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Famous People Born on June 13

Famous people born on June 13 include James Clerk Maxwell (1831), W. B. Yeats (1865) and Ban Ki-moon (1944).

BORN ON THIS DAY
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell
Born 1831 · Science & Invention
Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
W. B. Yeats
1865–1939
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
Ban Ki-moon
1944–present
UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016
Fernando Pessoa
1888–1935
Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935)
Chris Evans
1981–present
American actor (born 1981)
Thomas Young
1773–1829
English polymath (1773–1829)
Klaus Iohannis
1959–present
President of Romania from 2014 to 2025
Charles the Bald
823–877
King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877
Luis Walter Alvarez
1911–1988
American physicist, inventor and professor (1911–1988)
Malcolm McDowell
1943–present
British actor (born 1943)
Grigori Perelman
1966–present
Russian mathematician (born 1966)
Keisuke Honda
1986–present
Japanese football player and manager (born 1986)
Charles the Fat
839–888
Carolingian emperor from 881 to 887
Måns Zelmerlöw
1986–present
Swedish singer and TV presenter (born 1986)
Paavo Nurmi
1897–1973
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897–1973)
Tim Allen
1953–present
American actor and comedian (born 1953)
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Miyamoto Musashi
1584–1645
Japanese swordsman, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (c. 1584–1645)
Anthony of Padua
1195–1231
Portuguese Catholic saint (1195–1231)
Martin Buber
1878–1965
Austrian-Israeli philosopher (1878–1965)
Cormac McCarthy
1933–2023
American writer (1933–2023)
Benny Goodman
1909–1986
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)
Osamu Dazai
1909–1948
Japanese writer (1909–1948)
Georg von Békésy
1899–1972
Hungarian-American biophysicist (1899–1972)
Geraldine Page
1924–1987
American actress (1924–1987)
Roger Garaudy
1913–2012
French philosopher and politician (1913–2012)
Kitasato Shibasaburō
1853–1931
Japanese physician and bacteriologist (1853–1931)

Sources

  1. June 13 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
  2. James Clerk Maxwell — Wikipedia
  3. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths
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