History Births on August 21

Hubert Gautier, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1737)

#Hubert_Gautier

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (d. 1734)

#James_FitzJames,_1st_Duke_of_Berwick

Patrick Demarchelier, French photographer

#Patrick_Demarchelier

Claude Grahame-White, English pilot and engineer (d. 1959)

#Claude_Grahame-White

Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer

#Matteo_Gentili

Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian academic and politician, 51st President of Ecuador

#Gustavo_Noboa

Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player

#Nicolás_Almagro

Bo Burnham, American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet

#Bo_Burnham

Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player

#Jerry_DaVanon

Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Melvin_Van_Peebles

Charles Vanel, French actor and director (d. 1989)

#Charles_Vanel

Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese general (d. 1619)

#Shimazu_Yoshihiro

Mark Williams, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter

#Mark_Williams_(singer)

Kelis, American singer-songwriter, producer, chef and author

#Kelis

Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 2018)

#Thomas_S._Monson

Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)

#Art_Farmer

Jim McMahon, American football player and coach

#Jim_McMahon

Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher (d. 1874)

#Jules_Michelet

Scott McDonald, Australian footballer

#Scott_McDonald

Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach (d. 2001)

#Gerardo_Barbero

Patty McCormack, American actress

#Patty_McCormack

Bruce Anstey, New Zealand motorcycle racer

#Bruce_Anstey

Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician (d. 1833)

#Banastre_Tarleton

Archie Griffin, American football player

#Archie_Griffin

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator (d. 1805)

#Jean-Baptiste_Greuze

Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist and manager

#Erik_Dekker

Wout Brama, Dutch footballer

#Wout_Brama

James Burton, American Hall of Fame guitarist

#James_Burton

Muhammad Qadiri, Founder of the Naushahia branch of the Qadri order (d. 1654)

#Muhammad_Qadiri

Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner (d. 1939)

#Édouard_Fabre

Jon Tester, American farmer and politician

#Jon_Tester

Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, and animator (d. 2018)

#Stephen_Hillenburg

Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer (d. 1899)

#Nathaniel_Everett_Green

John Claypole, English politician (d. 1688)

#John_Claypole

Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Peter_Weir

Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)

#Jack_Weston

Robert Harvey, Australian footballer and coach

#Robert_Harvey_(footballer)

Doug Wright, English cricketer and coach (d. 1998)

#Doug_Wright_(cricketer)

Felipe Nasr, Brazilian race car driver

#Felipe_Nasr

Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player

#Jeff_Cunningham

Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, 3rd President of Botswana

#Festus_Mogae

Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

#Ramón_Vázquez

Ahmed Kathrada, South African politician and political prisoner (d. 2017)

#Ahmed_Kathrada

Craig Counsell, American baseball player and coach

#Craig_Counsell

Reuven Feuerstein, Romanian-Israeli psychologist and academic (d. 2014)

#Reuven_Feuerstein

Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer

#Robert_Lewandowski

Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (d. 1857)

#Augustin-Louis_Cauchy

Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter

#Usain_Bolt

P. Jeevanandham, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1963)

#P._Jeevanandham

Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter

#Jackie_DeShannon

Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress

#Carrie-Anne_Moss

Yana Mintoff, Maltese politician, economist and educator

#Yana_Mintoff

Paul Menard, American race car driver

#Paul_Menard

Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (d. 2015)

#Robert_Stone_(novelist)

Loretta Devine, American actress and singer

#Loretta_Devine

Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer

#Leandro_Bacuna

Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (d. 1550)

#Jorge_de_Lencastre,_Duke_of_Coimbra

Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

#Joe_Strummer

Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model

#Patrick_Juvet

Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist and radio host

#Martin_Andanar

John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach

#John_Wetteland

Donald Dewar, Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (d. 2000)

#Donald_Dewar

Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1984)

#Count_Basie

Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist

#Endre_Szemerédi

Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist and academic (d. 1903)

#Karl_Gegenbaur

Otto Goldschmidt, German composer, conductor and pianist (d. 1907)

#Otto_Goldschmidt

Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco

#Mohammed_VI_of_Morocco

Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician (d. 1891)

#Jean_Stas

Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (d. 2014)

#Lucius_Shepard

Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer

#Aleix_Vidal

Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU

#Cameron_Winklevoss

Janet Baker, English soprano and educator

#Janet_Baker

Burney Lamar, American race car driver

#Burney_Lamar

Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google

#Sergey_Brin

Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager

#Nigel_Pearson

Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2015)

#Menashe_Kadishman

Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)

#Toe_Blake

Alan Lee, Irish footballer and coach

#Alan_Lee_(footballer)

Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2004)

#Billy_Reay

Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player

#Jasmin_Wöhr

X. J. Kennedy, American poet, translator, anthologist, editor

#X._J._Kennedy

Cathy Weseluck, Canadian actress

#Cathy_Weseluck

Ji?í Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

#Ji?í_Paroubek

Leonid Hurwicz, Russian economist and mathematician (d. 2008)

#Leonid_Hurwicz

Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician

#Chesley_V._Morton

Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas

#Perry_Christie

Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach

#Reuben_Droughns

William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian poet and author (d. 1963)

#William_Henry_Ogilvie

Kim Cattrall, English-Canadian actress

#Kim_Cattrall

Ross Thomas, American actor

#Ross_Thomas_(actor)

Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist and academic (d. 1856)

#Charles_Frédéric_Gerhardt

Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (d. 1876)

#Guillaume_Groen_van_Prinsterer

Serj Tankian, Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer

#Serj_Tankian

Christian Schad, German painter (d. 1982)

#Christian_Schad

Hayden Panettiere, American actress

#Hayden_Panettiere

Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (d. 1898)

#Aubrey_Beardsley

Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (d. 1999)

#Wilt_Chamberlain

Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect (d. 1936)

#Chandler_Egan

Henri, Duke of Rohan (d. 1638)

#Henri,_Duke_of_Rohan

Jason Marquis, American baseball player

#Jason_Marquis

Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

#Keith_Allen_(ice_hockey)

Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director

#Ivan_Stang

Simon Katich, Australian cricketer and manager

#Simon_Katich

Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host (d. 2012)

#Frank_Pastore

Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author (d. 1972)

#Angel_Karaliychev

Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

#Herman_Badillo

Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (d. 2014)

#Jonathan_Schell

Charb, French journalist and cartoonist (d. 2015)

#Charb

Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist

#Eric_Goles

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)

#Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon

Medora de Vallombrosa, Marquise de Morès, American heiress (d. 1921)

#Medora_de_Vallombrosa,_Marquise_de_Morès

Clarence Williams III, American actor

#Clarence_Williams_III

Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer

#Charlison_Benschop

Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kacey_Musgraves

Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint (d. 1622)

#Francis_de_Sales

Philip II of France (d. 1223)

#Philip_II_of_France

Daniel Sivan, Israeli scholar and academic

#Daniel_Sivan

Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Kenny_Rogers

James Davey, English rugby league player

#James_Davey_(rugby_league)

Ferdinand Hamer, Dutch bishop and missionary (d. 1900)

#Ferdinand_Hamer

Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)

#Jack_Buck

Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)

#Afonso_VI_of_Portugal

Tyler Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU

#Tyler_Winklevoss

William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (d. 1839)

#William_Murdoch

James Paul Moody, English sailor (d. 1912)

#James_Paul_Moody

Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer

#Liam_Howlett

Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (d. 1911)

#Emilio_Salgari

Kate Valdez, Filipina actress and singer

Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast

Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter

Melvin Upton, Jr., American baseball player

Neil Dexter, South African cricketer

Omar Sachedina, Canadian television journalist, correspondent, and news anchor

Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player

Jarrod Lyle, Australian golfer (d. 2018)

Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach

Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager

Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player

Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player and scout

Paul Mellor, Australian rugby league player and referee

Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer

Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater

Laura Trevelyan, English journalist and author

Goran ?urko, Serbian footballer

Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter

Darren Bewick, Australian footballer

Jim Bullinger, American baseball player

Gary Elkerton, Australian surfer

Pete Weber, American bowler

John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach

V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2019)

Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach

Mark Williams, Australian footballer and coach

Steve Smith, American drummer

Bernadette Porter, English nun and educator

Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer

Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter and musician

Willie Lanier, American football player

Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author

Basil Poledouris, Greek-American composer, conductor (d. 2006)

Hugh Wilson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

Dominick Harrod, English journalist, historian, and author (d. 2013)

Mike Weston, English rugby player

Radish Tordia, Georgian painter and educator

Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer (d. 2015)

Sudhakarrao Naik, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2001)

Erik Paaske, Danish actor and singer (d. 1992)

Barry Norman, English author and critic (d. 2017)

Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (d. 1994)

Frank Perry, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)

Bud McFadin, American football player (d. 2006)

Addison Farmer, American bassist (d. 1963)

Can Yücel, Turkish poet and translator (d. 1999)

Albert Irvin, English soldier and painter (d. 2015)

Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)

Bill Lee, American actor and singer (d. 1980)

Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)

Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1995)

Bipin Gupta, Indian actor and producer (d. 1981)

Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1984)

Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer (d. 1966)

Blossom Rock, American actress (d. 1978)

Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2007)

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English author and poet (d. 1988)

Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (d. 1963)

Hiram Walden, American general and politician (d. 1880)

William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)

Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1729)

Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (d. 1672)