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List of celebrities and famous people who were born on May 19th

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2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2003

2002

2001

2000

  • Will simmons is a talented dancer known for his viral dance videos on social media.

  • Rising Indonesian-American singer-songwriter known for her viral hit 'I Love You 3000'.

  • Youtube star

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • Skilled podracer from Tatooine

  • Rising Indonesian-American singer known for her viral hit 'I Love You 3000'.

  • Colton burpo is known for his near-death experience as a child and his subsequent account of visiting heaven, which was detailed in the book and film 'heaven is for real'.

1998

  • Japanese family member and noted japanese pop star namie amuro, who is the son of masaharu maruyama, the husband of okinawan superstar pop singer masaharu maruyama. he is also known as sam, and a member the pop group trf. amuro was 20 years old at the time of the birth and sam, 36, were married in october 1997, after amuro's …

1997

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1995

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1993

1992

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

  • Jon Kortajarena

    Jon kortajarena is a spanish model known for his work with major fashion brands and his appearances in high-profile fashion shows and magazines.

  • Erin Phillips is a retired Australian basketball player who won two WNBA championships.

  • Hamid Haddadi is an Iranian professional basketball player known for his success in the NBA and international competitions.

  • Dutch professional wrestler

  • Scottish darts player

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

  • Drew Fuller

    Drew fuller is an american actor and model known for his role as chris halliwell in the television series charmed.

  • Peruvian politician and businessman. he is the son alberto fujimori, who was president of peru between 1990 and 2001. he is currently serving as congressman since 2011.

  • English footballer

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

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1974

1973

  • French fencer who was awarded a gold medal in a(c]pa(c]e team at the 2004 summer olympics, athens. he was joined by fabrice jeannet, a%0rik boisse and ja(c]ra'me jeannet. at the 2000 summer olympics, sydney, he won two silver medals.

  • Former Indian cricketer known for his off-spin bowling.

  • Renowned anatomist and television presenter.

  • Dario Franchitti is a retired Scottish racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 three times.

  • Dario Franchitti

    Scottish race car driver

1972

  • Swedish singer-songwriter ace of base

  • Physicist known for contributions to quantum mechanics.

  • Claudia Karvan

    Screenwriter and producer of australian actresses

  • Italian showgirl, tv presenter, and singer.

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

  • Kyle Eastwood

    American singer-bass player and actor

  • Jesse Peretz

    American filmmaker, seen in "first love, last rites," which was released in june 1998. peretz is the son martin peretz, a well-known liberal editor and sister to journalist eugenia peretz. jesse finished "the chateau", a comedy, in 2002. jesse graduated from harvard u. and went on to play bass guitar. before his first film, he began to make commercials and …

  • Anne goscinny is the daughter of renowned french comic book writer rené goscinny, best known for creating the asterix series.

  • Founder of the OpenBSD project and a prominent figure in the open-source software community.

  • Son of Clint Eastwood, known for 'Gran Torino' and 'Invictus'.

1967

1966

  • Lauren Greenfield is an American documentary photographer and filmmaker known for her work exploring youth culture, gender, and consumerism.

  • Polly Walker

    Polly walker is an english actress known for her roles in popular tv series such as rome and line of duty.

  • Bestselling American author known for her novels that tackle controversial issues.

  • Bestselling author known for tackling controversial issues in her novels.

  • Canadian ice hockey player, and sportscaster

1965

  • Miss universe 1987, a television host and model from chile

  • Ben volpeliere-pierrot is a british musician best known as the lead singer of the band curiosity killed the cat.

  • American actress, producer, and screenwriter

  • American actress

1964

1963

  • French journalist and tv host. she began presenting the weather in 1987 and hosted "ta(c]la(c]matin" (france 2) from 1987. jean-luc delarue has succeeded her in "toute une histoire".

  • Heinz weixelbraun is an austrian actor known for his work in film, television, and theater.

  • He was an italian soccer/football player. he played for milan (1981aeur”1982, 1983aeur”1996), pescara on loan (1982aeur”1983), reggiana (1996aeur”1998), brescia (2001aeur”2001), watford (192001aeur”2002) and pro sesto (192002aeur”2004). from 1984 to 1987, he also played for the italian national u-21 soccer team.

1962

  • Scottish rock guitarist "nothing ever happens"

  • Ariel wizman is a french radio and television presenter, known for his work in the entertainment industry.

  • Olympic gold medalist in track and field.

1961

1960

  • Imhotep is a hip-hop artist known for his influential work in the french hip-hop scene.

  • Diyan Yordanov is a prominent Bulgarian poet known for his lyrical and philosophical works.

  • Israeli military general who served as the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

  • English singer

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • Nicole brown simpson was the ex-wife of former nfl player o.j. simpson and was tragically murdered in 1994. she is mostly known for being a victim in a highly publicized criminal trial.

  • Former wife of O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial gained significant media attention.

  • Canadian television and film director. his films include "breakfast with scot" and "the fairy who doesn't want to be a fairy anymore." his television work includes "sibs", "open heart" as well as an episode of "murdoch mysteries" set to air in 2011. he is gay.

1958

1957

  • Nba forward (cleveland cavaliers and detroit pistons).

  • Nigerian-australian singer-songwriter

  • Dudley Bradley was a former NBA player known for his defensive skills.

  • Journalist

  • American athlete. he was a forward for the nba detroit pistons between 1982 and 1993. laimbeer was regarded as one of the best centers in the league despite his nicknames of "the prince of dark," "a street thug," and "his heinous". because he was willing to throw an elbow and pretend to be fouled to incite his opponent's fury, he …

1956

  • English philosopher and politician, chancellor of the duchy of lancaster

  • English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (the human league & heaven 17).

  • Center for women's professional basketball league (new york stars).

  • Italian tv presenter.

1955

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1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

1948

  • Grace Jones

    Grace jones is a jamaican-american singer, actress, and model known for her distinctive voice, androgynous style, and hits like 'pull up to the bumper' and 'slave to the rhythm'.

  • French air force officer, and former cnes spationaut.

  • British journalist and television presenter known for her investigative reporting.

  • Jamaican-american singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

  • Louisiana, united states -- saxophonist/bandleader (pat sajak show)

1947

  • The 1997 australian film "shine" features an australian movie about a child prodigy, musician, and concert pianist. helfgott's promising career turned into a life of struggle as a teenager. he was later diagnosed with a severe mental illness. with the support of his wife and other people, helfgott's life and career were saved. the sundance film festival released a film …

  • An english politician and lawyer

  • French cartoonist who illustrated stories by guy vidal and jean-claude forest.

  • Former president of Nickelodeon and co-founder of Oxygen Media.

  • Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1946

1945

  • Pete Townshend

    British musician, founder of "the who", rock band. he is also the composer of "tommy," 1969 rock opera. it won five tony awards for its broadway adaptation. he wrote the majority of "tommy," a rock opera, in 1969. "tommy" was first performed on broadway in 1993 and won a tony award. townshend also toured america that year as a solo …

  • English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1944

  • Peter mayhew was a british-american actor best known for portraying chewbacca in the star wars film series.

  • French executive, commercial director of a pa(c)chiney branch; marketing and human relations consultant, 1972-1978; national secretary for rpr party 1979-1989; deputy of rhone and minister external commerce. he is the son of a jeweler and was previously a sales director as well as a consultant in marketing and human relations. he was elected mayor of lyon in 1989.

  • English-american actor (b. 1944)

  • French linguist and professor emeritus of the university of paris vii. russian is her mother tongue. she works in french, english, wolof (a language spoken in senegal, the gambia and mauritania and the wolof language).

1943

  • American author, publisher, and academic

  • English manager and footballer (d. 2012).

  • American founder of the sadomasochist liberation group "the eulenspiegel society", in the 1970s.

1942

1941

  • Nora Ephron

    American director, producer, screenwriter and novelist.

  • American columnist and writer. she was a general reporter for 2 years and a science writer for 11 years at the new york times. she is also the author of 7 books, including jane brodyaeur(tm),'s good food book. she was a pioneer in american diet and health awareness. her ability to translate technical medical information into language that was understandable …

  • French singer who was a concert- and opera soprano. she won the 1st prize at the singing competition of monte carlo 1966.

  • American dancer and child star of walt disney's mouseketeers. she is also a talented adult dancer on the lawrence welk show.

  • English actress and model

1940

  • American entrepreneur who spent millions on airline companies and restructured them. this changed the face of the airline industry. he was known as a "ruthless pragmatist", a visionary, deal-maker, union buster and showboater. he was hated by unions but loved by those who got to enjoy the low fares and his willingness to confront them. he was a master of …

  • He was a dutch cyclist racer from 1962-1973. however, he only won the tour de france 1968 for a mere two seconds. he is also well-known as a sprinter and won the green jersey, world championships, spanish vuelta, and several other races.

  • American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002)

  • Actor (xica)

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

  • London, england -- actor ("greystoke")

  • Nancy Kwan

    Hong kong-american actress and makeup artist

  • American astronaut. he is a former usaf pilot and flew combat missions to vietnam. the spaceship challenger was his second space shuttle flight. it took off at 11:38 est in houston, texas on january 28, 1986. the rocket exploded within one minute and killed all of its crew.

  • Italian sprinter

1938

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1932

  • Alma Cogan

    English singer (born 1932)

  • Mexican journalist and author. she specializes in social and political issues and is particularly concerned with the disenfranchised, especially women and the poor. she was born to wealthy parents in paris, her mother having fled mexico during the mexican revolution. when she was ten years old, she fled france to mexico in order to escape the second world war. she …

  • Mexican journalist and author known for her social and political writings.

  • Canadian-american economist and author (b. 1932)

1931

1930

  • Pioneering playwright best known for her work 'A Raisin in the Sun'.

  • American playwright and author of "a raisin in the sun", the first broadway play written by a woman of color. the play ran for 19 months. this hilarious comedy about a chicago black family that received a large sum of money was a great success and received much acclaim. three months before her death from cancer, the second broadway play …

  • Known for his contributions to computer science, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence.

  • American author and historian (d. 2012).

  • Vanves journalist

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

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1928

1927

  • Author and academic french-american mathematician (d. 2005).

  • Norwegian composer, pianist and revue writer. he also served as theatre director and producer. he was a writer for the edderkoppen theatre and chat noir theatres, where he later served as director from 1962 to 1975.

1926

  • French comedian star, actor and singer. he was killed in a car accident on the 28th september 1973.

  • American composer, playwright and singer. he is most well-known as a disciple to paramhansa yogananda (the first indian master to live and teach in america). kriyananda is a prolific writer with more than 70 books, including "the path, a spiritual autobiography" as well as "the hindu way of awakening, its secrets, its symbols".

  • Co-founder of the startup Sully's Tees, known for its unique and creative t-shirt designs.

  • German director and screenwriter (d. 2009)

1925

  • American activist, who rose from humble beginnings to become a national civil rights activist. he was a young black rebel and was convicted in 1946 of burglary. he served time in prison. he founded the organization of afro-american unity in 1963. he assumed the moslem name of el-hajji malik el-shabazz. however, he was suspended from being a muslim minister on …

  • A cambodian politician and dictator who was responsible for nearly two million deaths in cambodia during his reign from 1976-1979. after turning cambodia's lush landscape into a death camp, he surrendered to the khmer rouge defectors on 6/18/1997. he is believed to be gravely ill and has not been seen by the outside world since 1979, when he fled the …

  • Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament.

  • French canadian actor (d.2004)

  • French soldier who was a leader in the organisation de l'arma (c)e secra”te (oas), delta commandos during the last months french rule in algeria. the group attacked chateau-royale, el-biar near algiers on 15 march 1962, killing many. on 7 april 1962, he was taken into custody. he was sentenced to death on 28 june. he was executed by firing squad …

1924

1923

  • Notable poet whose works explored themes of nature and love.

  • American sculptor known for abstract works in metal.

  • French occultist.

  • Banks Barton was a pioneering biologist who made significant contributions to the study of genetics.

1922

1921

  • French actor, director, writer, and poet. he is the father of maria schneider, actress, and actor xavier ga(c).lin. he was the father of five children and had three marriages.

  • Japanese American human rights activist.

  • Dutch translator, writer and literary historian (born in 1921)

  • English pilot and lieutenant (d. 2013).

1920

  • French writer. he started a small theatre in 1950 and then turned to writing. in 1954, he published his first novel, "arban". he was awarded the prix femina in 1963 for "la nuit de mougins" and the grand prix de litta (c)rature de l'acada (c)mie franassaise) in 1989 in recognition of his work. he died in lille on 16 august …

  • American journalist and author known for her columns and novels.

  • Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing jews during world war ii (d. 2012)

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

  • Italian film director and actor. between 1950 and 1967, he appeared in 53 films. he died in rome (italy) on 5 april 1969.

  • Dutch-american physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)

  • Musician

1917

  • James donald was a scottish actor known for his roles in classic films such as bridge on the river kwai and the great escape.

1916

  • Mila Schön was an Italian fashion designer known for her elegant and innovative designs.

1915

1914

  • Austrian-english biologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1914)

  • British biochemist and co-recipient for 1962 nobel prize for chemistry for his analysis by x-ray of hemoglobin's structure. this protein transports oxygen from the lungs into the tissues through blood cells. john c. kendrew, a british biochemist, shared the award.

  • American journalist and photographer (d. 1975).

  • Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)

1913

1912

1910

  • Indian homicide: the assassination of mahatma ghandi by gunshot at 5:41 pm in delhi, india on 1/30/1948. he was hanged.

  • South african cricketer (d. 1983).

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on May 19th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

  • Fred perry was a british tennis player known for winning multiple grand slam titles, including three consecutive wimbledon championships from 1934 to 1936.

  • British supercentenarian and humanitarian who organised the rescue of 669 czechoslovakian children on the eve the second world war. this operation was later called the czech kindertransport (german: children transport). winton organized for the safe passage of the children to britain and found them homes. he did not share his efforts after the war with anyone. his wife discovered his …

  • Composer.

  • British wartime humanitarian

  • Tacoma, washington -- actor ("before i hang sahara")

1908

  • British politician who served as Colonial Secretary.

  • Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)

  • Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)

  • American novelist (born in 1908)

  • American astrologer; joined afa october1966.

1907

  • French composer and musician. he composed scores for films by resnais and leenhardt as well as cravenne.

1906

  • Bruce Bennett

    American actor and shot putter (d. 2007).

  • Renowned for his work in control systems and the development of the Kalman filter.

  • Bourges executives

  • German journalist and politician, he was one of the founders of die zeit. he studied law in freiburg and berlin as well as hamburg. after completing his university studies, he was appointed a judge in kiel. his wife, a jew from germany, fled to the united kingdom after the nazis rose to power in 1933. bucerius, for his part, became …

1905

1904

  • Sweden -- pentathlete (1928 olympics - gold medalist)

  • Italian actress who died in florence, 3 august 1990.

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1901

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