Famous people born on 19 October

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

1. John Adams 1735Politician who served as President of the United Statesdied aged 90
2. Miguel Ángel Asturias 1899Guatemalan writer and diplomatdied aged 74
3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1910Indian astrophysicistdied aged 84
4. John le Carré 1931British novelist and spydied aged 89
5. Philip Pullman 1946British novelistliving, 79
6. Marsilio Ficino 1433Italian philosopher and Catholic priestdied aged 65
7. HAHibatullah Akhundzada 1967Afghan ruler who served as Supreme Leader of Afghanistanliving, 58
8. Michael Gambon 1940Irish actordied aged 82
9. John Lithgow 1945American actorliving, 80
10. Jon Favreau 1966American actorliving, 59