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August 19 birthdays

294 notable historical figures were born on August 19, and 188 died on this day. Everyone born on August 19 is a Leo.

18% of August 19 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on August 19

• Matthew Perry (1969 to 2023. American and Canadian actor (1969–2023))
• Bill Clinton (born 1946. President of the United States from 1993 to 2001)
• Coco Chanel (1883 to 1971. French fashion designer (1883–1971))
• Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (born 1973. Norwegian royal (born 1973))
• Gulzar (born 1933. Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and author (born 1934))
• Manuel L. Quezon (1878 to 1944. President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944)
• Debra Paget (born 1933. American actress and entertainer (born 1933))
• Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596 to 1662. Electress Palatine from 1613 to 1623)
• Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918 to 1999. President of India from 1992 to 1997)
• Luis von Ahn (born 1978. Guatemalan-American entrepreneur and software developer)
• Gustavo Santaolalla (born 1951. Argentine musician (born 1951))
• Adrian Smith (architect) (born 1944. American architect)
• Amy Hennig (born 1964. American video game writer and director)
• Florianus (232 to 276. Roman emperor in 276)
• Veronica Roth (born 1988. American author (born 1988))
• Ogden Nash (1902 to 1971. American poet (1902–1971))
• Count Baldwin V (1012 to 1067. Count of Flanders from 1035 to 1067)
• Rick Snyder (born 1958. American politician and businessman (born 1958))
• George Enescu (1881 to 1955. Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955))
• Gintautas Paluckas (born 1979. Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2024 to 2025)
• Brahim Ghali (born 1949. Sahrawi President since 2016)
• Edgar F. Codd (1923 to 2003. English computer scientist)
• Gilbert Ryle (1900 to 1976. British philosopher (1900–1976))
• Story Musgrave (born 1935. American physician and astronaut (born 1935))
• Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863 to 1943. Indian Islamic scholar and Sufi (1863–1943))
• Patricia Scotland (born 1955. British Dominican barrister, diplomat and Labour life peer (born 1955))
• Gabriela Jiménez Ramírez (born 1976. Venezuelan politician (born 1976))
• Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (1910 to 1946. Catholic saint (1910–1946))
• Nanni Moretti (born 1953. Italian screenwriter, film director, and actor)
• Dawn Steel (1946 to 1997. American filmmaker (1946–1997))
• John Crowley (born 1969. Irish theatre and film director)
• Abdul Reza Pahlavi (1924 to 2004. Iranian royal (1924–2004))
• John D. Bulkeley (1911 to 1996. United States Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1911–1996))
• Arthur Waley (1889 to 1966. British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966))
• Nigamananda Paramahansa (1880 to 1935. Hindu Spiritual Leader Writer Philosopher Tantrik Guru and Yogi)
• Willard Boyle (1924 to 2011. Canadian applied physicist (1924–2011))
• Hsing Yun (1927 to 2023. Taiwanese Buddhist monk (1927–2023))
• Al-Tahawi (853 to 933. Egyptian Islamic jurist and theologian (853–933))
• Gene Roddenberry (1921 to 1991. American screenwriter and producer (1921–1991))
• Mary Doria Russell (born 1950. American novelist (born 1950))
• Mohsen Namjoo (born 1976. Iranian musician, singer-songwriter (born 1976))
• Leo Fitz (born 1987. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character)
• Nico Hülkenberg (born 1987. German racing driver (born 1987))
• Dinara Kulibaeva (born 1967. Kazakh billionaire)
• Banharn Silpa-archa (1932 to 2016. Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996)
• Stephen Hicks (born 1960. Canadian-American philosopher (born 1960))
• Alan Baker (mathematician) (1939 to 2018. English mathematician (1939–2018))
• Mendes Cabeçadas (1883 to 1965. Portuguese president and politician)
• Louise of Valois (1515 to 1518. French princess)
• Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (1820 to 1867. Grand Duke of Grahovo from 1857 to 1867)
• Christopher Cerf (producer) (born 1941. American musician, actor and writer)
• Jerzy Andrzejewski (1909 to 1983. Polish author (1909–1983))
• Roman Vishniac (1897 to 1990. Russian-American photographer)
• Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt (1856 to 1918. Duke of Anhalt from 1904 to 1918)
• Carole Delga (born 1971. French politician of the Socialist Party)
• Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (1914 to 1993. French Prime Minister (1914–1993))
• Leonid Kulik (1883 to 1942. Russian mineralogist (1883–1942))
• Daina Taimiņa (born 1954. Latvian mathematician)
• Salamone Rossi (1570 to 1630. Italian Jewish violinist and composer (c. 1570–1630))
• Sid Going (1943 to 2024. New Zealand rugby union footballer (1943–2024))

Died on August 19

• Augustus (63 BC to 14 BC. Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14)
• Blaise Pascal (1623 to 1662. French polymath (1623–1662))
• Khalid ibn al-Walid (592 to 642. Arab Muslim general (died 642))
• Linus Pauling (1901 to 1994. American scientist and activist (1901–1994))
• Frederick III (1415 to 1493. Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 to 1493)
• William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825 to 1905. French academic painter (1825–1905))
• Alcide De Gasperi (1881 to 1954. Italian politician and statesman (1881–1954))
• Mike Lynch (businessman) (1965 to 2024. British businessman (1965–2024))
• Andrea Palladio (1508 to 1580. Venetian architect (1508–1580))
• Alastair Sim (1900 to 1976. Scottish actor (1900–1976))
• Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158 to 1186. Duke of Brittany from 1181 to 1186)
• Jacob Epstein (1880 to 1959. American and British sculptor (1880–1959))
• Salah Jadid (1926 to 1993. Syrian general and politician (1926–1993))
• Michael the Brave (1558 to 1601. 16th-century ruler of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania)
• George Gamow (1904 to 1968. American theoretical physicist (1904–1968))
• Hugo Gernsback (1884 to 1967. American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967))
• Groucho Marx (1890 to 1977. American comedian (1890–1977))
• Sixtus III (390 to 440. Head of the Catholic Church from 432 to 440)
• John Warnock (1940 to 2023. American computer scientist, inventor and technology businessman (1940–2023))
• Blind Willie McTell (1898 to 1959. Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist (1898–1959))
• LeRoi Moore (1961 to 2008. American musician (1961-2008))
• Alphonso, Earl of Chester (1273 to 1284. Heir apparent to Edward I of England (1273–1284))
• Levy Mwanawasa (1948 to 2008. 3rd president of Zambia (1948–2008))
• Shō Tai (1843 to 1901. Last King of Ryukyu)
• Pierre Schaeffer (1910 to 1995. French musicologist (1910–1995))
• Frank Wild (1873 to 1939. English sailor and polar explorer (1873–1939))
• Ikki Kita (1883 to 1937. Japanese political philosopher, writer, and intellectual (1883–1937))
• Alexander Jagiellon (1460 to 1506. Grand Duke of Lithuania (1492–1506) and King of Poland (1501–1506))
• Eduardo Chillida (1924 to 2002. Spanish Basque sculptor (1924–2002))
• Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1856 to 1928. British politician and judge)

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