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Famous Birthdays on August 19

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15 historically significant individuals born on August 19. August 19 is the birth date of several influential figures in politics, fashion, science, and academia. Notable individuals born on this day include Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon (1878), fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883), Nobel Prize-winning physicist Willard Boyle (1924), U.S. President Bill Clinton (1946), and mathematician Daina Taimiņa (1954). Each of these people has contributed to their respective fields over more than a century.

Total Born
15
Countries
11
Top Century
20th· 7
Top Field
politician
3 individuals

Headline Figures

military leader
Saleh al-Arouri

Saleh al-Arouri

1966 – 2024

Deputy chairman of Hamas's political bureau who was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Beirut in January 2024.

business executive
Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel

1883 – 1971

French fashion designer who revolutionized women's fashion by introducing comfortable, elegant designs and creating the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume.

computer scientist
Luis von Ahn

Luis von Ahn

1978 – Present

Computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Duolingo and invented reCAPTCHA, pioneering crowdsourced language learning and web security.

Birth Distribution by Century

20th (7)
19th (4)
16th C.20th C.

20th Century

7
Saleh al-Arouri
Saleh al-Arouri
military leaderpolitician
Deputy chairman of Hamas's political bureau who was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Beirut in January 2024.
Luis von Ahn
Luis von Ahn
computer scientistuniversity teacher
Computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Duolingo and invented reCAPTCHA, pioneering crowdsourced language learning and web security.
Willard Boyle
Willard Boyle
executiveinventor
Canadian physicist who co-invented the charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor, earning the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for technology essential to digital cameras.
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry
film actorfilm screenwriter
American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
Daina Taimiņa
Daina Taimiņa
mathematicianscience communicator
American mathematician of Latvian origin (born 1954)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
autobiographerdiplomat
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
Salem Al-Dawsari
Salem Al-Dawsari
association football player
Professional footballer who scored the winning goal for Saudi Arabia against Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

19th Century

4
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
business executivefashion designer
French fashion designer who revolutionized women's fashion by introducing comfortable, elegant designs and creating the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume.
Johan Beetz
Johan Beetz
naturalistphysician
Canadian naturalist (1874-1949)
Joaquim Nabuco
Joaquim Nabuco
autobiographerdiplomat
Brazilian writer and statesman
Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel L. Quezon
lawyerpolitician
First president of the Philippine Commonwealth (1935-1944) who established Quezon City as the new capital and led the government-in-exile during World War II.

18th Century

2
Erland Samuel Bring
Erland Samuel Bring
historianmathematician
Swedish mathematician
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin
botanistchemist
German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)

17th Century

1
Eustace Budgell
Eustace Budgell
journalistpolitician
Irish politician (1686-1737)

16th Century

1
Andreas Schato
Andreas Schato
mathematicianuniversity teacher
German mathematician (1539-1603)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the most famous person born on August 19?
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was born on August 19, 1946. Other notable figures include fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883) and Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon (1878).
What celebrities have birthdays on August 19?
Bill Clinton, Coco Chanel, and Nobel Prize winner Willard Boyle, co-inventor of the CCD image sensor, were born on August 19. This date has produced several influential figures.
Are there any presidents born on August 19?
Yes, there are two presidents born on August 19. Bill Clinton, who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, was born in 1946. Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, was born in 1878.