Famous People Born in 1913 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 538

• May 6 Gyula David, Hungarian composer (Viola Concerto) and violinist, born in Budapest (d. 1977)
• May 6 Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist (d. 1992)

• May 6 Ronald Harris, British 1st Church Estates Commissioner, born in Cornwall Gardens, Kensington, London (d. 1995)
• May 6 Stewart Granger, English actor (Prisoner of Zenda, King Solomon's Mines), born in London, England (d. 1993)
• May 8 Sid James [Solomon Joel Cohen], South African-born British character and comedy actor (Hancock's Half Hour, Carry On), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (d. 1976)
• May 9 John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, born in Southcote, Bermuda (d. 1998)
• May 9 Victor Smith, Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff)
• May 11 Clare Grundman, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
• May 11 Robert Jungk, Austrian publicist (d. 1994)
• May 11 [Salvador] Tutti Camarata, American composer and producer (Vic Damone Show), born in New Jersey (d. 2005)
• May 13 William Tolbert, Liberian politician (President Liberia 1971-80), born in Bensonville, Liberia (d. 1980)
• May 16 Woody Herman, American jazz clarinetist and composer (Thundering Herds), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1987)
• May 17 Alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn)
• May 17 Desmond Barel Hirshfield, Lord Hirshfield, British chartered accountant, born in Birmingham (d. 1993)
• May 17 Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
• May 18 Charles Trenet, French pop singer and songwriter ("Boum!"; "La Mer"), born in Narbonne, France (d. 2001)

• May 19 Bert Hardy, English photographer (Picture Post), born in London (d. 1995)
• May 19 Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, sixth President of India (1977-82), born in Illur, British India (d. 1996)
• May 20 Henry Cadbury Brown, architect
• May 20 Ion Dumitrescu, composer

• May 21 Gina Bachauer, Greek classical pianist of Austrian heritage, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1976)
• May 22 Carlyle Blackwell Jr, American actor (The Pilgrim Lady, The Triumph of the Rat), born in Los Angeles County, California (d. 1974)
• May 23 Ian Graeme, major-general
• May 24 Audrey Brown, British 4 X 100m runner (Olympic silver 1936), born in Bankura, India (d. 2005)
• May 24 Willi Daume, German olympic organizer, born in Hückeswagen, Germany (d. 1996)
• May 25 (Virginia) "Ginny" Simms, American singer (Kay Kyser Band), actress (Night and Day), and radio star, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1994) [1]
• May 25 J. Peter Grace, American businessman and industrialist, born in Manhasset, New York (d. 1995)
• May 25 Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster, born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 1965)
• May 26 Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician, born in Bilzen, Belgium (d. 1986)

• May 27 Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, Anglican bishop (Southwark England), born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1995)
• May 27 Wols [Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze], German cartoonist and painter, born in Berlin (d. 1951)
• May 28 Gordon Wolstenholme, British physician (Ciba Foundation), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2004)
• May 29 Douglas Black, Scottish physician and medical scientist (played a key role in the development of the National Health Service), born in Delting, Shetland (d. 2002)
• May 29 Tony Zale, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1940-47, 48), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1997)
• May 30 Cedric Thorpe Davie, British composer of film scores and pedagogue (The Green Man; St. Andrews University), born in Lewisham, London (d. 1983)
• May 31 Albert Delvaux, Belgian composer (Symphonia Burlesca), born in Louvain, Belgium (d. 2007)
• May 31 Jimmy Shirley, American jazz and R&B electric guitarist, and early proponent of the Vibrola vibrato arm ("whammy bar"), born on Union, South Carolina (d. 1989)
• May 31 Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral
• Jun 1 Bill Deedes, British journalist (d. 2007)
• Jun 2 Barbara Pym, romantic author (Very Private Eye), (d. 1980)
• Jun 2 Bert Farber, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey, Vic Damone), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
• Jun 2 Walter Andreas Schwarz, German singer and author (d. 1992)
• Jun 3 Pedro Mir, Dominican Poet Laureate (d. 2000)
• Jun 4 Bruno Bettinelli, Italian composer and teacher (Musica per archi), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2004)
• Jun 5 Friedrich Wildgans, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1965)
• Jun 6 Carlo L. Golino, Italian-American scholar, born in Pescara, Italy (d. 1991)
• Jun 6 Jiří Hájek, Czech politician and diplomat, born in Krhanice, Czech Republic (d. 1993)
• Jun 7 Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist
• Jun 7 Dallas Shirley, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (officiated 2,000+ games in 33-year career), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1994)
• Jun 8 Graham Watson, British-born literary agent (Curtis Brown)
• Jun 8 Jagamas János, Hungarian composer, born in Dés, Romania (d. 1997)
• Jun 8 Peter Diamand, artistic administrator, born in Berlin (d. 1998)
• Jun 9 Alida Margaretha Bosshardt, lt-colonel of Dutch Salvation Army
• Jun 9 Patrick Steptoe, English scientist (developed in vitro fertilization), born in Oxford, England (d. 1988)
• Jun 10 John Edmunds, American composer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1986)
• Jun 10 Thor Johnson, American conductor (Cincinnati Symphony, 1947-58; Nashville Symphony, 1967-75), born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 1975)
• Jun 10 Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov, Soviet composer and leader of the Union of Soviet Composers, born in Yelets, Russia (d. 2007)
• Jun 10 Wilbur J. Cohen, American pioneer of social security, worked on the New Deal, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1987)
• Jun 11 John Elliott Terry, British film financier (National Film Finance Corp) (d. 1995)
• Jun 11 Risë Stevens {Steenberg], American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1938-61 - "Carmen"), vocal coach, and arts administrator, born in the Bronx, NYC (d. 2013)

• Jun 12 Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general, born in Sainte-Monique-de-Nicolet, Quebec (d. 1996)
• Jun 13 Etienne Leroux, Afrikaans author (Een vir Azazel), born in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape (d. 1989)
• Jun 13 Ralph Edwards, American TV host (This is Your Life), born in Merino, Colorado (d. 2005)
• Jun 15 Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman (Anti-Apartheid)
• Jun 17 Felix Hartlaub, German historian and writer, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1945)
• Jun 18 Sammy Cahn [Cohen], American lyricist ("Three Coins in a Fountain"; "High Hopes"; "Call Me Irresponsible"), born in NYC, New York (d. 1993)
• Jun 18 Sylvia Porter, financial writer (Sylvia Porter's Money Book)
• Jun 21 Irving Shulman, American author and screenwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
• Jun 22 Wladyslaw Sila-Nowicki, Polish lawyer and advisor to Solidarity labor union, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1994)
• Jun 23 Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (Harry James; Count Basie; "Million Dollar Secret"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1981)
• Jun 23 Jacques Rabemananjara, Malagasy playwright, poet (Antsa; Antidote), and politician (Vice President, 1971-72), born in Maroantsetra in Antongil Bay, Madagascar (d. 2005)
• Jun 23 William P. Rogers, American Republican politician (US Secretary of State, 1969-73), born in Norfolk, New York (d. 2001)
• Jun 24 John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter
• Jun 24 Max van Praag, Dutch singer
• Jun 25 Cyril Fletcher, British comedian, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2005)
• Jun 26 Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician, born in Basse-Pointe, Martinique (d. 2008)
• Jun 26 Maurice Wilkes, British computer scientist and inventor (stored program concept for computers), born in Dudley, England (d. 2010)
• Jun 27 Willie Mosconi, American pool player (World C'ship pocket billiards 1941-57), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
• Jun 28 Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (Der Bockerer), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2007)
• Jun 28 George Walter Selwyn Lloyd, English composer (The Serf, John Socman), born in St. Ives, Cornwall, England (d. 1998)
• Jun 28 Walter Oesau, German fighter pilot (WWII), born in Farnewinkel, Germany (d. 1944)
• Jun 30 Alfonso López Michelsen, 24th President of Colombia (1974-78), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 2007)
• Jun 30 Harry Wismer, American sports broadcaster (NBC Blue Network, ABC, voice of Washington Redskins) and AFL team owner (NY Titans), born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1967)
• Jul 1 Jo Sinclair [Ruth Seid], American writer (Wasteland), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
• Jul 2 Edith Heerdegen, German actress (Serpent's Egg, Monpti), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1982)
• Jul 3 Hugh Stirling Mackenzie, British Royal Navy officer, born in Inverness, Scotland (d. 1996)
• Jul 3 William Deakin, British historian and warden (St Anthony's College Oxford), born in London (d. 2005)
• Jul 5 Smiley Lewis [Overton Amos Lemons], American R&B singer, and guitarist ("The Bells Are Ringing"; "One Night (Of Sin)"; "I Hear You Knocking"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
• Jul 8 Caitlin Thomas (née Macnamara), British author (Leftover Life to Kill) and the wife of the poet and writer Dylan Thomas, born in Hammersmith, London, England (d. 1994)

• Jul 10 Ljuba Welitsch, Bulgarian Austrian opera soprano (Pagliacci- "Nedda"), born in Borisovo, Bulgaria (d. 1996)
• Jul 10 Salvador Espriu, Spanish poet, born in Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain (d. 1985)
• Jul 11 Cordwainer Smith, American writer (d. 1966)
• Jul 11 Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, American sci-fi author (Space Lords)
• Jul 12 Willis Lamb, American physicist (Nobel 1955), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
• Jul 13 Dave Garroway, American TV host (Today Show, 1951-61), born in Schnectady, New York (d. 1982)
• Jul 13 Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish shipping magnate, born in Hellerup Denmark, (d. 2012)
• Jul 13 Walter Landor [Landauer], German-British industrial and brand designer, and consumer researcher, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1995)
• Jul 14 Fritz Erler, German socialist politician (SDP), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1967)

• Jul 15 Abraham Sutzkever, Yiddish language poet and memoirist.
• Jul 15 Dorothy Schwartz, American violinist (d. 2007)
• Jul 15 Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas, American country singer ("Candy Kisses"; "Alabam"), born in Blue Creek, Ohio (d. 1963)
• Jul 15 Murvyn Vye [Marvin], American actor (Road to Bali, Bob Cummings Show), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1976)
• Jul 15 Ralph Hammond Innes, English author
• Jul 16 Hugh Ford, British mechanic engineer, born in Northampton, England (d. 2010)
• Jul 16 Peter Van Eyck [Götz von Eick], German actor (The Longest Day, The Wages of Fear), born in Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1969)
• Jul 17 Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (d. 1997)
• Jul 17 Everett Helm, American music critic and composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1999)
• Jul 17 Roger Garaudy, French philosopher
• Jul 18 Jan Slot, Dutch mayor (Eethen/Hardenberg/Ede), born in Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands (d. 1994)
• Jul 18 Marvin Miller [Mueller], American actor (Space Patrol, Dead Reckoning, Millionaire), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1985)
• Jul 18 Red Skelton [Richard], American comedian (Red Skelton Show), born in Vincennes, Indiana (d. 1997)
• Jul 22 Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader and musician, born in Rivarolo, Mantovano, Italy (d. 1995)
• Jul 23 Coral Browne, Australian actress (Ruling Class, Time Express), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1991)
• Jul 23 Ernest van der Eyken, Belgian violist, composer, and conductor (Youth and Music Orchestra of Antwerp, 1963-76), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2010)
• Jul 23 Michael Foot, British politician (L) and writer, Leader of the Opposition (1980-83), born in Plymouth, Devon (d. 2010)
• Jul 24 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (Olympic gold 5½m Class 1952), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
• Jul 24 George H. Brown, English film producer (Hotel Sahara), born in London (d. 2001)
• Jul 24 Johnny McAfee, American singer (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Dallas, Texas
• Jul 25 John Cairncross, British civil servant and spy (5th man - Cambridge Five), born in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1995)
• Jul 26 Louis Salica, American boxer (NBA World Bantamweight title 1935, 40; Olympic bronze flyweight 1932), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
• Jul 27 Eva Jones, German poet and novelist (Taboo), born in Berlin (d. 1996)
• Jul 27 George L. Street III, American Navy Submariner and Medal of Honor recipient, born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2000)
• Jul 27 Mary Green, headmistress (Kidbrooke School), born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (d. 2004)
• Jul 27 Vittorio Sereni, Italian poet (Diario d'Algeria), born in Luino, Italy (d. 1983)

• Jul 30 Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, Yugoslav composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1987)
• Jul 30 Karl Guttmann, Austrian-Dutch playwright and director (Albee/Pinter), born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland (d. 1995)
• Jul 31 Bryan Hextall, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (NY Rangers; 3-time 1st team NHL All Star), born in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 1984)
• Aug 1 Jerome Moross, American composer (Frankie & Johnny), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1983)
• Aug 3 Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian television comedy writer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 2007)
• Aug 4 Robert Hayden, African-American poet (Those Winter Sundays), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1980)
• Aug 4 Wesley Addy, American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Bostonians, Loving), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1996)
• Aug 7 George Van Eps, American seven-string jazz guitarist, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1998)
• Aug 8 Axel Stordahl, American arranger (Tommy Dorsey; Frank Sinatra), orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher), and composer (McHales's Navy theme), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1963)
• Aug 8 Daan Wildschut, painter/glazenier/author
• Aug 8 Robert Stafford, American politician (Sen-R-VT, 1971-88), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 2006)
• Aug 9 Harry Mills, American baritone singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll"; "Up A Lazy River"), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1982)
• Aug 9 Herman Talmadge, American politician (70th Governor of Georgia), born in McRae, Georgia (d. 2002)
• Aug 10 Noah Beery Jr, American actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot, Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
• Aug 11 Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)
• Aug 11 Bob Scheffing, American professional baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
• Aug 11 Paul Dupuis, French Canadian actor (The Fortress; Passport to Pimlico), born in Montréal, Québec (d. 1976)
• Aug 12 Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1979)
• Aug 13 Albert Oram, Baron Oram, British Labour politician, born in Winchester, England (d. 1999)
• Aug 13 Anatoly Bogatyrev, Belarusian composer, born in Vitebsk, Belarus (d. 2003)
• Aug 13 Anna Mae Winburn, African American singer and band leader of all female band (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Port Royal, Tennessee (d. 1999)
• Aug 13 Francisco Escudero, Basque composer, born in San Sebastián, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain (d. 2002)
• Aug 13 John Facenda, American sportscaster (NFL Action), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1984)
• Aug 13 Ladislav Holoubek, Slovak conductor (Košice Opera, 1966-81), and composer (Rodina), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)
• Aug 13 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1996)
• Aug 13 Makarios III [Michail Moeskos], Greek Cypriot clergyman and politician, born in Panayia, Paphos, Cyprus (d. 1977)
• Aug 14 Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C'ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
• Aug 14 Paul Dean, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1981)

• Aug 17 Mark Felt, American FBI official and Watergate secret informant known as "Deep Throat", born in Twin Falls, Idaho (d. 2008)
• Aug 17 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)
• Aug 17 Rudy York, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Ragland, Alabama (d. 1970)
• Aug 19 John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method (d. 2004)
• Aug 19 Richard Simmons, American actor (Sergeant Preston of the Yukon), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
• Aug 19 Walter B. Jones Snr., American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina 1966-92), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1992)
• Aug 21 Cornelius Johnson, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1936), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1946)
• Aug 21 Diana Churchill, English actress (Spider, Sally Bishop, Housemaster), born in Wembley, England (d. 1994)
• Aug 21 Robert Gordon, American child actor (billed as "Bobby" - The Jazz Singer; Mountains of Manhattan), and director (The Joe Louis Story), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
• Aug 21 Victor Rosow, Russian dramatist, born in Yaroslavl (d. 2004)
• Aug 22 Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian nuclear physicist, born in Marina di Pisa, Italy (d. 1993)
• Aug 22 Robert Martineau, British bishop of Blackburn (d. 1999)
• Aug 22 Robert Schollum, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1987)
• Aug 23 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993)
• Aug 23 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Venezuelan musician and composer, born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (d. 1993)
• Aug 23 Stanley Kitchen, British chartered accountant
• Aug 24 Dorothy Comingore [Linda Winters], American actress (Citizen Kane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1971)
• Aug 25 Don DeFore, American actor (George-Hazel, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1993)
• Aug 25 Walt Kelly, American cartoonist and animator (Pogo), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
• Aug 26 Cees de Lange, Dutch comedian and conferencier, born in The hague, Netherlands (d. 1974)
• Aug 27 Arthur Benfield, head of Cheshire CID, born in Ashton Upon Mersey, England (d. 1995)
• Aug 27 Donald M. MacKinnon, Scottish philosopher, born in Oban, Scotland (d. 1994)
• Aug 27 Stewart Crawford, British diplomat
• Aug 28 John Terence Reese, British bridge master, born in Epsom, Surrey, England (d. 1996)
• Aug 28 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), born in Geelong, Australia (d. 1993)
• Aug 28 Richard Tucker [Rivn Ticker], American tenor (New York Metroploitan Opera, 1945-75), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1975)
• Aug 28 Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist essayist/dramatist, born in Thamesville, Ontario (d. 1995)
• Aug 29 Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1999)
• Aug 30 Thomas F. Torrance, Scottish Protestant theologist, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (d. 2007)
• Aug 31 Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank Observatory, born in Oldland Common, Bristol (d. 2012)
• Aug 31 Michiel P. Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Curacao (1951-67)
• Aug 31 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
• Sep 1 Christian Nyby, American director (Big Sleep, Thing), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
• Sep 2 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), born in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1981)
• Sep 3 Alan Ladd, American actor (Shane, Carpetbaggers), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas (d. 1964)
• Sep 4 Kenzo Tange, Japanese architect (Kagawa Prefectural Government Office Building, 1987 Pritzker Prize), born in Sakai, Japan (d. 2005)
• Sep 4 Mickey Cohen, American gangster (Cohen crime family), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1976)
• Sep 4 Stanford Moore, American biochemist (Nobel 1977), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1982)
• Sep 5 Connie Stuart [Cornelia van Meygard], Dutch cabaret performer, born in Wijhe, Netherlands (d. 2010)
• Sep 5 Kathleen Burke, American actress (Island of Lost Souls), born in Hammond, Indiana (d. 1980)
• Sep 7 Anthony Quayle, British actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia), born in Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire (d. 1989)

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