Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 19 May

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

Malcolm X and Pol Pot were born on the very same day, 19 May 1925.

Diego Forlán and Andrea Pirlo were born on the very same day, 19 May 1979.

  1. Li Bai AD 701Poetdied aged 61
  2. Ho Chi Minh 1890Vietnamese politician who served as President of Vietnamdied aged 79
  3. Malcolm X 1925American activistdied aged 39
  4. Pol Pot 1925Politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodiadied aged 72
  5. Johann Gottlieb Fichte 1762German philosopherdied aged 51
  6. Natalia Oreiro 1977Uruguayan actor and singerliving, 49
  7. Ashraf Ghani 1949Politician who served as President of Afghanistanliving, 77
  8. Diego Forlán 1979Uruguayan footballer and playerliving, 47
  9. Andrea Pirlo 1979Italian footballerliving, 47
  10. Pope Innocent XI 1611Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 78
  11. Gitanas Nausėda 1964Politician who served as President of the Republic of Lithuanialiving, 62
  12. Nora Ephron 1941American film director and writerdied aged 71
  13. Sam Smith 1992British singer and songwriterliving, 34
  14. Julius Evola 1898Italian philosopherdied aged 76
  15. Max Perutz 1914Austrian-born molecular biologistdied aged 87