19 January Births

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of the year (347 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

    398 – Pulcheria, Byzantine empress and saint (d. 453)
    840 – Michael III, Byzantine emperor (d. 867)
    1200 – Dōgen Zenji, founder of Sōtō Zen (d. 1253)
    1544 – Francis II of France (d. 1560)
    1676 – John Weldon, English organist and composer (d. 1736)
    1721 – Jean-Philippe Baratier, German scholar and author (d. 1740)
    1736 – James Watt, Scottish-English chemist and engineer (d. 1819)
    1737 – Giuseppe Millico, Italian soprano, composer, and educator (d. 1802)
    1739 – Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (d. 1808)
    1752 – James Morris III, American captain (d. 1820)
    1757 – Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (d. 1831)
    1788 – Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
    1790 – Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet and academic (d. 1855)
    1798 – Auguste Comte, French economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1857)
    1807 – Robert E. Lee, American general and academic (d. 1870)
    1808 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher and author (d. 1887)
    1809 – Edgar Allan Poe, American short story witer, poet, and critic (d. 1849)
    1810 – Talhaiarn, Welsh poet and architect (d.1869)
    1813 – Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (d. 1898)
    1832 – Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1875)
    1833 – Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (d. 1872)
    1839 – Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)
    1848 – John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1904)
    1848 – Matthew Webb, English swimmer and diver (d. 1883)
    1851 – Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1922)
    1863 – Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (d. 1941)
    1871 – Dame Gruev, Bulgarian educator and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. 1906)
    1874 – Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (d. 1922)
    1876 – Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (d. 1943)
    1876 – Dragotin Kette, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1899)
    1878 – Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1934)
    1879 – Boris Savinkov, Russian soldier and author (d. 1925)
    1883 – Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (d. 1956)
    1887 – Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (d. 1943)
    1889 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
    1892 – Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1964)
    1893 – Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian pianist and educator (d. 1986)
    1903 – Boris Blacher, German composer and playwright (d. 1975)
    1905 – Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (d. 1991)
    1907 – Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver, sailor, and businessman (d. 2003)
    1908 – Ish Kabibble, American comedian and cornet player (d. 1994)
    1908 – Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1971)
    1911 – Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (d. 2009)
    1912 – Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
    1913 – Rex Ingamells, Australian author and poet (d. 1955)
    1913 – Rudolf Wanderone, American professional pocket billiards player (d. 1996)
    1914 – Lester Flatt, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (d. 1979)
    1918 – John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (d. 2005)
    1920 – Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator
    1920 – Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru
    1920 – Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (d. 2015)
    1921 – Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1995)
    1922 – Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 2015)
    1923 – Jean Stapleton, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
    1924 – Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (d. 1985)
    1924 – Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (d. 2006)
    1925 – Nina Bawden, English author (d. 2012)
    1926 – Hans Massaquoi, German-American journalist and author (d. 2013)
    1926 – Fritz Weaver, American actor (d. 2016)
    1930 – Tippi Hedren, American model, actress, and animal rights-welfare activist
    1930 – John Waite, South African cricketer (d. 2011)
    1931 – Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author
    1932 – Russ Hamilton, English singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
    1932 – Richard Lester, American-English director, producer, and screenwriter
    1932 – Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (d. 2014)
    1933 – George Coyne, American priest, astronomer, and theologian
    1935 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
    1936 – Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (d. 1981)
    1936 – Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer, harmonica player, and drummer (d. 2011)
    1937 – Fred J. Lincoln, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
    1937 – John Lions, Australian computer scientist and academic (d. 1998)
    1939 – Phil Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Everly Brothers) (d. 2014)
    1940 – Paolo Borsellino, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)
    1940 – Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (d. 2007)
    1941 – Colin Gunton, English theologian and academic (d. 2003)
    1941 – Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler, trainer, and referee
    1942 – Michael Crawford, English actor and singer
    1942 – Paul-Eerik Rummo, Estonian poet and politician
    1943 – Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter
    1943 – Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1970)
    1943 – Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
    1944 – Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer
    1944 – Thom Mayne, American architect and academic, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
    1944 – Dan Reeves, American football player and coach
    1945 – Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player
    1946 – Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic
    1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress
    1947 – Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic
    1947 – Paula Deen, American chef and author
    1947 – Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter
    1948 – Nancy Lynch, American computer scientist and academic
    1948 – Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick
    1948 – Mal Reilly, English rugby league player and coach
    1949 – Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host (d. 2012)
    1949 – Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
    1950 – Sébastien Dhavernas, Canadian actor
    1950 – Jon Matlack, American baseball player and coach
    1951 – Martha Davis, American singer
    1952 – Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1952 – Nadiuska, German television actresses
    1952 – Bruce Jay Nelson, American computer scientists (d. 1999)
    1952 – Michel Plante, Canadian ice hockey left wingers
    1952 – Beau Weaver, American male voice actors
    1953 – Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
    1953 – Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
    1953 – Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach
    1954 – Katey Sagal, American actress and singer
    1954 – Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director
    1954 – Clifford Tabin, American geneticist and academic
    1955 – Tony Mansfield, English singer-songwriter and producer
    1955 – Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-American comedian and actor
    1956 – Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host
    1957 – Ottis Anderson, American football player and sportscaster
    1957 – Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film director
    1957 – Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican public servant and politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
    1958 – Thomas Kinkade, American painter (d. 2012)
    1959 – Danese Cooper, American computer scientist and programmer
    1959 – Jeff Pilson, American bass player, songwriter, and actor
    1961 – William Ragsdale, American actor
    1961 – Wayne Hemingway, English fashion designer, co-founded Red or Dead
    1962 – Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist
    1962 – Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach
    1962 – Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach
    1963 – Michael Adams, American basketball player and coach
    1963 – Martin Bashir, English journalist
    1963 – John Bercow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons
    1964 – Janine Antoni, Bahamian sculptor and photographer
    1964 – Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter and basketball player
    1966 – Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
    1966 – Yukiko Duke, Swedish journalist and translator
    1966 – Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
    1966 – Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player and coach
    1966 – Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
    1968 – Whitfield Crane, American singer-songwriter
    1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist and short story writer.
    1969 – Luc Longley, Australian basketball player and coach
    1969 – Predrag Mijatović, Montenegrin footballer and manager
    1969 – Junior Seau, American football player (d. 2012)
    1969 – Casey Sherman, American journalist and author
    1969 – Steve Staunton, Irish footballer and manager
    1970 – Steffen Freund, German footballer and manager
    1970 – Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
    1970 – Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian and singer
    1971 – Shawn Wayans, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
    1971 – John Wozniak, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1972 – Jon Fisher, American businessman and author
    1972 – Ron Killings, American wrestler and rapper
    1972 – Troy Wilson, Australian footballer and race car driver
    1972 – Sergei Zjukin, Estonian chess player and coach
    1972 – Yoon Hae-young, South Korean actress
    1972 – Tyrone Wheatley, American football player and college football coach
    1973 – Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist
    1973 – Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer and coach
    1974 – Dainius Adomaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
    1974 – Frank Caliendo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
    1974 – Ian Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
    1974 – Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer and manager
    1975 – Natalie Cook, Australian volleyball player
    1975 – Noah Georgeson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
    1975 – Zdeňka Málková, Czech tennis player
    1976 – Natale Gonnella, Italian footballer
    1976 – Tarso Marques, Brazilian race car driver
    1977 – Benjamin Ayres, Canadian actor, director, and photographer
    1979 – Wiley, English rapper and producer
    1979 – Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast and sportscaster
    1979 – Josu Sarriegi, Spanish footballer
    1980 – Jenson Button, English race car driver
    1980 – Pasha Kovalev, Russian-American dancer and choreographer
    1980 – Luke Macfarlane, Canadian-American actor and singer
    1980 – Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
    1980 – Michael Vandort, Sri Lankan cricketer
    1981 – Paolo Bugia, Filipino basketball player
    1981 – Asier del Horno, Spanish footballer
    1981 – Lucho González, Argentinian footballer
    1982 – Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player
    1982 – Shane Tronc, Australian rugby league player
    1983 – Hikaru Utada, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
    1984 – Fabio Catacchini, Italian footballer
    1984 – Karun Chandhok, Indian race car driver
    1984 – Jimmy Kébé, Malian footballer
    1984 – Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player
    1985 – Jake Allen, American football player
    1985 – Pascal Behrenbruch, German decathlete
    1985 – Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
    1985 – Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver
    1985 – Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer and actress
    1985 – Elliott Ward, English footballer
    1985 – Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Nikulin, Russian footballer
    1986 – Claudio Marchisio, Italian footballer
    1986 – Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Ukrainian footballer
    1986 – Moussa Sow, Senegalese footballer
    1987 – Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
    1987 – Angus Monfries, Australian footballer
    1988 – JaVale McGee, American basketball player
    1988 – Tyler Breeze, Canadian wrestler
    1990 – Tatiana Búa, Argentine tennis player
    1990 – Kerry-Anne Tomlinson, New Zealand cricketer
    1991 – Corinna Harrer, German runner
    1991 – Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
    1992 – Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
    1993 – Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
    1994 – Matthias Ginter, German footballer

Source: Wikipedia