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June 19 birthdays

276 notable historical figures were born on June 19, and 158 died on this day. Everyone born on June 19 is a Gemini.

19% of June 19 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on June 19

• Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951 to 2022. Egyptian Islamist militant and physician (1951–2022))
• James VI and I (1566 to 1625. King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603)
• Boris Johnson (born 1964. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022)
• Salman Rushdie (born 1947. Indian-British-American novelist (born 1947))
• Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945. Burmese politician (born 1945))
• Wallis Simpson (1896 to 1986. Wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (1896–1986))
• Paul Dano (born 1984. American actor (born 1984))
• Kathleen Turner (born 1954. American actress (born 1954))
• José Rizal (1861 to 1896. Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath (1861–1896))
• Blaise Pascal (1623 to 1662. French polymath (1623–1662))
• Laura Ingraham (born 1963. American radio and television host (born 1963))
• Nancy Marchand (1928 to 2000. American actress (1928–2000))
• Charles Spurgeon (1834 to 1892. British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834–1892))
• Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861 to 1928. British field marshal (1861–1928))
• Alfred Hugenberg (1865 to 1951. German businessman and politician (1865–1951))
• Václav Klaus (born 1941. President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013)
• Bidya Devi Bhandari (born 1961. President of Nepal from 2015 to 2023)
• Aage Bohr (1922 to 2009. Danish physicist (1922–2009))
• Christian Wulff (born 1959. President of Germany from 2010 to 2012)
• Chico Buarque (born 1944. Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1944))
• Zoe Saldaña (born 1978. American actress (born 1978))
• Peter Bradshaw (born 1962. British writer and film critic (born 1962))
• José Gervasio Artigas (1764 to 1850. Uruguayan military leader during the War for Independence)
• Jonathan P. Braga (born 1969. US Army general (born 1963))
• Ernst Chain (1906 to 1979. German-born British biochemist (1906–1979))
• Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1935 to 2025. President of Ecuador from 1988 to 1992)
• Ogyen Trinley Dorje (born 1985. Tibetan Lama)
• André Glucksmann (1937 to 2015. French philosopher, activist, and writer (1937–2015))
• John Ralston Saul (born 1947. Canadian writer and political philosopher)
• Adela Pankhurst (1885 to 1961. British-Australian suffragette and political activist (1885–1961))
• Yevgeny Shevchuk (born 1968. President of Transnistria from 2011 to 2016)
• James Braid (surgeon) (1795 to 1860. Scottish surgeon (1795–1860), pioneer of hypnotism)
• Paula Abdul (born 1962. American singer and entertainer (born 1962))
• Dirk Nowitzki (born 1978. German basketball player (born 1978))
• Rahul Gandhi (born 1970. 12th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha since 2024)
• Dudley Senanayake (1911 to 1973. Sri Lankan politician (1911–1973))
• Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (1749 to 1796. French actor, writer and revolutionary (1749–1796))
• Félicité de La Mennais (1782 to 1854. French Catholic priest and philosopher (1782–1854))
• Andrés Rodríguez (politician) (1923 to 1997. President of Paraguay from 1989 to 1993)
• Christopher Wylie (born 1989. Canadian data consultant (born 1989))
• Mark Canton (born 1949. American film producer)
• Francesco Foscari (1373 to 1457. Doge of Venice from 1423 to 1457)
• Paul Flory (1910 to 1985. American chemist (1910–1985))
• Jörg Widmann (born 1973. German composer, conductor and clarinetist (born 1973))
• Radovan Karadžić (born 1945. Bosnian Serb politician and war criminal (born 1945))
• Arno J. Mayer (1926 to 2023. American historian (1926–2023))
• Empress Xiaojingcheng (1812 to 1855. Chinese empress dowager (1812–1855))
• Richard King Mellon (1899 to 1970. American financier, general and philanthropist)
• Raj Chandra Bose (1901 to 1987. Indian American mathematician and statistician (1901-1987))
• Savika Chaiyadej (born 1986. Thai actress and singer)
• Hamilton Hume (1797 to 1873. Australian explorer (1797–1873))
• Gena Rowlands (1930 to 2024. American actress (1930–2024))
• Kajal Aggarwal (born 1985. Indian actress (born 1985))
• Frederick Augustus Rutowsky (1702 to 1764. Count Rutowsky)
• Joseph P. Riley, Jr. (born 1943. American politician)
• Johnny Gray (born 1960. American middle-distance runner)
• Anthony Reid (academic) (1939 to 2025. Australian academic (1939–2025))
• KSI (born 1993. English boxer, influencer, and musician (born 1993))
• John Eugene Osborne (1858 to 1943. 3rd Governor of Wyoming from 1893 to 1895)
• Sophie Trébuchet (1772 to 1821. French painter (1772–1821))

Died on June 19

• James Gandolfini (1961 to 2013. American actor (1961–2013))
• Maximilian I of Mexico (1832 to 1867. Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867)
• Manute Bol (1962 to 2010. Sudanese-American basketball player (died 2010))
• Nader Shah (1688 to 1747. Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747)
• J. M. Barrie (1860 to 1937. Scottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937))
• Lee Krasner (1908 to 1984. American abstract expressionist painter (1908–1984))
• Ali Shariati (1933 to 1977. Iranian sociologist and philosopher (1933–1977))
• Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555 to 1584. French prince (1555–1584))
• Joseph Banks (1743 to 1820. English naturalist and botanist (1743–1820))
• Richard Henry Lee (1732 to 1794. American statesman and Founding Father (1732–1794))
• Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284 to 1312. Favourite of Edward II (c. 1284 – 1312))
• Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499 to 1500. English prince (1499–1500))
• Albert the Good (1828 to 1902. King of Saxony from 1873 to 1902)
• Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry (1951 to 2001. Indian film director, screenwriter, playwright)
• Victor Stănculescu (1928 to 2016. Romanian general and politician (1928–2016))
• Gyula Horn (1932 to 2013. Hungarian politician (1932–2013))
• Roman the Great (1150 to 1205. Prince of Galicia and Volhynia (1152–1205))
• Miguel Miramón (1832 to 1867. President of Mexico from 1859 to 1860)
• Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 to 1844. French naturalist (1772–1844))
• Stanley Cavell (1926 to 2018. American philosopher (1926–2018))
• Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709 to 1716. Military ruler of Japan from 1713 to 1716)
• Jagatjit Singh (1872 to 1949. Last ruling Maharaja of Kapurthala from 1877–1947)
• al-Muhtadi (825 to 870. 14th Abbasid Caliph (r. 869–870))
• Princess Josephine of Baden (1813 to 1900. Princess consort of Hohenzollern)
• Romuald (951 to 1027. Founder of the Camaldolese order)
• Fan Ho (1931 to 2016. Chinese photographer and film director)
• Fatali Khan Khoyski (1875 to 1920. Azerbaijani attorney (1875–1920))
• Alois Eliáš (1890 to 1942. Czechoslovak general and politician (1890–1942))
• Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (1915 to 1980. Spanish politician)
• Fan Zhongyan (989 to 1052. Chinese poet, politician, philosopher and writer (989–1052))

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