August 19 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1342 - Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)


• 1398 - Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)


• 1557 - Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)


• 1590 - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)


• 1596 - Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)


• 1621 - Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)


• 1631 - John Dryden, English poet (d. 1700)


• 1646 - John Flamsteed, English astronomer (d. 1719)


• 1686 - Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)


• 1686 - Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (d. 1768)


• 1689 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (d. 1761)


• 1711 - Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)


• 1743 - Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)


• 1846 - Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)


• 1848 - Gustave Caillebotte, French Painter (d. 1894)


• 1853 - Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)


• 1870 - Bernard Baruch, American financier (d. 1965)


• 1871 - Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer (d. 1948)


• 1875 - Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1936)


• 1878 - Manuel Quezon, President of the Philippines (d. 1944)


• 1881 - George Enescu, Romanian composer (d. 1955)


• 1883 - José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95^th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9^th President of Portugal (d. 1965)


• 1883 - Coco Chanel, French clothing designer (d. 1971)


• 1883 - Elsie Ferguson, American film actress (d. 1961)


• 1892 - Alfred Lunt, American actor (d. 1977)


• 1896 - Olga Baclanova, Russian-born actress (d. 1974)


• 1899 - Charlie Hall, English comedian actor (d. 1959)


• 1900 - Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (d. 1976)


• 1902 - Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)


• 1902 - J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (d. 1994)


• 1903 - James Gould Cozzens, American novelist (d. 1978)


• 1906 - Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (d. 1971)


• 1907 - Thruston B. Morton, American politician (d. 1982)


• 1912 - Austin Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1963)


• 1913 - Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)


• 1913 - John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method (d. 2004)


• 1914 - Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)


• 1915 - Ring Lardner Jr, American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)


• 1915 - Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman and administrator (Desjardins Group) (d. 1985)


• 1919 - Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (d. 1990)


• 1921 - Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (d. 1991)


• 1925 - Claude Gauvreau, Canadian playwright (d. 1971)


• 1926 - Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist


• 1928 - Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)


• 1928 - Norman Brooks, Canadian singer (d. 2006)


• 1930 - Frank McCourt, Irish-American author


• 1931 - Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (d. 2003)


• 1932 - Thomas P. Salmon, 75^th Governor of Vermont


• 1934 - Renée Richards, American physician


• 1935 - Bobby Richardson, American baseball player


• 1938 - Diana Muldaur, American actress


• 1939 - Ginger Baker, English drummer (Cream)


• 1940 - Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter


• 1940 - Jill St. John, American actress


• 1942 - Fred Thompson, American politician and actor


• 1943 - Billy J. Kramer, British singer


• 1944 - Buzz Kilman, Chicago radio personality


• 1944 - Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer


• 1944 - Charles Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist


• 1945 - Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple)


• 1946 - Bill Clinton, Former American president


• 1946 - Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor


• 1946 - Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)


• 1947 - Dave Dutton, English actor


• 1947 - Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (d. 2007)


• 1947 - Gerard Schwarz, American conductor


• 1948 - Gerald McRaney, American actor


• 1948 - Tipper Gore, Second Lady of the United States


• 1950 - Jennie Bond, British journalist


• 1951 - John Deacon, English musician (Queen)


• 1951 - Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine film composer


• 1952 - Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director


• 1953 - Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer


• 1953 - Mary Matalin, American political consultant


• 1954 - Oscar Larrauri, Argentine racing driver


• 1955 - Peter Gallagher, American actor


• 1955 - Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager


• 1956 - Adam Arkin, American actor


• 1957 - Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet


• 1957 - Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper


• 1958 - Anthony Muñoz, American football player


• 1958 - Gary Gaetti, American baseball player


• 1958 - Brendan Nelson, Australian politician


• 1959 - Ricky Pierce, American basketball player


• 1959 - Susan Cummings, Monegasque-born American heiress and convicted murderer


• 1960 - Morten Andersen, American football player


• 1960 - Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor


• 1961 - Jonathan Coe, British author


• 1962 - Tammy Bruce, American political commentator


• 1962 - Valérie Kaprisky, French actress


• 1963 - John Stamos, American actor


• 1963 - Yip Sai Wing, Hong Kong musician (Beyond)


• 1963 - Joey Tempest, Swedish singer (Europe)


• 1965 - Kyra Sedgwick, American actress


• 1965 - Kevin Dillon, American actor


• 1965 - Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director


• 1966 - Lee Ann Womack, American musician


• 1968 - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer


• 1968 - Mark McGuinn, country music singer


• 1969 - Nate Dogg, American rapper


• 1969 - Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay)


• 1969 - Emigdio Preciado, Hispanic fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted list


• 1969 - Paula Jai Parker, American actress


• 1969 - Matthew Perry, Canadian actor


• 1969 - Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player


• 1969 - Patrick Van Horn, American actor


• 1969 - Clay Walker, American singer


• 1970 - Fat Joe, American rapper


• 1971 - João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese football player


• 1972 - Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer


• 1972 - Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Hong Kong singer and actress


• 1972 - Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer


• 1973 - Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway


• 1973 - Callum Blue, British actor


• 1973 - Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer


• 1973 - Lilian Garcia, wrestling announcer


• 1975 - Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator


• 1975 - Tracie Thoms, American actress


• 1977 - Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist


• 1978 - Chris Capuano, American baseball player


• 1979 - Dave Douglas, American musician (Relient K)


• 1979 - Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer


• 1980 - Jun Jin, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)


• 1980 - Darius Danesh, Scottish singer-songwriter & actor


• 1980 - Paul Parry, Welsh footballer


• 1980 - Michael Todd, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)


• 1982 - Erika Christensen, American actress


• 1982 - J. J. Hardy, American baseball player


• 1982 - Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter


• 1983 - Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter


• 1983 - John McCargo, American football player


• 1983 - Tammin Sursok, Australian actress & singer


• 1983 - Mike Conway, British racing driver


• 1984 - Micah Alberti, American actor


• 1984 - Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer


• 1984 - Ryan Taylor, English footballer


• 1985 - Megan Rochell, American singer


• 1986 - Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player


• 1987 - Anaïs Lameche, Swedish singer (Play)


• 1987 - Ileana D'Cruz, Indian actress


• 1987 - Richard Stearman, English footballer


• 1988 - Travis Tedford, American actor


• 1989 - Romeo, American rapper


• 1998 - Ella Guevara, Filipino child actress