20 historically significant individuals born on March 19. March 19 is the birth date of several notable individuals from various fields. These include Ecuadorian president José María Velasco Ibarra, born in 1893, and Nazi architect Albert Speer, born in 1905. Adolf Eichmann, involved in the Holocaust, was born in 1906. The Italian economist and former Prime Minister Mario Monti was born in 1943, the same year as Nobel Prize-winning chemist Mario Molina. This date has seen the births of influential figures in politics, science, and architecture from different parts of the world.
Total Born
20
Countries
15
Top Century
20th· 14
Top Field
politician
4 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
Norman Haworth
1883 – 1950Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1937)
chemist
Mario Molina
1943 – 2020Mexican chemist who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the depletion of the ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons.
businessperson
Lenín Moreno
1953 – PresentPolitician and former Vice President who served as President of Ecuador from 2017 to 2021, known for his disability rights advocacy after becoming paraplegic in a 1998 robbery.
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (14)
19th (4)
18th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Lifespan
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Origin
Mario Molina
chemistengineer
Mexican chemist who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the depletion of the ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons.
Lenín Moreno
businesspersonpolitician
Politician and former Vice President who served as President of Ecuador from 2017 to 2021, known for his disability rights advocacy after becoming paraplegic in a 1998 robbery.
Rūta Meilutytė
swimmer
Olympic gold medalist swimmer who won the 100m breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics at age 15, becoming Lithuania's youngest Olympic champion.
Adolf Eichmann
Holocaust perpetrator
SS-Obersturmbannführer who organized the deportation of Jews to extermination camps during the Holocaust. He was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960, tried in Jerusalem, and executed in 1962.
Albert Speer
Holocaust perpetrator
German architect who served as Nazi Germany's Minister of Armaments and War Production during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Mario Monti
economistpolitician
Italian economist who served as Prime Minister from 2011 to 2013 during Italy's debt crisis and previously was European Commissioner for Competition.
Eduardo Saverin
computer scientisteconomist
Brazilian-born entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard University and later became a prominent angel investor in Silicon Valley.
Sirhan Sirhan
groom
Palestinian-Jordanian who assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968.
Giorgi Gakharia
officialpolitical scientist
Prime Minister of Georgia from 2019 to 2021 who resigned amid disputes with the Georgian Dream party leadership.
Egor Gajdar
economistjournalist
Russian economist who served as Acting Prime Minister and architect of Russia's economic shock therapy reforms in the early 1990s. He led the radical transition from Soviet central planning to market economics.
Valery Leontiev
dancerfilm actor
Russian pop singer who became one of the Soviet Union's most popular performers known for his flamboyant stage presence and theatrical costumes. He achieved fame across the Eastern Bloc during the 1970s and 1980s.
Xasiyyat Rustamova
editorpoet
Contemporary poet and literary translator known for her works bridging Uzbek literature with international audiences.
José Cardozo
association football coachassociation football player
Former Paraguayan striker who scored over 40 goals for his national team and later became a football manager, coaching clubs in Mexico and Paraguay.
Hakim Ziyech
association football player
Moroccan winger who plays for AC Milan and the Morocco national team, known for his creative playmaking and helping Morocco reach the 2022 World Cup semifinals.
19th Century
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Origin
Norman Haworth
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1937)
José María Velasco Ibarra
politicianpresident
Charismatic populist politician who uniquely served as President of Ecuador five separate times between 1934 and 1972, dominating the country's mid-20th century politics.
Eduardo López de Romaña
businesspersonengineer
President of Peru (1847-1912)
José Pedro Varela
journalistpolitician
Uruguayan sociologist, journalist and politician (1845-1879)
18th Century
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Notes
Origin
Alexander Hill Everett
diplomatpolitical scientist
American diplomat (1792-1847)
José de la Torre Ugarte y Alarcón
lawyerwriter
Peruvian lyricist (1786-1831)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on March 19?
Adolf Eichmann, born on March 19, 1906, is widely recognized for his role in planning the Holocaust. Albert Speer, Hitler's chief architect, was also born on this date in 1905 and holds historical significance.
Are there any Nobel Prize winners born on March 19?
Yes, Mario Molina, born on March 19, 1943, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995. He was awarded for his research on how chlorofluorocarbons impact the Earth's ozone layer.
Which politicians were born on March 19?
José María Velasco Ibarra, born March 19, 1893, was President of Ecuador five times in the 20th century. Mario Monti, born on the same date in 1943, was Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013.