19 April Births

April 19 is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

626 – Eanflæd, English nun and saint (d. 685)
1452 – Frederick IV, King of Naples (d. 1504)
1483 – Paolo Giovio, Italian historian, biographer, and bishop (d. 1552)
1593 – Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1647)
1603 – Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1685)
1613 – Christoph Bach, German musician (d. 1661)
1633 – Willem Drost, Dutch painter (d. 1659)
1655 – George St Lo, Royal Navy officer and administrator (d. 1718)
1658 – Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (d. 1716)
1660 – Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer (d. 1716)
1665 – Jacques Lelong, French author (d. 1721)
1686 – Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (d. 1750)
1715 – James Nares, English organist and composer (d. 1783)
1721 – Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1793)
1734 – Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1786)
1757 – Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (d. 1833)
1758 – William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish admiral (d. 1831)
1785 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (d. 1858)
1787 – Deaf Smith, American soldier (d. 1837)
1793 – Ferdinand I of Austria (d. 1875)
1806 – Sarah Bagley, American labor organizer (d. 1889)
1814 – Louis Amédée Achard, French journalist and author (d. 1875)
1832 – José Echegaray, Spanish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1835 – Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1888)
1863 – Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (d. 1940)
1872 – Alice Salomon, German social reformer (d. 1948)
1873 – Sydney Barnes, English cricketer (d. 1967)
1874 – Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)
1877 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American engineer, invented the outboard motor (d. 1934)
1879 – Arthur Robertson, Scottish runner (d. 1957)
1882 – Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (d. 1954)
1883 – Henry Jameson, American soccer player (d. 1938)
1883 – Richard von Mises, Austrian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1953)
1885 – Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (d. 1975)
1889 – Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)
1891 – Françoise Rosay, French actress (d. 1974)
1892 – Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and educator (d. 1983)
1894 – Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (d. 1966)
1897 – Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
1897 – Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian, oldest verified man ever (d. 2013)
1898 – Constance Talmadge, American actress and producer (d. 1973)
1899 – George O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)
1899 – Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (d. 1968)
1900 – Iracema de Alencar, Brazilian film actress (d. 1978)
1900 – Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)
1900 – Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (d. 1991)
1900 – Rhea Silberta, Yiddish songwriter and singing teacher (d. 1959)
1902 – Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1903 – Eliot Ness, American law enforcement agent (d. 1957)
1907 – Alan Wheatley, English actor (d. 1991)
1908 – Irena Eichlerówna, Polish actress (d. 1990)
1912 – Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1913 – Ken Carpenter, American discus thrower and coach (d. 1984)
1917 – Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (d. 2012)
1919 – Sol Kaplan, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
1920 – Gene Leis, American guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1993)
1920 – Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (d. 2015)
1920 – John O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)
1920 – Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (d. 2013)
1920 – Marian Winters, American actress (d. 1978)
1921 – Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (d. 2006)
1921 – Leon Henkin, American logician (d. 2006)
1921 – Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (d. 2015)
1922 – Erich Hartmann, German colonel and pilot (d. 1993)
1925 – John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor (d. 2011)
1925 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor (d. 2016)
1926 – Rawya Ateya, Egyptian captain and politician (d. 1997)
1928 – John Horlock, English engineer and academic (d. 2015)
1928 – Azlan Shah of Perak, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 2014)
1931 – Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2004)
1932 – Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor
1933 – Dickie Bird, English cricketer and umpire
1933 – Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (d. 1967)
1933 – Philip Lavallin Wroughton, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
1934 – Dickie Goodman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1989)
1935 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (d. 2002)
1935 – Justin Francis Rigali, American cardinal
1936 – Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2013)
1936 – Jack Pardee, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
1937 – Antonio Carluccio, Italian-English chef and author (d. 2017)
1937 – Elinor Donahue, American actress
1937 – Joseph Estrada, Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
1938 – Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar
1939 – E. Clay Shaw, Jr., American accountant, judge, and politician (d. 2013)
1941 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1941 – Michel Roux, French-English chef and author
1941 – Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
1942 – Bas Jan Ader, Dutch-American photographer and director (d. 1975)
1942 – Alan Price, English keyboard player, singer, and composer
1942 – Jack Roush, American businessman, founded Roush Fenway Racing
1942 – Maarten van den Bergh, American-Dutch businessman
1943 – Margo MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician (d. 2014)
1943 – Lorenzo Sanz, Spanish businessman
1944 – Keith Erickson, American basketball player and sportscaster
1944 – James Heckman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Bernie Worrell, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2016)
1946 – Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
1946 – Tim Curry, English actor
1947 – Murray Perahia, American pianist and conductor
1947 – Wilfrid Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara, English civil servant
1947 – Yan Pascal Tortelier, French violinist and conductor
1947 – Mark Volman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2017)
1948 – Rick Miller, American baseball player and manager
1949 – Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer
1949 – Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (d. 1993)
1950 – Julia Cleverdon, English businesswoman and philanthropist
1951 – Barry Brown, American actor and playwright (d. 1978)
1951 – Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1952 – Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer and politician (d. 2009)
1952 – Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and director
1952 – Michael Trend, English journalist and politician
1953 – Rod Morgenstein, American drummer
1953 – Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper
1953 – Ruby Wax, British-based American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1954 – Trevor Francis, English footballer and manager
1954 – Bob Rock, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1956 – Sue Barker, English tennis player and journalist
1956 – Randy Carlyle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1956 – Anne Glover, Scottish biologist and academic
1957 – Tony Martin, English singer-songwriter
1958 – Steve Antin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Stevie B, American singer-songwriter and record producer
1958 – Denis O'Brien, Irish businessman, founded BT Ireland
1958 – Vytautas Šapranauskas, Lithuanian actor (d. 2013)
1958 – Keith Shine, British academic and educator
1959 – Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, English activist
1959 – Teofisto Guingona III, Filipino lawyer and politician
1959 – Donald Markwell, Australian sociologist and academic
1960 – Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer
1960 – Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and producer
1960 – Roger Merrett, Australian footballer and coach
1960 – John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Frank Viola, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Alan Kirschenbaum, American producer and writer (d. 2012)
1961 – Albert Martinez, Filipino actor, director, and producer
1961 – Spike Owen, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Richard Phelps, English pentathlete
1962 – Al Unser Jr., American race car driver
1962 – Dorian Yates, English bodybuilder
1964 – Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer and coach
1964 – Kim Weaver, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
1965 – Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress
1965 – Suge Knight, American record producer, co-founded Death Row Records
1966 – Véronique Gens, French soprano and actress
1966 – David La Haye, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Julia Neigel, Russian-German singer-songwriter and producer
1966 – Paul Reiffel, Australian cricketer and umpire
1966 – El Samurai, Japanese wrestler
1967 – Philippe Saint-André, French rugby player and coach
1967 – Steven H Silver, American journalist and author
1967 – Dar Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress and activist
1968 – Arshad Warsi, Indian film actor and producer
1969 – Andrew Carnie, Canadian-American linguist, author, and academic
1969 – Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player
1970 – Luis Miguel, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
1970 – Kelly Holmes, English runner
1970 – Abelardo Fernández, Spanish footballer and manager
1971 – Brendon Burns, Australian comedian, podcaster, writer and author
1971 – Scott McCord, Canadian voice actor
1972 – Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
1972 – Jeff Wilkins, American football player
1973 – George Gregan, Zambian-Australian rugby player and coach
1973 – Alessio Scarpi, Italian footballer
1975 – Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer and coach
1975 – Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
1976 – Ruud Jolie, Dutch guitarist
1976 – Scott Padgett, American basketball player, coach, and radio host
1976 – Kim Young-oh, South Korean author and illustrator
1977 – Joe Beimel, American baseball player
1977 – Anju Bobby George, Indian long jumper
1977 – Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
1977 – Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
1977 – Jonny Storm, English wrestler and trainer
1978 – James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Amanda Sage, American-Austrian painter and educator
1979 – Rocky Bernard, American football player
1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress
1979 – Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer
1980 – Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter
1980 – Robyn Regehr, Brazilian-Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor and producer
1981 – Ryuta Hara, Japanese footballer
1981 – Martin Havlát, Czech ice hockey player
1981 – James Hibberd, English cricketer
1981 – Troy Polamalu, American football player
1981 – Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
1982 – Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast
1982 – Filip Jícha, Czech handball player
1982 – Samuel C. Morrison, Jr., Liberian-American journalist, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer
1982 – Ignacio Serricchio, Argentinian-American actor
1982 – Sitiveni Sivivatu, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1983 – Zach Duke, American baseball player
1983 – Joe Mauer, American baseball player
1983 – Patrick Platins, German footballer
1983 – Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player
1984 – Christopher Pearce, English cricketer
1985 – Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer
1985 – David Cavazos, Mexican singer-songwriter
1985 – Sabrina Jalees, Canadian comedian, dancer, actress, presenter, and writer
1985 – Jan Zimmermann, German footballer
1986 – Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer
1986 – Candace Parker, American basketball player
1986 – Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
1986 – Will Thursfield, English-Australian footballer
1986 – Zhou Mi, Chinese singer, actor and songwriter
1987 – Luigi Giorgi, Italian footballer
1987 – Joe Hart, English footballer
1987 – Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer-songwriter
1987 – Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
1987 – Lauren Wilson, Canadian figure skater
1988 – Enrique Esqueda, Mexican footballer
1989 – Dominik Mader, German footballer
1989 – Sam Tordoff, English race car driver
1989 – Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer
1989 – Genoveva Añonma, Equatoguinean footballer
1990 – Jackie Bradley, Jr., American baseball player
1990 – Kim Chiu, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
1990 – Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer
1990 – Kim Him-chan, South Korean singer and dancer
1990 – Ayaka Takahashi, Japanese badminton player
1990 – Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
1990 – Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
1991 – Steve Cook, English footballer
1993 – Lia Wälti, Swiss footballer

Source: wikipedia