan (1842 to 1900. British composer (1842–1900))
• Innocent XIII (1655 to 1724. Head of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724)
• William Tolbert (1913 to 1980. President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980)
• Ishaq Dar (born 1950. Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan since 2024)
• Bruce Chatwin (1940 to 1989. English writer, novelist and journalist (1940–1989))
• Gregory XII (1335 to 1417. Head of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415)
• Ronald Ross (1857 to 1932. British Indian medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1857–1932))
• Francis of Spain (1822 to 1902. King consort of Spain from 1846 to 1868)
• Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (1742 to 1798. Duchess of Teschen from 1766 to 1798)
• Lazare Carnot (1753 to 1823. French politician, engineer and mathematician (1753–1823))
• Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730 to 1782. Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765–1766; 1782))
• Yaya Touré (born 1983. Ivorian footballer (born 1983))
• George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (1844 to 1892. British duke (1844–1892))
• Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1930 to 2008. Emir of Kuwait in 2006)
• Giuliano Amato (born 1938. Italian politician (born 1938))
• Sunny Leone (born 1981. Canadian-American former pornographic actress (born 1981))
• Georgios Papanikolaou (1883 to 1962. Greek pathologist (1883–1962))
• Inge Lehmann (1888 to 1993. Danish seismologist (1888–1993))
• Enrique Bolaños (1928 to 2021. President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007)
• Pál Schmitt (born 1942. President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012)
• Ibrahim ibn Adham (718 to 776. Central Asian Sufi saint (718–782))
• Ruth Wisse (born 1936. Canadian scholar of Yiddish literature)
• Burny Mattinson (1935 to 2023. American animator (1935–2023))
• Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898 to 1960. Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1960)
• Empress Xiaojingxian (1679 to 1731. Empress of China from 1723 to 1731)
• Sheila Jeffreys (born 1948. English-Australian activist and author (born 1948))
• Joe Louis (1914 to 1981. American boxer (1914–1981))
• Balasaraswati (1918 to 1984. Indian Bharatnatyam dancer (1918–1984))
• Dennis Rodman (born 1961. American basketball player (born 1961))
• Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev (1843 to 1917. Russian admiral (1843–1917))
• Alexis Clairaut (1713 to 1765. French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (1713–1765))
• Stephen Colbert (born 1964. American comedian, writer and television host (born 1964))
• Hōnen (1133 to 1212. 12th-century Japanese Buddhist monk; founder of the Jōdo-shū sect)
• Tammam Salam (born 1945. Lebanese politician (born 1945))
• José Rijo (born 1965. Dominican baseball player (born 1965))
• Vladimir Dzhanibekov (born 1942. Soviet general, pilot and cosmonaut (born 1942))
• Claudie Haigneré (born 1957. French astronaut, politician and doctor (born 1957))
• Tony Renis (born 1938. Italian singer)
• Kate Marsden (1859 to 1931. British missionary and nurse (1859–1931))
• Paul McDermott (born 1962. Australian comedian, singer and television presenter)
• Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894 to 1972. President of Iceland from 1952 to 1968)
• Mohsen Yeganeh (born 1985. Iranian singer and musician (born 1985))
• Theobald III of Champagne (1179 to 1201. Count of Champagne from 1197 to 1201)
• Francine Pascal (1932 to 2024. American author (1932–2024))

Died on May 13

• Gary Cooper (1901 to 1961. American actor (1901–1961))
• José Mujica (1935 to 2025. President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015)
• Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1948 to 2022. President of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022)
• George Dantzig (1914 to 2005. American mathematician (1914–2005))
• Fridtjof Nansen (1861 to 1930. Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930))
• Takeda Shingen (1521 to 1573. Japanese daimyo (1521–1573))
• Stanisław Ulam (1909 to 1984. Polish mathematician and physicist (1909–1984))
• Georges Cuvier (1769 to 1832. French paleontologist (1769–1832))
• Apolinario Mabini (1864 to 1903. 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1898)
• Sholem Aleichem (1859 to 1916. Russian Jewish author and playwright (1859–1916))
• Maria Anna of Austria (1606 to 1646. Holy Roman Empress from 1637 to 1646)
• Doris Day (1922 to 2019. American actress and singer (1922–2019))
• John Nash (architect) (1752 to 1835. British architect (1752–1835))
• Selma Diamond (1920 to 1985. Canadian writer and actress (1920–1985))
• Sisavang Vatthana (1907 to 1978. Last monarch of the Kingdom of Laos (reigned 1959–1975))
• Joseph Henry (1797 to 1878. American physicist and inventor (1797–1878))
• Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1930 to 2008. Emir of Kuwait in 2006)
• Glenn Branca (1948 to 2018. American composer and guitarist (1948–2018))
• Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854 to 1925. British statesman and colonial administrator (1854–1925))
• Emperor Ling of Han (156 to 189. Emperor of the Han dynasty from 168 to 189)
• Augusta of Bavaria (1788 to 1851. Duchess of Leuchtenberg (1788–1851))
• Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943 to 1992. Polish mountain climber (1943–1992))
• John Clem (1851 to 1937. US Army general (1851–1937))
• Hasrat Mohani (1875 to 1951. Indian freedom fighter and poet of the Urdu language)
• Malik Bendjelloul (1977 to 2014. Swedish film and documentary director)
• Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926 to 1947. Bengali poet (1926–1947))
• Prince Makonnen (1923 to 1957. Second child of Emperor Haile Selassie (1924–1957))
• Servatius of Tongeren (400 to ?. Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint)
• Marguerite Perey (1909 to 1975. 20th-century French physicist)
• Gyeongsun (896 to 978. 56th monarch of Silla (r. 927–935))

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