Famous people born on 13 May

• Pius IXPope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878 · 1792–1878
  85 yrs
• Alphonse DaudetFrench novelist, playwright, and poet · 1840–1897
  57 yrs
• Maria Theresa of AustriaRuler of the Habsburg Dominions · 1717–1780
  63 yrs
• Ronald RossBritish doctor, Nobel laureate, writer, and artist · 1857–1932
  75 yrs
• Georges BraqueFrench painter and sculptor · 1882–1963
  81 yrs
• Innocent XIIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724 · 1655–1724
  68 yrs
• Daphne du MaurierBritish writer · 1907–1989
  81 yrs
• Joe Louis ↗American boxer · 1914–1981
  66 yrs
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ↗Politician, fifth President of India · 1905–1977
  71 yrs
• Lazare Carnot ↗French political, engineering and mathematical figure · 1753–1823
  70 yrs
• Inge Lehmann ↗Danish seismologist who discovered the Earth's inner core · 1888–1993
  104 yrs
• John VI of Portugal ↗King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825 · 1767–1826
  58 yrs
• Roger Zelazny ↗U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet · 1937–1995
  58 yrs
• Bea Arthur ↗American actress and comedienne · 1922–2009
  86 yrs
• Alexis Clairaut ↗French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist · 1713–1765
  52 yrs
• Jim Jones ↗American cult leader · 1931–1978
  47 yrs
• Witold Pilecki ↗Polish underground resistance soldier, World War II concentration camp resistance leader · 1901–1948
  47 yrs
• Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham ↗British Prime Minister · 1730–1782
  52 yrs
• Arthur Sullivan ↗English composer of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo · 1842–1900
  58 yrs
• Ásgeir Ásgeirsson ↗Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (1894-1972) Governor of Surtsey · 1894–1972
  78 yrs
• Ritchie Valens ↗American musician · 1941–1959
  17 yrs
• Pavel Jozef Šafárik ↗Slovak poet, linguist, literature historian, publicist, educator, publicist, translator, writer and science writer · 1795–1861
  66 yrs
• Chuck Schuldiner ↗American musician · 1967–2001
  34 yrs
• Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz ↗King consort of Spain from 1846 to 1868 · 1822–1902
  79 yrs
• Marie of Brabant, Queen of France ↗Queen consort of France · 1254–1321
  66 yrs
• Georgios Papanikolaou ↗Greek pathologist · 1883–1962
  78 yrs
• William Richard Tolbert ↗President of Liberia 1971–1980 · 1913–1980
  66 yrs
• Alexei Khomyakov ↗Russian philosopher · 1804–1860
  56 yrs
• Bruce Chatwin ↗English novelist · 1940–1989
  48 yrs
• Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen ↗Duchess of Teschen · 1742–1798
  56 yrs
• Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal ↗Portuguese noble and diplomat · 1699–1782
  82 yrs
• Édouard Molinaro ↗French film director · 1928–2013
  85 yrs

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