Famous people born on 19 December

13 of the people we track were born on 19 December, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Édith Piaf 1915French singerdied aged 47
2. Karim Benzema 1987French footballerliving, 38
3. Albert A. Michelson 1852American physicistdied aged 78
4. PPPratibha Patil 1934Indian politician who served as President of Indialiving, 91
5. Jake Gyllenhaal 1980American actorliving, 45
6. Philip V of Spain 1683Monarch of Spaindied aged 62
7. LMLee Myung-bak 1941South Korean politician who served as President of South Korealiving, 84
8. Alexis Sánchez 1988Chilean footballerliving, 37
9. Alyssa Milano 1972American actorliving, 53
10. Mileva Marić 1875Serbian mathematiciandied aged 72
11. Eric Allin Cornell 1961American physicistliving, 64
12. Jean Genet 1910French novelist and playwrightdied aged 75
13. Italo Svevo 1861Italian writerdied aged 66