History Births on December 13

Scott Sattler, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Scott_Sattler

Julia Slingo, English meteorologist and academic

#Julia_Slingo

Mathis Bailey, American-Canadian novelist and fiction writer

#Mathis_Bailey

Martín de Azpilcueta, Spanish theologian and economist (d. 1586)

#Martín_de_Azpilcueta

Jamie Raskin, American lawyer, academic, and politician

#Jamie_Raskin

Bo Pelini, American football player and coach

#Bo_Pelini

Staffan William-Olsson, Swedish guitarist and composer

#Staffan_William-Olsson

Mathilde Fibiger, Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist (d. 1892)

#Mathilde_Fibiger

Rados?aw Sobolewski, Polish footballer

#Rados?aw_Sobolewski

Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (d. 1729)

#Francesco_Bianchini

Josh Fogg, American baseball player

#Josh_Fogg

Rama Yade, Senegalese-French politician

#Rama_Yade

King Frederick III of Sicily (d. 1337)

#Frederick_III_of_Sicily

Edward Bede Clancy, Australian cardinal (d. 2014)

#Edward_Clancy_(cardinal)

Franz von Lenbach, German painter and academic (d. 1904)

#Franz_von_Lenbach

Joe Christopher, Virgin Islander baseball player

#Joe_Christopher

Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer

#Dick_Van_Dyke

Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian (d. 1950)

#Belle_da_Costa_Greene

Phil Hubbard, American basketball player and coach

#Phil_Hubbard

Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)

#Trygve_Haavelmo

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian and activist (d. 1995)

#Plinio_Corrêa_de_Oliveira

Linda Bellos, English businesswoman and politician

#Linda_Bellos

Annie Dale Biddle Andrews, American mathematician (d. 1940)

#Annie_Dale_Biddle_Andrews

Tom DeLonge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Tom_DeLonge

Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player

#Ricky_Nolasco

George Pólya, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1985)

#George_Pólya

Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek philosopher and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1986)

#Panagiotis_Kanellopoulos

Albert Aalbers, Dutch architect, designed the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel (d. 1961)

#Albert_Aalbers

Türkan Saylan, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2009)

#Türkan_Saylan

Arthur Summons, Australian rugby player

#Arthur_Summons

Kenneth Hall, American football player

#Ken_Hall_(American_football)

Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998)

#Archie_Moore

Pope Sixtus V (d. 1590)

#Pope_Sixtus_V

Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player and coach

#Bill_Castro

Randy Owen, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Randy_Owen

Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player

#Lindy_McDaniel

William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)

#William_Drummond_of_Hawthornden

Lillian Board, South African-English sprinter (d. 1970)

#Lillian_Board

Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (d. 1942)

#Hans-Joachim_Marseille

Jeff Baxter, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Jeff_Baxter

Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Amy_Lee

Steve Buscemi, American actor and director

#Steve_Buscemi

Carl Erskine, American major-league baseball player

#Carl_Erskine

Paul Speratus, German Lutheran (d. 1551)

#Paul_Speratus

Aga Khan IV, Swiss-English businessman

#Aga_Khan_IV

Gleyber Torres, Venezuelan baseball player

#Gleyber_Torres

Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress

#Taylor_Swift

Otylia J?drzejczak, Polish swimmer

#Otylia_J?drzejczak

Mike Tirico, American sportscaster

#Mike_Tirico

Archduke Louis of Austria (d. 1864)

#Archduke_Louis_of_Austria

Sénah Mango, Togolese footballer

#Sénah_Mango

Eric Marienthal, American saxophonist

#Eric_Marienthal

Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (d. 1968)

#Princess_Marina_of_Greece_and_Denmark

Junkyard Dog, American football player and wrestler (d. 1998)

#Junkyard_Dog

Olly Lancashire, English footballer

#Olly_Lancashire

Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Finnish swimmer

#Hanna-Maria_Seppälä

Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player and coach

#Matthew_LeCroy

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer

#Gerlinde_Kaltenbrunner

Aaron Telitz, American race car driver

#Aaron_Telitz

Rob Houwer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter

#Rob_Houwer

John Davidson, American actor and game show host

#John_Davidson_(entertainer)

Justus Menius, German Lutheran pastor (d. 1558)

#Justus_Menius

Henry IV of France (d. 1610)

#Henry_IV_of_France

Svetozar Boroevi?, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (d. 1920)

#Svetozar_Boroevi?

Jean Gerson, chancellor of the University of Paris (d. 1429)

#Jean_Gerson

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp (d. 1849)

#Johann_Wolfgang_Döbereiner

Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1873)

#Joseph_Howe

Jonel Perlea, Romanian-American conductor and educator (d. 1970)

#Jonel_Perlea

Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971)

#Van_Heflin

Tom Vilsack, American lawyer and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture

#Tom_Vilsack

Naomi Long, Northern Irish engineer and politician, 54th Lord Mayor of Belfast

#Naomi_Long

Thomas Kurzhals, German keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2014)

#Thomas_Kurzhals

Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian

#Jamie_Foxx

Roger Ilegems, Belgian cyclist

#Roger_Ilegems

Robert Prosky, American actor (d. 2008)

#Robert_Prosky

Luke Steele, Australian singer-songwriter and musician

#Luke_Steele_(musician)

Santi Cazorla, Spanish footballer

#Santi_Cazorla

Eric XIV of Sweden (d. 1577)

#Eric_XIV_of_Sweden

Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (d. 1880)

#Ana_Néri

Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (d. 1944)

#Josef_Lhévinne

Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball and basketball player

#Ferguson_Jenkins

Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1993)

#Carlos_Montoya

Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player

#Dan_Hamhuis

Sara Cox, English broadcaster (television presenter and disc jockey)

#Sara_Cox

Anna Eshoo, American lawyer and politician

#Anna_Eshoo

Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor and producer

#Christopher_Plummer

Doug Mohns, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014)

#Doug_Mohns

Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer

#Harry_Gregson-Williams

James Tamou, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player

#James_Tamou

Park Jin-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and record executive

#Park_Jin-young

John Anderson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Anderson_(musician)

Rickie Fowler, American golfer

#Rickie_Fowler

Bates Battaglia, American ice hockey player

#Bates_Battaglia

Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940)

#Edward_LeSaint

Leanne Wood, Welsh academic and politician

#Leanne_Wood

Lucy Brocadelli, Dominican tertiary and stigmatic (d. 1544)

#Lucy_Brocadelli

Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (d. 2003)

#Larry_Doby

Dale Berra, American baseball player

#Dale_Berra

Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Steve_Forbert

Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 1989)

#Luiz_Gonzaga

James Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, son of Rupert Murdoch

#James_Murdoch

Emil Seidel, American woodcarver and politician, 36th Mayor of Milwaukee (d. 1947)

#Emil_Seidel

Harsh Vardhan, Indian otolaryngologist and politician, Indian Minister of Science and Technology

#Harsh_Vardhan_(Delhi_politician)

J. C. Martin, American baseball player and sportscaster

#J._C._Martin

Jim Davidson, English comedian, actor, and television host

#Jim_Davidson

Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist

#Herman_Cain

Rob Ryan, American football player and coach

#Rob_Ryan

Richard Dent, American football player

#Richard_Dent

Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)

#Yongzheng_Emperor

Laurens van der Post, South African-English soldier and author (d. 1996)

#Laurens_van_der_Post

Mary Todd Lincoln, 16th First Lady of the United States (d. 1882)

#Mary_Todd_Lincoln

Rex Ryan, American football player and coach

#Rex_Ryan

Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (d. 1945)

#Emily_Carr

Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic

#Ben_Bernanke

Kaspars Kambala, Latvian basketball player

#Kaspars_Kambala

Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and author (d. 1917)

#Kristian_Birkeland

Drew Pearson, American journalist and author (d. 1969)

#Drew_Pearson_(journalist)

Herman Bavinck, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and academic (d. 1921)

#Herman_Bavinck

Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic (d. 1856)

#Heinrich_Heine

Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (d. 1696)

#Robert_Plot

Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan runner

#Janeth_Jepkosgei

Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (d. 2012)

#Richard_D._Zanuck

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1641)

#Maximilien_de_Béthune,_Duke_of_Sully

Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens (d. 1892)

#Werner_von_Siemens

Matt Deis, American bass player and songwriter

#Matt_Deis

B.J. Penn, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

#B.J._Penn

Patrik Antonius, Finnish tennis player, coach, and poker player

#Patrik_Antonius

Matjaž Smodiš, Slovenian basketball player

#Matjaž_Smodiš

Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player and manager

#Sergei_Fedorov

Lucien Guitry, French actor (d. 1925)

#Lucien_Guitry

Carlo Gozzi, Italian playwright (d. 1804)

#Carlo_Gozzi

Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Ted_Nugent

Wendie Malick, American actress, model and comedian

#Wendie_Malick

Ben Ridge, Australian rugby league player

#Ben_Ridge

Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenyan runner

Mathieu Gnanligo, Beninese sprinter

Alby Mathewson, New Zealand rugby player

Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress

Michael Bumpus, American football player

Dominik Werling, German footballer

Koutaro Tanaka, Japanese actor

Tuka Rocha, Brazilian race car driver

Ayumi Kinoshita, Japanese actress and model

Danil Haustov, Estonian swimmer

Ryan France, English footballer

Sascha Kindred, German-English swimmer

Søren Friis, Danish footballer

Bahar Mert, Turkish volleyball player

Kostas Kiassos, Greek footballer

Chris Grant, Australian footballer

Eoin Jess, Scottish footballer

Tonja Buford-Bailey, American hurdler and coach

hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1998)

Gary Zimmerman, American football player

Irene Sáez, Venezuelan model and politician, Governor of Nueva Esparta

Heino Enden, Estonian basketball player and coach

Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman

Joseph Mahmoud, Moroccan-French runner

Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Berton Averre, American guitarist and songwriter

Jean Rouaud, French author

Larry Kenon, American basketball player

John Francome, English jockey and sportscaster

Tom Verlaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

R. A. MacAvoy, American computer programmer and author

Robert Lindsay, English actor and singer

Brian Wilson, Scottish journalist and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Hwang Jang-lee, Japanese-South Korean martial artist and actor

Marti Webb, British actress and singer

Howard Brenton, English playwright and screenwriter

Sanjaya Lall, Indian economist and academic (d. 2005)

Tom Shaw, American golfer

Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (d. 2009)

Antoinette Rodez Schiesler, American chemist (d. 1996)

James Wright, American poet and academic (d. 1980)

George Rhoden, Jamaican runner

Terence Beckett, English businessman (d. 2013)

Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Turgut Demira?, Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1987)

George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State

Bill Vukovich, Serbian-American race car driver (d. 1955)

Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (d. 2000)

B. J. Vorster, South African lawyer and politician, 4th State President of South Africa (d. 1983)

Larry Noble, English comedian and actor (d. 1993)

Alan Bullock, English historian and author (d. 2004)

Arnold Brown, English-Canadian missionary, 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002)

Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972)

Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (d. 1958)

Ann Barzel, American writer and dance critic (d. 2007)

Ella Baker, American activist (d. 1986)

Talcott Parsons, American sociologist and academic (d. 1979)

Olev Roomet, Estonian singer, violinist, and bagpipe player (d. 1987)

Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)

Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor, director, and playwright (d. 1951)

Jane Edna Hunter, Black social worker (d. 1971)

James Scarlett Abinger, English judge (d. 1844)

Franz Aepinus, German astronomer and philosopher (d. 1802)