Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.

13 August 1926

Born on the same birth day (13 August): Alona Bondarenko • Art Shires • Bob Wiesler • Dan Fogelberg • Dawnn Lewis • Felix Wankel • George Luks • Jimmy McCracklin • John Stocker (voice actor) • Johnny Mullagh • José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz • Leonora Barry • Louis François, Prince of Conti • Mary Lee (singer) • Moses Mbye • Philippe Petit • Quinn Cummings

Born in the same month (August 1926): Buddy Greco • Carol Karp • Eddie Little Sky • George Hauptfuhrer • George Irving Bell • Gordon Scott • Jeri Southern • John Silber • János Rózsás • Konstantinos Stephanopoulos • Kristen Nygaard • Marc Bohan • Nobby Wirkowski • Sami Michael • Tony Bennett