List of Famous people born on August 19th

Dermott Hugh Brereton is an Australian former professional Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League (AFL) who is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. Of Irish descent, he was known for his aggressive style of play. Brereton kicked 464 goals and played in five premierships for Hawthorn during his 211-game career. He is a former director of the Hawthorn Football Club and is currently an AFL commentator on Foxtel's 24-hour AFL channel Fox Footy, as well as on radio station SEN 1116.

Ronald Jon Roenicke is an American professional baseball manager, and a former outfielder and coach. He most recently managed the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 2020 season. Roenicke was previously the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and a coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. During his major league playing career, Roenicke played for the Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He is the younger brother of former MLB outfielder Gary Roenicke.

Láilá Susanne Vars is a Norwegian-Sami lawyer and former politician. Elected rector of Sámi University of Applied Sciences 2019-2023. First Sámi women to achieve a PhD in Law. She is former research director at the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution (NHRI). Expert member of the United Nations' Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Joshua David Fields is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Melinda R. Katz is an American attorney and politician from New York City, serving as District Attorney of Queens since January 1, 2020. A Democrat, she previously served as the Queens Borough President. Katz was also a New York City Councilwoman from 2002 to 2009. She had previously run for City Comptroller in 2009. In June 2019, Katz won the Democratic nomination for Queens County's District Attorney, and won the general election in November 2019.

José Fernando Morales Rivera, known as Kendo Kaponi, is a Puerto Rican rapper and actor.

Jaël is a Swiss musician who was the frontwoman and lead singer of the band Lunik from 1998 to 2013.

Noriaki Fujimoto is a Japanese football player, who plays for Vissel Kobe as a forward.

Veronica Anne Roth is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestseller Divergent trilogy, which was subsequently filmed.

Han Dongfang is a Chinese advocate for workers' rights.