Did you know
Marie Osmond's 1973 cover of "Paper Roses," released when she was 14, made her the youngest female act with a number-one country single.
Famous Birthdays on October 13
1959 — Marie Osmond
American singer, actress, and television spokesperson
October 13 has 208 recorded notable births across history, from 467 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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467 – 2001
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Major events on October 13
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- 1821 The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. Source
- 1892 Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means. Source
- 1983 Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. Source
- 1915 First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos. Source
Did you know
Jerry Rice won three Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers before two shorter stints at the end of his career with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.
Did you know
Robert Lamm is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band's debut studio album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969).
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ranks as one of the most influential South Asian singers of all time.
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Ashok Kumar is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.
More major people born on October 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1962
Jerry Rice
American football player
Jerry Lee Rice is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1944
Robert Lamm
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
Robert William Lamm is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Chicago.
1948
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani musician (died 1997)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, also known as NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music director, primarily associated with qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music from Pakistan and…
1911
Ashok Kumar
Indian film actor (died 2001)
Ashok Kumar was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.
1964
Matt Walsh
American actor and comedian
Matthew Paul Walsh is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as Mike McLintock in Veep for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
1967
Trevor Hoffman
American baseball player
Trevor William Hoffman is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010.
1920
Laraine Day
American actress (died 2007)
Laraine Day was an American actress, radio and television commentator, and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) contract star.
1931
Eddie Mathews
American baseball player and manager (died 2001)
Edwin Lee Mathews was an American professional baseball third baseman.
1985
Brian Hoyer
American football player
Axel Edward Brian Hoyer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
1996
Joshua Wong
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
Joshua Wong Chi-fung is a Hong Kong activist and politician. He served as secretary-general of the pro-democracy party Demosistō until it disbanded following implementation of the Hong Kong national security law on 30…
1964
Marco Travaglio
Italian journalist and author
Marco Travaglio is an Italian journalist, writer, and pundit. Since 2015, he has been the editor-in-chief of the independent daily newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano.
1933
Thomas Bingham
Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2012)
Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill was a British judge who was successively Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and Senior Law Lord.
1968
Tisha Campbell-Martin
American actress and singer
Tisha Michelle Campbell is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors, and later starred on the NBC musical comedy drama Rags to…
1940
Pharoah Sanders
American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022)
Pharoah Sanders was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", Sanders played a prominent role in the…
1977
Justin Peroff
Canadian drummer and actor
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1980
Ashanti
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was discovered as a teenager by record producer Irv Gotti, and signed with his label Murder Inc.
1917
Reed Erickson
American philanthropist (died 1992)
Reed Erickson was an American engineer, activist, and philanthropist, as well as a transgender man who, according to sociology specialist Aaron H.
2001
Caleb McLaughlin
American actor
Caleb Reginald McLaughlin is an American actor. He gained international recognition playing Lucas Sinclair in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–2025).
1952
Beverly Johnson
American model, actress, and singer
Beverly Ann Johnson is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman.