Famous Birthdays for May 21st

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1471 – Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (d. 1528)
• 1497 – Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist (d. 1547)
• 1527 – Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1653 – Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1697)
• 1688 – (O.S.) Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (d. 1744)
• 1755 – Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)
• 1756 – William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist (d. 1833)^[12]
• 1759 – Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (d. 1820)
• 1775 – Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician (d. 1840)
• 1780 – Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, philanthropist and Quaker (d. 1845)^[13]
• 1790 – William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (d. 1858)
• 1792 – Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1843)
• 1799 – Mary Anning, English paleontologist (d. 1847)^[14]
• 1801 – Princess Sophie of Sweden, Swedish princess (d. 1865)^[15]
• 1806 – Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, English duchess (d. 1868)^[16]
• 1808 – David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (d. 1890)^[17]
• 1827 – William P. Sprague, American banker and politician (d. 1899)^[18]
• 1828 – Rudolf Koller, Swiss painter (d. 1905)^[19]
• 1835 – František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician and academic (d. 1884)
• 1837 – Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (d. 1919)
• 1843 – Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
• 1843 – Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
• 1844 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (d. 1910)
• 1850 – Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)
• 1851 – Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)
• 1853 – Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. 1905)
• 1855 – Ella Stewart Udall, American telegraphist (d. 1937)^[20]
• 1856 – José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1929)
• 1858 – Édouard Goursat, French mathematician (d. 1936)^[21]
• 1860 – Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physician, physiologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)
• 1861 – Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (d. 1918)
• 1863 – Archduke Eugen of Austria (d. 1954)
• 1864 – Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (d. 1945)
• 1867 – Anne Walter Fearn, American physician (d. 1939)^[22]
• 1873 – Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (d. 1941)
• 1878 – Glenn Curtiss, American cyclist and engineer (d. 1930)
• 1880 – Tudor Arghezi, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1967)
• 1884 – Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and publisher (d. 1920)
• 1885 – Princess Sophie of Albania, (Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg) (d. 1936)
• 1893 – Arthur Carr, English cricketer (d. 1963)^[23]
• 1893 – Giles Chippindall, Australian public servant (d. 1969)^[24]
• 1895 – Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general, president (1934–1940) and father of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (d. 1970)^[25]
• 1898 – Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)
• 1898 – Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)
• 1898 – Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)
• 1898 – John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (d. 1976)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Regina M. Anderson, Multiracial playwright and librarian (d. 1993)^[26]
• 1901 – Horace Heidt, American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (d. 1986)
• 1901 – Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)
• 1901 – Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (d. 1992)
• 1902 – Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. 1983)
• 1902 – Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (d. 1981)
• 1902 – Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1974)
• 1903 – Manly Wade Wellman, American author (d. 1986)
• 1904 – Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (d. 1981)
• 1904 – Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)
• 1907 – John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)
• 1912 – Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)
• 1912 – John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)
• 1913 – Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1976)
• 1914 – Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat, film director, aviator (d. 1980)^[27]
• 1915 – Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan, Indian Civil Service Officer and former Under Secretary-General of the UN (d. 2003)
• 1916 – Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
• 1916 – Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002)
• 1916 – Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
• 1917 – Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 1919 – George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Forrest White, American businessman, co-founded the Music Man Company (d. 1994)^[28]
• 1921 – Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
• 1923 – Vernon Biever, American photographer (d. 2010)^[29]
• 1923 – Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach (d. 2017)
• 1923 – Dorothy Hewett, Australian feminist poet, novelist and playwright (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Evelyn Ward, American actress (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)^[30]
• 1926 – Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (d. 1959)
• 1927 – Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (d. 2012)^[31]
• 1928 – Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (d. 1975)^[32]
• 1928 – Alice Drummond, American actress (d. 2016)
• 1929 – Larance Marable, American drummer (d. 2012)^[33]
• 1929 – Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Tommy Bryant, American bassist (d. 1982)^[34]
• 1930 – Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019)
• 1930 – Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)
• 1932 – Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (d. 2011)
• 1932 – Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral and intelligence chief (d. 2014)^[35]
• 1933 – Maurice André, French trumpet player (d. 2012)
• 1933 – Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)
• 1934 – Jocasta Innes, Chinese-English journalist and author (d. 2013)^[36]
• 1934 – Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader (d.2020)
• 1934 – Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1935 – Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)
• 1938 – Lee "Shot" Williams, American singer (d. 2011)^[37]
• 1939 – Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor
• 1940 – Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1941 – Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager
• 1941 – Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician
• 1941 – Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1942 – David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
• 1942 – John Konrads, Australian swimmer (d. 2021)
• 1942 – Danny Ongais, American race car driver (d. 2022)
• 1943 – Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)
• 1943 – John Dalton, English bass player
• 1943 – Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2021)
• 1944 – Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician (d. 2022)
• 1944 – Marcie Blane, American singer^[38]
• 1944 – Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, President of Ireland^[39]
• 1945 – Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut
• 1945 – Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (d. 2017)
• 1946 – Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)^[40]
• 1946 – Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach
• 1947 – Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1947 – Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (d. 1992)
• 1947 – İlber Ortaylı, Turkish historian and academic
• 1948 – Elizabeth Buchan, English author and critic
• 1948 – Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist
• 1948 – Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor
• 1948 – Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe
• 1948 – Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician
• 1949 – Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic
• 1949 – Denis O'Connor, British police officer^[41]
• 1949 – Rosalind Plowright, English soprano
• 1950 – Will Hutton, English economist and journalist
• 1951 – Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician
• 1951 – Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)
• 1952 – Mr. T, American actor and wrestler
• 1953 – Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist
• 1953 – Jim Devine, British politician^[42]
• 1954 – Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer
• 1955 – Paul Barber, English field hockey player
• 1955 – Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1957 – James Bailey, American basketball player
• 1957 – Nadine Dorries, English nurse and politician
• 1957 – Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer
• 1957 – Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress
• 1958 – Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (d. 2015)
• 1958 – Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic^[43]
• 1958 – Michael Crick, English journalist and author^[44]
• 1958 – Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer
• 1958 – Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter^[45]
• 1959 – Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1959 – Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives^[46]
• 1960 – Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
• 1960 – Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster^[47]
• 1960 – Mohanlal, Indian actor
• 1960 – Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer
• 1960 – Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer
• 1962 – David Crumb, American composer and educator
• 1963 – Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer
• 1963 – Patrick Grant, American musician and producer
• 1963 – David Lonsdale, English actor^[48]
• 1964 – Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-American drummer^[49]
• 1963 – Dave Specter, American guitarist
• 1963 – Laurie Spina, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
• 1964 – Danny Bailey, English footballer and coach^[50]
• 1966 – Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright
• 1966 – Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler
• 1967 – Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)
• 1968 – Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 – Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower
• 1968 – Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (d. 1985)
• 1969 – Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer^[51]
• 1969 – Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (d. 2000)
• 1969 – Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1969 – George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician
• 1969 – Brian Statham, Rhodesian born English footballer and manager^[52]
• 1970 – Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler
• 1970 – Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster
• 1970 – Pauline Menczer, Australian surfer
• 1970 – Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach
• 1972 – The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)
• 1973 – Stewart Cink, American golfer
• 1973 – Noel Fielding, English comedian, musician and television presenter
• 1974 – Brad Arthur, Australian rugby league coach
• 1974 – Fairuza Balk, American actress
• 1974 – Havoc, American rapper and producer
• 1975 – Anthony Mundine, Australian rugby league player and boxer
• 1976 – Stuart Bingham, English snooker player
• 1976 – Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (d. 2013)^[53]
• 1976 – Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[54]
• 1977 – Quinton Fortune, South African international footballer and coach^[55]
• 1977 – Michael Fuß, German footballer^[56]
• 1978 – Max B, American rapper and songwriter^[57]
• 1978 – Briana Banks, German-American porn actress and model^[58]
• 1978 – Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach
• 1979 – Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
• 1979 – Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health
• 1979 – James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic
• 1979 – Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist
• 1979 – Sonja Vectomov, Czech musician/composer
• 1980 – Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player
• 1981 – Edson Buddle, American soccer player
• 1981 – Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
• 1981 – Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
• 1983 – Līga Dekmeijere, Latvian tennis player^[59]
• 1983 – Deidson Araújo Maia, Brazilian footballer^[60]
• 1984 – Brandon Fields, American football player^[61]
• 1984 – Sara Goller, German volleyball player^[62]
• 1985 – Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist
• 1985 – Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)
• 1985 – Isa Guha, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 1985 – Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player
• 1985 – Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor
• 1985 – Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer
• 1985 – Heath L'Estrange, Australian rugby league player
• 1985 – Andrew Miller, American baseball player
• 1986 – Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
• 1986 – Myra, American singer and actress^[63]
• 1986 – Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker
• 1986 – Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1986 – Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player^[64]
• 1987 – Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player
• 1988 – Claire Cashmore, English Paralympic swimmer^[65]
• 1988 – Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer
• 1988 – Jonny Howson, English footballer
• 1988 – Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper^[66]
• 1989 – Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer
• 1989 – Hal Robson-Kanu, Welsh footballer
• 1990 – Kierre Beckles, Barbadian athlete^[67]
• 1990 – Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer
• 1991 – Guilherme, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 – Hutch Dano, American actor
• 1992 – Lisa Evans, Scottish footballer^[68]
• 1992 – Philipp Grüneberg, German footballer^[69]
• 1992 – Olivia Olson, American singer and actress
• 1993 – Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete^[70]
• 1993 – Luke Garbutt, English footballer^[71]
• 1993 – Lynn Williams, American soccer player^[72]
• 1994 – Tom Daley, English diver^[73]
• 1995 – Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor^[74]
• 1996 – Josh Allen, American football player
• 1996 – Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
• 1996 – Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player^[75]
• 1997 – Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer
• 1997 – Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer
• 1997 – Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
• 1997 – Kevin Quinn, American actor and singer^[76]