Famous People Born in 1913 (Part 3)

Birthdays 401 - 539 of 539

Jesse Owens (1913-1980)

Sep 12 American athlete (4 Olympic gold 1936), born in Oakville, Alabama

Sep 12 Kenneth Lo, cookery writer and restaurateur, born in Foochow, China (d. 1995)
Sep 13 Roy Engle, American writer and actor (The Man from Planet X, The Wild Wild West, My Favorite Martian), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1980)
Sep 14 Jacobo Árbenz, President of Guatemala (1951-54); overthrown by CIA, born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (d. 1971)
Sep 15 Hans Filbinger, German politician (CDU), born in Mannheim, German Empire (d. 2007)
Sep 15 Henry Dreyfus Brant, Canadian composer (Great American Goot), born in Montreal, Quebec
Sep 15 John Mitchell, American lawyer, political operative (US Attorney General, 1969-72), and convicted perjurer (Watergate Scandal), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1988)
Sep 15 John N. Mitchell, American lawyer, US attorney general, convicted and jailed as Nixon's campaign manager, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1988)
Sep 15 Roger "Ram" Ramirez, American jazz pianist and composer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1994)
Sep 17 Jørgen Jersild, Danish composer and educator (Royal Danish Academy, 1953-75), born in Copenhagen (d. 2004)
Sep 19 Frances Farmer, American actress (Son of Fury, Flowing Gold, Among the Living), born in Seattle, Washington (1970)
Sep 21 Ulrich Ernst Simon, German-Jewish Anglican theologian, born in Berlin (d. 1997)
Sep 22 Leroy Holmes, American songwriter ("The Mole"), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
Sep 23 Alexey Davidovich Machavariani, composer
Sep 24 Herb Jeffries [Umberto Alejandro Ballentino], American actor and director (The Bronze Buckaroo, Mundo depravados), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2014)
Sep 25 David Hunt, British diplomat winner of the BBC's Mastermind television quiz (1977), born in Durham, England (d. 1998)
Sep 26 Ernst Schnabel, German writer and pioneer of the radio documentary, born in Zittau, Germany (d. 1986)
Sep 27 Albert Ellis, American psychologist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)

Alice Marble (1913-1990)

Sep 28 American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California

Sep 28 Edith Pargeter, English author (wrote as Ellis Peters), born in Horsehay, Shropshire (d. 1995)
Sep 28 Vivian Fine, American composer (Women in the Garden), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
Sep 28 Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss artist and illustrator
Sep 29 Silvio Piola, Italian soccer striker (34 caps, 30 goals; Lazio), born in Robbio Lomellina, Pavia (d. 1996)
Sep 29 Stanley E. Kramer, American producer and director (Inherit the Wind), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)

Trevor Howard (1913-1988)

Sep 29 English actor in over 70 films (Brief Encounter, Superman, The Third Man), born in Kent, England

Oct 1 Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist, co-founder and 'Godfather' of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, born in Belém, Brazil (d. 2009)
Oct 2 Gene Benson, American baseball outfielder (Negro League All-Star 1940, 45-46), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
Oct 2 Karl Miller, German soccer defender (12 caps; Dresdner SC), born in Hamburg (d. 1967)
Oct 2 Vivian Ridler, British scholar and printer (Oxford University), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2009)
Oct 4 Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian
Oct 5 Eugene B. Fluckey, American Navy submariner, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2007)
Oct 5 William Lehman, American politician, born in Selma, Alabama (d. 2005)
Oct 6 Meret Oppenheim, writer
Oct 7 Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist (Het Parool, Kinks)
Oct 8 Robert Gilruth, American aviation and space pioneer (NASA Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, 1961-74), born in Nashwauk, Minnesota (d. 2000) [1]
Oct 8 Walter Schumann, American choral director (Ford Show) and film and television composer (Night Of The Hunter; Dragnet theme), born in NYC, New York (d. 1958)
Oct 10 Claude Simon, Malagasy-French writer (Nobel Prize Literature 1985), born in Tananarive, Madagascar (d. 2005)
Oct 10 Johnny Downs, American actor (The Mad Monster, Coronado, Manhattan Showcase), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
Oct 11 J.J. Pickle, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1963-95), born in Big Spring, Texas (d. 2005)
Oct 14 Ginty Lush, Australian cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1985)
Oct 15 Frances Tustin, English child psychologist, born in Darlington, England (d. 1994)
Oct 16 Cesar Bresgen, Austrian organist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1988)
Oct 18 Evelyn Venable, American model and actress (Death Takes a Holiday, Columbia Pictures logo), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1993)
Oct 19 Jean Urruty, French Jai-Alai champion
Oct 19 Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano)
Oct 19 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)
Oct 20 (Louis) "Grandpa" Jones, American country music singer and banjo wizard (Hee-Haw), born in Niagra, Kentucky (d. 1998)
Oct 20 Angelo Ephrikian, Armenian-Italian composer, born in Treviso, Italy (d. 1982)
Oct 20 Barney Phillips [Bernard Philip Ofner], American actor (Dragnet, Felony Squad), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1982)
Oct 22 Annette Rogers, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1932, 36), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 2006)

Bảo Đại (1913-1997)

Oct 22 Vietnamese emperor and chief of state (Annam 1926-1945; State of Vietnam, 1949-1955), born in Hue, French Indochina

Oct 22 Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2002)
Oct 22 Patricia "Boots" Mallory, American dancer and actress (Handle With Care), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958)

Robert Capa (1913-1954)

Oct 22 Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary

Oct 24 Molly Hide, English cricketer who captained England for 17 years, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
Oct 24 Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone, born in Bassano del Grappa (d. 1984)

Klaus Barbie (1913-1991)

Oct 25 German Gestapo chief (Butcher of Lyon), born in Godesberg, German Empire

Oct 26 Stuart J. Byrne, American sci-fi author (Star Man, God Man), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2011)
Oct 27 Joseph Medicine Crow, Native American chief and historian, born near Lodge Grass, Montana (d. 2013)
Oct 28 Peter Glenville, English stage and screen actor and director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket), born in London (d. 1996)
Oct 29 (Israël) "Eddie" Constantine, American-French singer and actor (Alphaville; License to Kill; Lucky Jo, It Lives Again), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)

Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)

Nov 2 American actor (Apartment, From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry), born in NYC, New York

Nov 2 Ivor Roberts-Jones, British sculptor (known for sculpted heads of Yehudi Menuhin and George Thomas), born in Oswestry, England (d. 1996)
Nov 4 Gig Young [Byron Elsworth Barr], American actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota (d. 1978)
Nov 5 John McGiver, American character actor (Patty Duke Show; Jimmy Stewart Show; Fitzwilly), born in NYC, New York (d. 1975)

Vivien Leigh (1913-1967)

Nov 5 English actress (Gone With The Wind; A Streetcar Named Desire), born in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, India

Albert Camus (1913-1960)

Nov 7 French playwright (Les Justes - The Just Assassins), novelist (L'Étranger - The Stranger), and philosopher (Nobel Prize for Literature 1957), born in Dréan, Algeria

Nov 8 Robert Strauss, American actor (Stalag 17, The Seven Year Itch), born in NYC, New York (d. 1975)
Nov 9 Thelma Hulbert, English painter (Le Sacre du Printemps), born in Bath, Somerset (d. 1995)
Nov 10 Alvaro Cunhal, Portuguese politician and writer, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 2005)
Nov 11 German Leont'yevich Zhukovsky, Ukrainian composer (From The Whole Heart), born in Radziwiłłowo, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
Nov 11 Peter Black, English TV critic, born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England (d. 1995)
Nov 13 Alexander Scourby, American actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
Nov 13 Helen Mack, American actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1986)
Nov 13 Lon Nol, Cambodian politician, 7th President of the Khmer Republic (1972-75), born in Kampong Leav, Prey Veng, Cambodia (d. 1985)
Nov 15 Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
Nov 19 Blue Barron [Harry Freidman], American "sweet music" orchestra leader ("Cruising Down The River"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2005)
Nov 20 Irina Nijinska, Russian-Polish-American ballet dancer, and teacher, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1991)
Nov 20 Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), born in Starke, Florida (d. 1983)
Nov 21 Roy Boulting, British film director and producer (Desert Victory), born in Bray, Berkshire, Eng (d. 2001)
Nov 22 Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (d. 2006)
Nov 22 Gardnar Mulloy, American tennis player (5 x Grand Slam doubles champion; Davis Cup 1946, 48, 49), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2016)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Nov 22 English composer (The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Peter Grimes), born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Nov 24 Gisela Mauermeyer, German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1995)
Nov 24 Howard Duff, American actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing), born in Bremerton, Washington (d. 1990)
Nov 25 Jack Davies, English screenwriter (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
Nov 25 Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist (d. 1993)
Nov 26 Foy Draper, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1936 WR 39.8s), born in Georgetown, Texas (d. 1943)
Nov 27 Frances Swem Anderson, American technologist (nuclear medicine), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2019)
Nov 27 Robert Dougall, English TV host and broadcaster, born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 1999)
Nov 28 Hugo Pos, Surinamese-Dutch poet and writer, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2000)
Nov 29 Benjamin Markarian, Armenian astrophysicist (Markarian galaxies), born in Shaumiani, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
Nov 30 John K. M. McCaffery, American TV host (One Minute Please), born in Moscow, Idaho (d. 1983)

Mary Martin (1913-1990)

Dec 1 American actress (Peter Pan) and Larry Hagman's mom, born in Weatherford, Texas

Dec 3 Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish politician and resistance fighter, born in Diest, Belgium (d. 1994)
Dec 4 Robert Adler, Austrian-American inventor (remote control for television), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2007)
Dec 6 Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
Dec 6 John Mikaelsson, Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948, 52), born in Kristinehamn, Sweden (d. 1987)
Dec 8 Delmore Schwartz, American poet, short story writer and critic (Shenandoah), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1966)
Dec 8 Paul Félix, Flemish architect (Sun Song), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 1981)
Dec 10 Harry Locke, British actor (Passport to Pimlico, Town on Trial), born in London, England (d. 1987)
Dec 10 Morton Gould, American prolific composer (Verdun), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 1996)
Dec 11 Jean Marais, French actor (Donkey Skin, Orpheus), born in Cherbourg, Manche, France (d. 1998)
Dec 12 Eve Lister, British film and television actress (No Limit, Hyde Park), born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1997)
Dec 12 Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), born in Kaposvár, Hungary (d. 1945)
Dec 12 Hal Dickinson, American singer (Modernaires), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1970)
Dec 12 Stanley Bate, English composer, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1959)

Archie Moore (1913-1998)

Dec 13 American light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60), born in Benoit, Mississippi,

Dec 13 Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), born in NYC, New York (d. 1972)
Dec 13 John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, English art historian and director of British Museum (1974-76), born in London (d. 1994)
Dec 15 Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (The Book of the Dead), born in NYC, New York (d. 1980)
Dec 15 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, born in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1985)
Dec 18 Alfred Bester, American sci-fi author (Deceivers, Starlight), born in New York City (d. 1987)
Dec 18 Donald Phillips, British pianist and composer (Spanish Fiesta, Concerto In Jazz), born in Dalston, London (d. 1994)
Dec 18 Lynn Bari [Margaret Schuyler Fisher], American actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1989)
Dec 18 Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
Dec 18 Saburo Takata, Japanese composer, born in Nagoya (d. 2000)

Willy Brandt (1913-1992)

Dec 18 German statesman, leader of the SPD party (1964-1987) and Chancellor of West Germany (1969-74, Nobel 1971), born in Lübeck, Germany

Dec 20 Jozef Kresánek, Slovak composer and musicologist, born in Čičmany, Kongdom of Hungary (now Slovakia) (d. 1986)
Dec 21 Raich Carter, English soccer forward (13 caps; Sunderland, Derby County, Hull C) and manager (Hull C, Leeds, Mansfield Town, Middlesborough), born in Sunderland, England (d. 1994)
Dec 22 Anthony Barber Doncaster, English bookseller, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
Dec 23 Hans Henkemans, Dutch composer and teacher, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1995)
Dec 23 Leo Ketelaars, Dutch violinist and baritone oratorio vocalist, born in Maasniel, Netherlands (d. 1992)
Dec 24 Karl Michael Komma, German composer and music publicist, born in Aš, Czech Republic (d. 2012)
Dec 25 Henri Nannen, German journalist (Der Stern), born in Emden, Germany (d. 1996)
Dec 25 Jonathan "Candy" Candido, American actor and radio performer (Peter Pan; The Great Mouse Detective), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1999)
Dec 25 Tony Martin [Alvin Morris], American singer ("It's a Blue World; "To Each His Own"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
Dec 26 Frank Swift, English soccer goalkeeper and journalist (19 caps; Manchester City 376 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Blackpool, Lancashire (d. 1958)

Elizabeth Smart (1913-1986)

Dec 27 Canadian author (By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept), born in Ottawa, Ontario

Dec 28 Lou Jacobi, Canadian actor and comedian (Irma la Douce, The Dean Martin Show), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2009) [1]
Dec 29 Laurence Gower, English lawyer & academic, born in Forest Gate, London (d. 1997)
Dec 30 Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (d. 2002)
Dec 30 Svend Simon Schultz, Danish composer and choral director (Danish Radio Choir, 1949-79), born in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark (d. 1998)

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