Merrill Markoe (75)
August 13th, 1948

American writer – Merrill Markoe was born in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on August 13th, 1948 and is 75 years old today.

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Hansjürgen Müller-Beck

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*August 13th, 1927, Apolda †August 2nd, 2018, Bern

24

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

*August 13th, 1999, Oshawa

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Janet Yellen

United States Secretary of the Treasury since 2021

*August 13th, 1946, Brooklyn

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

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Dagmar von Kurmin

German actress

*August 13th, 1933, Riga †August 1st, 2020, Bonn

70

Thomas Pogge

German philosopher

*August 13th, 1953, Hamburg

80

Alfred Hitchcock

English filmmaker (1899–1980)

*August 13th, 1899, Leytonstone †April 29th, 1980, Bel Air

90

Madhur Jaffrey

Indian-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality

*August 13th, 1933, Delhi

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Sebastian Stan

Romanian-born American-raised actor

*August 13th, 1982, Constanța

66

David Crane

American writer and producer

*August 13th, 1957, Philadelphia

24

Giulia Be

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 13th, 1999, Rio de Janeiro

54

Sridevi

Indian actress (1963–2018)

*August 13th, 1963, Sivakasi †February 24th, 2018, Dubai

50

Herb Ritts

American photographer

*August 13th, 1952, Los Angeles †December 26th, 2002, Los Angeles

74

Jim Brunzell

American professional wrestler

*August 13th, 1949, White Bear Lake

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

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Pat Harrington Jr.

American Emmy Award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016)

*August 13th, 1929, Manhattan †January 6th, 2016, Los Angeles

76

Fred Stanley

American baseball player

*August 13th, 1947, Farnhamville

58

Kathleen Cassello

American operatic soprano

*August 13th, 1958, Wilmington †April 12th, 2017, Munich

95

Frederick Sanger

British biochemist

*August 13th, 1918, Rendcomb †November 19th, 2013, Cambridge

49

Karine Jean-Pierre

White House Press Secretary since 2022

*August 13th, 1974, Fort-de-France

39

Niko Kranjčar

Croatian footballer

*August 13th, 1984, Zagreb

44

Corey Patterson

American baseball player

*August 13th, 1979, Atlanta

53

Alan Shearer

English footballer

*August 13th, 1970, Newcastle upon Tyne

76

Gretchen Corbett

American actress

*August 13th, 1947, Portland

87

Vyjayanthimala

Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian

*August 13th, 1936, Chennai

70

Howard Marks

Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945-2016)

*August 13th, 1945, Kenfig Hill †April 10th, 2016, Leeds

68

Jennifer Willems

Dutch actress (1947-2015)

*August 13th, 1947, The Hague †November 13th, 2015, Amsterdam

56

Dan Fogelberg

American singer (1951–2007)

*August 13th, 1951, Peoria †December 16th, 2007, Deer Isle

79

Hissène Habré

5th president of Chad

*August 13th, 1942, Faya-Largeau †August 24th, 2021, Dakar

Also born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

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Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

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

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

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Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

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Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

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Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

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Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

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

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

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

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

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

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

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

75

Brian Eno

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

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

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

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

76

Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024)

*January 14th, 1948, New Orleans †February 1st, 2024, Los Angeles

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

76

Bernadette Peters

American actress and singer

*February 28th, 1948, Queens

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

75

Sauli Niinistö

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

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

75

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

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George R. R. Martin

American writer and television producer

*September 20th, 1948, Bayonne

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