Athletes and Sports Stars Born on November 19

1855 Billy Bates, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 5 x 50, 50 wickets, BB 7/28, hat-trick 1883; Yorkshire CCC), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1900)

José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)

Cuban World Chess Champion (1921-27), born in Havana, Cuba, Spanish Empire

1900 Bunny Ahearne, Britsih ice hockey promoter, born in County Wexford, Ireland (d. 1985)
1915 Anita Lizana, Chilean tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1937; first Latin American major winner), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1994)

Roy Campanella (1921-1993)

American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951, 53, 55; World Series 1955; 8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kurt Nielsen (1930-2011)

Danish tennis player, (Wimbledon 1953, 55 runner-up), born in Copenhagen, Denmark

1934 Milan Dvořák, Czech soccer utility (13 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 261 games), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 2022)
1935 Niall Brophy, Irish rugby union wing (20 Tests Ireland, 2 British & Irish Lions; London Irish RFC, Barbarian FC, Leinster RFC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2023)
1938 Frank Misson, Australian cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 16 wickets; NSW), born in Sydney, Australia
1938 Richard Dumbrill, South African cricketer (South African all-rounder in 5 Tests 1965-67)

Ted Turner (85 years old)

1938 American businessman who founded CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and winner of the America's Cup in 1977, born in Cincinnati, Ohio

1941 Ivanka Khristova, Bulgarian athlete (Olympic gold women's shot put 1976), born in Osikovitsa, Bulgaria (d. 2022)
1942 Larry Gilbert, American golfer (Senior Players Championship 1997), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky (d. 1998)
1944 Dennis Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 Bob Boone, American baseball catcher (4×MLB All-Star; World Series 1980 Philadelphia Phillies; 7×Gold Glove Award) and manager (KC Royals, Cincinnati Reds), born in San Diego, California
1949 Ahmad Rashad [Bobby Moore], American NFL receiver (Minnesota Vikings) and sportscaster, born in Portland, Oregon
1957 George Leary, Canadian trap shooter (Olympics-16-92, 96), born in Newmarket, Ontario
1958 Michael Wilbon, American sports analyst (The Washington Post), born in Chicago, Illinois
1961 Grant Ledyard, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1984-2002 (Dallas Stars, Buffalo Sabres, and 7 other teams), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1962 Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Philippine boxer, born in San Carlos, Philippines
1962 Salim Jaffer, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91)
1964 Irina Laricheva, Russian trap shooter (World C'ships x 6 gold individual, team, double trap), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
1965 Erik Wilhelm, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets), born in Dayton, Ohio
1965 Laurent Blanc, French footballer and manager (Marseille), born in Alès, France
1966 Gail Devers, American athlete (Olympics gold 100m 1992, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
1967 Gary Disarcina, American infielder (California Angels), born in Maiden, Massachusetts
1970 Jenni Meno, American pairs skaters (Olympics 1994), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
1970 Larry Tharpe, American NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions), born in Macon, Georgia
1970 Rickey Brady, American NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1971 Adrian Griffith, Barbadian cricketer (West Indian Test opening batsman), born in Saint James, Barbados
1971 Andy Sheets, American MLB infielder (Seattle Mariners), born in Baton Rouge, Louisana
1971 Dimitri Yushkevich, Russian NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leaf), born in Yaroslavl, Russia
1971 Jeremy McGrath, American motorcycle racer (AMA Career Wins: 89; 7 x Supercross championships; Sumer X Games: Moto X Step Up 2004), born in San Francisco, California
1971 Michelle Andrews, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993, 95, 97, 99), born in Newcastle, Australia
1972 David Palmer, American NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings 1994-2002), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1973 Jamir Miller, American NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals), born in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
1976 Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete, born in Torhout, Belgium (d. 2007)
1976 Petr Sýkora, Czech ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 2000 NJ Devils, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; World C'ship gold 1999, 2005), born in Pizen, Czech Republic
1976 Stylianos Venetidis, Greek soccer player, born in Orestiada, Greece
1977 Kerri Strug, American gymnast (Olympic gold 1996), born in Tucson, Arizona
1978 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech athlete, born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
1979 Larry Johnson, American football player, born in Pomfret, Maryland
1979 Ryan Howard, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Florissant, Missouri
1983 Chandra Crawford, Canadian cross-country skier (Olympic Gold 2006), born in Canmore, Alberta
1985 Chris Eagles, English footballer, born in Hemel Hempstead, England