Famous Birthdays for May 19th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1400 – John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton, English soldier and politician (d. 1462)^[10]
• 1462 – Baccio D'Agnolo, Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect (d. 1543)^[11]
• 1476 (or 1474) – Helena of Moscow, Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland (d. 1513)^[12]
• 1593 – Claude Vignon, French painter (d. 1670)^[13]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1616 – Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (d. 1667)
• 1639 – Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland, English soldier and noble (d. 1665)
• 1700 – José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
• 1724 – Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1779)
• 1744 – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German-born Queen to George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1818)^[14]
• 1762 – Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (d. 1814)
• 1773 – Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
• 1795 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
• 1827 – Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French academic and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1896)
• 1832 – James Watney, Jr., English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886)
• 1857 – John Jacob Abel, American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938)
• 1861 – Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
• 1871 – Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963)
• 1874 – Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
• 1878 – Alfred Laliberté, Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953)
• 1879 – Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (d. 1964)
• 1880 – Albert Richardson, English architect and educator, designed the Manchester Opera House (d. 1964)
• 1881 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938)
• 1884 – David Munson, American runner (d. 1953)
• 1886 – Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
• 1887 – Ion Jalea, Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983)
• 1889 – Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
• 1889 – Henry B. Richardson, American archer (d. 1963)
• 1890 – Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator (d. 1962)
• 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot (d. 1916)
• 1893 – H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950)
• 1897 – Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
• 1898 – Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
• 1899 – Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997)
• 1903 – Ruth Ella Moore, American scientist (d. 1994)
• 1906 – Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
• 1908 – Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
• 1908 – Merriam Modell, American author (d. 1994)
• 1908 – Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
• 1909 – Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
• 1910 – Alan Melville, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
• 1913 – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (d. 1996)
• 1914 – Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 1914 – John Vachon, American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
• 1915 – Renée Asherson, English actress (d. 2014)
• 1918 – Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)
• 1919 – Georgie Auld, Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990)
• 1919 – Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Tina Strobos, Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (d. 2012)^[15]
• 1921 – Leslie Broderick, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (d. 1991)
• 1921 – Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Yuri Kochiyama, American activist (d. 2014)
• 1921 – Karel van het Reve, Dutch historian and author (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Arthur Gorrie, Australian hobby shop proprietor (d. 1992)
• 1924 – Sandy Wilson, English composer and songwriter (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 1998)
• 1925 – Malcolm X, American minister and activist (d. 1965)
• 1926 – Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (d. 2019)
• 1926 – Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (d. 1982)
• 1928 – Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
• 1929 – Richard Larter, Australian painter (d. 2014)
• 1929 – John Stroger, American politician (d. 2008)
• 1930 – Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (d. 2012)
• 1930 – Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright and director (d. 1965)
• 1931 – Bob Anderson, English race car driver (d. 1967)
• 1931 – Trevor Peacock, English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (d. 2021)
• 1932 – Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966)
• 1932 – Paul Erdman, American economist and author (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Bill Fitch, American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)
• 1932 – Elena Poniatowska, Mexican intellectual and journalist
• 1933 – Edward de Bono, Maltese physician, author, and academic (d. 2021)
• 1934 – Ruskin Bond, Indian author and poet
• 1934 – Jim Lehrer, American journalist and author (d. 2020)
• 1935 – David Hartman, American journalist and television personality
• 1937 – Pat Roach, English wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1938 – Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
• 1938 – Herbie Flowers, English musician
• 1938 – Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Ukrainian long jumper and coach
• 1939 – Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter
• 1939 – James Fox, English actor
• 1939 – Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
• 1939 – Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (d. 2020)
• 1939 – Dick Scobee, American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)^[16]
• 1940 – Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist
• 1940 – Mickey Newbury, American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1941 – Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Igor Judge, Baron Judge, Maltese-English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
• 1942 – Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research Inc. (d. 1994)
• 1942 – Robert Kilroy-Silk, English television host and politician
• 1943 – Eddie May, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1943 – Shirrel Rhoades, American author, publisher, and academic
• 1944 – Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (d. 2019)
• 1945 – Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 – Claude Lelièvre, Belgian activist
• 1946 – Michele Placido, Italian actor and director
• 1946 – André the Giant, French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
• 1947 – Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1947 – Christopher Chope, English lawyer and politician
• 1947 – David Helfgott, Australian pianist
• 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1949 – Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021)
• 1949 – Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, English politician
• 1949 – Archie Manning, American football player
• 1950 – Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
• 1951 – Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
• 1951 – Dick Slater, American wrestler (d. 2018)
• 1952 – Charlie Spedding, English runner
• 1952 – Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 1953 – Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge
• 1953 – Shavarsh Karapetyan, Armenian finswimmer
• 1953 – Florin Marin, Romanian footballer and manager
• 1953 – Victoria Wood, English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)^[17]
• 1954 – Rick Cerone, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1954 – Lena Einhorn, Swedish director, writer and physician^[18]
• 1954 – Hōchū Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor
• 1954 – Phil Rudd, Australian-New Zealand drummer
• 1955 – James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
• 1956 – Oliver Letwin, English philosopher and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1956 – Martyn Ware, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1957 – Bill Laimbeer, American basketball player and coach
• 1957 – James Reyne, Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter
• 1961 – Vadim Cojocaru, Moldovan politician (d. 2021)
• 1961 – Gregory Poirier, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 – Wayne Van Dorp, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – Filippo Galli, Italian footballer and manager
• 1964 – Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
• 1964 – John Lee, South Korean-American football player
• 1964 – Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak tennis player
• 1965 – Maile Flanagan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1966 – Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1966 – Jodi Picoult, American author and educator
• 1966 – Polly Walker, English actress
• 1967 – Alexia, Italian singer
• 1967 – Geraldine Somerville, Irish-born English actress
• 1968 – Kyle Eastwood, American actor and bass player
• 1970 – Stuart Cable, Welsh drummer (d. 2010)
• 1970 – K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer
• 1970 – Regina Narva, Estonian chess player
• 1970 – Nia Zulkarnaen, Indonesian actress, singer and producer
• 1971 – Ross Katz, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 – Andres Salumets, Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
• 1972 – Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Claudia Karvan, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1973 – Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver
• 1974 – Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1974 – Emma Shapplin, French soprano
• 1974 – Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indian actor
• 1975 – Pretinha, Brazilian footballer
• 1975 – London Fletcher, American football player
• 1975 – Josh Paul, American baseball player and manager
• 1975 – Jonas Renkse, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1976 – Ed Cota, American basketball player
• 1976 – Kevin Garnett, American basketball player
• 1977 – Manuel Almunia, Spanish footballer
• 1977 – Wouter Hamel, Dutch singer and guitarist
• 1977 – Brandon Inge, American baseball player
• 1977 – Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
• 1978 – Marcus Bent, English footballer
• 1978 – Dave Bus, Dutch footballer
• 1979 – Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Shooter Jennings, American country singer, songwriter^[19]
• 1980 – Tony Hackworth, English footballer
• 1981 – Luciano Figueroa, Argentinian footballer
• 1981 – Yo Gotti, American rapper
• 1981 – Michael Leighton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 – Sina Schielke, German sprinter
• 1981 – Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
• 1982 – Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
• 1982 – Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer
• 1982 – Klaas Vantornout, Belgian cyclist
• 1983 – Michael Che, American comedian
• 1983 – Jessica Fox, English actress
• 1984 – Marcedes Lewis, American football player
• 1985 – Malakai Black, Dutch professional wrestler
• 1986 – Mario Chalmers, American basketball player
• 1987 – Michael Angelakos, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1987 – David Edgar, Canadian soccer player
• 1987 – Mariano Torres, Argentinian footballer
• 1987 – Jayne Wisener, Northern Irish actress^[20]
• 1991 – Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter
• 1992 – Michele Camporese, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Ola John, Dutch footballer
• 1992 – Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
• 1992 – Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1992 – Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ^[21]
• 1992 – Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter
• 1992 – Heather Watson, British tennis player^[22]
• 1994 – Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer
• 1995 – Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player
• 2001 – Elizabeth Mandlik, American tennis player^[23]
• 2003 – Jojo Siwa, American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality^[24]