Famous Birthdays for March 21st

Pre-1600[edit]

• 927 – Emperor Taizu of Song (d. 976)
• 1474 – Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (d. 1540)
• 1501 – Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (d. 1558)
• 1521 – Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)
• 1527 – Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (d. 1558)
• 1555 – John Leveson, English politician (d. 1615)
• 1557 – Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (d. 1630)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1626 – Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)
• 1672 – Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (d. 1742)^[8]
• 1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician (d. 1750)^[9]
• 1713 – Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
• 1716 – Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
• 1752 – Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (d. 1837)
• 1763 – Jean Paul, German journalist and author (d. 1825)
• 1768 – Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)
• 1802 – Augusta Waddington, Welsh writer and patron of the arts (d. 1896)^[10]
• 1806 – Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (d. 1872)
• 1811 – Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (d. 1891)
• 1825 – Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer (d. 1890)
• 1831 – Dorothea Beale, English suffragist, educational reformer and author (d. 1906)^[11]
• 1835 – Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1876)
• 1839 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1881)
• 1854 – Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1924)
• 1857 – Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
• 1859 – Daria Pratt, American golfer (d. 1938)
• 1865 – George Owen Squier, American general (d. 1934)
• 1866 – Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1952)
• 1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
• 1869 – David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (d. 1937)
• 1874 – Alfred Tysoe, English runner (d. 1901)
• 1876 – Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
• 1877 – Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (d. 1964)
• 1878 – Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (d. 1944)
• 1880 – Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1971)
• 1880 – Hans Hofmann, German-American painter and academic (d. 1966)
• 1882 – Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (d. 1963)
• 1884 – George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (d. 1944)
• 1885 – Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (d. 1952)
• 1886 – Walter Dray, American pole vaulter (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Clarice Beckett, Australian painter (d. 1935)
• 1887 – Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (d. 1967)
• 1887 – M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician (d. 1954)
• 1889 – Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach (d. 1948)
• 1896 – Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1959)
• 1897 – Sim Gokkes, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1943)
• 1897 – Salvador Lutteroth, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (d. 1987)
• 1899 – Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Karl Arnold, German businessman and politician, President of the German Bundesrat (d. 1958)
• 1902 – Son House, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
• 1904 – Jehane Benoît, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1987)
• 1904 – Forrest Mars, Sr., American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (d. 1999)
• 1904 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949)
• 1905 – Phyllis McGinley, American author and poet (d. 1978)
• 1906 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978)
• 1906 – Jim Thompson, American businessman (d. 1967)
• 1906 – André Filho, Brazilian musician and songwriter (d. 1974)
• 1907 – Zoltán Kemény, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1965)
• 1909 – Harry Lane, English footballer (d. 1977)
• 1910 – Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator (d. 1978)
• 1911 – Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor (d. 1992)
• 1912 – André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968)
• 1913 – George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1991)
• 1913 – Guillermo Haro, Mexican astronomer (d. 1988)
• 1914 – Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (d. 1990)
• 1916 – Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (d. 2006)
• 1916 – Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957)
• 1917 – Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994)
• 1918 – Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014)
• 1918 – Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (d. 2016)
• 1919 – Douglas Warren, Australian bishop (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1970)
• 1920 – Éric Rohmer, French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986)
• 1921 – Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 1923 – Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, author, and academic (d. 2020)
• 1923 – Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (d. 2011)
• 1923 – Rezső Nyers, Hungarian politician (d. 2018)
• 1924 – Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Harold Ashby, American saxophonist (d. 2003)
• 1925 – Peter Brook, English-French director and producer (d. 2022)
• 1925 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)
• 1926 – André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
• 1927 – Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
• 1928 – Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Maurice Catarcio, American wrestler (d. 2005)
• 1930 – James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1930 – Otis Spann, American blues pianist, singer and composer (d. 1970)
• 1931 – Toyonobori, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1998)
• 1931 – Clark L. Brundin, American-English engineer and academic (d. 2021)
• 1931 – Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Al Williamson, American illustrator (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1932 – Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (d. 2015)
• 1933 – John Hall, English businessman
• 1933 – Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1934 – Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (d. 2012)
• 1935 – Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 1936 – Ed Broadbent, Canadian pilot and politician
• 1936 – Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer
• 1937 – Ann Clwyd, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
• 1937 – Tom Flores, American football player and coach
• 1937 – Pierre-Jean Rémy, French diplomat and author (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator
• 1938 – Grahame Thomas, Australian cricketer
• 1939 – Kathleen Widdoes, American actress
• 1940 – Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 1940 – Andrea Elle, German bicyclist
• 1942 – Françoise Dorléac, French actress (d. 1967)
• 1942 – Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2018)
• 1942 – Amina Claudine Myers, African-American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1942 – Patcha Ramachandra Rao, India metallurgist, educator and administrator (d. 2010)
• 1943 – István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
• 1943 – Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
• 1943 – Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (d. 1995)
• 1944 – Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
• 1944 – Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author
• 1944 – Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist
• 1944 – Mike Jackson, English general
• 1944 – David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1944 – Gaye Adegbalola, African-American singer and guitarist
• 1945 – Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, English lawyer
• 1945 – Charles Greene, American sprinter and coach
• 1945 – Rose Stone, African-American R&B singer and keyboard player
• 1946 – Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor
• 1946 – Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 – Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Japanese cardinal
• 1947 – George Johnston, Scottish footballer^[12]
• 1948 – Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic
• 1949 – Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach
• 1949 – Andy Love, Scottish-English politician
• 1949 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)
• 1949 – Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
• 1950 – Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1950 – Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
• 1950 – Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1951 – Conrad Lozano, American bass player
• 1951 – Russell Thompkins Jr., American soul singer
• 1953 – Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic
• 1953 – Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator
• 1953 – David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
• 1954 – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Thai politician, Prime Minister of Thailand^[13]
• 1955 – Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician
• 1955 – Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian politician and retired military officer, 38th President of Brazil^[14]
• 1955 – Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 – Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician
• 1955 – Bärbel Wöckel, East German sprinter^[15]
• 1956 – Dick Beardsley, American runner
• 1956 – Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Richard H. Kirk, English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer (d. 2021)
• 1956 – Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
• 1958 – Marlies Göhr, German sprinter
• 1958 – Brad Hall, American comedian, director, and screenwriter
• 1958 – Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician and author
• 1959 – Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter
• 1959 – Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
• 1959 – Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboard player and composer
• 1960 – Marwan Farhat, Syrian actor and voice actor
• 1960 – Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general
• 1960 – Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect
• 1960 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)
• 1960 – Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer
• 1961 – Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager
• 1961 – Gary O'Reilly, English footballer^[16]
• 1961 – Kassie DePaiva, American actress
• 1961 – Slim Jim Phantom, American rock drummer
• 1961 – Kim Turner, American hurdler
• 1962 – Matthew Broderick, American actor
• 1962 – Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and screenwriter
• 1962 – Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host
• 1962 – Mark Waid, American author
• 1963 – Shawon Dunston, American baseball player
• 1963 – Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1963 – Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
• 1963 – Share Pedersen, American bass player
• 1964 – Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player
• 1964 – Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist
• 1965 – Xavier Bertrand, French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs
• 1965 – Thomas Frank, American author, historian and political analyst
• 1966 – Benito Archundia, Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist
• 1966 – Hauke Fuhlbrügge, German runner
• 1966 – Matthew Maynard, English cricketer and coach
• 1966 – Moa Matthis, Swedish author
• 1967 – Carwyn Jones, Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales
• 1967 – Mirela Rupic, American costume and fashion designer
• 1968 – Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman
• 1968 – Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist
• 1968 – Gary Walsh, English football coach and former footballer
• 1968 – Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 – Tolunay Kafkas, Turkish footballer and manager
• 1968 – Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1969 – Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
• 1970 – Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (d. 2000)
• 1970 – Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American political activist
• 1971 – Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete
• 1972 – Chris Candido, American wrestler (d. 2005)
• 1972 – Balázs Kiss, Hungarian hammer thrower
• 1972 – Derartu Tulu, Ethiopian runner
• 1972 – Graeme Welch, English cricketer
• 1973 – Ananda Lewis, American television host
• 1973 – Stuart Nethercott, English footballer and manager^[17]
• 1973 – Large Professor, American rapper and producer
• 1974 – Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor
• 1974 – Dejima Takeharu, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1974 – Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1974 – Ted Kravitz, British presenter and Formula One pit-lane reporter
• 1974 – Kevin Leahy, American drummer
• 1974 – Conor Woodman, Irish journalist and author
• 1975 – Yacoub Al-Mohana, Kuwaiti director and producer
• 1975 – Corne Krige, South African rugby player
• 1975 – Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
• 1975 – Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player and coach
• 1975 – Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
• 1976 – Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer
• 1976 – Bamboo Mañalac, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 – Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer
• 1977 – Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer
• 1977 – Jamie Delgado, English tennis player
• 1978 – Sally Barsosio, Kenyan runner
• 1978 – Joyce Jimenez, Filipino movie and TV actress
• 1978 – Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (d. 2007)
• 1978 – Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 – Mohammad Rezaei, Iranian wrestler
• 1980 – Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian skier
• 1980 – Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress
• 1980 – Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1981 – Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist
• 1981 – Glenn Hall, Australian rugby league player
• 1981 – Jason King, Australian rugby league player
• 1981 – Todd Polglase, Australian rugby league player
• 1982 – Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
• 1982 – Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
• 1982 – Aaron Hill, American baseball player
• 1982 – Colin Turkington, Northern Irish race car driver
• 1983 – Lucila Pascua, Spanish basketball player
• 1983 – Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer
• 1984 – Tiago dos Santos Roberto, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
• 1985 – Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player
• 1985 – Adrian Peterson, American football player
• 1986 – Scott Eastwood, American actor
• 1986 – Michu, Spanish footballer
• 1986 – Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer
• 1986 – Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greek pole vaulter
• 1987 – Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
• 1988 – Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter
• 1988 – Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player
• 1988 – Eric Krüger, German sprinter
• 1988 – Michael Madl, Austrian footballer^[18]
• 1989 – Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Nicolás Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer
• 1989 – Takeru Satoh, Japanese actor
• 1990 – Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1990 – Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete
• 1990 – Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player
• 1991 – Luke Chapman, English footballer
• 1991 – Antoine Griezmann, French footballer
• 1992 – Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer
• 1992 – Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
• 1992 – Kristýna Plíšková, Czech tennis player^[19]
• 1993 – Jake Bidwell, English footballer
• 1993 – Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer
• 1994 – Margaret Lu, American fencer^[20]
• 1996 – Aurora Mikalsen, Norwegian footballer^[21]
• 1997 – Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress
• 2000 – Jace Norman, American actor
• 2003 – Natalie Garcia, Canadian rhythmic gymnast^[22]