List of Famous people who born in 1919

Abdelkrim Ghallab was a Moroccan political journalist, cultural commentator, and novelist. He is an important figure both in the literary and political field.

Michael Thomas Mann was a German-born musician and professor of German literature.

Pierre Bousquet was a French journalist and far-right politician. A former Caporal in the Waffen-SS Charlemagne Division, Bousquet was the first treasurer and a founding member of the National Front in 1972.

Halim el-Roumi was a singer and composer from Lebanon.

Rudolf von Habsburg was the sixth child and youngest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.

Charles Huron Kaman was an American aeronautical engineer, businessman, inventor, and philanthropist, known for his work in rotary-wing flight and also in musical instrument design via the Kaman Music Corporation.

Komarudin was an Indonesian freedom fighter during the skirmishes against the Dutch which took place shortly after WW2. It has since come to light that he was born in Korea. His real name is Yang Chil-seong (양칠성). His Japanese name is Sichisei Yanagawa (梁川七星). He was caught and executed in 1949 by Dutch forces. In July 1995, the Indonesian government and South Korean representatives held a tombstone replacement ceremony in his honor.

Wang Guangying was a Chinese entrepreneur and politician. He was one of the most prominent "red capitalists", a title bestowed on him by Premier Zhou Enlai. He founded Modern Chemical Works in the 1940s and served as Founding Chairman of China Everbright Group in the 1980s. His sister Wang Guangmei was the wife of President Liu Shaoqi, and for that connection he was persecuted and imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution, when Liu was ousted by Chairman Mao Zedong. Wang was rehabilitated after Mao's death and served as Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress (NPC).

Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd was an Irish actor. In 1950, he received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His defining career role was the portrayal of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., in the 1955 film The Dam Busters.

Jean Prouff was a French former football midfielder and a manager.