Peter Vail (94)
January 13th, 1930

American geologist – Peter Vail was born in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on January 13th, 1930 and is 94 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 13

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

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

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

76

Charles Nelson Reilly

American comedian and actor

*January 13th, 1931, South Bronx †May 25th, 2007, Beverly Hills

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

86

Chris Wiggins

Canadian actor

*January 13th, 1931, Blackpool †February 19th, 2017, Elora

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

35

Derek Wong

Singaporean badminton player

*January 13th, 1989, Singapore

87

Rosemary Murphy

German-American actress (1925–2014)

*January 13th, 1927, Munich †July 5th, 2014, New York City

83

Denise Guénard

French sprinter (1934-2017)

*January 13th, 1934, Saint-Maurice †May 23rd, 2017, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre

75

Gwen Verdon

American dancer and actress (1925-2000)

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

84

Shivkumar Sharma

Indian classical musician

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

92

Sydney Brenner

South African biologist, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002

*January 13th, 1927, Germiston †April 5th, 2019, Singapore

43

Lee Hyo-jung

South Korean badminton player

*January 13th, 1981, Busan

40

Kęstutis Navickas

Lithuanian badminton player

*January 13th, 1984, Kaunas

30

Edi Subaktiar

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1994, Sidoarjo

51

Ain Matvere

Estonian badminton player

*January 13th, 1967, Tartu †May 14th, 2018, Tartu

55

Steve Wiebe

American electronic sports player

*January 13th, 1969, Seattle

30

Emmanuel Donkor

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1994, Sekondi-Takoradi

29

Dylan Soedjasa

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1995, Takapuna

49

Andrew Yang

American entrepreneur, attorney and political candidate

*January 13th, 1975, Schenectady

87

Roland Petit

French ballet dancer and choreographer

*January 13th, 1924, Villemomble †July 10th, 2011, Geneva

54

Shonda Rhimes

American television producer, television and film writer, and author

*January 13th, 1970, Chicago

91

Michael Bond

English author (1926–2017)

*January 13th, 1926, Newbury †June 27th, 2017, London

34

Marco Pantani

Italian road racing cyclist

*January 13th, 1970, Cesena †February 14th, 2004, Rimini

25

Emilie Nautnes

Norwegian soccer player

*January 13th, 1999, Norway

84

David F. Cargo

American politician (1929-2013)

*January 13th, 1929, Dowagiac †July 5th, 2013, Albuquerque

28

Axel Louissaint

Swiss basketball player

*January 13th, 1996, Yverdon-les-Bains

82

Carol Cleveland

British actress

*January 13th, 1942, London

81

Tom Gola

American basketball player and politician (1933-2014)

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

64

Matthew Bourne

British ballet and dance choreographer

*January 13th, 1960, Walthamstow

Also born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

85

Günter Oldenburg

German bicycle racer (1930-2016)

*July 1st, 1930, Dobra †April 8th, 2016, Berlin

85

Josef Wierer

German actor

*October 31st, 1930, Wörth an der Donau †April 22nd, 2016, Nittenau

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

*March 22nd, 1930, Manhattan †November 26th, 2021, Roxbury

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

93

Warren Buffett

American investor, entrepreneur and businessman

*August 30th, 1930, Omaha

83

Maximilian Schell

Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor

*December 8th, 1930, Vienna †February 1st, 2014, Innsbruck

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

69

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

*June 2nd, 1930, Philadelphia †July 8th, 1999, Ojai

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

Peter Vail