April 19 - Births

Births

• 1603 – Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)
• 1605 – Antonio Bertali, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1669)
• 1613 – Christoph Bach, court musician, grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach (d. 1661)
• 1658 – Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)
• 1660 – Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer (d. 1716)
• 1665 – Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)
• 1686 – Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)
• 1715 – James Nares, English composer of mostly sacred vocal works (d. 1783)
• 1721 – Roger Sherman, American statesman and signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence (d. 1793)
• 1734 – Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian composer (d. 1786)
• 1785 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer (d. 1858)
• 1787 – Deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary (d. 1837)
• 1793 – Ferdinand I of Austria (d. 1875)
• 1814 – Louis Amédée Achard, French novelist (d. 1875)
• 1832 – José Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
• 1874 – Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)
• 1877 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor (d. 1934)
• 1882 – Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, President of Brazil (d. 1954)
• 1883 – Henry Jameson, American soccer player (d. 1938)
• 1883 – Richard von Mises, Austrian mathematician (d. 1953)
• 1889 – Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)
• 1891 – Françoise Rosay, French actress and singer (d. 1974)
• 1892 – Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (d. 1983)
• 1894 – Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (d. 1966)
• 1897 – Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian and oldest living person in Japan
• 1897 – Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
• 1897 – Constance Talmadge, American actress (d. 1973)
• 1899 – George O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1900 – Richard Hughes, English novelist (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Roland Michener, Canadian politician, Governor General of Canada (d. 1991)
• 1903 – Eliot Ness, American lawman (d. 1957)
• 1907 – Alan Wheatley, English actor (d. 1991)
• 1912 – Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Sven Hassel, Danish soldier and author (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Gene Leis, American guitarist, educator, bandleader, composer, and producer (d. 1993)
• 1921 – Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey, first female to be a licensed jockey (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Erich Hartmann, German pilot (d. 1993)
• 1925 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor
• 1925 – John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor and comedian (d. 2011)
• 1926 – Rawya Ateya, Egyptian politician and first female parliamentarian in the Arab world (d. 1997)
• 1928 – Alexis Korner, English musician (Blues Incorporated and Collective Consciousness Society) (d. 1984)
• 1930 – Dick Sargent, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1931 – Garfield Morgan, English actor (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Fernando Botero, Colombian artist
• 1933 – Dickie Bird, English cricket umpire
• 1933 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress (d. 1967)
• 1934 – Dickie Goodman, American music producer (d. 1989)
• 1935 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian and composer (d. 2002)
• 1935 – Justin Rigali, American cardinal
• 1936 – Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician, Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1937 – Elinor Donahue, American actress
• 1937 – Joseph Estrada, Philippine actor and politician, 13th President of the Philippines
• 1938 – Stanley Fish, American theorist and scholar
• 1940 – Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (d. 1977)
• 1940 – Genya Ravan, American singer(Goldie & the Gingerbreads and Ten Wheel Drive)
• 1941 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer and composer
• 1941 – Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
• 1942 – Bas Jan Ader, Dutch artist (disappeared 1975)
• 1942 – Alan Price, English musician (The Animals)
• 1942 – Jack Roush, American racing entrepreneur
• 1943 – Eve Graham, Scottish singer (The New Seekers)
• 1944 – Keith Erickson, American basketball player
• 1944 – James Heckman, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize
• 1944 – Bernie Worrell, American keyboardist and composer (Parliament-Funkadelic, Praxis, and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
• 1946 – Tim Curry, British actor
• 1946 – Mary Jo Slater, American casting director and producer
• 1947 – Murray Perahia, American pianist and conductor
• 1947 – Mark Volman, American musician (The Turtles and The Mothers Of Invention)
• 1948 – Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host
• 1948 – Rick Miller, American baseball player
• 1949 – Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman
• 1949 – Larry Walters, American pilot (d. 1993)
• 1951 – Barry Brown, American actor and writer (d. 1978)
• 1951 – Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Finance Minister and Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
• 1952 – Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer (d. 2009)
• 1953 – Rod Morgenstein, American drummer and educator (Winger, Dixie Dregs, Platypus, and The Jelly Jam)
• 1953 – Ruby Wax, American comedian
• 1954 – Trevor Francis, English footballer
• 1954 – Bob Rock, Canadian musician and producer (The Payolas)
• 1956 – Sue Barker, British tennis player and sports presenter
• 1956 – Randy Carlyle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1957 – Mukesh Ambani, Indian businessman
• 1957 – Tony Martin, English singer and musician (Black Sabbath and Phenomena)
• 1958 – Steve Antin, American actor and director
• 1958 – Denis O'Brien, Irish businessman, founded BT Ireland
• 1959 – Donald Markwell, Australian social scientist and educator
• 1960 – Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress
• 1960 – Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian musician, composer and producer
• 1960 – Roger Merrett, Australian footballer
• 1960 – John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach
• 1960 – Frank Viola, American baseball player
• 1961 – Spike Owen, American baseball player
• 1962 – Al Unser, Jr., American race car driver
• 1963 – Valerie Plame, American C.I.A. agent and author
• 1964 – Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer
• 1965 – Natalie Dessay, French soprano
• 1965 – Suge Knight, American record producer and executive
• 1966 – Véronique Gens, French soprano
• 1966 – Brett Gladman, Canadian astronomer
• 1966 – David La Haye, Canadian actor
• 1966 – Osamu Matsuda, Japanese wrestler
• 1966 – Julia Neigel, German singer-songwriter, producer, author, and actor
• 1967 – Steven H Silver, American editor
• 1967 – Dar Williams, American singer-songwriter and musician (Cry Cry Cry)
• 1967 – Philippe Saint-André, French rugby player and coach
• 1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress
• 1968 – Pascal Kleiman, Spanish DJ, producer, musician, and composer
• 1968 – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
• 1968 – Arshad Warsi, Indian actor
• 1969 – Andrew Carnie, Canadian educator and writer
• 1969 – Jesse James, American motorcycle builder
• 1969 – Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player
• 1970 – Kelly Holmes, English athlete
• 1970 – Luis Miguel, Mexican singer
• 1971 – Gad Elmaleh, French-Moroccan comedian and actor
• 1972 – Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
• 1972 – Jeff Wilkins, American football player
• 1973 – Alessio Scarpi, Italian footballer
• 1973 – George Gregan, Australian rugby player
• 1974 – Akara Amarttayakul, Thai actor
• 1975 – Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer
• 1975 – Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
• 1976 – Ruud Jolie, Dutch musician (Within Temptation)
• 1976 – Scott Padgett, American basketball player
• 1977 – Joe Beimel, American baseball player
• 1977 – Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
• 1977 – Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
• 1977 – Jonny Storm, English wrestler
• 1978 – James Franco, American actor
• 1978 – Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
• 1978 – Amanda Sage, American artist
• 1979 – Rocky Bernard, American football player
• 1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress
• 1979 – Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer
• 1979 – Nicole Raczynski, American wrestler
• 1980 – Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Nick Groff, English-American paranormal investigator
• 1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Alexis Thorpe, American actress
• 1981 – Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor
• 1981 – Ryuta Hara, Japanese footballer
• 1981 – Martin Havlat, Czech ice hockey player
• 1981 – Kasie Head, American model, Miss Oklahoma USA 2002
• 1981 – James Hibberd, British cricketer
• 1981 – Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Thai actress
• 1981 – Antonio Mendes, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1981 – Troy Polamalu, American football player
• 1981 – Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
• 1982 – Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast
• 1982 – Cassandra Morris, American actress, editor, and writer
• 1982 – Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer
• 1982 – Ignacio Serricchio, American actor
• 1982 – Sitiveni Sivivatu, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 – Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1983 – Zack Duke, American baseball player
• 1983 – Joe Mauer, American baseball player
• 1983 – Patrick Platins, German footballer
• 1983 – Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player
• 1984 – Lee Da Hae, South Korean actress
• 1984 – Christopher Pearce, English cricketer
• 1985 – Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer
• 1985 – Jan Zimmermann, German goalkeeper
• 1986 – Maxine, American wrestler and manager
• 1986 – Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer
• 1986 – Heather Kuzmich, American model
• 1986 – Candace Parker, American basketball player
• 1986 – Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
• 1986 – Will Thursfield, British footballer
• 1987 – Oksana Akinshina, Russian actress
• 1987 – David Cavazos, Mexican singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Joe Hart, English footballer
• 1987 – Courtland Mead, American actor
• 1987 – Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer
• 1987 – Luigi Giorgi, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
• 1987 – Lauren Wilson, Canadian figure skater
• 1988 – Enrique Esqueda Mexican footballer
• 1988 – Haruna Kojima, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48 and no3b)
• 1988 – Saya Yūki, Japanese actress
• 1989 – Fiona MacGillivray, Canadian singer (The Cottars)
• 1989 – Dominik Mader, German footballer
• 1989 – Belinda Owusu, English actress
• 1989 – Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer
• 1990 – Himchan, South Korean singer (B.A.P)
• 1990 – Kim Chiu, Chinese-Filipino actress
• 1990 – Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer
• 1990 – Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
• 1990 – Teo Olivares, American actor
• 1990 – Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
• 1991 – Steve Cook, British footballer
• 1992 – Paul-Jose M'Poku, Belgian footballer
• 1993 – Sebastian de Souza, English actor
• 1995 – Akira Saitō, Japanese actress
• 1996 – London Freeman, American actress