Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 21 February today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for February 21
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on February 21
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 1933 | Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2003) |
| 1934 | Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010) |
| 1935 | Richard A. Lupoff, American author (d. 2020) |
| 1935 | Mark McManus, Scottish actor (d. 1994) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1977 | Owen King, American author |
| 1977 | Kevin Rose, American businessman and television host, founded Digg |
| 1979 | Pascal Chimbonda, Guadeloupean-French footballer |
| 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 |
| 1987 | Eniola Aluko, English footballer |
| 1989 | Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter |
| 1990 | Mattias Tedenby, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1991 | Joe Alwyn, English actor |
| 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 |
| 1994 | Shon Seung-wan, South Korean singer |
| 1996 | Noah Rubin, American tennis player |
| 1996 | Sophie Turner, English actress |
| 1999 | Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Thai actor and singer |
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