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September 13 birthdays

322 notable historical figures were born on September 13, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on September 13 is a Virgo.

21% of September 13 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (86) than any other country.

Born on September 13

• Thomas Müller (born 1989. German footballer (born 1989))
• Roald Dahl (1916 to 1990. British writer and poet (1916–1990))
• Tyler Perry (born 1969. American actor and filmmaker (born 1969))
• Bongbong Marcos (born 1957. President of the Philippines since 2022)
• Fiona Apple (born 1977. American musician (born 1977))
• Cesare Borgia (1475 to 1507. Late 15th-century Italian nobleman and Catholic cardinal)
• John J. Pershing (1860 to 1948. United States Army general (1860–1948))
• Fabio Cannavaro (born 1973. Italian footballer)
• Kevin Carter (1960 to 1994. South African photojournalist (1960–1994))
• Anutin Charnvirakul (born 1966. Prime Minister of Thailand since 2025)
• Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887 to 1944. American general and politician (1887–1944))
• Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951. President of South Sudan since 2011)
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874 to 1951. Austrian-American composer (1874–1951))
• Clara Schumann (1819 to 1896. German pianist and composer (1819–1896))
• Baron Corbin (born 1984. American professional wrestler (born 1984))
• Gregory Potyomkin (1739 to 1791. Russian military leader and statesman (1739–1791))
• Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892 to 1980. Duchess of Brunswick from 1913 to 1918)
• Tadao Ando (born 1941. Japanese architect (born 1941))
• William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520 to 1598. English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520–1598))
• Moisés Vivanco (1922 to 2008. Peruvian singer (1922–2008))
• Maurice Jarre (1924 to 2009. French composer (1924–2009))
• J. B. Priestley (1894 to 1984. English writer (1894–1984))
• Al-Ma'mun (786 to 833. Abbasid Caliph from 813 to 833)
• John II Komnenos (1087 to 1143. Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143)
• Yeongjo (1694 to 1776. King of Joseon from 1724 to 1776)
• Sitiveni Rabuka (born 1948. Prime Minister of Fiji (1992–1999; since 2022))
• Zoë Buckman (born 1985. British artist and photographer)
• Philippa York (born 1958. Scottish cyclist)
• Daisuke Matsuzaka (born 1980. Japanese baseball player (born 1980))
• George Yeo (born 1954. Singaporean business executive and former politician)
• E. Lockhart (born 1967. American writer (born 1967))
• Luigi Facta (1861 to 1930. Prime Minister of Italy from February to October 1922)
• Walter Reed (1851 to 1902. American military physician (1851–1902))
• David Wise (composer) (born 1967. English video game composer)
• Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953. American writer)
• Robert Indiana (1928 to 2018. American artist (1928–2018))
• Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676 to 1744. Duchess of Lorraine from 1698 to 1729)
• Nobuyuki Tsujii (born 1988. Japanese pianist and composer (born 1988))
• Sheikh Rehana (born 1955. Bangladeshi politician (born 1955))
• Constantin Carathéodory (1873 to 1950. Greek mathematician (1873–1950))
• François Joseph Paul de Grasse (1722 to 1788. French naval officer (1722–1788))
• Ben Barres (1954 to 2017. American neurobiologist (1954–2017))
• Mary Midgley (1919 to 2018. English philosopher (1919–2018))
• Israel Tal (1924 to 2010. Israeli general (1924–2010))
• Ramón Grau (1887 to 1969. President of Cuba (1933–1934; 1944–1948))
• Steve Kilbey (born 1954. Australian musician (born 1954))
• Sophia Perovskaya (1853 to 1881. Russian revolutionary)
• Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 to 1643. Italian composer and keyboard player (1583–1643))
• Satoshi (singer) (born 1998. Moldovan singer-songwriter (born 1998))
• William Birdwood (1865 to 1951. British army officer (1865–1951))
• Julian Tuwim (1894 to 1953. Polish poet (1894–1953))
• Dave Mustaine (born 1961. American musician (born 1961))
• Mahant Swami Maharaj (born 1933. Sixth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan)
• Leopold Ružička (1887 to 1976. Croatian-Swiss chemist (1887–1976))
• Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863 to 1950. Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
• Jarosław Wałęsa (born 1976. Polish politician (born 1976))
• Ed Roberts (computer engineer) (1941 to 2010. American engineer, entrepreneur and doctor)
• Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan (born 1955. British politician and rower)
• Cyrille Adoula (1921 to 1978. Congolese Prime Minister from 1961 to 1964)
• Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601 to 1678. Flemish painter (1601–1678))

Died on September 13

• Tupac Shakur (1971 to 1996. American rapper and actor (1971–1996))
• Jean-Luc Godard (1930 to 2022. French and Swiss film director (1930–2022))
• Dante Alighieri (1265 to 1321. Italian writer and philosopher (1265–1321))
• Philip II of Spain (1527 to 1598. 16th-century European king)
• Titus (41 to 81. Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81)
• Lili Elbe (1882 to 1931. Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931))
• Lin Biao (1907 to 1971. Chinese marshal and politician (1907–1971))
• Dorothy McGuire (1916 to 2001. American actress (1916–2001))
• Isabella of Valois (1389 to 1409. Queen of England from 1396 to 1399)
• Ludwig Feuerbach (1804 to 1872. German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872))
• Ambrose Burnside (1824 to 1881. American general and politician (1824–1881))
• Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916 to 2005. President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982)
• Pontius Pilate's wife (6 to 81. Wife of pilates who is venerated as a saint)
• Charles James Fox (1749 to 1806. British politician (1749–1806))
• Hermeto Pascoal (1936 to 2025. Brazilian jazz musician (1936–2025))
• Andrea Mantegna (1431 to 1506. Italian Renaissance painter (1431–1506))
• Nogi Maresuke (1849 to 1912. Japanese general (1849–1912))
• Kavad I (473 to 531. Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 488 to 531)
• al-Adid (1151 to 1171. Last Fatimid caliph (1160–1171) and imam)
• Richard Hamilton (1922 to 2011. English painter and collage artist (1922–2011))
• Antony Hewish (1924 to 2021. British radio astronomer (1924–2021))
• Sun Fo (1891 to 1973. Chinese politician (1891–1973))
• Nicolas Oudinot (1767 to 1847. French Army marshal (1767–1847))
• Maria Isabella of Spain (1789 to 1848. Queen of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830)
• Jatindra Nath Das (1904 to 1929. Indian revolutionary (1904–1929))
• Borisav Jović (1928 to 2021. Serbian politician (1928–2021))
• Mircea Snegur (1940 to 2023. President of Moldova from 1990 to 1997)
• Emmanuel Chabrier (1841 to 1894. French composer and pianist (1841–1894))
• Emperor Wu of Liang (464 to 549. Emperor of Liang from 502 to 549)
• John Calley (1930 to 2011. American film studio executive and producer)

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