Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on May 19(203 people)

Actor

Jojo Siwa, American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality

Athlete

Riccardo Calafiori, Italian footballer

Athlete

Rafa Marín, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Elizabeth Mandlik, American tennis player

Notable Figure

Michael Carcone, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer

Athlete

Michele Camporese, Italian footballer

Athlete

Ola John, Dutch footballer

Notable Figure

Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player

Notable Figure

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player

Filmmaker

Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ

Musician

Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter

Athlete

Heather Watson, British tennis player

Musician

Lainey Wilson, American singer-songwriter

Musician

Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter

Musician

Michael Angelakos, American singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

David Edgar, Canadian soccer player

Athlete

Mariano Torres, Argentinian footballer

Athlete

Mario Chalmers, American basketball player

Athlete

Malakai Black, Dutch professional wrestler

Notable Figure

Marcedes Lewis, American football player

Comedian

Michael Che, American comedian

Actor

Jessica Fox, English actress

Athlete

Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer

Athlete

Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer

Notable Figure

Klaas Vantornout, Belgian cyclist

Athlete

Luciano Figueroa, Argentinian footballer

Musician

Yo Gotti, American rapper

Notable Figure

Michael Leighton, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Sina Schielke, German sprinter

Athlete

Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer

Athlete

Tony Hackworth, English footballer

Athlete

Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer

Athlete

Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer

Musician

Shooter Jennings, American country singer, songwriter

Athlete

Marcus Bent, English footballer

Athlete

Dave Bus, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Manuel Almunia, Spanish footballer

Musician

Wouter Hamel, Dutch singer and guitarist

Athlete

Brandon Inge, American baseball player

Actor

Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Ed Cota, American basketball player

Athlete

Kevin Garnett, American basketball player

Athlete

Pretinha, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

London Fletcher, American football player

Athlete

Josh Paul, American baseball player and manager

Musician

Jonas Renkse, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Notable Figure

Andrew Johns, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Emma Shapplin, French soprano

Actor

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indian actor

Notable Figure

Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver

Musician

Jenny Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter

Actor

Claudia Karvan, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter

Filmmaker

Ross Katz, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Scientist

Andres Salumets, Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator

Musician

Stuart Cable, Welsh drummer (died 2010)

Athlete

K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer

Notable Figure

Regina Narva, Estonian chess player

Actor

Nia Zulkarnaen, Indonesian actress, singer and producer

Actor

Kyle Eastwood, American actor and bass player

Alexia, Italian singer(1967 - present)
Musician

Alexia, Italian singer

Actor

Geraldine Somerville, Irish-born English actress

Notable Figure

Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Writer

Jodi Picoult, American author and educator

Actor

Polly Walker, English actress

Actor

Maile Flanagan, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (died 1997)

Notable Figure

John Lee, South Korean-American football player

Athlete

Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak tennis player

Athlete

Filippo Galli, Italian footballer and manager

Politician

Vadim Cojocaru, Moldovan politician (died 2021)

Filmmaker

Gregory Poirier, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Wayne Van Dorp, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Bill Laimbeer, American basketball player and coach

Musician

James Reyne, Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter

Political Leader

Oliver Letwin, English philosopher and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Musician

Martyn Ware, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

Scientist

James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java

Athlete

Rick Cerone, American baseball player and sportscaster

Filmmaker

Lena Einhorn, Swedish director, writer and physician

Actor

Hōchū Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor

Musician

Phil Rudd, Australian-New Zealand drummer

Legal

Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge

Notable Figure

Shavarsh Karapetyan, Armenian finswimmer

Athlete

Florin Marin, Romanian footballer and manager

Actor

Victoria Wood, English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (died 2016)

Athlete

Charlie Spedding, English runner

Athlete

Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager

Musician

Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (died 2001)

Athlete

Dick Slater, American wrestler (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (died 1998)

Musician

Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2021)

Politician

Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, English politician

Notable Figure

Archie Manning, American football player

Actor

Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Musician

Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Politician

Christopher Chope, English lawyer and politician

Musician

David Helfgott, Australian pianist

Activist

Claude Lelièvre, Belgian activist

Actor

Michele Placido, Italian actor and director

Actor

André the Giant, French-American wrestler and actor (died 1993)

Musician

Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (died 2019)

Athlete

Eddie May, English footballer and manager (died 2012)

Writer

Shirrel Rhoades, American author, publisher, and academic

Scientist

Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research Inc. (died 1994)

Politician

Robert Kilroy-Silk, English television host and politician

Filmmaker

Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)

Legal

Igor Judge, Baron Judge, Maltese-English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2023)

Notable Figure

Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist

Musician

Mickey Newbury, American country/pop singer-songwriter (died 2002)

Athlete

Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter

James Fox, English actor(1939 - present)
Actor

James Fox, English actor

Actor

Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist

Notable Figure

Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (died 2020)

Astronaut

Dick Scobee, American pilot, and astronaut (died 1986)

Politician

Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese politician (died 1989)

Musician

Herbie Flowers, English musician (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Ukrainian long jumper and coach

Athlete

Pat Roach, English wrestler (died 2004)

Writer

David Hartman, American journalist and television personality

Writer

Ruskin Bond, Indian author and poet

Writer

Jim Lehrer, American journalist and author (died 2020)

Writer

Edward de Bono, Maltese physician, author, and academic (died 2021)

Musician

Alma Cogan, English singer (died 1966)

Writer

Paul Erdman, American economist and author (died 2007)

Athlete

Bill Fitch, American basketball player and coach (died 2022)

Writer

Elena Poniatowska, Mexican intellectual and journalist

Notable Figure

Bob Anderson, English race car driver (died 1967)

Actor

Trevor Peacock, English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (died 2021)

Writer

Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (died 2012)

Filmmaker

Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright and director (died 1965)

Musician

Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (died 2013)

Artist

Richard Larter, Australian painter (died 2014)

Politician

John Stroger, American politician (died 2008)

Scientist

Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (died 1982)

Notable Figure

Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (died 2013)

Athlete

Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach (died 2010)

Athlete

Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)

Writer

Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (died 2005)

Scientist

Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (died 2019)

Filmmaker

Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (died 2009)

Political Leader

Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 1998)

Activist

Malcolm X, American minister and activist (died 1965)

Musician

Sandy Wilson, English composer and songwriter (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Arthur Gorrie, Australian hobby shop proprietor (died 1992)

Notable Figure

Leslie Broderick, English lieutenant and pilot (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (died 1991)

Actor

Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2002)

Activist

Yuri Kochiyama, American activist (died 2014)

Writer

Karel van het Reve, Dutch historian and author (died 1999)

Medical

Tina Strobos, Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Georgie Auld, Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (died 1990)

Political Leader

Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (died 2013)

Scientist

Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (died 2000)

Actor

Renée Asherson, English actress (died 2014)

Scientist

Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)

Notable Figure

Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005)

Writer

John Vachon, American photographer and journalist (died 1975)

Political Leader

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Alan Melville, South African cricketer (died 1983)

Notable Figure

Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (died 2015)

Writer

Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (died 1956)

Writer

Merriam Modell, American author (died 1994)

Athlete

Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (died 1982)

Actor

Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (died 2007)

Notable Figure

Sven Thofelt, Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1993)

Scientist

Ruth Ella Moore, American scientist (died 1994)

Musician

Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (died 1997)

Politician

Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (died 1955)

Artist

Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1918)

Writer

H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist (died 1950)

Notable Figure

Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot (died 1916)

Artist

Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator (died 1962)

Political Leader

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (died 1969)

Writer

Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author (died 1939)

Notable Figure

Henry B. Richardson, American archer (died 1963)

Artist

Ion Jalea, Romanian soldier and sculptor (died 1983)

Military

Francis Biddle, American lawyer and judge, 58th United States Attorney General (died 1968)

Athlete

David Munson, American runner (died 1953)

Political Leader

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (died 1938)

Architect

Albert Richardson, English architect and educator, designed the Manchester Opera House (died 1964)

Politician

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (died 1964)

Artist

Alfred Laliberté, Canadian sculptor and painter (died 1953)

Military

Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (died 1955)

Writer

Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (died 1963)

Actor

Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (died 1931)

Notable Figure

John Jacob Abel, American biochemist and pharmacologist (died 1938)

Politician

James Watney, Jr., English politician, brewer and cricketer (died 1886)

Politician

Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French academic and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1896)

Business

Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1873)

Scientist

Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (died 1854)

Philosopher/Religious

Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (died 1814)

Political Leader

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German-born Queen to George III of the United Kingdom (died 1818)

Politician

Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (died 1779)

Politician

José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician (died 1770)

Military

Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland, English soldier and noble (died 1665)

Musician

Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (died 1667)

Artist

Claude Vignon, French painter (died 1670)

Artist

Baccio D'Agnolo, Italian woodcarver, sculptor and architect (died 1543)

Politician

John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton, English soldier and politician (died 1462)

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