19 November: today's birthdays

• Edward Banfield - American political scientist. He wrote The Moral Basis of a Backward Society
• Zygmunt Bauman - Polish sociologist and philosopher. He is one of the world's most important social theorists
• Laurent Blanc - French soccer coach and former player. His nickname is Le Président, The President
• René Caillié - French explorer, the first European to return alive from Timbuktu, a town in Mali (Africa)
• Ferdinand de Lesseps - French diplomat and entrepreneur
• Gail Devers - American athlete
• Wilhelm Dilthey - German philosopher and psychologist
• Jodie Foster - American actress and film director. She won two Oscars for Best Actress
• Barry Jenkins - American film director and screenwriter. He directed Moonlight
• Calvin Klein - American fashion designer. With his monogram CK, created in 1968, he produces clothing, fragrances, watches, jewelry

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• Meg Ryan - Pseudonym of American actress Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
• Bertel Thorvaldsen - Danish sculptor