Celebrities Born on May 19
Who was born on May 19?
Famous people born on May 19 include Ho Chi Minh, Malcolm X, Natalia Oreiro. It is day 139 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Taurus (Earth sign).
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
Natalia Oreiro
Uruguayan actress, singer, host, and model
Ashraf Ghani
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (17 11 2006
Diego Forlán
Uruguayan association football player and manager (born 1979)
Innocent XI
pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689
Andrea Pirlo
Italian association football player and manager
Sam Smith
British singer-songwriter
Gitanas Nausėda
President of Lithuania since 2019
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941–2012)
Mohammad Mosaddegh
former Prime Minister of Iran (1882–1967)
Max Perutz
Austrian-born British molecular biologist (1914-2002)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on May 19 are Taurus (Earth sign, ruled by Venus).
Full Taurus guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#139
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
293
days from today
Birthday Number 1 — The Leader
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 19 → 1). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Leadership · Independence · Originality · Courage — To lead through inspiration rather than force. The fully integrated 1 channels individual will into collective purpose —…
Full numerology 1 guide →Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
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