People born on July 19

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Russian and Soviet poet (1893–1930)

Edgar Degas

French Impressionist artist (1834–1917)

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

Herbert Marcuse

German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

American medical physicist (1921-2011)

Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

Vitali Klitschko

Ukrainian boxer and politician (1971-)

Gottfried Keller

Swiss poet and writer of German literature (1819-1890)

George II of Greece

King of Greece (r. 1922-1924, 1935-1947)

Jared Padalecki

American actor

Kgalema Motlanthe

President of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress

James III of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1460 to 1488

Naoki Soma

Japanese association football player and manager