On this day · Virgo

September 19 birthdays

337 notable historical figures were born on September 19, and 166 died on this day. Everyone born on September 19 is a Virgo.

17% of September 19 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (93) than any other country.

Born on September 19

• Cass Elliot (1941 to 1974. American singer (1941–1974))
• Henry III of France (1551 to 1589. King of France from 1574 to 1589)
• Antoninus Pius (86 to 161. Roman emperor from 138 to 161)
• Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486 to 1502. Heir apparent of Henry VII of England (1486–1502))
• N. K. Jemisin (born 1972. American science fiction and fantasy writer)
• Paulo Freire (1921 to 1997. Brazilian educator (1921–1997))
• Henry Cuellar (born 1955. American politician and attorney (born 1955))
• Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969 to 2018. Icelandic musician and composer (1969–2018))
• Leo VI (866 to 912. Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912)
• Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 to 1832. American Founding Father, politician, and planter (1737–1832))
• Tshering Tobgay (born 1965. Prime Minister of Bhutan since 2024)
• Julius III (1487 to 1555. Head of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555)
• Lewis F. Powell Jr. (1907 to 1998. US Supreme Court justice from 1972 to 1987)
• Ilya Salmanzadeh (born 1986. Swedish singer (born 1986))
• Piero the Gouty (1416 to 1469. Lord of Florence from 1464 to 1469)
• Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900 to 1985. Prime Minister of Mauritius from 1968 to 1982)
• Jeremy Irons (born 1948. British actor (born 1948))
• Simon Singh (born 1964. British physicist and popular science author (born 1964))
• Mark Drakeford (born 1954. First Minister of Wales from 2018 to 2024)
• Maria Anna of Savoy (1803 to 1884. Empress of Austria from 1835 to 1848)
• Al Oerter (1936 to 2007. American track & field athlete (1936–2007))
• Song Joong-ki (born 1985. South Korean actor (born 1985))
• Giuseppe Saragat (1898 to 1988. President of Italy from 1964 to 1971)
• Duy Tân (1900 to 1945. Emperor of Đại Nam under French protectorate of Annam and Tonkin (1900–1945))
• Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang (1659 to 1701. Queen of Joseon from 1690 to 1694)
• Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901 to 1972. Austrian biologist and systems theorist (1901–1972))
• Sergei Kruglov (politician) (1907 to 1977. Soviet general and politician (1907–1977))
• Carine Roitfeld (born 1954. French fashion editor (born 1954))
• Ingrid Jonker (1933 to 1965. South African poet)
• Orson Pratt (1811 to 1881. American mathematician and Mormon religious leader (1811–1881))
• Victor Weisskopf (1908 to 2002. American theoretical physicist (1908–2002))
• Damon Knight (1922 to 2002. American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002))
• Brougham, Henry (1778 to 1868. British Lord High Chancellor (1778–1868))
• Henry Kaiser (musician) (born 1952. American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver)
• Albert IV (1377 to 1404. Duke of Austria from 1395 to 1404)
• Fabre Geffrard (1806 to 1878. President of Haiti from 1859 to 1867)
• Masatoshi Koshiba (1926 to 2020. Japanese physicist (1926–2020))
• Oksana Zabuzhko (born 1960. Ukrainian writer)
• Laurie R. King (born 1952. American author (born 1952))
• Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803 to 1879. Duchess of Parma and Piacenza from 1847 to 1849)
• Efraim Sneh (born 1944. Israeli politician (born 1944))
• Artur Ekert (born 1961. British-Polish physicist (born 1961))
• Gustavo Leigh (1920 to 1999. Chilean general (1920–1999))
• Jonathan Wells (intelligent design advocate) (1942 to 2024. American biologist and theologian (1942–2024))
• Donald Schön (1930 to 1997. American academic (1930–1997))
• Pavel Tsitsianov (1754 to 1806. Russian general (1754–1806))
• Yuri Drozdov (general) (1925 to 2017. Soviet KGB agent (1925–2017))
• Rhys Chatham (born 1952. American composer)
• Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853 to 1927. Claimant to the throne of Portugal (1853–1927))
• Arvid Lindman (1862 to 1936. Prime minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and 1928 to 1930)
• Caroline Fourest (born 1975. French writer and journalist)
• Sunita Williams (born 1965. U.S. Navy officer and NASA astronaut (born 1965))
• René Caillié (1799 to 1838. French explorer (1799–1838))
• Zhang Renjie (1877 to 1950. Chinese political leader (1877–1950))
• Marion G. Romney (1897 to 1988. American religious leader)
• Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426 to 1487. Duchess of Orléans)
• Vicente López Portaña (1772 to 1850. Spanish painter (1772–1850))
• Hugh Aloysius Drum (1879 to 1951. United States Army general)
• Kitín Muñoz (born 1958. Spanish navigator, scientist and sociological explorer)
• Brian Epstein (1934 to 1967. English music entrepreneur (1934–1967))

Died on September 19

• James A. Garfield (1831 to 1881. 1881 U.S. presidential administration)
• Jake LaMotta (1922 to 2017. American boxer (1922–2017))
• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936 to 2019. President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011)
• John Turner (1929 to 2020. Prime Minister of Canada in 1984)
• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857 to 1935. Russian scientist (1857–1935))
• Bernie Casey (1939 to 2017. American football player and actor (1939–2017))
• Shah Jahan II (1696 to 1719. Mughal emperor in 1719)
• Martin I (598 to 655. Head of the Catholic Church from 649 to 655)
• Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (1981 to 2015. Sheikh of the Emirate of Dubai (1981–2015))
• David Starr Jordan (1851 to 1931. American ichthyologist, educator, and eugenicist (1851–1931))
• Marie Henriette of Austria (1836 to 1902. Queen of the Belgians from 1865 to 1902)
• Emperor Go-Daigo (1288 to 1339. Emperor of Japan from 1318 to 1339)
• Ole Rømer (1644 to 1710. Danish astronomer (1644–1710))
• Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825 to 1895. Russian and German noblewoman (1825–1895))
• Zinaida Serebriakova (1884 to 1967. Russian painter (1884–1967))
• Rudolf Peierls (1907 to 1995. German-born British physicist (1907–1995))
• George Grey (1812 to 1898. British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898))
• Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729 to 1785. Queen of Sardinia from 1773 to 1785)
• Einar Gerhardsen (1897 to 1987. Prime minister of Norway (1945–1951, 1955–1963, 1963–1965))
• George Cadle Price (1919 to 2011. Leader of Belize (1961–1984, 1989–1993))
• Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773 to 1802. Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801)
• Étienne Gilson (1884 to 1978. French historian and philosopher (1884–1978))
• Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574 to 1610. Elector Palatine from 1583 to 1610)
• Francis Darwin (1848 to 1925. British naturalist (1848–1925))
• Robert Guéï (1941 to 2002. 1999–2000 military president of Côte d'Ivoire)
• Gianni Vattimo (1936 to 2023. Italian philosopher and politician (1936–2023))
• Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792 to 1843. French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist)
• Saye Zerbo (1932 to 2013. President of Upper Volta from 1980 to 1982)
• Choe Yong-gon (official) (1900 to 1976. North Korean politician (1900–1976))
• Joseph Iléo (1921 to 1994. Congolese Prime Minister (1921–1994))

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