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A native of Nottingham and former member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, Morton started her career on British television in the early 1990s and gained recognition for acting in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–96).
Famous Birthdays on May 13
1977 — Samantha Morton
English actress and director
May 13 has 154 recorded notable births across history, from 1024 to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1888 With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery. Source
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Source
- 1862 Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and hands it to the United States Navy, who quickly commission it as the gunboat USS Planter and appoint Smalls as captain, thus making him the first black man to command a United States ship. Source
- 1858 Montenegrin forces under Grand Duke Mirko Petrović-Njegoš defeat an Ottoman army under Hussein Pasha in the battle of Grahovac. The battle is a significant step towards formal independence and quickly becomes a part of national folklore. Source
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Stevie Wonder is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
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James Warren Jones was an American cult leader, preacher, and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978.
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Debby Ryan started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent.
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Known for her collaborations with director Lars von Trier, she has appeared in three of his features to date: Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), and The House That Jack Built (2018).
More major people born on May 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1950
Stevie Wonder
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.
1931
Jim Jones
American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (died 1978)
James Warren Jones was an American cult leader, preacher, and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978.
1993
Debby Ryan
American actress and singer
Deborah Ann Ryan is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent.
1961
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
American actress
Siobhan Fallon Hogan is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer.
1967
Chuck Schuldiner
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)
Charles Michael Schuldiner was an American musician. He co-founded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in…
1967
Melanie Thornton
American-German singer (died 2001)
Melanie Janene Thornton was an American singer-songwriter. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she first gained recognition as a session singer after relocating to Germany to pursue a music career.
1963
Andrea Leadsom
English politician
Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom is a British politician who served in various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2014 and 2024.
1989
P. K. Subban
Canadian ice hockey player
Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
1713
Alexis Clairaut
French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1765)
Alexis Claude Clairaut was a French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist.
1986
Lena Dunham
American actress, director, and screenwriter
Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer.
1941
Jody Conradt
American basketball player and coach
Addie Jo "Jody" Conradt is an American retired women's basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's team at University of Texas at Austin (UT).
1977
Pusha T
American rapper
Terrence LeVarr Thornton, better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse, which he formed with his older brother Malice.
1811
Juan Bautista Ceballos
President of Mexico (1853) (died 1859)
Juan Bautista Loreto Mucio Francisco José de Asís de la Santísima Trinidad Ceballos Gómez Sañudo (1811–1859) was a Mexican politician who served in congress and in the supreme court before being briefly made president…
1992
Tyrann Mathieu
American football player
Tyrann Devine Mathieu is an American former professional football safety who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1946
Tim Pigott-Smith
English actor and author (died 2017)
Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith was a British actor and author. For his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in…
1730
Charles Watson-Wentworth
2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1782)
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, styled The Honourable Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount Higham between 1739 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750, and the Marquess of…
1937
Zohra Lampert
American actress
Zohra Lampert is a retired American actress, who has had roles on stage, film and television. She performed under her then-married name of Zohra Alton early in her career.
1978
Mike Bibby
American basketball player and coach
Michael Bibby is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach at California State University, Sacramento. He played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1952
Londa Schiebinger
American academic and author
Londa Schiebinger is the John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science at Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1984.