Who do you share a birthday with?

Find out now

Find your birthday buddies ...

What is your day of birth?

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31

And month of birth?

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

19th January 1736

James Watt

British engineer (1736–1819)

James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

Read more on

James Watt is known for being a:

You may also be interested in:

  • James Watt
  • Lived from
    1736 - 1819 (Died age 83)
  • Birthday:
    19th January 1736
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Star Sign:
    Capricorn
  • Place of Birth:
    Greenock
  • Country:
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

James Watt's birthday buddies are:

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

American singer-songwriter and actress

 79 19th Jan
Phil Everly

Phil Everly

American musician and composer
1939 - 2014
19th Jan
Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

American singer and songwriter
1943 - 1970
19th Jan
Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer

English singer-songwriter and musician
1949 - 2003
19th Jan

There are 30 more famous people who are born on the same day as James Watt. We're showing the top 4 most popular below but you can see the rest here.

See more birthdays on 19th January