Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 21st November – A Tribute to Remarkable Individuals
Welcome, dear readers! It brings me great joy to present a heartfelt tribute to the remarkable individuals born on this significant date. Today, we commemorate the birth anniversary of a diverse array of extraordinary personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world.
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 1329 | Elisabeth of Meissen, Burgravine of Nuremberg (d. 1375) |
| 1428 | Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (d. 1471) |
| 1515 | Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots (d. 1560) |
| 1519 | Johannes Crato von Krafftheim, German humanist and physician (d. 1585) |
| 1532 | Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (d. 1585) |
| 1533 | Alfonso II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1597) |
| 1564 | Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kent (d. 1610) |
| 1602 | Elisabeth of France (d. 1644) |
| 1635 | Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (d. 1672) |
| 1643 | René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French-American explorer (d. 1687) |
| 1690 | François Colin de Blamont, French pianist and composer (d. 1760) |
| 1698 | Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-American soldier and politician, 10th Governor of Louisiana (d. 1778) |
| 1709 | Franz Benda, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1786) |
| 1710 | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1784) |
| 1721 | Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, Swiss-Canadian cartographer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1824) |
| 1722 | Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian philosopher, poet, and composer (d. 1794) |
| 1728 | Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1811) |
| 1744 | Abigail Adams, American wife of John Adams, 2nd First Lady of the United States (d. 1818) |
| 1780 | José Cecilio del Valle, Honduran journalist, lawyer, and politician, Foreign Minister of Mexico (d. 1834) |
| 1787 | Rasmus Rask, Danish linguist, philologist, and scholar (d. 1823) |
| 1808 | Thomas Cook, English businessman, founded Thomas Cook Group (d. 1892) |
| 1814 | Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (d. 1893) |
| 1819 | George Eliot, English novelist and poet (d. 1880) |
| 1824 | Georg von Oettingen, Estonian-German physician and ophthalmologist (d. 1916) |
| 1836 | George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (d. 1913) |
| 1845 | Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer and educator (d. 1875) |
| 1849 | Christian Rohlfs, German painter and academic (d. 1938) |
| 1852 | Paul-Henri-Benjamin d’Estournelles de Constant, French politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924) |
| 1856 | Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1945) |
| 1861 | Ranavalona III of Madagascar (d. 1917) |
| 1868 | John Nance Garner, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (d. 1967) |
| 1869 | André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951) |
| 1870 | Howard Brockway, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1951) |
| 1870 | Harry Graham, Australian cricketer (d. 1911) |
| 1873 | Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1955) |
| 1873 | Johnny Tyldesley, English cricketer (d. 1930) |
| 1876 | Percival Proctor Baxter, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of Maine (d.1969) |
| 1876 | Emil Beyer, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1934) |
| 1877 | Endre Ady, Hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1919) |
| 1877 | Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer, founded FC Barcelona (d. 1930) |
| 1881 | Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (d. 1922) |
| 1884 | Sulaiman Nadvi, Pakistani historian, author, and scholar (d. 1953) |
| 1890 | Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (d. 1970) |
| 1893 | Harley Earl, American businessman (d. 1969) |
| 1893 | Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician (d. 1991) |
| 1896 | David J. Mays, American lawyer and author (d. 1971) |
| 1897 | Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer and educator (d. 1989) |
| 1897 | Harry Wilson, English-American actor and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1898 | Wiley Post, American pilot (d. 1935) |
| 1899 | Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 1981) |
| 1900 | Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and author (d. 1980) |
| 1900 | Helenka Pantaleoni, American actress and humanitarian, co-founded U.S. Fund for UNICEF (d. 1987) |
| 1901 | Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1971) |
| 1901 | Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1999) |
| 1902 | Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (d. 1947) |
| 1902 | Emanuel Feuermann, Austrian-American cellist and educator (d. 1942) |
| 1902 | Humphrey Gibbs, English-Rhodesian politician, 15th Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1990) |
| 1902 | Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1990) |
| 1902 | Ethel Smith, American organist (d. 1996) |
| 1904 | Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican painter and illustrator (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Louis Néel, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Fumio Niwa, Japanese author (d. 2005) |
| 1909 | Mikhail Mil, Russian engineer, founded the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (d. 1970) |
| 1910 | Mary Jackson, American actress (d. 2005) |
| 1911 | Ralph Guldahl, American golfer (d. 1987) |
| 1912 | Doris Duke, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1993) |
| 1913 | Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1976) |
| 1913 | Gardnar Mulloy, American tennis player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1913 | Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2006) |
| 1913 | Jacqueline Vaudecrane, French figure skater and coach |
| 1914 | Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (d. 1995) |
| 1917 | Jon Cleary, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010) |
| 1917 | Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Claiborne Pell, American captain and politician (d. 2009) |
| 1919 | Máire Drumm, Irish politician (d. 1976) |
| 1920 | Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (d. 1956) |
| 1921 | Brian Cleeve, Irish sailor, author, and playwright (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, rapper, and screenwriter (d. 2004) |
| 1922 | Fikret Amirov, Azerbaijani composer (d. 1984) |
| 1922 | Wiyogo Atmodarminto, Indonesian general and politician, 10th Governor of Jakarta (d. 2012) |
| 1922 | Eugene Stoner, American engineer and weapons designer, designed the AR-15 rifle (d. 1997) |
| 1923 | Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Dika Newlin, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2006) |
| 1924 | Geraldine Page, American actress and singer (d. 1987) |
| 1925 | Jerrie Mock, American pilot (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1926 | Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007) |
| 1927 | Steven Muller, German-American scholar and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | Robert E. Valett, American psychologist, teacher, and author (d. 2008) |
| 1928 | Tim Beaumont, English priest and politician (d. 2008) |
| 1929 | Staughton Lynd, American lawyer, historian, author, and activist |
| 1930 | Peter Hall, English actor, director, and manager |
| 1930 | Peter Hurford, English organist and composer |
| 1932 | Ray Farabee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1932 | Robert Vaughn, American actor and director (d. 2016) |
| 1934 | Rita Sakellariou, Greek singer (d. 1999) |
| 1936 | John Bird, English actor and screenwriter |
| 1936 | Archie Gouldie, Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2016) |
| 1938 | John Eleuthère du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Delaware Museum of Natural History (d. 2010) |
| 1938 | Henry Lee, Chinese-American criminologist and academic |
| 1939 | Tom West, American engineer and author (d. 2011) |
| 1939 | Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician, 24th Indian Minister of Defence |
| 1940 | Terry Gilliam, American-English actor, director, animator, and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Roy Thomas, American author |
| 1940 | Andrzej Żuławski, Polish director and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1941 | Tom Conti, Scottish actor and director |
| 1941 | Jacques Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1941 | Volker Roemheld, German physiologist and biologist (d. 2013) |
| 1941 | Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (d. 1996) |
| 1941 | Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Youngbloods) |
| 1942 | Guion Bluford, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut |
| 1943 | Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1943 | Billie Jean King, American tennis player and sportscaster |
| 1943 | William Kotzwinkle, American novelist and screenwriter |
| 1943 | Mushtaq Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1943 | Roger L. Simon, American author and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Elaine Weyuker, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic |
| 1946 | Aston Barrett, Jamaican bass player and songwriter |
| 1947 | Sandy Alderson, American businessman and academic |
| 1947 | Rod Price, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1947 | Paloma San Basilio, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1947 | Salt Walther, American race car driver (d. 2012) |
| 1947 | Valerie Wilson Wesley, American journalist and author |
| 1948 | Radomir Antić, Serbian footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Stewart Guthrie, New Zealand police officer (d. 1990) |
| 1949 | Richard Carmona, American physician and politician, 17th Surgeon General of the United States |
| 1950 | Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (d. 1978) |
| 1950 | Jim Jefferies, Scottish footballer and manager |
| 1950 | Art Sullivan, Belgian singer |
| 1950 | Steven Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor |
| 1950 | Tina Weymouth, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1951 | Kent Nagano, American conductor, director, and manager |
| 1953 | Wayne Larkins, English cricketer and footballer |
| 1954 | Paolo Gentiloni, Italian politician, 57th Prime Minister of Italy |
| 1955 | James Edwards, American basketball player |
| 1955 | George Alagiah, British journalist |
| 1956 | Lawrence Gowan, Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1956 | Richard Kind, American actor |
| 1956 | Ron Randall, American author and illustrator |
| 1957 | Donny Deutsch, American businessman and television host |
| 1958 | Horse, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1958 | Chic McSherry Scottish musician, businessman and writer |
| 1958 | Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Sultan of Johor |
| 1958 | Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress |
| 1958 | Lee Guetterman, American baseball player |
| 1959 | Eddie Frierson, American actor |
| 1959 | Frank McAvennie, Scottish footballer |
| 1959 | Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist |
| 1959 | Lenore Zann, Australian-Canadian actress, singer, and politician |
| 1960 | Jim Bob, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Carter USM) |
| 1960 | Leos Carax, French actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1961 | Mariel Hemingway, American actress |
| 1961 | Stephen Hough, English-Australian pianist and composer |
| 1961 | Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer and author |
| 1962 | Sumi Jo, South Korean soprano |
| 1962 | Victor Pelevin, Russian engineer and author |
| 1962 | Rezauddin Stalin, Bangladeshi poet and educator |
| 1963 | Hugh Millen, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1963 | Tony Mowbray, English footballer and manager |
| 1963 | Kennedy Pola, Samoan-American football player and coach |
| 1963 | Brian Robbins, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1963 | Corinne Russell, English model, actress, and dancer |
| 1964 | Robbie Slater, English-Australian footballer and sportscaster |
| 1965 | Valeriya Gansvind, Estonian chess player |
| 1965 | Jörg Jung, German footballer and manager |
| 1965 | Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor |
| 1966 | Ed Ferrara, American wrestler and manager |
| 1966 | Mark Pritchard, English lawyer and politician |
| 1966 | Richard Stanley, South African director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1966 | Michael K. Williams, American actor and producer |
| 1967 | Boris Becker, German-Swiss tennis player and coach |
| 1967 | Quint Kessenich, American lacrosse player and sportscaster |
| 1967 | Mark Ruffalo, American actor and activist |
| 1967 | Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-Belgian speed skater, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1968 | Sidse Babett Knudsen, Danish actress |
| 1968 | Rasmus Lerdorf, Greenlandic-Canadian computer scientist and programmer, created PHP |
| 1968 | Sarah MacDonald, Canadian organist and conductor |
| 1969 | Byron Houston, American basketball player |
| 1969 | Marjane Satrapi, Iranian author and illustrator |
| 1970 | Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach |
| 1970 | Stel Pavlou, English author and screenwriter |
| 1971 | Cath Bishop, English rower |
| 1971 | Kyran Bracken, Irish-English rugby player |
| 1971 | Cecilia Suárez, Mexican actress and producer |
| 1972 | Olivier Brouzet, French rugby player |
| 1972 | Russell Hoult, English footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1972 | Jay Payton, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1973 | Dmitri Linter, Russian-Estonian activist |
| 1973 | Chad Trujillo, American astronomer and scholar |
| 1973 | Andrew Walker, Australian rugby player |
| 1974 | Joe Nathan, American baseball player |
| 1974 | David Pelletier, Canadian figure skater and coach |
| 1975 | Aiko, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1975 | Joshua Wheeler, American sergeant (d. 2015) |
| 1976 | Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer |
| 1976 | Torsten Frings, German footballer and coach |
| 1976 | Regina Halmich, German boxer and businesswoman |
| 1976 | Ville Valo, Finnish singer-songwriter |
| 1977 | Kerem Gönlüm, Turkish basketball player |
| 1977 | Annika Norlin, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1977 | Michael Preston, English footballer |
| 1978 | Colin Best, Australian rugby league player |
| 1978 | Mélanie Doutey, French actress and singer |
| 1978 | Karen O, South Korean-American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1979 | Jeremy Dale, American illustrator (d. 2014) |
| 1979 | Christian Terlizzi, Italian footballer |
| 1980 | David Artell, English-Gibraltarian footballer and coach |
| 1980 | Shawn Fanning, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Napster |
| 1980 | Rait Keerles, Estonian basketball player |
| 1980 | Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian high jumper |
| 1981 | Asmaa Abdol-Hamid (Arabic: أسماء عبد الحميد), Arab-Danish social worker and politician |
| 1981 | Ben Adams, English-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1981 | Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer |
| 1981 | Song Hye-kyo, South Korean actress and singer |
| 1981 | Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player |
| 1981 | Jenny Owen Youngs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1981 | Shangela Laquifa Wadley, American drag queen, comedian and reality television personality |
| 1982 | Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer |
| 1982 | Xavier Doherty, Australian cricketer |
| 1982 | Alasdair Duncan, Australian journalist and author |
| 1982 | Isild Le Besco, French actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1983 | Sei Ashina, Japanese actress |
| 1983 | Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1983 | Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
| 1983 | Peter Ramage, English footballer |
| 1983 | Xiao Yu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter |
| 1984 | Scarlett Johansson, American actress |
| 1984 | Nathalie Nordnes, Norwegian singer-songwriter |
| 1985 | Austin Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and producer |
| 1985 | Asamoah Gyan, Ghanaian footballer |
| 1985 | Dieumerci Mbokani, Congolese footballer |
| 1985 | Ava Leigh, English singer-songwriter |
| 1985 | Mandy Minella, Luxembourgian tennis player |
| 1985 | James Roby, English rugby player |
| 1985 | DeVon Walker, American football player |
| 1986 | Erika Padilla, Filipino actress and host |
| 1986 | Oscar Pistorius, South African sprinter |
| 1987 | Martti Aljand, Estonian swimmer |
| 1987 | Marouane Fellaini, Belgian footballer |
| 1987 | Elias Samson, American professional wrestler |
| 1988 | Jamie Campbell Bower, English actor and singer |
| 1988 | Austin Romine, American baseball player |
| 1989 | Candice Glover, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1989 | Minehiro Kinomoto, Japanese actor. |
| 1989 | Chris Smalling, English footballer. |
| 1989 | Gabriel Torje, Romanian footballer. |
| 1990 | Jang Dongwoo, South Korean singer and dancer. |
| 1990 | Brock Osweiler, American football player |
| 1993 | Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress. |
| 1995 | Katherine McNamara, American actress. |
| 1996 | Madison Davenport, American actress and singer. |
| 2000 | Auli’i Cravalho, Hawaiian-American actress and singer. |
| 2000 | Baby Ariel , American social media vlogger and singer. |
As we come to the end of this tribute to today’s famous birthdays, let us carry forward the inspiration and lessons gleaned from these exceptional individuals. Their journeys remind us that with determination, passion, and resilience, we can leave our own unique imprint on the world. May their stories serve as a guiding light, igniting the spark within each of us to pursue greatness and make a positive impact.
Stay tuned for more insightful posts dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of notable personalities. Their stories continue to resonate and inspire, shaping the course of history and leaving an unforgettable legacy for generations to come. Until next time, may the spirit of these extraordinary individuals continue to guide and inspire you on your own remarkable journey.
