Who was born on August 13

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 13, including Makarios III, Fred Davis (snooker player), Sid Gordon. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

55 documented historical events happened on August 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Maurice was crowned as Byzantine emperor, succeeding Tiberius II Constantine. On the same day, in another year: General George Monck founded Monck's Regiment of Foot, the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular regiment of the British Army in continuous active service. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.