Famous people born in 1919
The best-known people born in 1919, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Edmund HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008)
July 20 · d. 2008
Photo: Mariusz Kubik, http://www.mariuszkubik.pl, CC BY 2.5
Doris LessingBritish novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013)
October 22 · d. 2013
Photo: Oskars Vizbulis, Public domain
Mohammad Reza I of IranShah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
October 26 · d. 1980
Photo: Ghazarians, Public domain
Eva PerónArgentine actress and politician (1919–1952)
May 7 · d. 1952
Photo: Pinélides Fusco, Public domain
Mikhail KalashnikovSoviet and Russian small arms designer (1919–2013)
November 10 · d. 2013
Photo: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, CC BY 4.0
Primo LeviItalian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987)
July 31 · d. 1987
Photo: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain
Pete SeegerAmerican folk singer (1919–2014)
May 3 · d. 2014
Photo: Fred Palumbo , World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain
Pierre TrudeauPrime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
October 18 · d. 2000
Photo: United Press International, Public domain
Giulio AndreottiItalian politician and statesman (1919–2013)
January 14 · d. 2013
Photo: Senato della Repubblica, Public domain
Nat King ColeAmerican singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
March 17 · d. 1965
Photo: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain
Walter ScheelPresident of West Germany (1974-1979)
July 8 · d. 2016
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
James M. BuchananAmerican economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics (1919–2013)
October 3 · d. 2013
Photo: Atlas Network Official website, CC BY-SA 3.0
Zhao Ziyangformer General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
October 17 · d. 2005
Photo: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, CC0
William LipscombNobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist
December 9 · d. 2011
Photo: Jslipscomb James S. Lipscomb, CC BY-SA 3.0
Siad BarreHead of State of Somalia (1919–1995)
October 6 · d. 1995
Photo: Government of Somalia, Public domain
Amrita PritamIndian novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005)
August 31 · d. 2005
Photo: Amarjit Chandan Collection, Public domain
Jackie RobinsonAmerican baseball player (1919–1972)
January 31 · d. 1972
Photo: Harry Warnecke / Frank Livia / Robert F. Cranston / William Klein, CC0
Godfrey HounsfieldEnglish electrical engineer (1919–2004)
August 28 · d. 2004
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ian Douglas SmithPrime Minister of Rhodesia (1919–2007)
April 8 · d. 2007
Photo: Colin Weyer, photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0
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January
- January 1 · Marek Edelman, (1919–2009) Jewish resistance member
- January 13 · Robert Stack, American actor (1919–2003)
- January 18 · Toni Turek, German footballer (1919–1984)
- January 20 · Silva Kaputikyan, Armenian poet, writer and political activist (1919–2006)
- January 23 · Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (1919–1996)
- January 26 · Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (1919–1949)
February
- February 5 · Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician (1919–1996)
- February 5 · Red Buttons, American comedian and actor (1919–2006)
- February 7 · Desmond Doss, American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007)
- February 11 · Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (1919–1995)
- February 12 · Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and manager (1919–2005)
- February 18 · Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian politician (1919-1979)
March
- March 12 · R. M. Hare, British moral philosopher (1919–2002)
- March 18 · G. E. M. Anscombe, British analytic philosopher
- March 19 · Peter Abrahams, South African novelist, journalist and political commentator (1919–2017)
- March 20 · Gerhard Barkhorn, German general and fighter pilot during World War II (1919–1983)
- March 24 · Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021)
- March 29 · Eileen Heckart, American actress (1919–2001)
April
- April 13 · Howard Keel, American actor and singer (1919–2004)
- April 17 · Chavela Vargas, Mexican singer (1919–2012)
- April 17 · Osvaldo Dorticós, President of Cuba (1919–1983)
- April 22 · Donald J. Cram, American chemist (1919–2001)
- April 23 · Oleg Penkovsky, British spy in the USSR (1919–1963)
- April 24 · Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician (1919–2013), President of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003
May
- May 1 · Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (1919–2005)
- May 8 · Leon Festinger, American psychologist
- May 10 · Daniel Bell, American sociologist (1919–2011)
- May 15 · Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica
- May 16 · Liberace, American pianist (1919–1987)
- May 30 · René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño, President of Bolivia (1919–1969)
June
- June 6 · Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British Conservative politician (1919–2018)
- June 11 · Richard Todd, Irish-British actor (1919-2009)
- June 12 · Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Comoros from 1978 to 1989
- June 12 · Uta Hagen, German-born American actress and drama teacher (1919–2004)
- June 19 · Pauline Kael, American film critic (1919-2001)
- June 23 · Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian politician (1919–1992)
July
- July 7 · Jon Pertwee, English actor (1919–1996)
- July 10 · Pierre Gamarra, French writer (1919–2009)
- July 14 · Lino Ventura, Italian actor
- July 16 · Choi Kyu-hah, 4th President of South Korea (1919–2006)
- July 19 · Robert Pinget, Franco-Swiss writer (1919–1997)
- July 24 · Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss racing cyclist (1919–2016)
August
- August 8 · Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (1919–2010)
- August 9 · Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1919–1987)
- August 12 · Margaret Burbidge, British-born American astronomer (1919–2020)
- August 12 · Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indian space programme (1919–1971)
- August 25 · George Wallace, 45th Governor of Alabama (1919–1998)
- August 30 · Maurice Hilleman, American vaccinologist (1919–2005)
September
- September 2 · Marge Champion, American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
- September 13 · Mary Midgley, British philosopher and ethicist (1919–2018)
- September 16 · Laurence J. Peter, Canadian educator (1919–1990)
- September 21 · Mario Bunge, Argentine-Canadian philosopher (1919-2020)
- September 26 · Matilde Camus, Spanish poet (1919–2012)
- September 27 · James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician (1919–1986)
October
- October 7 · Georges Duby, French historian (1919–1996)
- October 8 · Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (1919–2007)
- October 11 · Art Blakey, American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990)
- October 26 · Ashraf Pahlavi, Iranian royal (1919–2016)
- October 26 · Edward Brooke, American politician from Massachusetts (1919–2015)
- October 28 · Bernhard Wicki, Austrian actor and film director (1919–2000)
November
- November 1 · Hermann Bondi, Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist
- November 4 · Martin Balsam, American actor (1919–1996)
- November 6 · Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese poet and writer (1919–2004)
- November 10 · Tshombé Moïse, Congolese politician and secessionist leader (1919–1969)
- November 26 · Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013)
- November 26 · Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish statesman, Last President of Poland in Exile (1919–2010)
December
- December 4 · Inder Kumar Gujral, Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)
- December 4 · José Villalonga, Spanish football coach (1919–1973)
- December 8 · Julia Hall Bowman Robinson, American mathematician (1919–1985)
- December 11 · Abdel Hakim Amer, Egyptian military officer and politician (1919–1967)
- December 13 · Hans-Joachim Marseille, German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1919–1942)
- December 24 · Pierre Soulages, French painter and engraver (1919–2022)
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