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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 13, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,435 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,435 Celebrities
136 celebrities or events were found for May, 13. Add to favourites (300 fans)Biography of Robert Pattinson
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986 (birth time source: Youtube, Astrodatabank)) is an English actor, model, musician and producer. Pattinson started his career by playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He later landed the leading role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, and came to worldwide fame, thus establishing himself among the highest paid and most bankable actors in Hollywood. In 2010, Pattinson was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World, and also in the same year Forbes ranked him as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world in the Forbes Celebrity 100. Since the Twilight series ended in 2012, Pattinson has ventured into doing small independent films. Ea... Add to favourites (39 fans)Biography of Grégory Lemarchal
Grégory Lemarchal (b. May 13, 1983 in La Tronche, France, d. April 30, 2007 in Suresnes) was a French singer and winner of the fourth series of the reality TV programme Star Academy, broadcast on the TF1 television network. Height: 1m77 Personal life Grégory was born in La Tronche, and raised near Chambéry, as the first child of mother Laurence and father Pierre Lemarchal, with a sister Leslie. At twenty months of age, he was diagnosed with the hereditary disease cystic fibrosis. Professional career In 1995, he became France's champion of acrobatic rock. In 1998, he unsuccessfully participated in the show "Graines de stars", but become a local star. Through a friend, in mid-June of 2004, Lemarchal was contacted by the producers of Star Academy in Paris who needed one mo... Add to favourites (21 fans)Biography of Nikos Aliagas
Nikos Aliagas (b. May 13, 1969 in Paris) is a French-born Greek host of the French music reality program named Star Academy. One of his parents came from the area of Stamna in the prefecture of Aitoloacarnania in Greece. He speaks five languages (as of 2003) including English. He lived between France and Greece during childhood. He was a guest star on a Greek program Koita ti Ekanes in late-2003 and featured clips from Star Academy. He has published a book called Gennithika Ellinas... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Christine Bravo
French TV host.... Add to favourites (35 fans)Biography of Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Wonder has recorded more than thirty Top 10 hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards (a record for a solo artist), plus one for lifetime achievement, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. Opera star Luciano Pavarotti once referred to him in a concert as a "great, great musical genius". Blind from infancy, Wonder signed with Motown Records as an adolescent of age 11, and continues to perform and record for the label to this day. He has become one of the most successful and well-known artists in the world, with nine U.S. number-one hits to his name and albu... Biography of Anne Pingeot
Anne Pingeot (born May 13, 1943 in Clermont-Ferrand, France) was the mistress of François Mitterrand, the fomerPresident of the French Republic. She is the mother of Mazarine Pingeot, illegitimate daughter of Mitterrand. Anne Pingeot worked in the Musée d'Orsay and wrote books on art.... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times, along with five NBA Championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). He is the all-time leader in rebound rate and is generally regarded as one of the greatest rebounders of all-time. He is also well-known for his controversial antics on and off the court. He has been featured in several media and television roles. When Rodman entered the NBA Draft in 1986, he was officially listed at 6'8" while playing one of the most physical positions in basketball at power forward. Des... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jim Jones (cult)
James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) (birth time source : Astrodatabank, Frank C. Clifford, Zip Dobyns) was the American founder of the Peoples Temple group, which became synonymous with group suicide after the November 18, 1978 mass murder - suicide by poison in their isolated agricultural intentional community called Jonestown, located in the country of Guyana. Nine-hundred-and-nine (909) people were allegedly convinced or forced to drink cyanide as the only way to escape the potential threat brought to the group after Jim Jones ordered his men to kill visiting Congressman Leo Ryan and numerous members of his entourage. Early life and founding of Temple Jones was born in Lynn, Indiana to Lynetta Putnam and James Thurman Jones. He graduated from high school at R... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/) (born May 13, 1964) is an Emmy and Peabody award winning American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style (particularly in his portrayal of uninformed opinion leaders), and for his deadpan comedic delivery. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically-acclaimed sketch comedy series "Exit 57". Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived "Dana Carvey Show" before c... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. Early life The son of Nikonar Keitel and Maritska LeCose, Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania , Keitel was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and grew up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn with his sister, Renee, and brother, Jerry. At the age of sixteen, Keitel decided to join the United States Marine Corps, a decision that took him to Lebanon. After his return to the United States, he was a court reporter and was able to support himself before beginning his acting career. Career As a younger adult in New York City, before becoming a famous actor, Harvey Keitel was a free-lance court reporter. Keitel studied under both Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, ev... Biography of Ronnie Coleman
Ronald Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964 in Bastrop, Louisiana) is an American professional bodybuilder and an eight-time Mr. Olympia title winner. He was also involved in mixed martial arts from a young age. He is known mainly as "Ronnie Coleman", and he won the Mr. Olympia contest from 1998 to 2005. Coleman is an affiliate of the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) and is signed to an endorsement contract with BSN. Alongside his eight Olympia wins as a professional bodybuilder, Coleman holds the record for most wins as an IFBB professional with 25 wins. He broke the previous record (held by Vince Taylor at 22 wins) in Moscow on November 5, 2004. Coleman graduated Cum Laude from Grambling State University (GSU) in 1989 with a degree in accounting. While attending Coleman a... Biography of Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was a pioneer of rock and roll. Career The professional career of Ritchie Valens lasted a period of eight months, during which time he recorded some very influential songs of the 1950s rock and roll era. His best known song, "La Bamba", is probably the very first Latin Rock song to become a hit , making Valens the father of the Spanish rock and roll movement. He was born in Pacoima, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, on May 13, 1941. Brought up hearing traditional Mexican mariachi music, as well as flamenco guitar, R&B and jump blues, by the age of 5 he expressed an interest in making music of his own. He was encouraged by his father to take up guitar and trumpet, and it is also known that he l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Mulliez
Gérard, Paul, Louis Mulliez is a French business man and one of the richest men in France. He was the manager of of the firm Auchan.... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Alison Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp (born Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrap on May 13, 1966, in Enfield, London) is an English singer-songwriter with the band Goldfrapp. Goldfrapp was born in London and raised in Alton, Hampshire, the youngest of six children. At age 19, she moved to Belgium to work as a singer for a theatrical composer and on her return to England, attended Middlesex University's School Of Art, where she studied Fine Art. It was at Middlesex that she was discovered by Orbital during a now infamous show in which she milked a cow while yodeling. After acquiring her degree from Middlesex, Goldfrapp toured internationally with British rapper Tricky, appearing on his album Maxinquaye. Her mainstream success began when she started collaborating with film composer Will Gregory under the nam... Biography of Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays; born 13 May 1957) is a French doctor, politician, and former cosmonaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (1985-1999) and the European Space Agency (1999-2002). Background and training Born in Le Creusot, France, Haigneré studied medicine at the Faculté de Médecine (Paris-Cochin) and Faculté des Sciences (Paris-VII). She went on to obtain certificates in biology and sports medicine (1981), aviation and space medicine (1982), and rheumatology (1984). In 1986 she received a diploma in the biomechanics and physiology of movement. She completed her PhD thesis in neuroscience in 1992. Space career Haigneré was a back-up crew member for the 1993 Mir Altaïr mission in which her future husband Jean-Pierre Haigneré participated. ... Biography of Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet (May 13, 1840 – December 17, 1897) was a French novelist. He was the father of Léon Daudet and Lucien Daudet. Early life Alphonse Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the bourgeoisie. The father, Vincent Daudet, was a silk manufacturer - a man dogged through life by misfortune and failure. Alphonse, amid much truancy, had a depressing boyhood. In 1856 he left Lyon, where his schooldays had been mainly spent, and began life as a schoolteacher at Alès, Gard, in the south of France. The position proved to be intolerable. As Daudet declared that all through his prosperous career he was haunted in dreams by the miseries of his apprenticeship to the blacking business, so Daudet says that for months after leaving Alès he would wake with horr... Biography of Georges Braque
Georges Braque (May 13, 1882 – August 31, 1963) was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor who, along with Pablo Picasso, developed the art movement known as cubism. Youth Georges Braque was born in France. He grew up in Le Havre and trained to be a house painter and decorator as his father and grandfather were, but he also studied painting in the evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre from about 1897 to 1899. He apprenticed in Paris under a decorator and was awarded his certificate in 1902. The following year he attended the Académie Humbert, also in Paris, and painted there until 1904. It was here that he met Marie Laurencin and Francis Picabia. Fauvism His earliest works were impressionistic, but after seeing the work exhibited by the Fauves in 1905 Bra... Biography of Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an Oscar-nominated English actress. Height : 5' 3" (1.60 m) Morton began her career as a child actor. At 13 she joined the Central Junior Television Workshop. At 16 she moved to London and appeared in plays at the Royal Court Theatre, also securing an early break as a guest star in an episode of Cracker. Although she applied to institutions such as RADA, she received no further formal training. She eventually starred in television productions like Jane Eyre and The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Starring roles in Band of Gold (1995), and the film Under the Skin in 1997, raised her profile in the UK. The latter impressed Woody Allen so much he cast her in his film Sweet and Lowdown for which she would receive a nomination for the Acade... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Cabrol
Laurent Cabrol, born May 13, 1947 in Mazamet, is a French writer, journalist, radio host and TV host (on TF1).... Biography of Luciano Benetton
Luciano Benetton, born May 13, 1935 in Treviso, is an Italian businessman, Chairman of group United Colors of Benetton. Benetton Group S.p.A. (NYSE: BNG) is a global clothing brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from four members of the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed on the Borsa Italiana, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. The success story began in 1955 when Luciano Benetton, the eldest of four children, was only 20 years old and working as a salesman in Treviso. He realized that people wanted colors in their lives and especially in their clothes. He sold a younger brother's bicycle in order to buy the first second-hand knitting machine, and began to market a small collection of sweaters to local stores... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Bea Arthur
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (1966). Early life Arthur was born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1922 to Philip and Rebecca Frankel (1902–1986) in New York City. In 1933 her family moved to Cambridge, Maryland, where her parents operated a women's clothing shop. She attended Linden Hall School for Girls... Biography of Siegfried Fischbacher
Siegfried & Roy are two gay German-American entertainers who worked on the Las Vegas Strip, USA. Their long running show of magic and illusion was famous for working with Big Cats, in particular white tigers but also including white lions. Due to their dependence on white tigers for their act, the duo implemented their own breeding program. History Siegfried Fischbacher (born June 13, 1939, Rosenheim) and Roy Horn (born October 3, 1944, Nordenham) were born in Germany around the time of the Second World War. They immigrated to the United States where they are now naturalized citizens. They proudly hold on to their German heritage, though. In 2002, they were honored by the German-American Steuben Parade in New York, leading the Parade as Grand Marshals. Siegfried is a tradition... Biography of Daphne du Maurier
Daphne, Lady Browning DBE (13 May 1907–19 April 1989), commonly known as Dame Daphne du Maurier (IPA: ), was a famous British novelist best known for her short story "The Birds" and her classic novel Rebecca, published in 1938. Both were adapted into films by Alfred Hitchcock, Rebecca winning the Oscar for Best Picture. Personal life Du Maurier was born in London (although spending most of her life in her beloved Cornwall), the second of three daughters of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont (maternal niece of William Comyns Beaumont). Her grandfather was the author and Punch cartoonist, George du Maurier who created the character of Svengali in the novel Trilby. These connections gave her a head start in her literary career; Beaumont published so... Biography of Maria Theresa
(Not to be confused with Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867) or Maria Theresa of Spain) Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, Archduchess of Austria, (German: Maria Theresia, Hungarian: Mária Terézia, Romanian: Maria Tereza, Slovak: Mária Terézia, Czech: Marie Terezie; May 13, 1717 – November 29, 1780) was (reigning) Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Maria Theresa was the oldest daughter of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Emperor Charles VI, who promulgated the Pragmatic Sanction to allow her to succeed to the Habsburg monarchy. Opposition to her acceding to the throne led to the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740. After Emperor Charles VII, who claimed the throne, died in 1745, Maria Theresa obtained the imperial ... Biography of Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, he is considered to be one of the greatest champions in boxing history. Louis held the heavyweight title for over 11 years, more than anyone else before or after him, recording 25 successful defenses of the title. In 2003, Ring Magazine ranked him No. 1 on its list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. In 2005, Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. He participated in 27 heavyweight championship fights, a record which still stands. In the turbulent era during World War II, he became a national hero in America, partly because of his comment about the Allies, "We're gonna win 'cause w... Biography of Melanie Thornton
Melanie Janene Thornton (May 13, 1967 - November 24, 2001) was an American-German pop singer who found fame in Germany and fronted the Eurodance group La Bouche, who formed hits such as "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" in the mid-1990s. She forged a moderately successful solo career in Germany before her death. Her hits include "Love How You Love Me", "Wonderful Dream", "Memories" and "Heartbeat". Thornton died in a plane crash near Bassersdorf, Switzerland. Personal life Melanie Janene was born in Charleston, South Carolina and began studying voice from the age of six, as well as learning to play the piano and the clarinet. Growing up her mother would listen to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack. Melanie would mimic the female vocalists she saw on television or heard on radio. Later on... Biography of Senta Berger
Senta Berger (born May 13, 1941) is an Austrian actress and producer, born in Vienna. Berger's parents were not rich, but they tried everything to meet the desires of their daughter. Her father was a musician. Senta first appeared on stage at the age of four, when her father accompanied her singing on the piano. At the age of five she started ballet lessons, but her dream of a career as a dancer was destroyed when her teacher did not like the physical changes in Senta during puberty. Berger then took private acting lessons. In 1957, she won her first small role in a film. She applied for the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a famous acting school in Vienna, and was accepted. However, shortly afterwards she was forced to leave, because she had accepted a film role without permission. In 1958, s... Biography of Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from his election in June 16, 1846, until his death more than 31 years later in 1878. Pius IX was elected as the candidate of the liberal and moderate wings on the College of Cardinals, following the pontificate of arch-conservative Pope Gregory XVI. Initially sympathetic to democratic and modernizing reforms in Italy and in the Church, Pius became increasingly conservative after he was deposed as the temporal ruler of the Papal States in the events that followed the Revolutions of 1848. He formally defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and organized the First Vatican Council, which defined the dogma of papal infallibility. Early life and ministry G... Biography of John VI of Portugal
John VI, King of Portugal (13 May 1767 – 26 March 1826) KG KGF (Portuguese João, pron. IPA ), the Clement (Port. o Clemente), King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves (later changing the title to just King of Portugal and Algarves, since Brazil was recognized independent in 1825) was born in Lisbon on 13 May 1767, and received the title of prince of Brazil in 1788. He was the 27th (or 28th according to some historians) Portuguese monarch. João was born as the second son of Maria Francisca of Portugal, the then Princess of Brazil and her husband, Infante Pedro, prince consort of Brazil. His mother ascended the throne of Portugal in 1777, and in 1788 John's elder brother died, whereby he became the heir apparent of the reigning queen. In 1792 he assumed the reins of ... Biography of Hugh Armstrong Robinson
Hugh Armstrong Robinson, born May 13, 1881 - 1963, Neosho, Missouri. Robinson was pioneer in the earliest days of aviation, combining his skills of inventor, pilot, and daredevil. Among other things, he is said to have been the third person to successfully fly an aircraft after the Wright Brothers in a plane of his own design and construction and the first person to make an air-sea rescue. Robinson also devised the art of dive-bombing. In late 1910 Hugh Robinson became a pilot and chief engineer for Glenn Curtiss at Curtiss Aviation, North Island, California. There he invented a tailhook system that helped make possible Eugene Ely's first ever flight to the deck of a ship, the USS Pennsylvania, by allowing the airplane to stop quickly and safely. Robinson took part in Curtiss' developme... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daniel Russo
Daniel Russo, born May 13, 1948 in Marseille, is a French actor and comedian. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.fr/name/nm0751606/ ) # La liste (2009) (TV) .... Paul Sax # Un viol (2009) (TV) .... Maxime Gallet # "Myster Mocky présente" (1 Episode, 2009) - La voix de sa consciense (2009) Episode TV # La passion selon Didier (2009) (TV) .... Didier # Un homme d'honneur (2009) (TV) .... Pierre Bérégovoy # "Mac Orlan" .... Commandant Mac Orlan (Episodes, 2009) - Ennemis intimes (2009) Episode TV .... Commandant Mac Orlan - La fille au tailleur blanc (2009) Episode TV .... Commandant Mac Orlan - Jusqu'au bout du monde (2009) Episode TV .... Commandant Mac Orlan - Les yeux du père (2009) Episode TV .... Commandant Mac Orlan # "La vie est à nous" .... Le Pèr... Biography of Regina Restelli
Regina Restelli, born May 13, 1960 in Sao Paulo, is a Brazilian actress. She looks very much like Madonna.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léonce Perret
Léonce Perret (May 13, 1880 – August 14, 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer. He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema. Léonce Perret began his career as a relatively undistinguished stage actor. He was recruited to the film industry by the Gaumont Film Company. His numerous short films gained significant accolade in French cinematography. Until his emigration to the United States in 1917, he was a fixture of the Gaumont Film Company. On American soil, he produced several popular films, the most notable being Lest We Forget (N’oublions jamais) in 1918. After returning to Fra... Biography of Bruce Chatwin
Bruce Charles Chatwin (13 May 1940 - 18 January 1989) was an English novelist and travel writer. Early life Chatwin was born on 13 May 1940 at his maternal grandparents' house in Dronfield, near Sheffield, England. His mother, Margharita (née Turnell), had left the family home at Barnt Green, Worcestershire, and moved to her parents' home when Chatwin's father, Charles Chatwin, went away to serve with the Royal Naval Reserve. He spent his early childhood living in West Heath in Birmingham (then in Warwickshire), where his father had a law practice. He was educated at Marlborough College, in Wiltshire. Art and archaeology After leaving Marlborough College in 1958, Chatwin reluctantly moved to London to work as a porter in the Works of Art department at the auction house Sotheby... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Raphaël Dinelli
Raphaël Dinelli, born May 13, 1968 in Floirac, is a French navigator and skipper.... Biography of David Martinon
David Martinon, born in May 13th at Leyde (Netherlands) is a Frenc politician, the spokeperson for the French presidency since May 2007.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Pasteur Vallery-Radot
Louis Pasteur Vallery-Radot (13 May 1886, Paris - 9 October 1970, Paris) was a French physician, biographer of his grandfather Louis Pasteur and editor of Pasteur's complete works.... Biography of Nicolas Jeanjean
Nicolas Jeanjean is a French rugyman, born May 13, 1981 in Montpellier. Height : 1m90 (6'3") Weight : 96 kg... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Perez
Christian Perez (born May 13, 1963 in Marseille) is a French former footballer. He played for France at Euro 1992. Titles Coupe de France runner-up in 1996 with Nîmes Olympique... Biography of Lazare Nicolas Carnot
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot (May 13, 1753—August 2, 1823), the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician. Education and early life Born in Nolay, Côte-d'Or, Carnot was educated in Burgundy at the Collège d’Autun, an artillery and engineering prep school. He graduated from Mezieres School of Engineering, where he had met and studied with Benjamin Franklin, at the age of twenty and obtained commission as a lieutenant in the Prince of Condé’s engineer corps. Although in the army, he continued his study of mathematics. In 1784 he published his first work Essay on Machines which contained a statement that foreshadowed the principle of energy as applied to a falling weight, and the earliest proof of the fact that ... Biography of Frédéric Bouraly
Frédéric Bouraly, born on May 13, 1967 in Moulins (Allier), is a French actor, screenwriter, author, and humorist. Filmography Actor 1998 : Folle d'elle de Jérôme Cornuau 1999 : Le Schpountz de Gérard Oury 2000 : Le battement d'ailes du papillon de Laurent Firode 2000 : Deuxième quinzaine de juillet de Christophe Reichert 2002 : Ah ! si j'étais riche de Michel Munz et Gérard Bitton 2004 : Les Parisiens de Claude Lelouch 2004 : Quartier VIP de Laurent Firode 2006 : La maison du bonheur de Dany Boon 2006 : Les brigades du tigre de Jérôme Cornuau 2009 : Erreur de la banque en votre faveur de Michel Munz et Gérard Bitton 2010 : Par amour de Laurent Firode 2011 : Le Marquis de Dominique Farrugia Television 1981 : Les de... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aglaé (singer)
Jocelyne Deslongchamps, best known as Aglaé or Aglaë, is a Canadian singer and actress, born in Epiphanie, Quebec, May 13, 1933 and died April 19, 1984 in Montreal.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Françoise Oriane
Françoise Oriane, born May 13, 1940 in Bruxelles, Belgium, is a French comedian and actress. Filmography (source: http://french.imdb.com/name/nm0649817/ ) Odette Toulemonde (2006) .... La dame du café Le violon brisé (2001) (TV) .... Le professeur Mayence Les enfants du jour (1999) (TV) .... La concierge Pure Fiction (1998) .... La femme du château A comme acteur (1995) Êtes-vous là, Madame Souris? (1971) (TV) .... Emma Le démon de Sainte Croix (1970) (TV) .... Louise Bosquet La nuit des rois (1962/II) (TV) George et Margaret (1962) (TV) À couteaux tirés: L'Affaire Babette (1962) (TV)... Biography of Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham (play /ˈlinə ˈdʌnəm/ LEE-nə DUN-um; born May 13, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actress and comedienne. She wrote and directed the independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), and is the creator and star of the HBO series Girls. In 2012, she was nominated for 4 Emmy Awards for Girls. Early life Dunham was born in New York City and is the daughter of Laurie Simmons, a photographer and designer, and Carroll Dunham, a painter. Her father is Protestant, and according to Dunham, a Mayflower descendant, while her mother is Jewish. Dunham attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, where she met Tiny Furniture actress and Girls co-star Jemima Kirke. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2008, where she studied creative writing. Career Dunham'... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franck Dumoulin
Franck Dumoulin, born May 13, 1973 in Denain, is a pistol shooter from Denain, France. Palmarès Olympic Games 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney (Australia): Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol World Championships 1994 World Championships (Milan, Italia) : Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol Bronze Medal in 50 m Pistol 1998 World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) : Gold Medal in 50 m Pistol 2002 World Championships (Lahti, Finland) : Bronze Medal in 10 m Air Pistol European Championships (since 2001) 2002 European Championships (Thessalonique, Greece) : Silver medal in 10 m Air Pistol 2005 European Championships (Tallinn, Estonia) : Bronze medal in 10 m Air Pistol (Walter Lapeyre, Franck Dumoulin, Manuel Alexandre-Augrand) 2006 European Championships (Moscow, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Imca Marina
Imca Marina, born May 13, 1941 in Zuidbroek, is a Dutch singer. Discography Albums De beste 1965 Imca's troeven 1967 Imca Marina 1970 Imca Marina 1972 Bella Italia 1973 Veertien successen 1974 Gouden successen (verzamel) 1979 Viva Marina (verzamel) 1980 Hartenvrouw 1981 Verloren liederen 1988 Het beste van Imca Marina (verzamel) 1989 Imca Marina 1992 19-9-1992 31 6 Einfach das Beste (verzamel) 1996 Singles Pre-Top 40 Soerabaja 3-1963 1 5 M Lass mein Herz nicht weinen 9-1963 5 7 M Über den Wolken ist Sonnenschein 8-2-1964 8 14 Harlekino / Eldorado 8-8-1964 2 21 Lass mein herz nicht weinen 12-12-1964 41 3 Top 40 Harlekino 2-1-1965 5 8 Santo Domingo 5-6-1965 6 19 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lorraine McIntosh
Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is the female vocalist, with the Scottish rock band, Deacon Blue, and is married to lead singer Ricky Ross. They have three children. She is not the same Lorraine McIntosh who performs backing vocals for the UK funk/dance band Jamiroquai. She took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson for a few years in the popular Scottish soap opera, River City, which is set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow. Her character is currently out of the story. McIntosh has also appeared in a number of Scottish films, including Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe, and Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, as well as an episode of the popular TV drama series, Taggart.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary Walsh
Mary Cynthia Walsh, CM was born on May 13, 1952, in St. John's, Newfoundland, and is an actress and comedian. Walsh suffers from macular degeneration, a disease that has rendered her left eye almost blind. Walsh has a son, Jesse Cox, born in 1989. She married Donald Nichol in 2002 , having only known him for 9 months. Walsh had a difficult childhood with alcoholic parents. She attended a strict convent school and then studied theatre in Toronto at Ryerson University, but dropped out to work with the CODCO comedy troupe on a series of stage shows, which eventually evolved into a sketch comedy series. The CODCO series ran from 1987 to 1992 on CBC Television. In 1992, she began to work with former co-star Rick Mercer and former CODCO co-stars Cathy Jones and Greg Thomey to create a n... Biography of Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel ...And Call Me Conrad (1965; subsequently published under the title This Immortal, 1966) and the novel Lord of Light (1967). The ostracod Sclerocypris zelaznyi was named after him. Biography Zelazny was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of Polish immigrant Joseph Frank Zelazny (Żelazny, Polish for "iron" or "cast-iron" -adjective) and Irish-American Josephine Flora Sweet. In high school, Roger Zelazny was the editor of the school newspaper and joined the Creative Writing Club. ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ida Ferrier
Born Marguerite-Joséphine Ferrand May 13, 1811, Ida Ferrier was Alexandre Dumas' wife from 1840, separated in 1845. Dumas wrote the poems Obéissance and À I… for her. She played the leading role in Bathilde.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul-Armand Gette
Paul-Armand Gette (May 13, 1927, Lyon, France) is a French photographer, sculptor, and writer. He lives in Paris. Bibliography De la diversité, Voix éditions Publication La Dissimulation de l’origine, texte et œuvres de P.-A. Gette, Les Éditions de l’Ariane, 2008... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bice Valori
Maria Bice Valori, born in Rome May 13, 1927 and died in Rome May 17, 1980, was an Italian comedian and actress, the daugther of journalist Aldo Valori. Selected filmogaphy È più facile che un cammello..., regia di Luigi Zampa (1950) Accidenti alle tasse!!, regia di Mario Mattoli (1951) Il padrone del vapore, regia di Mario Mattoli (1951) Totò terzo uomo, regia di Mario Mattoli (1951) Sette ore di guai, regia di Vittorio Metz, Marcello Marchesi (1951) Anema e core, regia di Mario Mattoli (1951) Accidenti alle tasse!!, regia di Mario Mattoli (1951) Inganno, regia di Guido Brignone (1952) La domenica della buona gente, regia di Anton Giulio Majano (1953) Siamo tutti inquilini, regia di Mario Mattoli (1953) Papà Pacifico, regia di Guido Brignone (1954) La moglie è ug... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Brown (director)
Michael Brown, born May 13, 1938 in Los Angeles, is an American director (source: LMR).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jane Glover
Jane Glover CBE (born 13 May 1949) is a British-born conductor and music scholar. Early life Glover attended Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. Her father, Robert Finlay Glover MA TD,was headmaster of Monmouth School and it was through this connection that she was able to meet Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears aged only 16. She later described the meeting: "I was beside myself with the prospect of hearing them perform. On the afternoon of the concert, the doorbell rang at the headmaster's house, and I went to answer it. There on the step, looking for all the world as they did on one of my record sleeves, distinguished, elegant and with the kindliest of eyes, were Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten my hero." She read Music at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and went on to comp... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dmitri Baltermants
Dmitri Baltermants (May 13, 1912 – 1990) was a prominent Soviet-era photojournalist. He was born in Warsaw, Poland. His father served in the Imperial Russian Army and was killed in the First World War. Baltermants graduated from the Moscow State University to become a math teacher, but fell in love with photography and began a career in the field of photojournalism. He was an official Kremlin photographer, worked for the daily Izvestia and was picture editor of the popular magazine Ogonyok. During World War II, Baltermants covered the battle of Stalingrad, and the battles on of the Red Army in Ukraine, Poland and in Germany, ultimately reaching Berlin in 1945. He was twice wounded. Just like his fellow photographers covering the Red Army during the war, Baltermants' images were... Biography of Giuliano Amato
Giuliano Amato (born 13 May 1938 in Turin) is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy twice, first from 1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to 2001. He was more recently Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted the new European Constitution and headed the Amato Group. He is commonly nicknamed dottor Sottile, (which means both "Dr. Thin" and "Doctor Subtilis", a joke about both his physical thinness and his political insightfulness). From 2006 to 2008, he was the Minister of the Interior in Romano Prodi's government. Biography Born in Turin, Amato grew up in Tuscany. He received a first degree in law from the University of Pisa in 1960, while attending the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico, now Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, and a mast... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stefaan Maene
Stefaan Maene (born May 13, 1972 in Oostende) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Belgium, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first international medal at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca: bronze in the 200m Backstroke. Two years later, at the European LC Championships 1995 in Vienna, Austria, Maene gained bronze in the 100m Backstroke.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rab Noakes
Rab Noakes (Born "Robert Noakes" 13 May 1947, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) is a Scots singer-songwriter. He has performed with Lindisfarne, who recorded his songs "Turn a Deaf Ear" on their first album, Nicely Out of Tune, and "Together Forever" on their second, Fog on the Tyne. Barbara Dickson also recorded Turn a Deaf Ear on her album Do Right Woman, on which Noakes also performed. Noakes also sang backing vocals and played guitar on the first solo album by Gerry Rafferty, "Can I Have My Money Back", and became an early member of Stealers Wheel, though he left them before they recorded their first album. His best-known recording, "Branch", was released as a single in summer 1974 from the album "Red Pump Special", and attracted considerable airplay on Radio 1 though without making the c... Biography of Jack Harries
Jackson Frayn Harries (born 13 May 1993) is a British actor, presenter and vlogger from London, England. Personal life Harries grew up in Chiswick London. He studied at the Harrodian school in Barnes between the ages of 8 to 18. During this time he starred in the popular television programme School of Comedy which had two series on E4 and Channel 4. Harries studied media, photography and History of art and spent a lot of his time making short films and comedy sketches at home. Harries is son to Rebecca Frayn, an author and director, and Andy Harries, a television and film producer. Harries has an identical twin brother, Finn, and a younger sister, Emmy Lou. Finn appeared in two sketches on School of Comedy as a clone of his brother. Harries is currently on his Gap Year but hopes ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Erich Carl Kühr
Erich Carl Kühr, born on May 13, 1899 in Berlin (birth time source: Heinz Specht, Astrodatabank), died on February 18, 1951 in Bayerisch Gmain, was a German astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Privat
Maurice Privat, born May 13, 1889 in Paris and died in 1949, was a French writer, journalist and astologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carolyn Franklin
Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988) was an American Gospel and Rhythm & Blues singer and songwriter. Carolyn was born on May 13, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the youngest sibling of legendary Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, and the daughter of Rev. C. L. Franklin, the famous Detroit preacher, and Barbara Siggers Franklin, a pianist and gifted Gospel vocalist. Carolyn and her family moved to Detroit, Michigan while Carolyn was still a baby. Carolyn Franklin recorded in her own right, releasing numerous albums throughout the 1970s and serving as one of Aretha's background vocalists for some years as well as writing some of her songs, including Ain't No Way and the 1973 #1 R&B hit Angel. Carolyn was living at her father's West Side home in Detroit, Michigan whe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Poncelet
Thierry Poncelet, born on May 13, 1946 in Etterbeek, is a Belgian artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Paul Joseph, Count de Smet de Naeyer (13 May 1843 – 9 September 1913) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Ghent, son of a cotton industrialist, he was himself also an industrialist and a banker. He was head of the Société Générale de Belgique and the owner of several coal mines. He represented Ghent and Eeklo in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1886 to 1908, and served in the Belgian Senate from 1908 to 1913. He served in several governments, as Finance minister from 1894 to 1896, and again from 1899 to 1907, combining the portfolio with the Ministry of Public Works. He was the 16th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1896 to 1899, and again from 1899 to 1907. He was made an honorary Minister of State in 1899 and a Count in 1900. He died in Brussels.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Calmel
Roger Calmel (13 May 1920 - 4 July 1998) was a French composer. His nearly 400 works span every genre, from chamber music to opera. Originally from the Languedoc, he undertook his first musical studies in Béziers, in particular with Paul Fouquet. In 1944, he moved to Paris to study composition at the César Franck school, before entering the Paris conservatory and winning first prize in several classes as of Counterpoint and Fugue (Plé-Claussade Class), Aesthetic class (Oliveir Messiaen class) and Composition class (Darius Milhaud class). His training benefited also from Pierre Shaeffer's influence. The next few years witness the birth of his first major works. His personal musicality stood up through an atonal essence language that renounces neither polytonality nor tonal pivot us... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Geneviève Gaillard
Geneviève Gaillard (born 13 May 1947 in Niort, Deux-Sèvres), is a French veterinary doctor, politician, member of the French Socialist Party, Socialist Party Deputy for Deux-Sèvres and, since 2008, Mayor of Niort. Biography Daughter of René Gaillard (1918–1985) who was also Mayor of Niort, Geneviève Gaillard graduated from the École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse (Toulouse National Veterinary College) in 1972, and obtained a DEA (post-graduate qualification) in microbe ecology in 1983. Her career as a vet continued until 1989, when she became a City Councillor for Niort. Gaillard is also Vice-President of the French Socialist Party, charged with the environment and social policy. She is noted for her pro-environmental stance. Selected publications Zoning to the contrac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benoît Frachon
Benoît Frachon, born on May 13, 1893 in Chambon-Feugerolles (Loire), died on August 1, 1975 in Les Bordes (Loiret), was a French syndicalist, a former member of the General Confederation of Labour (French: Confédération générale du travail, CGT).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer, of Irish and Italian descent, best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist W. S. Gilbert, including such continually-popular works as H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. Sullivan's artistic output included 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous hymns and other church pieces, songs, parlour ballads, part songs, carols, and piano and chamber pieces. Apart from his comic operas with Gilbert, Sullivan is best known for some of his hymns and parlour songs, including "Onward Christian Soldiers", "The Absent-Minded Beggar", and "The Lost Chord". His most critically praised piec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pope Innocent XIII
Pope Innocent XIII (13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724) was pope from 1721 until his death. He was born Michelangelo Conti in Poli, near Rome. Like Pope Innocent III (1198–1216), Pope Gregory IX (1227–1241) and Pope Alexander IV (1254-1261), he was a member of the family of the Conti, counts and dukes of Segni. He included the family crest in his Pontifical coats of arms. He became Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta under Pope Clement XI (1700–21) in 1706. From 1697 to 1710 he acted as papal nuncio to the Kingdom of Portugal, where he is believed to have formed those unfavourable impressions of the Jesuits which afterwards influenced his conduct towards them. In 1721 his high reputation for ability, learning, purity, and a kindly disposition secured his election to succeed Clement X... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Florent Mothe
Florent Mothe, born May 13, 1981 in Argenteuil, Val d'Oise, is a French singer and musician. Birth time source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FUy_WCVRDI&feature=relmfu Discography Singles * 2009 : Vivre à en crever (en duo avec Mikelangelo Loconte) * 2009 : L'assasymphonie * 2009 : Le Bien qui fait Mal (en fond la troupe de mozart l'opéra rock) * 2009 : Victime de ma victoire * 2009 : Debout les fous (avec la troupe de mozart l'opéra rock) Awards * NRJ Music Awards 2010 : Révélation française de l'année * NRJ Music Awards 2010 : Groupe/Duo/Troupe française de l'année (avec la troupe de Mozart, l'opéra rock) * NRJ Music Awards 2010 : Chanson française de l'année (avec L'Assasymphonie et la troupe de Mozart, l'opéra rock) * Disque... Biography of Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro (born May 13, 1928) is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, etc.), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro is still active as a director, although he produces works almost exclusively for television. In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the Prix René Clair, a prize given by the Académie française for excellent film work. Filmography (as director) * 1957 : Les Alchimistes * 1958 : Le Dos au mur (Back to the Wall) * 1959 : Des femmes disparaissent (The Road to Shame) * 1959 : Un témo... Biography of Jacques Aubert (percussionnist)
Jacques Aubert, born May 13, 1944 in Le Sentier, is a Swiss musician, composer and percussionist (source: Lescaut).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcel Thielemans
Marcel Thielemans, born May 13, 1912 in Bruxelles, is a Belgian musician and trombonist... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul (13 May 1754 – 14 February 1807) was a French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars. He came from an old noble family of France whose military tradition extended for several centuries. Efforts by the French Revolutionary government to remove him from his command failed when his soldiers refused to give him up. A big, loud-voiced man, he led from the front of his troops. Although the failure of his cavalry to deploy at the Battle of Stockach (1799) resulted in a court martial, he was exonerated and went on to serve in the Swiss campaign in 1799, at the second battle of Stockach, the Battle of Biberach, and later at Battle of Hohenlinden. He served under Michel Ney and Joachim Murat. He was killed in Murat's massive cavalry charge of the Battle of Eylau in 180... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edouard Alexandre Sain
Edouard Alexandre Sain, born on May 13, 1830 in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire (birth time source: Lescaut), died in 1910, was a French painter.... Biography of Mickey Madden
Mickey Madden (born Michael Allen Madden, May 13, 1979 in Austin, Texas) is an American musician. Madden is best known for being the bassist in the pop rock band Maroon 5. Madden began playing in junior high school, playing in garages along with friends Jesse Carmichael (piano/keyboard) and Adam Levine (singer/guitar). The bands Pearl Jam and Nirvana were among their influences. In 1994, with the addition of Ryan Dusick (drums), the band Kara's Flowers was formed. After the break-up of Kara's Flowers, Madden attended classes at UCLA. After Madden attended college, the group reformed with the addition of James Valentine (guitar). He is a vegan.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Humblot
Robert Humblot, born on May 13, 1907 in Fontenay-sous-Bois (birth time source: Lescaut), died on March 14, 1962 in Paris, was a French artist and painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gregor von Rezzori
Gregor von Rezzori (May 13, 1914 – April 23, 1998), born Gregor Arnulph Hilarius d'Arezzo, was an Austrian-born German-language novelist, memoirist, screenwriter and author of radio plays, as well as an actor, journalist, visual artist, art critic and art collector. He was fluent in German, Romanian, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish, French, and English; during his life, von Rezzori was successively a citizen of Austria-Hungary, Romania, and the Soviet Union, before becoming a stateless person and spending his final years as a citizen of Austria. He married Beatrice Monti della Corte. Biography Gregor von Rezzori was born in Czernowitz, Bukovina, part of Austria-Hungary at the time (1914). He originated from a Sicilian aristocratic family from the Province of Ragusa who had settle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Magic Dick
Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz (born May 13, 1945 in New London, Connecticut) was the harmonica player for The J. Geils Band. In addition to the harmonica, Salwitz plays the trumpet (the first instrument he learned) and saxophone. He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he met John "J" Geils and Danny Klein and became a founding member of The J. Geils Band in 1968. In The J. Geils Band Salwitz's harmonica playing became a major and distinctive element in the J. Geils Band's sound during their hard-rocking 1970s heyday. Critics have described his performance of "Whammer Jammer" on the J. Geils Band's live album Full House as proof of his remarkable harmonica skill. To this day, aspiring harmonica players the world over attempt to emulate that musical... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yuri Ahronovitch
Yuri Mikhaylovich Ahronovitch (13 May 1932 –31 October 2002) was a Soviet-born Israeli conductor. Born in Leningrad, he studied music and the violin from the age of 4. In 1954 he graduated as conductor from the Leningrad Conservatory. He studied with Nathan Rachlin and Kurt Sanderling. Invitations to conduct leading Russian orchestras followed, including the Leningrad Philharmonic and the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1964 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and worked there until emigrating to Israel in 1972. Immediate invitations followed to conduct and tour with major orchestras: the London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Yomiuri Orchestra, Teatro Alla Scala and others. From 1975 to 1986 he was Chief Conductor of ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edward Tierney
Edward Tierney, born on May 13, 1928 in Brooklyn Heights, New York, died on December 18, 1983 in Orange, California, was an American actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0870513/ ) 1963-1965 Combat! (TV series) Brunner / Friedrich / Klaus / … – The Long Wait (1965) … Klaus – The Hunter (1964) … Brunner (as Ed Tierney) – The Little Jewel (1963) … Scarface Sgt. (as Ed Tierney) – The Wounded Don't Cry (1963) … S.S. Trooper (as Ed Tierney) – The Chateau (1963) … Friedrich (as Ed Tierney) 1962 The Gallant Men (TV series) Schasheitlin – One Moderately Peaceful Sunday (1962) … Schasheitlin 1958 Lilli - ein Mädchen aus der Großstadt (as Ed Tracy) 1957 Liane, die weiße Sklavin Kersten (as Ed Tracy) 1956 Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon Bill (as Ed Tr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (13 May 1764 – 17 March 1830) was a French commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to Marshal of France and Marquis. His nickname was "The Owl". Early life Born Laurent Gouvion in Toul, the first born of Jean-Baptiste Gouvion, a tanner, and his wife Anne-Marie Mercier. He adopted the name Saint-Cyr after his mother, who had abandoned him at an early age. He went to Rome when he was eighteen in order to study painting, but, although he continued his artistic studies after his return to Paris in 1784, he never adopted the profession of a painter. He married Anne Gouvion (Toul, 2 November 1775 - Paris, 18 June 1844) and had issue, including Laurent François, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (30 D... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anne-Marie Jeanjean
Anne-Marie Jeanjean, born May 13, 1944 in Nantua, is a French writer and poet. External link, her site: http://www.am-jeanjean.com/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine Robbins
Catherine Robbins, born on May 13, 1900 in Santa Barbara, California, died on February 6, 1989, was an American business woman and teacher of math.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Serge Le Péron
Serge Le Péron, born on May 13, 1948 in Paris, is a French film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography: 1983 : Transit (scénariste) 1984 : Laisse béton 2000 : L'Affaire Marcorelle 2005 : J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka 2008 : Françoise Dolto, le désir de vivre... Biography of Carrie Prejean
Caroline Michelle "Carrie" Prejean (pronounced /preɪˈʒɑːn/) (born May 13, 1987) is an American model, author and former Miss California USA 2009, and Miss USA 2009 first runner-up. She gained nationwide attention over her answer to a question about same-sex marriage. Prejean was dethroned nationally on June 10, 2009, for continued breach of contract. Prejean called those claims false, and filed a libel suit in which she alleged that she had been discriminated against because of her religious views. Pageant officials countersued and demanded Prejean to repay the money spent for her breast implants. The legal battle between Prejean and the pageant officials was later settled out of court on November 3, 2009 following the revelation of a sex tape involving Prejean.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves Delage
Yves Delage (13 May 1854 – 7 October 1920) was a French zoologist known for his work into invertebrate physiology and anatomy. He also discovered the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear. He is also famous for noting and preparing a speech on the Turin Shroud, arguing in favour of its authenticity. Delage estimated the probability that the image on the shroud was not caused by the body of Jesus Christ as 1 in 10 billion. He became the director of the Station Biologique de Roscoff in 1901.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Auguste Mambour
Auguste Mambour, born on May 13, 1896 in Liège (birth time source: Lescaut), died on October 30, 1968 in Liège, was a Belgian painter. Works (French) 1922 : Couple assis (Alphèdre), collection de la Communauté française de Belgique. 1924 : Femme en buste, collection privée. 1926 : La ronde, collection de la Communauté française de Belgique. 1929 : Portrait de femme Mambole, collection privée. 1932 : Négresse Bambole, collection privée. 1933 : Nu de fer, au Musée de l'Art wallon, à Liège. 1933 : Les masques, collection de la Communauté française de Belgique. Students Georges Collignon (1923-2002) Carmen Defize (1917-2005) Jo Delahaut (1911-1992) Henri Brasseur (1918-1981) Bibliography Jacques Stiennon, Jean-Patrick Du... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Bourdan
Pierre Bourdan, born Pierre Maillaud on May 13, 1909 in Perpignan (birth time source: Lescaut), died in July 1948 Le Lavandou (in see), was a French journalist and politician. Works: Carnet de Retour avec la Division Lecler, éditions Pierre Trémois, 1945 ; récit de la campagne de libération de la France au sein de la 2e Division Blindée. Carnet des jours d'attente (juin 40-juin 44), éditions Pierre Trémois, 1945. Perplexités et grandeur de l’Angleterre., collection Aspects du monde, Stock, 1945. (en) The English Way, New York, Oxford University Press, 1946. Commentaires 1940-1943, Éd. Calmann-Lévy, 1947. Pages choisies de Pierre Bourdan, présentées par Jean Oberlé, Éditions Magnard, 1951. 1940-194... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Léopold Robert
Louis Léopold Robert (13 May 1794 (birth time source: Lescaut) – 20 March 1835), Swiss painter, was born at La Chaux-de-Fonds (Neuchâtel) in Switzerland, but left his native place with the engraver Girardet at the age of sixteen for Paris. He was on the eve of obtaining the grand prix for engraving when the events of 1815 blasted his hopes, for Neuchâtel was restored to Prussia, and Robert was struck off the list of competitors as a foreigner. Whilst continuing his studies under Girardet he had never ceased to frequent the studio of David, and he now determined to become a painter, and only returned to his native country when his master himself was exiled. At Neuchâtel he attracted the notice of Roullet de Mezerac, who enabled him by a timely loan to proceed to Rome. In depicting the cu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Couturier
Maurice Couturier, born on May 13, 1930 in Limoges, is a French writer, professor of French literature, and translator.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Daive
Jean Daive (born 13 May 1941 in Bon-Secours near Péruwelz, Belgium) is a poet and translator. He is the author of novels, collections of poetry and has translated work by Paul Celan and Robert Creeley among others. He has edited encyclopedias, worked as a radio journalist and producer with France Culture, and has edited three magazines: fragment (1970–73), fig. (1989–91), and FIN (1999–2006). His first book, Décimale blanche (Mercure de France, 1967) was translated into German by Paul Celan, and into English by Cid Corman. Life and work Jean Daive was born in Bon-Secours, a section of the city of Péruwelz located in Wallonia, a predominantly French speaking southern region of Belgium and part of the province of Hainaut. Having been an encyclopedist for seventeen years, he worked o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross KCB FRS (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito led to the realization that malaria was transmitted by Anopheles, and laid the foundation for combating the disease. Early life Ross was born in India, the eldest son of General Sir Campbell Claye Grant Ross of the British Indian Army and Matilda Charlotte Elderton. His grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Ross, had malaria, and the boy resolved to find a cure for the disease. At the age of eight, he was sent to England for his education. He commenced the study of medicine in London in 1875. He passed his final examination i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Trevor Baylis
Trevor Graham Baylis OBE (born 13 May 1937) is an English inventor. He is best known for inventing the wind-up radio. Rather than using batteries or external electrical source, the radio is powered by the user winding a crank for several seconds. This stores energy in a spring which then drives an electrical generator to operate the radio receiver. He invented it in response to the need to communicate information about AIDS to the people of Africa. In October 1997, Baylis was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University in June 2005. He now runs Trevor Baylis Brands plc, a company dedicated to helping inventors to develop and protect their ideas and to find a rout... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christian Bataille
Christian Bataille (born May 13, 1946 in Rieux-en-Cambrésis (Nord)) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Biography of Raoul Laparra
Raoul Laparra, born on May 13, 1876 in Bordeaux (birth time source: Lescaut)), died on April 4, 1943 (Aerial warfare on Boulogne-Billancourt), was a French composer. He is the brother of painter William Laparra. Bibliography Stéphan Etcharry, articles dans Carlos Alvar, Gran Enciclopedia Cervantina, 10 volumes, Madrid, Université d’Alcalá de Henares, Centro de Estudios Cervantinos, Castalia editorial S. A., 2005, (ISBN 8-4974-0177-8) « L’Illustre Fregona » (Raoul Laparra) « Suite ancienne en marge de Don Quichotte » (Raoul Laparra) Stéphan Etcharry, « Le Prix de Rome de composition de 1903 : la cantate Alyssa de Raoul Laparra. Essai de caractérisation du style musical », Musiker. Cuadernos de Música, n° 16, Donostia (Saint-Sébastien), Eusko Ikaskuntza (Socié... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Low Stephen
John Low Stephen, born on May 13, 1912 in Aberdeen (birth time source: Paul Wright, Astrodatabank), is a Scottish former surgeon.... Biography of Mike Sirotka
Michael Robert Sirotka (born May 13, 1971, in Houston, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of Louisiana State University. Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, Sirotka played all six years of his Major League Baseball career for that team. After the 2000 season, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays with Kevin Beirne and Brian Simmons for Matt DeWitt and David Wells in a deal that would infamously become labeled by White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams as "Shouldergate", as Sirotka would never pitch again, labeled "damaged goods" by then-Toronto GM Gord Ash. Ash believed that Williams did not turn over all information pertaining to Sirotka's shoulder. Ash later appealed the trade to MLB ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Chaillet
Pierre Chaillet, born May 13, 1900 in Scey-en-Varais, Doubs, died in 1972, was a French theologian and professor.... Biography of Debby Ryan
Deborah "Debby" Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress and singer. Ryan is best known for starring as Bailey Pickett in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck. The Suite Life on Deck became the most watched children's show on television. Ryan started acting in professional theatres at the age of seven; in 2007 she appeared in the Barney & Friends straight-to-DVD film Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse and then was discovered in a nationwide search by Disney. She is also known for appearing in the 2008 feature film The Longshots as Edith. In 2010, she starred in the film, 16 Wishes, which was the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the Disney Channel. 16 Wishes introduced Ryan to new audiences; the movie received high viewership in the adul... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Crawford (basketball)
Christopher Lee Crawford (born May 13, 1975 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. A 6'9" forward from Marquette University, Crawford played in 7 NBA seasons, all with the Hawks. After his stint with Atlanta, in which he missed the entire 2004-05 season because of a torn ligament in his right knee, Crawford had a tryout with the New Jersey Nets, but did not ever play for them. In his NBA career, Crawford played in 252 games and scored a total of 1,654 points.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fridrikh Ermler
Fridrikh Markovich Ermler (Russian: Эрмлер, Фридрих Маркович) (born Vladimir Markovich Breslav; 13 May 1898 Rēzekne – 12 July 1967 Leningrad), was a Soviet film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was a four-time recipient of the Stalin Prize (in 1941, twice in 1946, and in 1951). After studying pharmacology, he joined the Czarist army in 1917 and soon took part in the October revolution on the side of the Bolshevists. Captured and tortured by the White army, he only became a full party member at the end of the Civil War. From 1923 to 1924 Ermler studied at the Cinema Academy. In 1932 he took part in creating one of the first Soviet talkies – the movie ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Sudreau
Pierre Sudreau (born 13 May 1919) is a former French politician. He was born in Paris. He announced his resignation as as education minister in October 1962 to protest a proposal by Charles de Gaulle to amend the constitution.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jany Holt
Jany Holt (13 May 1909 - 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema. She was born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt in Bucharest, and died of natural causes in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. She was a member of French Resistance against Nazis during World War II. Holt had appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995. Selected filmography The Green Domino (1935) Le Golem (1936) The Lower Depths (1936) Beethoven's Great Love (1937) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943) (segment "The Monster of Stone") Angels of the Streets (1943) The Green Glove (1952) Gervaise (1956) A Time for Loving (1971) The Left-Handed Woman (1978) Target (1985)... Biography of Chishu Ryu
Chishu Ryu (笠智衆 Ryū Chishū?, May 13, 1904 – March 16, 1993) was a Japanese film actor. He was a favourite of director Yasujiro Ozu, appearing in 52 of the director's 54 films. From 1928 to 1992 he appeared in at least 155 films, including Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953) and Yoshitaro Nomura's Castle of Sand (1974). From 1969 until his death, Ryu became familiar to a new generation as the curmudgeonly but benevolent Buddhist priest in Yoji Yamada's Tora-san movie series (a role he parodied to great effect in a cameo in Juzo Itami's 1984 comedy, The Funeral). Selected Filmography Days of Youth (学生ロマンス 若き日 Gakusei romansu Wakakihi) (1929) I Was Born, But... (大人の見... Biography of Casey Donovan
Casey Donovan (born 13 May 1988 in Sydney) is an Australian singer and was the youngest winner of the Australian Idol series, winning the second season of Australian Idol, at the age of 16. Early life Casey Donovan came from a family of musicians, with several of her relatives pursuing musical careers, including her father, a member of indigenous country band The Donovans. After her parents split, her mother and siblings moved in with stepfather Norm Axford. Growing up, Casey was always interested in singing and was lucky enough to be able to stay in touch with cousins Shalena and Jaleesa as well as occasional contact with Emma. This contact with the Donovan cousins fostered interest in both singing and playing guitar, which led to busking on the streets of Tamworth during the Country ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Yun
James Carson Yun (born May 13, 1981) is a Korean American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand. Yun is best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as one-third of the Jung Dragons, Yang, and Total Nonstop Action and the independent circuit as Jimmy Yang. After a brief stint as Akio, a henchman for Tajiri in late 2003-early 2004, he returned to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2006 on the SmackDown! brand as Jimmy Wang Yang. Ring name(s) Jimmy Yang Akio Yun Yang Apeman Jimmy Jun Jimmy Wang Yang Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Billed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Career World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001) In June 1999, Yun signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), making his WCW... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Lasbordes
Pierre Lasbordes (born May 13, 1946) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Essonne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Herbert Ross
Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American film director, producer, choreographer and actor. Early life and career Born Herbert David Ross in Brooklyn, New York, he made his stage debut as Third Witch with a touring company of Macbeth in 1942. His Broadway credits as a performer included Something for the Boys (1943), Laffing Room Only (1944), Beggar's Holiday (1946), and Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'! (1948). His career as a choreographer began with the American Ballet Theatre in 1950; the following year he choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. His first film assignment was as uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones in 1954. He choreographed the dance numbers for the Cliff Ri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Buffet (musician)
Nicolas Buffet, born on May 13, 1971 in Paris, besst known as NBU, is a French comedian, musician, and composer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Enrique Bolanos
Enrique José Bolaños Geyer (born 13 May 1928) was the President of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007. President Bolaños is of Spanish and German heritage and was born in Masaya (department of Masaya). He received his education in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Saint Louis University in 1962. He publicly opposed the Sandinista controlled government of the 1980s, resulting in brief imprisonment. His family cotton farming operations, SAIMSA, were confiscated during the first Sandinista administration of the 1980s. Bolaños served as vice president under his predecessor, Arnoldo Alemán. On 4 November 2001 he defeated Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front party in the presidential elections and wa... Biography of Hunter Parrish
Hunter Parrish (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Silas Botwin in Showtime's television series Weeds. Personal life Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Plano, Texas. His mother, Annie Parrish, works with autistic children, and his father, Bruce Tharp, is an engineer. In 2007, he graduated from Plano Senior High School and from the Texas Tech University Independent School District. Parrish is a "liberal Christian". Career Parrish has guest starred in several TV series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Close to Home, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Summerland. He has also appeared in the films Sleepover and RV. In the film Freedom Writers, Parrish played Ben Samuels, the only white student in a Californi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Drabble
Philip Percy Cooper Drabble OBE (13 May 1914 – 29 July 2007) was an English countryman, author and television presenter. Raised in the Black Country, he later lived in – and wrote mostly about – the countryside of north Worcestershire and at Abbots Bromley in south Staffordshire, where he created a nature reserve. Biography Early life Drabble was an only child, whose mother died when he was young. His father was a GP and they lived in a terraced house in Bloxwich. He began work as a factory lad and rose to the board of Salters and membership of the management board of the Midland Engineering Employers Association. In 1947, he made his first radio broadcast, and in 1952 his first television appearance. At the age of 47 he became a full-time writer, and he and his wife Jess purchased... Biography of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (Carl Philip Edmund Bertil; born Stockholm, 13 May 1979), is the second child of three children and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Born Crown Prince of Sweden, he retained his title and first place in succession for seven months until 1 January 1980. On that date, he was stripped of both by a change in the Act of Succession to introduce absolute primogeniture. Since then, Prince Carl Philip has been second in the line of succession, after his older sister, Crown Princess Victoria. However, in the line of succession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms, Prince Carl Philip is ahead of his older sister since those countries all observe male-preference primogeniture. A distant Tupiniquim ancestor through his mother was Tib... Biography of Mike Bibby
Michael "Mike" Bibby (born May 13, 1978, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball point guard for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He is a 6'2" point guard and he attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the son of former NBA player Henry Bibby and Virginia Bibby. College career As a freshman at Arizona, Bibby helped lead the Wildcats to the NCAA championship in 1997, scoring 20 points in the title game versus the University of Kentucky. Following his sophomore season, Bibby entered the 1998 NBA Draft and was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the second pick. NBA career Vancouver Grizzlies In his first season with the Grizzlies, Bibby averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game earning NBA All-Rookie honors dur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Louis Costes
Jean-Louis Costes, born May 13, 1954 in Paris, is a noise musician, performance artist, writer, film director and actor. He was once married to Lisa Crystal Carver with whom he performed in Suckdog. He helped write the backing music for the "noise opera" music of the Suckdog Circus. His albums include Hung by the Dick from Nihilist Records. Costes has been described as the French version of GG Allin, though unlike Allin's rudimentary brand of hardcore punk, Costes' music is largely synth-driven, relying heavily on looped beats, overmodulated vocals, and random outbursts of screaming and glitch fills. He also appeared in the controversial film Irréversible (2002) and Life Pornography (2003). A few of his albums have been banned in France for obscenity. In 2004, he performed the Holy V... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hilton McConnico
Joseph Hilton McConnico is a designer and artist who was born in Memphis, Tennessee May 13, 1943 but has lived and worked in Paris since 1965. After working in fashion for such designers as Ted Lapidus and Yves St. Laurent, he was set designer & art director for more than 20 films, including the cult classic "Diva." In 1990 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art held a retrospective of 30 years of his creations. His collaboration with Daum crystal began in 1987; some of his "Cactus" creations for the manufacturer were presented by former French President François Mitterrand to President George H. W. Bush as a gift of state. He was also the first American to have work permanently inducted into the Louvre's Decorative Arts collection. McConnico continues to be active on the global design scene, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith (born 13 May 1946) is an English film and television actor. Early life Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel (née Goodman) and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon, and Bristol University. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Acting career Television Roles include appearances in the television dramatisations of The Jewel in the Crown and Mrs Gaskell's North and South, where he appeared in both television adaptations. In the 1975 version he played Frederick Hale, in the one of 2004 his father Richard Hale. He has also appeared twice in Doctor Who, in the stories The Claws of Axos (1971), and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Travis Zajac
Travis Zajac (born May 13, 1985 in ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 20th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. Playing career New Jersey Devils (2006–present) Zajac made his NHL debut on October 6, 2006, as New Jersey shutout Carolina 4–0. The next evening against Dallas he registered his first NHL goal during a 3-1 loss. On April 19, 2009, Zajac scored his second career playoff goal that lifted New Jersey to a 3-2 overtime win against the Hurricanes in Carolina. That gave them a 2-1 series advantage, but the Devils went on to lose the quarterfinals matchup in seven games. On July 22, 2009, Zajac signed a four-year, $15.55 million contract ext... Biography of Barry Zito
Barry Zito (born May 13, 1978) is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, where he won the 2002 American League Cy Young Award and made three All-Star teams. Zito never missed a scheduled start in his career until 2008, and led the American League in starts four times. After the 2006 season, Zito signed the most expensive contract in history for a pitcher at the time. Zito is well known for the drastic difference between his pre- and post- All Star Game pitching performance, and has been one of the greatest second half pitchers in MLB history throughout his career. He has also proven to be one of the greatest front running pitchers in recent memory, holding a record of 111–6 when getting at ... Biography of Iwan Rheon
Iwan Rheon (born 13 May 1985) is an Olivier Award-winning Welsh stage and television actor and singer, and a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Early life Born in Carmarthen, to Einir and Rheon Tomos, he has an older brother named Aled, and the family moved to Cardiff when he was five years old. Rheon attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and began acting at the age of 17, where he took part in school drama productions, and was later "spotted" during a National Eisteddfod of Wales, before going on to study at LAMDA. Career Acting Rheon joined Welsh language soap Pobol Y Cwm, aged 17, where he played Macsen White, but later left to train at LAMDA. His first notable stage part came from the play Eight Miles High which was staged in 2008 at the Royal Court The... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Muriel Robb
Muriel Robb (13 May 1878 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 12 February 1907) was a former British female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Washburn
Christopher Scott Washburn (born May 13, 1966 in Hickory, North Carolina) is an American former professional basketball player. College career A 6'11" center, Washburn was one of the top three high school recruits in the country in 1984 along with John Williams (LSU) and Danny Manning (Kansas). He signed with North Carolina State University in Raleigh along with future NBA stars Vinny Del Negro and Nate McMillan to form one of the best recruiting classes in the nation on a team that also included Spud Webb. An incredibly gifted athlete, Washburn combined incredible size with blazing speed for a big man with soft hands. According to some of his former teammates, however, Washburn was a student in name only. It is alleged that he almost never attended classes. Even so, Washburn rema... Biography of Jaroslav Halák
Jaroslav Halák (Slovak pronunciation: ; born May 13, 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Halák was the 271st overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Montreal Canadiens In the midst of a stellar season with the Montreal Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, Halák was called up to the Canadiens on February 15, 2007, after an injury to Montreal's starting goaltender, Cristobal Huet. At the time of his call-up, Halák had a 2.00 goals against average (GAA) with the Bulldogs, the lowest in the AHL. He played his first NHL game on February 18, 2007, stopping 31 shots in a 3–2 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. ... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Candice Accola
Candice Accola (born May 13, 1987) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, best known for her starring role as Caroline Forbes on The CW series, The Vampire Diaries. Early life Accola was born in Houston, Texas but she grew up in Edgewood, Florida and attended Lake Highland Preparatory School. Her father, Kevin, is a cardiothoracic surgeon and her mother, Carolyn, was formerly an environmental engineer before becoming a homemaker. Both her parents are active members of the local Republican political party. She has one younger brother. Music career In December 2006 Accola released her debut album, It's Always the Innocent Ones, independently in the United States. Accola co-wrote thirteen of the fourteen tracks on the record. The album failed to make an impact. In 2008 the alb... Biography of Yutaka Sado
Yutaka Sado (佐渡 裕 Sado Yutaka?, born 13 May 1961 in Kyoto) is a Japanese conductor. While still in school, Yutaka Sado obtained a position in the Kansai Nikikai, a Japanese school of opera, where he had the opportunity to work with the New Japan Philharmonic and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, learning operatic repertoire. In 1987, he traveled to the United States to attend the Tanglewood Music Festival, where he studied with Seiji Ozawa. Later he won the Davidoff Special Prize for a competition in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He returned to Japan as an assistant to Ozawa and made his debut with the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo with a Haydn symphony series. He later studied with Charles Dutoit, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Leonard Bernstein, with whom he toured the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Neil Hopkins
Neil Edward Hopkins (born May 13, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He is a trained actor and singer; best known for his portrayal of Charlie's heroin-addicted brother Liam on Lost. Early life Hopkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Later, he and his family moved to Aurora, Colorado, where he graduated from Regis Jesuit High School, class of 1995, and then attended College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1996 to 1999. He is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theater's MFA program. Career Hopkins has portrayed characters in several television shows including a "Specialist" in Birds of Prey, "Lester" in Crossing Jordan, and has had appearances in Dragnet, Charmed, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, My Name Is Earl, Point Pleasant an... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Armistead Maupin
Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. (born May 13, 1944) is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, based in San Francisco. Early life Maupin was born to a conservative Christian family in Washington, D.C.. Soon afterwards, his family moved to North Carolina, where he was raised. He says he has had storytelling instincts since he was eight years old. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he became involved in journalism through writing for The Daily Tar Heel. After earning his undergraduate degree, Maupin enrolled in law school, but later resigned from it. Career Maupin worked at WRAL-TV (Channel 5) in Raleigh, a station then managed by future U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, who also delivered the station's well-known editorial se... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jared Boll
Jared Rittenhouse Boll (born May 13, 1986 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a professional ice hockey forward with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. Playing career Boll was originally drafted by the Kingston Frontenacs, but chose to attempt playing in U.S. college, by playing for the Lincoln Stars. While there he was named captain of the Stars. After a very successful 2nd year in the USHL, he was offered a deal to play in the NCAA at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He decided against it to play in the Ontario Hockey League. His rights were acquired by the Plymouth Whalers in a trade for their 6th Round OHL Priority Selection draft pick in 2006. Boll was named an alternate captain of the Whalers and was a fan favorite, as he was in Lincoln. Boll was signed by... Biography of Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone (born Karenjit Kaur Vohra; May 13, 1981) is a Canadian actress, businesswoman, model and former pornographic actress. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows. Early life Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Sikh Punjabi parents. Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother (who died in 2008) was from Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. As a young girl, she was very athletic and played street hockey with the boys, and ice skating on a nearby frozen lake. Although the family was Sikh, her parents enrolled her in Catholic school as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darius Rucker
Darius Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American musician. He first gained fame as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld and Dean Felber. The band has released five studio albums with him as a member, and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote the majority of the band's songs with the other three members. He released a solo R&B album, Back to Then, in 2002 on Hidden Beach Recordings but did not chart any singles from it. Six years later, Rucker signed to Capitol Records Nashville as a country music artist, releasing the album Learn to Live that year. Its first single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", made him the f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Trajan Langdon
Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6 ft 3 3⁄4 in (1.92 m) 210 lb. (95 kg) shooting guard, he gained fame in the U.S. while playing college basketball at Duke University with the Duke Blue Devils. Biography Trajan is the son of Dr. Steve Langdon, a professor of anthropology at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Trajan has traveled with his father on many anthropological trips within southeastern Alaska. His father studied the Tlingit of Alaska. Amateur career Born in Palo Alto, California, Langdon moved to Anchorage, Alaska soon after. During his high school career, Langdon attended Steller Secondary School and played for East Anchorage High School. He set the Alaska 4A Record of 2,200 career points and was a 3-T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mary Wells
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, "bridging the color lines in music at the time." With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "Two Lovers" (1962), the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch" (1962) and her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. She was one of Motown's first singing superstars. Biography Early life and initial rec... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of PMD (rapper)
Parrish J. Smith (born May 13, 1968), better known as PMD (Parish Making Dollars), is an east coast rapper from Smithtown, Long Island and one-half of EPMD. PMD, who attended Brentwood High School, currently resides in Bay Shore, New York. He is a member of the rap group, EPMD with Erick Sermon. He has released three solo albums, 1994's Shade Business, 1996's Business Is Business and 2003's The Awakening. Also, in 2002, he released an album with Japanese hip hop luminary DJ Honda titled Underground Connection. Recently, he has been on tour throughout the US and Europe. He also recently was a panelist at the 2011 Midatlantic Music Conference in Charlotte NC where he shared his insight to aspiring artists the ins and outs of being independent and how to successfully make money while doing... |
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