History Births on April 19

Troy Polamalu, American football player

#Troy_Polamalu

Ferdinand I of Austria (d. 1875)

#Ferdinand_I_of_Austria

Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1793)

#Roger_Sherman

Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (d. 1991)

#Roland_Michener

Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (d. 1750)

#Vasily_Tatishchev

Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer

#Valon_Behrami

Margo MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician (d. 2014)

#Margo_MacDonald

Sydney Barnes, English cricketer (d. 1967)

#Sydney_Barnes

Lorenzo Sanz, Spanish businessman

#Lorenzo_Sanz

Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer

#Rivaldo

George St Lo, Royal Navy officer and administrator (d. 1718)

#George_St_Lo

Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (d. 2015)

#Roberto_Tucci

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (d. 1833)

#Edward_Pellew,_1st_Viscount_Exmouth

Brendon Burns, Australian comedian, podcaster, writer and author

#Brendon_Burns_(comedian)

Spike Owen, American baseball player and coach

#Spike_Owen

Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (d. 1954)

#Getúlio_Vargas

Richard Phelps, English pentathlete

#Richard_Phelps_(pentathlete)

James Heckman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#James_Heckman

Ken Carpenter, American discus thrower and coach (d. 1984)

#Ken_Carpenter_(athlete)

Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)

#Glenn_T._Seaborg

Randy Carlyle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Randy_Carlyle

Bob Rock, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Bob_Rock

Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer

#Nicoletta_Braschi

Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2013)

#Wilfried_Martens

Steven H Silver, American journalist and author

#Steven_H_Silver

Martin Havlát, Czech ice hockey player

#Martin_Havlát

Damien Le Tallec, French footballer

#Damien_Le_Tallec

Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer

#Gabriel_Heinze

Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan-American baseball player

#Alberto_Callaspo

Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

#Jóannes_Eidesgaard

Frank Viola, American baseball player and coach

#Frank_Viola

Suge Knight, American record producer, co-founded Death Row Records

#Suge_Knight

Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress

#Natalie_Dessay

Patrick Wiegers, German footballer

#Patrick_Wiegers

Dar Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dar_Williams

Al Unser Jr., American race car driver

#Al_Unser_Jr.

Murray Perahia, American pianist and conductor

#Murray_Perahia

Iracema de Alencar, Brazilian film actress (d. 1978)

#Iracema_de_Alencar

Anne Glover, Scottish biologist and academic

#Anne_Glover_(biologist)

Richard von Mises, Austrian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1953)

#Richard_von_Mises

Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author and screenwriter (d. 1989)

#Veniamin_Kaverin

Constance Talmadge, American actress and producer (d. 1973)

#Constance_Talmadge

Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player

#Maria_Sharapova

Antonio Carluccio, Italian-English chef and author (d. 2017)

#Antonio_Carluccio

Irena Eichlerówna, Polish actress (d. 1990)

#Irena_Eichlerówna

Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer-songwriter

#Daniel_Schuhmacher

Abelardo Fernández, Spanish footballer and manager

#Abelardo_Fernández

Hugh O'Brian, American actor (d. 2016)

#Hugh_O'Brian

Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper

#Sara_Simeoni

Vytautas Šapranauskas, Lithuanian actor (d. 2013)

#Vytautas_Šapranauskas

Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter

#Jason_Blaine

Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor and producer

#Hayden_Christensen

Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter

#Roberto_Carlos_(singer)

Rod Morgenstein, American drummer

#Rod_Morgenstein

Filip Jícha, Czech handball player

#Filip_Jícha

Tim Curry, English actor

#Tim_Curry

Héctor Herrera, Mexican footballer

#Héctor_Herrera

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (d. 1716)

#Johann_Wilhelm,_Elector_Palatine

Luis Miguel, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer

#Luis_Miguel

Ashley Judd, American actress and activist

#Ashley_Judd

Candace Parker, American basketball player

#Candace_Parker

Ruud Jolie, Dutch guitarist

#Ruud_Jolie

Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (d. 1975)

#Karl_Tarvas

Jeff Wilkins, American football player

#Jeff_Wilkins

George Gregan, Zambian-Australian rugby player and coach

#George_Gregan

Ruby Wax, British-based American comedian, actress, and screenwriter

#Ruby_Wax

Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer and coach

#Jason_Gillespie

Jonny Storm, English wrestler and trainer

#Jonny_Storm

Bernie Worrell, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2016)

#Bernie_Worrell

Rocky Bernard, American football player

#Rocky_Bernard

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (d. 1858)

#Alexandre_Pierre_François_Boëly

Eliot Ness, American law enforcement agent (d. 1957)

#Eliot_Ness

Michel Roux, French-English chef and author

#Michel_Roux

Kelly Holmes, English runner

#Kelly_Holmes

Tony Martin, English singer-songwriter

#Tony_Martin_(British_singer)

Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (d. 1967)

#Jayne_Mansfield

Ignacio Serricchio, Argentinian-American actor

#Ignacio_Serricchio

Zach Duke, American baseball player

#Zach_Duke

Enrique Esqueda, Mexican footballer

#Enrique_Esqueda

Steve Antin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Steve_Antin

Anju Bobby George, Indian long jumper

#Anju_Bobby_George

Scott McCord, Canadian voice actor

#Scott_McCord

Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer and politician (d. 2009)

#Alexis_Argüello

Véronique Gens, French soprano and actress

#Véronique_Gens

Mark Volman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mark_Volman

Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and director

#Tony_Plana

Kim Chiu, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer

#Kim_Chiu

Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, English activist

#Jane_Campbell,_Baroness_Campbell_of_Surbiton

Elinor Donahue, American actress

#Elinor_Donahue

Joe Beimel, American baseball player

#Joe_Beimel

Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress

#Catalina_Sandino_Moreno

Joe Mauer, American baseball player

#Joe_Mauer

Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American engineer, invented the outboard motor (d. 1934)

#Ole_Evinrude

Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (d. 2015)

#Marvin_Mandel

Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1685)

#Michel_Le_Tellier

Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (d. 2013)

#Julien_Ries

Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player

#Curtis_Thigpen

Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player

#Dennys_Reyes

Paolo Giovio, Italian historian, biographer, and bishop (d. 1552)

#Paolo_Giovio

Kate Hudson, American actress

#Kate_Hudson

Rhea Silberta, Yiddish songwriter and singing teacher (d. 1959)

#Rhea_Silberta

Steve Cook, English footballer

#Steve_Cook

Kim Young-oh, South Korean author and illustrator

#Kim_Young-oh

Sam Tordoff, English racing driver

#Sam_Tordoff

Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1888)

#Julius_Krohn

Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (d. 1940)

#Hemmo_Kallio

Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2017)

#Stuart_McLean

William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish admiral (d. 1831)

#William_Carnegie,_7th_Earl_of_Northesk

Arthur Robertson, Scottish runner (d. 1957)

#Arthur_Robertson_(athlete)

Sitiveni Sivivatu, New Zealand rugby player

#Sitiveni_Sivivatu

Lia Wälti, Swiss footballer

#Lia_Wälti

Alice Salomon, German social reformer (d. 1948)

#Alice_Salomon

Germaine Tailleferre, French composer and educator (d. 1983)

#Germaine_Tailleferre

Arshad Warsi, Indian film actor and producer

#Arshad_Warsi

Leon Henkin, American logician (d. 2006)

#Leon_Henkin

Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)

#Otto_Georg_Thierack

James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#James_Franco

Louis Amédée Achard, French journalist and author (d. 1875)

#Louis_Amédée_Achard

Jack Pardee, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

#Jack_Pardee

Sue Barker, English tennis player and journalist

#Sue_Barker

Rawya Ateya, Egyptian captain and politician (d. 1997)

#Rawya_Ateya

Luigi Giorgi, Italian footballer

#Luigi_Giorgi_(footballer)

Robyn Regehr, Brazilian-Canadian ice hockey player

#Robyn_Regehr

Keith Erickson, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Keith_Erickson

Sarah Bagley, American labor organizer (d. 1889)

#Sarah_Bagley

Deaf Smith, American soldier (d. 1837)

#Deaf_Smith

Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer

#Pascal_Angan

Alessio Scarpi, Italian footballer

#Alessio_Scarpi

Trevor Francis, English footballer and manager

#Trevor_Francis

Dickie Bird, English cricketer and umpire

#Dickie_Bird

Ayaka Takahashi, Japanese badminton player

#Ayaka_Takahashi

Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, and pianist (d. 2002)

#Dudley_Moore

Kim Weaver, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic

#Kim_Weaver

Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player

#Susan_Polgar

José Echegaray, Spanish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)

#José_Echegaray

Joe Hart, English footballer

#Joe_Hart

Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor

#Fernando_Botero

Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer

#Paloma_Picasso

Jack Roush, American businessman, founded Roush Fenway Racing

#Jack_Roush

Rick Miller, American baseball player and manager

#Rick_Miller_(baseball)

John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach

#John_Schweitz

Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer

#Jussi_Jääskeläinen

Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (d. 1966)

#Elizabeth_Dilling

Willem Drost, Dutch painter (d. 1659)

#Willem_Drost

Joseph Estrada, Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines

#Joseph_Estrada

Kim Him-chan, South Korean singer and dancer

Jackie Bradley, Jr., American baseball player

Genoveva Añonma, Equatoguinean footballer

Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer

Dominik Mader, German footballer

Lauren Wilson, Canadian figure skater

Will Thursfield, English-Australian footballer

Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player

Jan Zimmermann, German footballer

Sabrina Jalees, Canadian comedian, dancer, actress, presenter, and writer

David Cavazos, Mexican singer-songwriter

Christopher Pearce, English cricketer

Patrick Platins, German footballer

Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer

Samuel C. Morrison, Jr., Liberian-American journalist, producer, and screenwriter

Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast

James Hibberd, English cricketer

Ryuta Hara, Japanese footballer

Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer

Amanda Sage, American-Austrian painter and educator

Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer

Scott Padgett, American basketball player, coach, and radio host

Andrew Carnie, Canadian-American linguist, author, and academic

Philippe Saint-André, French rugby player and coach

El Samurai, Japanese wrestler

Paul Reiffel, Australian cricketer and umpire

Julia Neigel, Russian-German singer-songwriter and producer

David La Haye, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer and coach

Albert Martinez, Filipino actor, director, and producer

Alan Kirschenbaum, American producer and writer (d. 2012)

Roger Merrett, Australian footballer and coach

Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and producer

Donald Markwell, Australian sociologist and academic

Teofisto Guingona III, Filipino lawyer and politician

Keith Shine, British academic and educator

Denis O'Brien, Irish businessman, founded BT Ireland

Stevie B, American singer-songwriter and record producer

Michael Trend, English journalist and politician

Barry Brown, American actor and playwright (d. 1978)

Julia Cleverdon, English businesswoman and philanthropist

Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (d. 1993)

Yan Pascal Tortelier, French violinist and conductor

Wilfrid Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara, English civil servant

Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)

Maarten van den Bergh, American-Dutch businessman

Alan Price, English keyboard player, singer, and composer

Bas Jan Ader, Dutch-American photographer and director (d. 1975)

Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (d. 1992)

Clark Dimond, American musician and author

E. Clay Shaw, Jr., American accountant, judge, and politician (d. 2013)

Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar

Justin Francis Rigali, American cardinal

Dickie Goodman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1989)

Philip Lavallin Wroughton, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2004)

Azlan Shah of Perak, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 2014)

John Horlock, English engineer and academic (d. 2015)

John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor (d. 2011)

Erich Hartmann, German colonel and pilot (d. 1993)

Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (d. 2006)

Marian Winters, American actress (d. 1978)

John O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)

Gene Leis, American guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1993)

Sol Kaplan, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)

Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (d. 2012)

Alan Wheatley, English actor (d. 1991)

Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)

Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (d. 1968)

George O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)

Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian, oldest verified man ever (d. 2013)

Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)

Françoise Rosay, French actress (d. 1974)

Henry Jameson, American soccer player (d. 1938)

Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)

Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1786)

James Nares, English organist and composer (d. 1783)

Jacques Lelong, French author (d. 1721)

Sebastián Durón, Spanish composer (d. 1716)

Christoph Bach, German musician (d. 1661)

Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1647)

Frederick IV, King of Naples (d. 1504)

Eanflæd, English nun and saint (d. 685)