Famous birthdays for July 19: Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Edwards

July 19 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.

They include:

-- American firearms inventor Samuel Colt in 1814

-- French painter Edgar Degas in 1834

-- Famed murder suspect Lizzie Borden in 1860

-- Dr. Charles H. Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, in 1865

-- Amateur singer Florence Foster Jenkins in 1868

-- Author A.J. Cronin in 1896

-- Former CIA agent/author Philip Agee in 1935

-- Singer Vikki Carr in 1941 (age 82)

-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Ilie Nastase in 1946 (age 77)

-- Musician Bernie Leadon in 1947 (age 76)

-- Queen guitarist Brian May in 1947 (age 76)

-- Businessman Howard Schultz in 1953 (age 70)

-- Filmmaker Atom Egoyan in 1960 (age 63)

-- Actor Anthony Edwards in 1962 (age 61)

-- Sportscaster Stuart Scott in 1965

-- TV host Chris Kratt in 1969 (age 54)

-- Actor Benedict Cumberbatch in 1976 (age 47)

-- Actor Jared Padalecki in 1982 (age 41)

-- Actor Trai Byers in 1983 (age 40)

-- Actor Ryan Dorsey in 1983 (age 40)

-- Comedian James Austin Johnson in 1989 (age 34)

-- Model Romee Strijd in 1995 (age 28)