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January 19 birthdays

340 notable historical figures were born on January 19, and 195 died on this day. Everyone born on January 19 is a Capricorn.

17% of January 19 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (85) than any other country.

Born on January 19

• Dolly Parton (born 1946. American singer-songwriter (born 1946))
• Edgar Allan Poe (1809 to 1849. American writer and critic (1809–1849))
• Robert E. Lee (1807 to 1870. Confederate States Army general (1807–1870))
• Francis II (1544 to 1560. King of France from 1559 to 1560)
• Paul Cézanne (1839 to 1906. French painter (1839–1906))
• Auguste Comte (1798 to 1857. French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857))
• Ziaur Rahman (1936 to 1981. President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981)
• James Watt (1736 to 1819. Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819))
• Shimon Sakaguchi (born 1951. Japanese immunologist (born 1951))
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920 to 2020. Peruvian diplomat and politician (1920–2020))
• Soumitra Chatterjee (1935 to 2020. Indian actor (1935–2020))
• Owsley Stanley (1935 to 2011. American sound engineer and chemist (1935–2011))
• Dōgen (1200 to 1253. Japanese Zen buddhist teacher (1200-1253))
• David Starr Jordan (1851 to 1931. American ichthyologist, educator, and eugenicist (1851–1931))
• Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (born 1943. Dutch princess (born 1943))
• Jenson Button (born 1980. British racing driver (born 1980))
• Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757 to 1831. German princess (1757–1831))
• Jonathan Karl (born 1968. American journalist (born 1968))
• Emmanuelle Arsan (1932 to 2005. Thai-French novelist (1932–2005))
• Leonid Kantorovich (1912 to 1986. Russian mathematician (1912–1986))
• Tommy Orange (born 1982. American writer (born 1982))
• Pulcheria (399 to 453. Byzantine empress from 450 to 453)
• Edwidge Danticat (born 1969. Haitian-American writer (born 1969))
• Ferruccio Parri (1890 to 1981. Italian partisan and politician (1890–1981))
• Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (1928 to 2000. Yugoslav prince (1928–2000))
• Hakuin Ekaku (1686 to 1769. Japanese Zen Buddhist master (1686–1769))
• Brion Gysin (1916 to 1986. British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist (1916–1986))
• Rugila (367 to 434. King of the Huns)
• Rachel Pizzolato (born 2004. American actress, model and influencer)
• Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889 to 1943. Swiss artist (1889–1943))
• Aliya bint Ali (1911 to 1950. Queen of Iraq from 1934 to 1939)
• Prince Paul of Württemberg (1785 to 1852. German prince (1785–1852))
• Valérie Perrin (born 1967. French novelist and screenwriter (born 1967))
• Leszek Balcerowicz (born 1947. Polish economist and politician)
• Wasfi Tal (1919 to 1971. Prime Minister of Jordan in 1962–63, 1965–67 and 1970–71)
• Habibullah Kalakani (1890 to 1929. Self-proclaimed ruler of Afghanistan in 1929 (1891–1929))
• Moein (singer) (born 1952. Iranian singer (born 1952))
• Thom Mayne (born 1944. American architect)
• Pete Buttigieg (born 1982. American politician (born 1982))
• Andrei Shkuro (1887 to 1947. Russian lieutenant general (1887–1947))
• Susan Solomon (born 1956. American atmospheric chemist)
• Nel Noddings (1929 to 2022. American philosopher (1929–2022))
• William Powell Frith (1819 to 1909. English painter (1819–1909))
• Roberto Marcelo Levingston (1920 to 2015. President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971)
• Josep Tarradellas (1899 to 1988. Spanish politician)
• Joseph Glasco (1925 to 1996. American artist (1925–1996))
• Park Choong-hoon (1919 to 2001. South Korean politician (1919–2001))
• William Williams Keen (1837 to 1932. First U.S. brain surgeon (1837–1932))
• John David Jackson (physicist) (1925 to 2016. Canadian-American theoretical physicist (1925–2016))
• Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890 to 1959. Laotian prime minister and prince)
• Tippi Hedren (born 1930. American actress (born 1930))
• Fred Uhlman (1901 to 1985. German English writer)
• George Ostrogorsky (1902 to 1976. Russian Byzantinist (1902–1976))
• David Marr (scientist) (1945 to 1980. British neuroscientist and psychologist)
• Linda Gordon (born 1940. American historian and author (born 1940))
• Jacobus Kapteyn (1851 to 1922)
• G. Subramania Iyer (1855 to 1916. Indian journalist, social reformer and freedom fighter)
• Waldemar Skrzypczak (1956 to 2025. Polish general (1956–2025))
• Ólafur Thors (1892 to 1964. Icelandic politician (1892–1964))
• Mac Miller (1992 to 2018. American rapper (1992–2018))

Died on January 19

• Hedy Lamarr (1914 to 2000. Austrian-American actress and inventor (1914–2000))
• Rajneesh (1931 to 1990. Indian mystic (1931–1990))
• Maharana Pratap (1540 to 1597. Maharana of Mewar from 1572 to 1597)
• Denny Doherty (1940 to 2007. Canadian singer and musician (1940–2007))
• Peter II of Russia (1715 to 1730. Emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730)
• Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809 to 1865. French philosopher and economist (1809–1865))
• Charlotte of Belgium (1840 to 1927. Empress of Mexico from 1864 to 1867)
• Leo I (401 to 474. Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474)
• Bettino Craxi (1934 to 2000. Italian politician (1934–2000))
• Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (1542 to 1626. Empress Consort of Akbar (1542–1626))
• Dagobert I (611 to 639. King of the Franks in Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy)
• Isabella of Austria (1501 to 1526. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1515 to 1523)
• William Congreve (1670 to 1729. English playwright and poet (1670-1729))
• Arthur Goldberg (1908 to 1990. American statesman and jurist (1908–1990))
• Eric Voegelin (1901 to 1985. American philosopher (1901–1985))
• Debendranath Tagore (1817 to 1905. Indian philosopher (1817–1905))
• Liang Chi-chao (1873 to 1929. Chinese politician, activist and journalist (1873–1929))
• Bartolomé Mitre (1821 to 1906. President of Argentina)
• Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (1655 to 1720. Holy Roman Empress from 1676 to 1705)
• Frank P. Ramsey (1903 to 1930. British philosopher, mathematician and economist (1903–1930))
• Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (1700 to 1761. Duchess of Modena and Reggio from 1737 to 1761)
• August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 to 1874. German poet (1798–1874))
• Cândido Rondon (1865 to 1958. Marshal of Brazil)
• Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840 to 1889. Union army general (1840–1889))
• Jeff Torborg (1941 to 2025. American baseball player and manager (1941–2025))
• Branislav Nušić (1864 to 1938. Serbian playwright (1864–1938))
• Karl H. Pribram (1919 to 2015. Austrian neuroscientist (1919–2015))
• Mohamed Amin Didi (1910 to 1954. 1st president of the Maldives)
• Heinrich Anton de Bary (1831 to 1888. German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist and mycologist (1831–1888))
• Alec Smith (1949 to 2006. Zimbabwe National Army chaplain)

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