May 19 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 19, your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Ho Chi Minh.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 139th
- Popularity
- 225th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 19
- Next May 19
- May 19
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May 19 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 19 fall under Taurus, the 2nd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from April 20 to May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the bull.
Taurus is an earth sign associated with stability, comfort and patience. The Bull is traditionally described as grounded and dependable, with a strong appreciation for good food, nature, music and beautiful things.
Famous people born on May 19
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 19, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1881Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
- Born 1890Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)
- Born 1925American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
- Born 1762German philosopher (1762–1814)
- Born 1977Uruguayan actress, singer, host, and model
- Born 1949President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (17 11 2006
- Born 1979Uruguayan association football player and manager (born 1979)
- Born 1611Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689
- Born 1979Italian association football player and manager
- Born 1964President of Lithuania since 2019
- Born 1941American film director and writer (1941–2012)
- Born 1992British singer-songwriter
- Born 1898Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974)
- Born 1914Austrian-born British molecular biologist (1914-2002)
- Born 1955Canadian computer scientist
- Born 1945British musician
- Born 1910Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (1910–1949)
- Born 1913Sixth President of India (1913-1996)
- Born 1909British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39 (1909–2015)
- Born 1976American basketball player (born 1976)
- Born 1977Spanish association football player
- Born 1744Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818
- Born 1992American DJ and electronic music producer (born 1992)
- Born 1948Jamaican singer, model and actress
- Born 1944British-American actor
- Born 2003French footballer (born 2003)
- Born 1946French professional wrestler and actor (1946–1993)
- Born 1952Dutch football manager (born 1952)
- Born 2002Italian association football player (born 2002)
- Born 1990Colombian association football player (born 1990)
- Born 1593Flemish painter, draftsman and designer of prints and tapestries (1593-1678)
- Born 1933Maltese physician (1933–2021)
- Born 1974Indian actor (born 1974)
- Born 1969Danish film director
- Born 1861Australian opera singer (1861–1931)
- Born 1946Italian actor and film director
- Born 1879First female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964)
- Born 1981Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Born 1979French actress
- Born 1951American punk rock singer (1951–2001)
May 19 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 19 birthday facts
- May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years), leaving 226 days until the end of the year.
- May 19 is the 225th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,032 babies born on an average May 19(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 19 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 19 were most likely conceived around August 27 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 19, six months after May 19.
- May 19 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is May 19?
May 19 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 19?
The birthstone for May 19 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 19?
Famous people born on May 19 include Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Ho Chi Minh (1890), Malcolm X (1925), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Natalia Oreiro (1977), Ashraf Ghani (1949).
How common is a May 19 birthday?
May 19 is the 225th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,032 babies born on an average May 19.
What day of the year is May 19?
May 19 is the 139th day of the year in common years and the 140th day in leap years.