December 19: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is December 19th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on December 19th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

December 19th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

December 19th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Francis Barry Byrne, American designer and Prairie School architect, was born on December 19, 1883.

Japanese architect Yoshida Isoya (Sukiya Style) was born on December 19, 1894.

Joshua Johnston, American artist (Edward and Sarah Rutter, Mrs. McCurdy and Her Daughters and Portrait of a Man), was born on December 19, 1798.

American painter Fitz Hugh Lane (Castine Harbor and Town, The Constitution in Boston Harbor, Ship Southern Cross in Boston Harbor, Three Master on the Gloucester Marine Railway and Unloading a Ship) was born on December 19, 1804.

Canadian pianist and composer Galt McDermott (Cotton Comes to Harlem, Dude, Hair, The Human Comedy, Isabel's a Jezebel, Karl Marx Play, Letting Down My Hair, My Fur Lady, Take This Bread, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Via Galactica) was born on December 19, 1928.

Robert Bernard Sherman, American composer ("It's a Small World"), was born on December 19, 1925. Robert Sherman wrote songs for Disney and other musical movies (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, Mary Poppins, The Slipper and the Rose and Winnie the Pooh) with his brother Richard Morton Sherman.

American television and film producer (The Ages of Man, Death of a Salesman, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years - ABC Theatre, Good Company and Kraft Television Theatre) and television personality (The David Susskind Show and Open End) David Susskind was born on December 19, 1920,

December 19th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Douglas Norman (Doug) Harvey, Canadian professional hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and St. Paul Rangers), was born on December 19, 1924.

American professional baseball player Albert William (Al) Kaline (Detroit Tigers) was born on December 19, 1934.

Claudia Kolb, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1968), was born on December 19, 1949.

American professional football player Bobby Layne (Detroit Lions) was born on December 19, 1926.

Kevin McHale, American professional basketball player (Boston Celtics), was born on December 19, 1957.

American professional football player Jason Steven (Jake) Plummer (Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers) was born on December 19, 1974.

Antonio Nemesio Sanchez (Tony) Taylor, Cuban professional baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies), was born on December 19, 1935.

American professional football player Warren Sapp (Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers) was born on December 19, 1972.

Alberto (Tomba la Bomba) Tomba, Italian alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist (1988 and 1992), was born on December 19, 1966.

American professional football player Reggie White (Green Bay Packers) was born on December 19, 1961.

December 19th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

French playwright (The Balcony, The Blacks, Deathwatch, The Maids and The Screens) and author (Our Lady of the Flowers, Reflections on the Theatre and The Thief's Journal) Jean Genet was born on December 19, 1910.

Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, American women's rights activist, temperance worker and author (The Children's Army, My Story of the War, Pen Pictures, The Story of My Life, Thirty Years Too Late , What Shall We Do With Our Daughters and A Woman of the Century: Biographical Sketches of Leading American Women), was born on December 19, 1820.

American author (Fear and Desire, Goodbye Fidel, Gray Lady Down, The Great White Hope, Jaws 2 and Saint Jack) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1969) Howard Oliver Sackler was born on December 19, 1929.

December 19th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American actress Alice Barrett (Another World) was born on December 19, 1956.

Jennifer Beals, American actress (2000 Malibu Road, The Bride, Cinderella, Day of Atonement, Devil in a Blue Dress, Flashdance, Four Rooms, Indecency and Vampire's Kiss), was born on December 19, 1963.

American actress Rosa Blasi ()Eight Days a Week, The Grudge, Hitz, Inseparable, Lesser of Three Evils, Making Changes, Memories of Murder and Strong Medicinewas born on December 19, 1972.

American R&B singer and songwriter Chuckii Booker ("Don't U Know I Love U," "Games," "I Should Have Loved You," "Touch" and "Turned Away") was born on December 19, 1965.

James Booth, British actor (Revenge, Robbery and Zulu), was born on December 19, 1933.

American actor Scott E. Cohen (The 10th Kingdom, Gia, Gilmore Girls, Jacob's Ladder, Kissing Jessica Stein, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Perfect Murder Perfect Town and Street Time) was born on December 19, 1964.

Beatrice Dalle, French actress (Betty Blue and Sabbath), was born on December 19, 1964.

Marie Augusta (Minnie Maddern Fiske) Davey, American actress (Tess of the D'Urbervillesand Vanity Fair) was born on December 19, 1865.

American rock bassist Jeff Davis (Amazing Rhythm Aces) was born on December 19, 1952.

James (Little Jimmy) Dickens, American country music singer ("Country Boy," "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" and "My Heart's Bouquet") and television personality (Grand Ole Opry), was born on December 19, 1920.

British rock singer Marianne Faithfull ("As Tears Go By" and "Money") was born on December 19, 1946. Marianne Faithfull has performed with Beck, David Bowie, The Chieftains, Billy Corgan, Marcella Detroit, Emmy Lou Harris, Joe Jackson, Sean Lennon, Metallica, John Prine, Keith Richards, Tom Waits, Rufus Wainright, Steve Winwood and other artists.

Zachary Sebastian Rex James Foley, British rock bassist (EMF), was born on December 19, 1970.

American country music singer Janie Fricke ("It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy") was born on December 19, 1947.

French cabaret singer ("Milord"), actress (Le Bel Indifférent) and author (Au Bal de la Chance) Edith (Piaf) Giovanna Gassion was born on December 19, 1915.

American actor Jacob Benjamin (Jake) Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, City Slickers, The Day After Tomorrow, Donnie Darko, The Good Girl, Jarhead, Moonlight Mile and October Sky) was born on December 19, 1980. Jake Gyllenhaal's parents are screenwriter Naomi Achs Foner and film director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and his sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Christopher (Limahl) Hamill, British pop keyboardist and singer (Kajagoogoo), was born on December 19, 1958.

British rap artist Louise Amanda (Lady Sovereign) Harman was born on December 19, 1985.

Doug Johnson, Canadian rock keyboardist (Loverboy) and classical music composer ("The Crescent Suite"), was born on December 19, 1957.

Elaine Joyce, American actress (City of Angels and Mr. Merlin), was born on December 19, 1945.

British rock guitarist and singer Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) was born on December 19, 1944.

Amy Rose Locane, American actress (Airheads, Bongwater, Carried Away, Cry-Baby, End of Summer, The Heist, Melrose Place, School Ties and Spencer), was born on December 19, 1971.

American model and actress (As the World Turns, BloodRayne, Boy Meets World, Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King, In the Name of the King, The L Word, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Painkiller Jane, Philly, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Unhappily Ever After) Kristanna Sommer Loken was born on December 19, 979.

American actor Michael Paul (Mike) Lookinland (The Brady Bunch and The Towering Inferno) was born on December 19, 1960.

Robert MacNaughton, American actor (E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and I am the Cheese), was born on December 19, 1966.

John McEuen, American country music banjoist and singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), was born on December 19, 1945.

American actress (Charmed, Commando, Conflict of Interest, Deadly Sins, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Fear, Hugo Pool, Melrose Place, Old Enough and Who's the Boss) and television personality (TBS: Hot Corner) Alyssa Milano was born on December 19, 1972.

Phil Ochs, American folk singer and songwriter ("Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore," "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon," "Joe Hill," "There But for Fortune" and "War Is Over"), was born on December 19, 1940.

Jon (Casual) Owens, American rap artist ("Blind Date," "I Didn't Mean To," "Me-O-Mi-O," "My Whole Intent," "Same O.G. ," "That's How It Is," "VIP" and "We Don't Get Down Like That"), was born on December 19, 1975.

Edmund Purdom, British actor (Assisi Underground and Pieces), was born on December 19, 1924.

American comedian and actor Tim Reid (Frank's Place and WKRP in Cincinnati) was born on December 19, 1944. Tim Reid married actress Daphne Maxwell Reid.

Fritz Reiner, Hungarian orchestral conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), was born on December 19, 1888.

British actor Sir Ralph Richardson (David Copperfield, The Fallen Idol, Graystoke, A Long Day's Journey into Night, Richard III and The Wrong Box) was born on December 19, 1902.

Christopher Mark (Chris) Robinson, American blues-rock singer (The Black Crowes), was born on December 19, 1969. Chris Robinson's brother is guitarist Rich Robinson.

American country music singer and songwriter Charlie Ryan ("Hot Rod Lincoln") was born on December 19, 1918.

Greek-American illusionist, stunt performer and television personality (Criss Angel Mindfreak) Christopher Nicholas (Criss Angel) Sarantakos was born on December 19, `967.

Marla Lynne Sokoloff, American actress (3rd Rock from the Sun, 7th Heaven, The Baby-Sitters Club, Home Improvement, Dude Where's My Car, Party of Five, True Crime and Whatever It Takes), was born on December 19, 1980.

Canadian actress Jessica Steen (Earth II, Homefront and Trial and Error) was born on December 19, 1965.

Kristen Noel (Kristy) Swanson, American actress (Bad to the Bone, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Early Edition, Hot Shots, Knots Landing, Dude Where's My Car, Marshal Law, Nightingales and Pretty in Pink), was born on December 19, 1969.

American actress Cicely Tyson (The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Because of Winn-Dixie, East Side West Side, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Heat Wave, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Roots and Sounder) was born on December 19, 1933.

Canadian actor Robert Urich (Boatworks, Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger, Final Descent, The Lazarus Man, Magnum Force, Spenser: for Hire, SWAT and Vegas) was born on December 19, 1946.

Leonard (Lenny) White, III, American jazz and funk drummer, was born on December 19, 1949. Lenny White has played with Skip Anderson, Gato Barbieri, Dinky Bingham, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Barry Johnson, Eddie Martinez, Jackie McLean, Marcus Miller, Jocelyn Smith, Carlos Vaughn, Tony Williams and many other jazz greats.

American rock drummer and singer Maurice White (Earth Wind and Fire) was born on December 19, 1941.

Zalman (Zal) Yanovsky, Canadian rock guitarist and singer (The Lovin' Spoonful), was born on December 19, 1944.

December 19th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Irish physical chemist and ozone researcher Thomas Andrews was born on December 19, 1813.

French mathematician Charles-Julien Brianchon (Brianchon's Theorem), was born on December 19, 1783.

Cyril Dean Darlington, British biologist and geneticist, was born on December 19, 1903.

William De Vries, American surgeon and artificial heart inventor, was born on December 19, 1943.

Kenyan anthropologist and author (The Making of Mankind, Origins and Origins Reconsidered: In Search of What Makes Us Human) Richard Leakey was born on December 19, 1944. Richard Leakey's father was archaeologist and anthropologist Louis Leakey.

Prussian-American physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1907) Albert A. Michelson was born on December 19, 1852.

Sir William Edward Parry, British Arctic and Northwest Passage explorer and navigator, was born on December 19, 1790.

Charles William Scheele, British chemist and author (The Chemical Essays), was born on December 19, 1742.

George Davis Snell, American geneticist, was born on December 19, 1903.

Belgian paleontologist Pierre-Joseph van Beneden was born on December 19, 1809.

December 19th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, Russian Communist Party Leader and 1st General Secretary of the U.S.S.R., was born on December 19, 1906.

King Philip V of Spain was born on December 19, 1683.

American Civil War Secretary (under 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln) Edwin Stanton was born on December 19, 1814.

Antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovakian President and Premier, was born on December 19, 1884.

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Happy Birthday, December 19th.

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