Famous People Born on January 19
Famous people born on January 19 include Edgar Allan Poe (1809), James Watt (1736) and Janis Joplin (1943).
BORN ON THIS DAY
Edgar Allan Poe
Master of the macabre, The Raven
James Watt
Improved the steam engine
Janis Joplin
Piece of My Heart, rock and blues
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Paul Cézanne
French painter (1839–1906)
Auguste Comte
French philosopher and sociologist (1798–1857)
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Peruvian diplomat and politician (1920–2020)
Jenson Button
British racing driver (born 1980)
Francis II of France
King of France from 1559 to 1560
Leonid Kantorovich
Soviet economist and mathematician (1912–1986)
Julian Barnes
English writer (born 1946)
Claudio Marchisio
Italian footballer (born 1986)
Pete Buttigieg
American politician (born 1982)
Logan Lerman
American actor (born 1992)
Patricia Highsmith
American novelist (1921–1995)
Stefan Edberg
Swedish tennis player (born 1966)
Dōgen
Japanese Zen buddhist teacher (1200-1253)
DIED ON THIS DAY
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French philosopher and anarchist (1809–1865)
Bettino Craxi
Italian politician (1934–2000)
Suzanne Pleshette
American actress (1937–2008)
Dagobert I
King of the Franks in Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy
Hrant Dink
Turkish-Armenian journalist (1954–2007)
Valentino
Italian fashion designer (1932–2026)
Miguel Ferrer
American actor (1955–2017)
Branislav Nušić
Serbian playwright (1864–1938)
Vavá
Brazilian footballer (1934–2002)
William Congreve
English playwright and poet (1670-1729)
Sources
- January 19 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
- Edgar Allan Poe — Wikipedia
- James Watt — Wikipedia
- Janis Joplin — Wikipedia
- Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths