Famous Birthdays for February 21st

Pre-1600[edit]

• 921 – Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (d. 1005)
• 1397 – Isabella of Portugal (d. 1471)
• 1462 – Joanna la Beltraneja, princess of Castile (d. 1530)
• 1484 – Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1535)
• 1498 – Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland, English Earl (d. 1549)
• 1541 – Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1599)
• 1556 – Sethus Calvisius, German astronomer, composer, and theorist (d. 1615)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1609 – Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian military commander (d. 1680)
• 1621 – Rebecca Nurse, Massachusetts colonist, executed as a witch (d. 1692)
• 1705 – Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral and politician (d. 1781)
• 1728 – Peter III of Russia (d. 1762)
• 1783 – Catharina of Württemberg (d. 1835)
• 1788 – Francis Ronalds, British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph (d. 1873)
• 1791 – Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1857)
• 1794 – Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician, 8th President of Mexico (d. 1876)
• 1801 – John Henry Newman, English cardinal (d. 1890)
• 1817 – José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1893)
• 1821 – Charles Scribner I, American publisher, founded Charles Scribner's Sons (d. 1871)
• 1836 – Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (d. 1891)
• 1844 – Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (d. 1937)
• 1860 – Goscombe John, Welsh-English sculptor and academic (d. 1952)
• 1865 – John Haden Badley, English author and educator, founded the Bedales School (d. 1967)
• 1867 – Otto Hermann Kahn, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1934)
• 1875 – Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian, oldest verified person ever (d. 1997)
• 1878 – Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)^[5]
• 1881 – Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (d. 1945)
• 1885 – Sacha Guitry, Russian-French actor, director, and playwright (d. 1957)
• 1887 – Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of War (d. 1945)
• 1888 – Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (d. 1965)^[6]
• 1892 – Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1949)
• 1893 – Celia Lovsky, Austrian-American actress (d. 1979)
• 1893 – Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (d. 1987)
• 1894 – Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian chemist and academic (d. 1955)
• 1895 – Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
• 1896 – Nirala, Indian poet and author (d. 1961)
• 1900 – Jeanne Aubert, French singer and actress (d. 1988)^[7]

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Arthur Nock, English theologian and academic (d. 1963)
• 1903 – Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (d. 1977)
• 1903 – Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (d. 1976)
• 1907 – W. H. Auden, British-American poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1973)^[8]
• 1909 – Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2015)
• 1910 – Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (d. 1982)
• 1912 – Arline Judge, American actress and singer (d. 1974)
• 1914 – Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot (d. 1999)
• 1914 – Zachary Scott, American actor (d. 1965)
• 1914 – Jean Tatlock, American psychiatrist and physician (d. 1944)
• 1915 – Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist (d. 1964)
• 1915 – Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (d. 1967)
• 1915 – Anton Vratuša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 2017)
• 1917 – Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (d. 1996)
• 1917 – Tadd Dameron, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
• 1921 – John Rawls, American philosopher and academic (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Richard T. Whitcomb, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
• 1924 – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (d. 2019)
• 1924 – Dorothy Blum, American computer scientist and cryptanalyst (d. 1980)
• 1925 – Sam Peckinpah, American director and screenwriter (d. 1984)^[9]
• 1925 – Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2014)
• 1927 – Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (d. 1996)
• 1929 – Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1933 – Bob Rafelson, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022)^[10]
• 1933 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2003)^[11]
• 1934 – Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1935 – Richard A. Lupoff, American author (d. 2020)
• 1935 – Mark McManus, Scottish actor (d. 1994)^[12]
• 1936 – Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1996)
• 1937 – Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (d. 2015)
• 1937 – Harald V of Norway
• 1938 – Bobby Charles, American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)
• 1938 – Kel Tremain, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992)
• 1940 – Peter Gethin, English racing driver (d. 2011)^[13]
• 1940 – John Lewis, American activist and politician (d. 2020)
• 1942 – Tony Martin, Trinidadian-American historian and academic (d. 2013)
• 1942 – Margarethe von Trotta, German actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1943 – David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records
• 1945 – Maurice Bembridge, English golfer
• 1946 – Tyne Daly, American actress and singer
• 1946 – Anthony Daniels, English actor and producer
• 1946 – Alan Rickman, English actor and director (d. 2016)^[14]
• 1946 – Bob Ryan, American journalist and author
• 1947 – Johnny Echols, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 – Olympia Snowe, American politician
• 1948 – Bill Slayback, American baseball player and singer (d. 2015)
• 1949 – Frank Brunner, American illustrator
• 1949 – Jerry Harrison, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1949 – Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer (d. 2022)
• 1950 – Larry Drake, American actor (d. 2016)
• 1950 – Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopian president^[15]
• 1951 – Vince Welnick, American keyboard player (d. 2006)
• 1952 – Jean-Jacques Burnel, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1952 – Vitaly Churkin, Russian diplomat, former Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations (d. 2017)
• 1953 – Christine Ebersole, American actress and singer
• 1953 – William Petersen, American actor and producer
• 1954 – Christina Rees, British politician
• 1955 – Kelsey Grammer, American actor, singer, and producer
• 1958 – Jake Burns, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1958 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1958 – Kim Coates, Canadian actor
• 1958 – Alan Trammell, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1959 – José María Cano, Spanish singer-songwriter and painter
• 1960 – Plamen Oresharski, Bulgarian economist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• 1960 – Steve Wynn, American singer-songwriter
• 1961 – Christopher Atkins, American actor and businessman
• 1961 – Elliot Hirshman, American psychologist and academic^[16]
• 1962 – Chuck Palahniuk, American novelist and journalist
• 1962 – David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2008)
• 1963 – William Baldwin, American actor
• 1963 – Ranking Roger, English singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2019)
• 1963 – Greg Turner, New Zealand golfer
• 1964 – Mark Kelly, United States Senator, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 1964 – Scott Kelly, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 1965 – Mark Ferguson, Australian journalist
• 1967 – Leroy Burrell, American runner and coach
• 1967 – Sari Essayah, Finnish athlete and politician
• 1969 – James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1969 – Aunjanue Ellis, American actress and producer
• 1969 – Petra Kronberger, Austrian skier
• 1969 – Tony Meola, American soccer player and manager
• 1969 – Cathy Richardson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 – Michael Slater, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
• 1970 – Eric Wilson, American bass player and drummer
• 1971 – Pierre Fulke, Swedish golfer^[17]
• 1972 – Seo Taiji, South Korean singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Heri Joensen, Faroese singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1973 – Brian Rolston, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1974 – Iván Campo, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Scott Miller, Australian swimmer
• 1976 – Ryan Smyth, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Michael McIntyre, English comedian, actor and television presenter
• 1977 – Jonathan Safran Foer, American novelist
• 1977 – Steve Francis, American basketball player
• 1977 – Rhiannon Giddens, American musician^[18]
• 1977 – Owen King, American author
• 1977 – Kevin Rose, American businessman and television host, founded Digg
• 1979 – Pascal Chimbonda, Guadeloupean-French footballer^[19]
• 1979 – Shane Gibson, American guitarist (d. 2014)
• 1979 – Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress and producer
• 1979 – Carly Colón, Puerto Rican professional wrestler
• 1979 – Jordan Peele, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1980 – Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Tiziano Ferro, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 5th King of Bhutan
• 1980 – Justin Roiland, American animator, writer and voice actor
• 1981 – Floor Jansen, Dutch singer, songwriter, and vocal coach
• 1982 – Andre Barrett, American basketball player
• 1982 – Chantal Claret, American singer-songwriter
• 1982 – Tebogo Jacko Magubane, South African DJ and producer
• 1983 – Braylon Edwards, American football player
• 1983 – Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1983 – Mélanie Laurent, French actress
• 1984 – Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby player
• 1984 – David Odonkor, German footballer
• 1984 – Marco Paoloni, Italian footballer
• 1984 – James Wisniewski, American ice hockey player
• 1985 – Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer
• 1985 – Jamaal Westerman, American football player
• 1986 – Charlotte Church, Welsh singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Elliot Page, Canadian actor^[20]
• 1987 – Eniola Aluko, English footballer^[21]
• 1989 – Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter^[22]
• 1990 – Mattias Tedenby, Swedish ice hockey player^[23]
• 1991 – Joe Alwyn, English actor^[24]
• 1991 – Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer
• 1991 – Ji So-yun, South Korean footballer
• 1991 – Devon Travis, American baseball player
• 1991 – Suppasit Jongcheveevat, Thai actor
• 1993 – Steve Leo Beleck, Cameroonian footballer
• 1993 – Davy Klaassen, Dutch footballer
• 1993 – Masaki Suda, Japanese actor
• 1994 – Tang Haochen, Chinese tennis player^[25]
• 1996 – Noah Rubin, American tennis player^[26]
• 1996 – Sophie Turner, English actress^[27]
• 1999 – Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Thai actor and singer^[28]