13 August Births

August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Tuesday or Wednesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Friday or Sunday (56).

Births

1311 – Alfonso XI of Castile (d. 1350)
1584 – Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (d. 1640)
1625 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)
1662 – Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1748)
1666 – William Wotton, English linguist and scholar (d. 1727)
1700 – Heinrich von Brühl, Polish-German politician (d. 1763)
1717 – Louis François, Prince of Conti (d. 1776)
1756 – James Gillray, English caricaturist and printmaker (d.1815)
1764 – Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (d. 1816)
1790 – William Wentworth, Australian journalist, explorer, and politician (d. 1872)
1803 – Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1869)
1814 – Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist and astronomer (d. 1874)
1819 – Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
1820 – George Grove, English musicologist and historian (d. 1900)
1823 – Goldwin Smith, English-Canadian historian and journalist (d. 1910)
1831 – Salomon Jadassohn, German pianist and composer (d. 1902)
1841 – Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
1842 – Charles Wells, English brewer, founded Charles Wells Ltd (d. 1914)
1851 – Felix Adler, German-American religious leader and educator (d. 1933)
1860 – Annie Oakley, American target shooter (d. 1926)
1866 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A (d. 1945)
1867 – George Luks, American painter and illustrator (d. 1933)
1872 – Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1942)
1879 – John Ireland, English composer and educator (d. 1962)
1884 – Harry Dean, English cricketer and coach (d. 1957)
1888 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented the television (d. 1946)
1888 – Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975)
1889 – Camillien Houde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1958)
1895 – István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1948)
1895 – Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967)
1898 – Jean Borotra, French tennis player (d. 1994)
1898 – Regis Toomey, American actor (d. 1991)
1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (d. 1980)
1902 – Felix Wankel, German engineer (d. 1988)
1904 – Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (d. 1999)
1906 – Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (d. 2003)
1906 – Art Shires, American baseball player and boxer (d. 1967)
1907 – Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (d. 1976)
1908 – Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (d. 1998)
1911 – William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founded DDB Worldwide (d. 1982)
1912 – Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
1912 – Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
1913 – Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (d. 1977)
1913 – Fred Davis, English snooker player (d. 1998)
1914 – Grace Bates, American mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
1917 – Sid Gordon, American baseball player (d. 1975)
1918 – Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2006)
1918 – Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1919 – Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (d. 2007)
1919 – George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 2011)
1920 – Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)
1921 – Louis Frémaux, French conductor
1921 – Jimmy McCracklin, American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (d 2012)
1922 – Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (d. 2011)
1925 – Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2005)
1925 – José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentine executive and policy maker (d. 2013)
1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, 15th President of Cuba (d. 2016)
1928 – John Tidmarsh, English journalist and radio host
1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (d. 2016)
1930 – Wilfried Hilker, German footballer and referee
1930 – Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (d. 2007)
1930 – Bernard Manning, English comedian (d. 2007)
1930 – Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (d. 1999)
1930 – Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1933 – Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States
1935 – Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (d. 2001)
1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster
1938 – Dave "Baby" Cortez, American R&B pianist, organist, and composer
1940 – Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2000)
1943 – Fred Hill, American football player
1943 – Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient (d. 1971)
1945 – Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
1945 – Gary Gregor, American basketball player
1945 – Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
1945 – Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (d. 2016)
1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager
1947 – John Stocker, Canadian voice actor and director
1947 – Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
1948 – Kathleen Battle, American operatic soprano
1949 – Jim Brunzell, American wrestler
1949 – Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1949 – Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker
1950 – Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1951 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
1952 – Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
1952 – Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach
1952 – Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (d. 2002)
1952 – Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
1953 – Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic
1953 – Thomas Pogge, German philosopher and academic
1953 – Peter Wright, English historian and author
1954 – Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
1955 – Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
1955 – Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver
1955 – Paul Greengrass, English director and screenwriter
1958 – David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster
1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
1958 – Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
1960 – Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer
1961 – Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire
1961 – Tom Perrotta, American novelist and screenwriter
1962 – John Slattery, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Steve Higgins, American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist
1963 – Valerie Plame, American CIA agent and author
1964 – Jay Buhner, American baseball player and sportscaster
1964 – Debi Mazar, American actress
1964 – Tom Prince, American baseball player and manager
1965 – Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host
1965 – Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer and conductor
1966 – Scooter Barry, American basketball player
1966 – Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Dave Jamerson, American basketball player
1967 – Digna Ketelaar, Dutch tennis player
1968 – Tal Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter
1968 – Todd Hendricks, American football player and coach
1968 – Tony Jarrett, English sprinter and hurdler
1969 – Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater
1970 – Will Clarke, American author
1970 – Elvis Grbac, American football player and coach
1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer and manager
1971 – Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver
1971 – Adam Housley, American baseball player and journalist
1972 – Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour
1973 – Molly Henneberg, American journalist
1973 – Eric Medlen, American race car driver (d. 2007)
1974 – Scott MacRae, American baseball player and coach
1974 – Joe Perry, English snooker player
1974 – Niklas Sundin, Swedish musician and artist
1974 – Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player and coach
1975 – Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1976 – Geno Carlisle, American basketball player
1977 – Michael Klim, Polish-Australian swimmer
1977 – Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player and coach
1978 – Dwight Smith, American football player
1979 – Román Colón, Dominican baseball player
1979 – Corey Patterson, American baseball player
1979 – Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician
1980 – Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist
1982 – Christopher Raeburn English fashion designer
1982 – Sarah Huckabee Sanders, American political consultant and press secretary
1982 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
1983 – Dallas Braden, American baseball player
1983 – Aleš Hemský, Czech ice hockey player
1983 – Ľubomír Michalík, Slovak footballer
1983 – Christian Müller, German footballer
1984 – Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
1984 – Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer
1984 – Boone Logan, American baseball player
1984 – James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach
1987 – Pepe Diokno, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter
1987 – Devin McCourty, American football player
1987 – Jason McCourty, American football player
1987 – Jamie Reed, Welsh footballer
1988 – Keith Benson, American basketball player
1988 – Brandon Workman, American baseball player
1989 – Greg Draper, New Zealand footballer
1989 – Justin Greene, American basketball player
1989 – Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer
1990 – DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player
1990 – Benjamin Stambouli, French footballer
1991 – Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1992 – Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Katrina Gorry, Australian football player
1992 – Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer
1993 – Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player
1996 – Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
1998 – Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player

Source: wikipedia