Edgar Eckert (78)
January 13th, 1948

German cross-country skier – Edgar Eckert was born in Neubau (District of Fichtelberg, Germany) on January 13th, 1948 and is 78 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 13

47

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

50

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

37

Derek Wong

Singaporean badminton player

*January 13th, 1989, Singapore

77

Rakesh Sharma

First Indian astronaut

*January 13th, 1949, Patiala

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

84

Shivkumar Sharma

Indian classical musician

*January 13th, 1938, Jammu †May 10th, 2022, Mumbai

75

Gwen Verdon

American dancer and actress (1925-2000)

*January 13th, 1925, Culver City †October 18th, 2000, Woodstock

77

Hannelore Klamm

German politician

*January 13th, 1949, Ludwigshafen

81

Tom Gola

American basketball player and politician (1933-2014)

*January 13th, 1933, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2014, Philadelphia

70

Johannes Selle

German politician

*January 13th, 1956, Bad Lobenstein

79

José Fogaça

Brazilian politician

*January 13th, 1947, Porto Alegre

64

Gholam Hossein Mazloumi

Iranian footballer (1950-2014)

*January 13th, 1950, Abadan †November 19th, 2014, Tehran

65

Guy Corneau

Canadian psychoanalyst and essayist (1951-2017)

*January 13th, 1951, Chicoutimi †January 5th, 2017, Montreal

71

Paul Kelly

Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player, born 1955

*January 13th, 1955, Adelaide

70

Taye Atske Selassie

Ethiopian politician and diplomat

*January 13th, 1956, Gondar

67

Ivan Shishkin

Russian landscape painter (1832-1898)

*January 13th, 1831, Yelabuga †March 8th, 1898, Saint Petersburg

Also born in 1948

77

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

77

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

77

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

76

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans †July 13th, 2024, Hollywood Hills

78

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

77

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

77

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

78

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

77

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator (1948–2017)

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India (1948–2017)

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

78

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

78

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

78

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

76

Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024)

*January 14th, 1948, New Orleans †February 2nd, 2024, Los Angeles

78

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

78

Bernadette Peters

American actress and singer

*February 28th, 1948, Queens

78

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

77

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

77

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

77

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

77

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

78

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

77

George R. R. Martin

American writer and television producer

*September 20th, 1948, Bayonne

77

Samuel L. Jackson

American actor (born 1948)

*December 21st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

Edgar Eckert