Famous birthdays on December 19
Famous people born on December 19, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
💎 Birthstone
Turquoise
👶 How common
No. 4 of 366
Born on December 19

Philip V of Spain
born 1683 · King of Spain from 1700 to 1746 (1683–1746)

Albert Abraham Michelson
born 1852 · American physicist (1852–1931)

Édith Piaf
born 1915 · French singer (1915–1963)

Karim Benzema
born 1987 · French footballer (born 1987)

Jake Gyllenhaal
born 1980 · American actor (born 1980)
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Gary Cahill
born 1985 · English association football player (born 1985)
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Til Schweiger
born 1963 · German actor

Mbaye Niang
born 1994 · Senegalese and French footballer

Lena Oberdorf
born 2001 · association football player (2001-)

Jorge Blanco
born 1991 · Mexican musician

Anastasiya Vertinskaya
born 1944 · Soviet and Russian actress
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Nasser Al-Dawsari
born 1998 · Saudi footballer

Figen Yüksekdağ
born 1971 · Turkish statesperson (born 1971)
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Hady Khashaba
born 1972 · Egyptian footballer
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Yael Padilla Sandoval
born 2005 · Mexican footballer (born 2005)

Lee Myung-bak
born 1941 · President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013

Milan Milutinović
born 1942 · 2nd President of Serbia (1942–2023)

Carlos Gomes Júnior
born 1949 · Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

Nasser Hejazi
born 1949 · Iranian footballer (1949–2011)
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Mohammad Reza Aref
born 1951 · First Vice President of Iran and reformist politician

Arvydas Sabonis
born 1964 · Lithuanian basketball player and executive

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
born 1969 · Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer
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Jasmila Žbanić
born 1974 · Bosnian film director

Tero Pitkämäki
born 1982 · Finnish javelin thrower (born 1982)

Tadanari Lee
born 1985 · Japanese association football player
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
born 1986 · Greek former association football player

Zuzana Hejnová
born 1986 · Czech athlete

Ryan Babel
born 1986 · Dutch association football player (born 1986)

Miguel Lopes
born 1986 · Portuguese footballer
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Alexis Sánchez
born 1988 · Chilean footballer (born 1988)
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Steven Berghuis
born 1991 · Dutch association football player (born 1991)

Ali Adnan Kadhim
born 1993 · Iraqi footballer
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Iqraam Rayners
born 1995 · South African soccer player

Mouctar Diakhaby
born 1996 · Guinean and French association football player
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Franck Kessié
born 1996 · Ivorian association football player (born 1996)
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Gabriel Magalhães
born 1997 · Brazilian footballer (born 1997)

Frans
born 1998 · Swedish singer

Oston Urunov
born 2000 · Uzbekistani association football player
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Karel Svoboda
born 1938 · Czech composer (1938—2007)

Faraj Garayev
born 1943 · Azerbaijani musician
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Questions about December 19 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on December 19?
- Famous people born on December 19 include Philip V of Spain (1683), Albert Abraham Michelson (1852), Édith Piaf (1915), Karim Benzema (1987), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980).
- What star sign is someone born on December 19?
- Someone born on December 19 is a Sagittarius.
- What is the birthstone for December 19?
- The birthstone for December is turquoise.
- How common is a birthday on December 19?
- In the US, December 19 is the No. 4 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,446 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).