April 13: Today's Notable Birthdays

With Whom Do You Share Your Birthday?

Is April 13th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on April 13th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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April 13th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

April 13th Birthdays: Famous Artists

American architect Alfred Mosher Butts (Stanford Free Library) was born on April 13, 1899. Alfred Butts invented Scrabble, the popular board game.

James T. Chick, American cartoonist (Chick Gospel Tracts), was born on April 13, 1924.

Bill Conti, American film score composer and Academy Award winner (1983), was born on April 13, 1942. Bill Conti composed the scores for Dynasty, Falcon Crest, For Your Eyes Only, Inside Edition, The Right Stuff, Rocky IV and other films.

American film director Stanley Donon (Bedazzled and Damn Yankees) was born on April 13, 1924.

James Ensor, Flemish painter (De Lampenjongen), was born on April 13, 1860.

British portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence was born on April 13, 1769.

April 13th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Jose Antonio (Joe Rijo) Abreu, Donimican professional baseball player, was born on April 13, 1965. Jose Rijo played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.

Uwe Beyer, German shot-putter and Olympic gold medalist (1976), was born on April 13, 1945.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, American judoku, U.S. Olympian and U.S. Senator (R-CO), was born on April 13, 1933.

American race car driver Daniel Sexton (Dan) Gurney was born on April 13, 1931. Dan Gurney's father was opera singer John Gurney.

Aaron Hayden, American professional football player (Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers), was born on April 13, 1973.

Russian chess master Garry Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963.

Davis Love, III, American professional golfer, was born on April 13, 1964.