Famous People Born on April 13 Birthday

Which celebrities, rock stars, sports stars, writers or relatives were born on April 13? I am sure we all do it, our birthday arrives and we check out the news for our birthday. That develops into our stars, for some numerology. Next step is, ‘I wonder who else is born on my birthday?’ Which celebrities and famous people were born on my birthday. Which do I like, or are there some that make me cringe?

I did it on February 18 for my birthday and it is time to do it again for April 13. A double today it is my wife’s birthday and one of my brother’s birthday.

For the boring details April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. It is also the ides (middle day) of April. There are 262 days remaining until the end of the year. That means a long way until Christmas.

So who of note was born on April 13? Alphabetically here is a fairly complete list, where do you stop you may ask? Have some fun and see if your favorite famous person was born on April 13.

• April 13, 1506 Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian
• April 13, 1519 Catherine de Medici, queen of Henry II of France
• April 13, 1570 Guy Fawkes, English conspirator
• April 13, 1584 Albert VI of Bavaria
• April 13, 1593 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English statesman
• April 13, 1618 Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer
• April 13, 1648 Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French
• April 13, 1713 Frederick (Lord) North, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• April 13, 1715 John Hanson, President of the United States in Congress Assembled
• April 13, 1729 Thomas Percy, English antiquarian, bishop of Dromore and magazine editor
• April 13, 1735 Isaac Low, New York delegate to the Continental Congress
• April 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States
• April 13, 1747 Louis Philip II, Duke of Orléans
• April 13, 1764 Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal
• April 13, 1769 Thomas Lawrence, English painter
• April 13, 1771 Richard Trevithick, English engineer and inventor
• April 13, 1780 Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer
• April 13, 1784 Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal
• April 13, 1787 John Robertson, U.S. congressman
• April 13, 1808 Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor
• April 13, 1825 Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and politician
• April 13, 1828 Joseph Barber Lightfoot, English theologian and Bishop of Durham
• April 13, 1832 Juan Montalvo, Ecuadoran author
• April 13, 1841 Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor
• April 13, 1850 Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, British astronomer
• April 13, 1852 F.W. Woolworth, American businessman
• April 13, 1860 James Ensor, Belgian painter
• April 13, 1866 Butch Cassidy, American outlaw
• April 13, 1872 Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer
• April 13, 1873 John W. Davis, American politician
• April 13, 1875 Ray Lyman Wilbur, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• April 13, 1880 Charles Christie, Canadian film studio owner
• April 13, 1881 Ludwig Binswanger, Swiss psychiatrist
• April 13, 1885 Georg Lukács, Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic
• April 13, 1886 Willie Howard
• April 13, 1887 Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and President of the Canadian Medical Association
• April 13, 1889 Herbert Osborne Yardley, American cryptographer
• April 13, 1891 Nella Larsen, African-American novelist
• April 13, 1892 Arthur Travers 'Bomber' Harris, British Air Force commander in World War II
• April 13, 1892 Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish inventor
• April 13, 1894 Arthur Fadden, thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia
• April 13, 1897 Werner Voss, German World War I pilot

• April 13, 1900 Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer
• April 13, 1901 Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist
• April 13, 1902 Philippe de Rothschild, French race car driver and wine grower
• April 13, 1904 Sir David Robinson, British philanthropist and entrepreneur
• April 13, 1906 Samuel Beckett Irish writer, Waiting for Godot (1952). Won the Noble Prize Literature (1969).
• April 13, 1907 Harold Stassen American Presidential candidate
• April 13, 1909 Stanislaw Marcin Ulam, Polish mathematician
• April 13, 1909 Eudora Welty American short story writer and novelist. Won Pulitzer for The Optimist's Daughter (1972).
• April 13, 1911 Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer (soccer)
• April 13, 1919 Roland Gaucher, French journalist
• April 13, 1919 Howard Keel American actor and singer (7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate)
• April 13, 1920 Claude Cheysson, French politician
• April 13, 1920 John LaPorta, American musician
• April 13, 1920 Liam Cosgrave, fifth Taoiseach of Ireland
• April 13, 1920 Roberto Calvi, Italian banker
• April 13, 1922 Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician
• April 13, 1922 John Braine, British novelist
• April 13, 1926 Don Adams American actor and comedian (Get Smart)
• April 13, 1924 Jack Chick, American evangelist
• April 13, 1924 Stanley Donen, American film director
• April 13, 1926 John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
• April 13, 1928 Alan Clark, English politician
• April 13, 1931 Dan Gurney, American race car driver
• April 13, 1932 Orlando Letelier, Chilean politician
• April 13, 1933 Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. Senator
• April 13, 1935 Lyle Waggoner, American actor (“The Carol Burnett Show,” “Wonder Woman”)
• April 13, 1937 Edward Fox, English actor
• April 13, 1937 Lanford Wilson, American playwright
• April 13, 1939 Seamus Heaney, Irish poet
• April 13, 1939 Paul Sorvino American actor
• April 13, 1942 Bill Conti composer (For Your Eyes Only, Rocky IV),
• April 13, 1944 Susan Davis, American politician
• April 13, 1944 Jack Casady American rock bassist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane)
• April 13, 1945 Tony Dow, American child actor (“Leave It to Beaver”)
• April 13, 1945 Bob Kalsu, American football player
• April 13, 1946 Al Green American singer and songwriter (Take me to the River)
• April 13, 1948 Christopher Hitchens English author, journalist and literary critic
• April 13, 1948 Frank Doran, Scottish politician
• April 13, 1948 Sue Doughty, British politician
• April 13, 1949 Lyle Alzado US football player
• April 13, 1950 Terry Lester, American actor
• April 13, 1950 Ron Perlman American actor,
• April 13, 1951 Max Weinberg, American musician, drummer
• April 13, 1951 Peter Davison, English actor
• April 13, 1951 Peabo Bryson, American singer
• April 13, 1952 Ron Dittemore, American space administrator
• April 13, 1952 David Drew, British politician
• April 13, 1953 Stephen Byers, British politician
• April 13, 1955 Lupe Pintor, Mexican boxer
• April 13, 1955 Ole von Beust, Mayor of Hamburg
• April 13, 1956 Peter 'Possum' Bourne, Australian race car driver
• April 13, 1956 Alison Wheeler, British activist
• April 13, 1957 Saundra Santiago, American actress
• April 13, 1960 Rudi Völler, German football coach (Soccer)
• April 13, 1962 Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist
• April 13, 1961 Liz Callaway, American Singer. Time After Time, Dodsworth: New Songs from New Musicals.
• April 13, 1963 Garry Kasparov chess grandmaster,
• April 13, 1964 Caroline Rhea Canadian actress (Aunt Hilda-Sabrina)
• Apr 13, 1964 Davis Love III, American golfer
• April 13, 1966 Marc Ford.. American musician from The Black Crows.
• April 13, 1970 Rick Schroder American actor (“Silver Spoons,” “NYPD Blue,” The Champ)
• April 13, 1972 Aaron Lewis, American singer lead vocalist of Staind
• April 13, 1972 Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish ice hockey player
• April 13, 1974 Sergei Gonchar, Russian ice hockey player
• April 13, 1975 Lou Bega, German-born musician and artist
• April 13, 1976 Patrik Elias, Czech ice hockey player
• April 13, 1976 Jonathan Brandis, American actor (Lucas Wolenczak seaQuest DSV)
• April 13, 1977 Gerard Way, American lead singer of My Chemical Romance
• April 13, 1978 Arron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player
• April 13, 1979 Baron Davis, American basketball player
• April 13, 1988 Lonnie Duncan, German author
• April 13, 1988 Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (Soccer)
• April 13, 1992 Emma Degerstedt, American actress
• April 13, 1997 Sloane Momsen, American actress

Did you find anyone you admire born on April 13? This is a fun exercise and one that is popular with school children as they learn to broaden their education. It also helps people be more inclusive when they see how varied people are born on the same day. Celebrities, famous people, sports stars, artists, music stars, neighbors and family are all born on April 13. Share the love.