Celebrities Born on October 19
Who was born on October 19?
Famous people born on October 19 include Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales, Selim I, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. It is day 292 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Libra (Air sign).
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)
Selim I
9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Scientist
Nobel Prize in Physics 1983, Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarf stars
John le Carré
British novelist and spy (1931–2020)
Philip Pullman
English author
Michael Gambon
British actor (1940–2023)
John Lithgow
American actor (born 1945)
Pedro Castillo
President of Peru from 2021 to 2022
Jon Favreau
American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)
Angus Deaton
British microeconomist (born 1945)
Gunnar Nordahl
Swedish association football player (1921-1995)
Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish racecar driver
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on October 19 are Libra (Air sign, ruled by Venus).
Full Libra guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#292
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
80
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
Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) — harvest season, a time of reflection.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
October Birthstone — Opal
Opal is the stone that contains all the other stones. Pliny the Elder understood this in 77 CE and said so directly: opal combines the red of ruby, the green of emerald, the blue of sapphire, the purple of amethyst — "dazzling and glittering in a remarkable way." For a stone that lacks any crystal s…
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