List of Famous people born on October 19th

James Luther Bevel was a minister and a leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. As the Director of Direct Action and of Nonviolent Education of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), he initiated, strategized, directed, and developed SCLC's three major successes of the era: the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade, the 1965 Selma voting rights movement, and the 1966 Chicago open housing movement. He suggested that SCLC call for and join a March on Washington in 1963. Bevel strategized the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, which contributed to Congressional passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Tracy Rose Chevalier, is an American-British novelist. She is best known for her second novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was adapted as a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.

Karl "Carlo" Dibiasi was an Italian diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Karneid, Austria-Hungary and died in Bolzano. He was the father of Klaus Dibiasi. In 1936 he finished tenth in the 10 metre platform event.

Edward Lewis Wallant was an American writer, best known for his novel The Pawnbroker (1961). It was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Rod Steiger. He also worked as an art director at advertising firm McCann-Erickson.

Rudolf Herfurtner is a German writer.

Wilfried Feichtinger was an Austrian gynecologist specializing in artificial insemination. Feichtinger died on 3 June 2021, aged 70.

Yakubu "Jack" Gowon is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as the head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.