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February 19 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on February 19, and 202 died on this day. Everyone born on February 19 is a Pisces.

22% of February 19 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (84) than any other country.

Born on February 19

• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (born 1960. Son of Elizabeth II (born 1960))
• Shivaji (1627 to 1680. Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680)
• Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 to 1543. Mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543))
• Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (born 1953. President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015)
• Jennifer Doudna (born 1964. American biochemist and Nobel laureate (born 1964))
• William III of the Netherlands (1817 to 1890. King of the Netherlands from 1849 to 1890)
• André Breton (1896 to 1966. French co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966))
• Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594 to 1612. Heir apparent of James VI and I (1594–1612))
• Carson McCullers (1917 to 1967. American writer (1917–1967))
• Álvaro Obregón (1880 to 1928. President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924)
• Svante Arrhenius (1859 to 1927. Swedish scientist (1859–1927))
• M. S. Golwalkar (1906 to 1973. 2nd head of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (1906–1973))
• Robert Trivers (1943 to 2026. American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist (1943–2026))
• Luigi Boccherini (1745 to 1805. Italian composer and cellist (1743–1805))
• David Garrick (1717 to 1779. English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer)
• David Gross (born 1941. American particle physicist and string theorist)
• Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951. Pakistani Islamic scholar and former politician (born 1951))
• Siri Hustvedt (born 1955. American novelist, essayist, poet (born 1955))
• Jonathan Lethem (born 1964. American novelist, essayist, short story writer)
• Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004. British actress and film producer (born 2004))
• Olive Byrne (1904 to 1990. American author, inspiration for Wonder Woman)
• Sven Hedin (1865 to 1952. Swedish geographer, explorer, photographer, and illustrator (1865–1952))
• Massimo Troisi (1953 to 1994. Italian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994))
• György Kurtág (born 1926. Hungarian composer and pianist (born 1926))
• Laurell K. Hamilton (born 1963. American fantasy and romance writer)
• Jeff Immelt (born 1956. American businessman (born 1956))
• José Abad Santos (1886 to 1942. Chief Justice of the Philippines from 1941 to 1942)
• Emiliano Salinas (born 1976. Mexican businessman (born 1976))
• Marissa Meyer (born 1984. American novelist (born 1984))
• Danilo Türk (born 1952. 3rd President of Slovenia (born 1952))
• Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940 to 2006. President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006)
• Lucio Fontana (1899 to 1968. Italian painter)
• Alice Hoschedé (1844 to 1911. French artists' model (1844–1911))
• Mauro Icardi (born 1993. Argentine footballer (born 1993))
• Angela Stanton-King (born 1977. American media personality and politician)
• Roderick Murchison (1792 to 1871. British geologist (1792–1871))
• Dani Martín (singer) (born 1977. Spanish singer (born 1977))
• K. R. Meera (born 1970. Indian writer)
• Indira Devi of Cooch Behar (1892 to 1968. Maharani of British Indian Cooch Behar)
• Roderick MacKinnon (born 1956. American biophysicist, neuroscientist, and businessman (born 1956))
• Joseph P. Kerwin (born 1932. American astronaut and physician (born 1932))
• Hilary Cass (born 1958. British paediatrician (born 1958))
• Howard Stringer (born 1942. Welsh businessman (born 1942))
• David Murray (saxophonist) (born 1955. American jazz musician (born 1955))
• Zygmunt Krasiński (1812 to 1859. Polish poet (1812–1859))
• Muhammad Hamidullah (1908 to 2002. Indian Islamic scholar (1908–2002))
• Danielle Bunten Berry (1949 to 1998. American game designer and programmer)
• Marcia McNutt (born 1952. American geophysicist)
• Nalini Malani (born 1946. Indian contemporary artist (born 1946))
• Sadruddin Hashwani (born 1940. Pakistani businessman)
• Alfredo Bryce Echenique (1939 to 2026. Peruvian writer (1939–2026))
• Augusto B. Leguía (1863 to 1932. President and dictator of Peru)
• Kay Boyle (1902 to 1992. American poet (1902–1992))
• Jamie Raines (born 1994. British YouTuber (born 1994))
• Nikola Jokić (born 1995. Serbian basketball player (born 1995))
• Philip Adrian Booth (born 1959. British-Canadian twin musicians and filmmakers (born 1960))
• Victoria Justice (born 1993. American actress and singer (born 1993))
• Julio Pinedo (born 1942. Afro-Bolivian king (born 1942))
• Dharampal (1922 to 2006. Indian author and activist)
• Ali Mamlouk (born 1946. Syrian intelligence officer (born 1946))

Died on February 19

• Deng Xiaoping (1909 to 1997. Leader of China from 1978 to 1989)
• Timur (1336 to 1405. Turco-Mongol conqueror (1320s–1405))
• Karl Lagerfeld (1933 to 2019. German fashion designer (1933–2019))
• Knut Hamsun (1859 to 1952. Norwegian novelist (1859–1952))
• André Gide (1869 to 1951. French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951))
• Ernst Mach (1838 to 1916. Austrian physicist, philosopher and university educator (1838–1916))
• Billy Mitchell (1879 to 1936. United States Army general (1879–1936))
• Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 to 2000. Austrian-born visual artist (1928–2000))
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866 to 1915. Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915))
• Karl Weierstrass (1815 to 1897. German mathematician (1815–1897))
• Caleb Bradham (1867 to 1934. American pharmacist and founder of PepsiCo)
• Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646 to 1709. Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military leader of Japan from 1680 to 1709)
• Clodius Albinus (150 to 197. Roman imperial pretender (c. 150 – 197 CE))
• Georg Büchner (1813 to 1837. German dramatist (1813–1837))
• Georgios Papanikolaou (1883 to 1962. Greek pathologist (1883–1962))
• Anthony Crosland (1918 to 1977. British politician (1918–1977))
• Harper Lee (1926 to 2016. American novelist (1926–2016))
• Khushal Khattak (1613 to 1689. Pashtun poet, chief and warrior (1613–1689))
• Irene Doukaina (1066 to 1123. Byzantine empress from 1081 to 1118)
• Edmund Landau (1877 to 1938. German mathematician (1877–1938))
• Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402 to 1445. Queen of Portugal from 1433 to 1438)
• Jan Assmann (1938 to 2024. German Egyptologist and religion scholar (1938–2024))
• John B. Magruder (1807 to 1871. American and Confederate military officer)
• Tayeb Salih (1929 to 2009. Sudanese novelist and short story writer (1929–2009))
• Renato Dulbecco (1914 to 2012. Italian-American virologist (1914–2012))
• Ivan T. Sanderson (1911 to 1973. British naturalist, writer and cryptozoologist (1911–1973))
• Samuel Willenberg (1923 to 2016. Polish survivor of Treblinka (1923–2016))
• Marie Louise of France (1728 to 1733. French princess (1728–1733))
• Lawrence Otis Graham (1961 to 2021. American lawyer and writer (1961–2021))
• Frederick Funston (1865 to 1917. 19/20th-century United States Army general)

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