• Weather icon 52ºc, New York
  • Tuesday, December 24, 2024

History Births on October 21


Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler

#Thomas_Ulsrud

Ninet Tayeb
Ninet Tayeb, Israeli singer

#Ninet_Tayeb

Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Nick_Oliveri

Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Steve_Lukather

Charlie Lowell
Charlie Lowell, American pianist and songwriter

#Charlie_Lowell

Jim Henderson (baseball)
Jim Henderson, American baseball player

#Jim_Henderson_(baseball)

Patti Davis
Patti Davis, American actress and author

#Patti_Davis

Whitey Ford
Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach

#Whitey_Ford

Dean Collis
Dean Collis, Australian rugby league player

#Dean_Collis

Chris Sherrington
Chris Sherrington, English-Scottish martial artist

#Chris_Sherrington

Franz Moritz von Lacy
Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (d. 1801)

#Franz_Moritz_von_Lacy

Marvin Mitchell
Marvin Mitchell, American football player

#Marvin_Mitchell

Domenichino
Domenichino, Italian painter (d. 1641)

#Domenichino

Brian Tobin
Brian Tobin, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Premier of Newfoundland

#Brian_Tobin

Henrik Klingenberg
Henrik Klingenberg, Finnish singer and keyboard player

#Henrik_Klingenberg

Pierre Bellemare
Pierre Bellemare, French radio and television host (d. 2018)

#Pierre_Bellemare

Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel

#Benjamin_Netanyahu

Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian filmmaker

#Nikita_Mikhalkov

Claire Waldoff
Claire Waldoff, German singer and actress (d. 1957)

#Claire_Waldoff

Will Carleton
Will Carleton, American poet and journalist (d. 1912)

#Will_Carleton

Michael Hancock (rugby league)
Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league player

#Michael_Hancock_(rugby_league)

Lavinia Milo?ovici
Lavinia Milo?ovici, Romanian gymnast

#Lavinia_Milo?ovici

Julian Cope
Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter

#Julian_Cope

Oswald Avery
Oswald Avery, Canadian-American physician and microbiologist (d. 1955)

#Oswald_Avery

Dick DeVos
Dick DeVos, American businessman

#Dick_DeVos

Gabe Gross
Gabe Gross, American baseball player

#Gabe_Gross

Sam Vokes
Sam Vokes, English-Welsh footballer

#Sam_Vokes

Jon Carin
Jon Carin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Jon_Carin

Nikos Engonopoulos
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (d. 1985)

#Nikos_Engonopoulos

Filippo Colini
Filippo Colini, Italian operatic baritone (d. 1863)

#Filippo_Colini

Christopher A. Sims
Christopher A. Sims, American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate

#Christopher_A._Sims

Maureen Duffy
Maureen Duffy, English author, poet, and playwright

#Maureen_Duffy

Samuel Khachikian
Samuel Khachikian, Iranian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 2001)

#Samuel_Khachikian

Manfred Mann (musician)
Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player and producer

#Manfred_Mann_(musician)

Kenny Cooper
Kenny Cooper, American soccer player

#Kenny_Cooper

Antony Kay
Antony Kay, English footballer

#Antony_Kay

Keith Green
Keith Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and minister (d. 1982)

#Keith_Green

Tom Brandstater
Tom Brandstater, American football player

#Tom_Brandstater

Mary Blair
Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator (d. 1978)

#Mary_Blair

Ronald McNair
Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (d. 1986)

#Ronald_McNair

Daniel Schorn
Daniel Schorn, Austrian cyclist

#Daniel_Schorn

James White (basketball)
James White, American basketball player

#James_White_(basketball)

George Bell (outfielder)
George Bell, Dominican baseball player

#George_Bell_(outfielder)

Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet and politician, French Head of State (d. 1869)

#Alphonse_de_Lamartine

Joey Harrington
Joey Harrington, American football player and sportscaster

#Joey_Harrington

Amber Rose
Amber Rose, American model

#Amber_Rose

Damien Martyn
Damien Martyn, Australian cricketer

#Damien_Martyn

Bengali-Fodé Koita
Bengali-Fodé Koita, French footballer

#Bengali-Fodé_Koita

Hari Kondabolu
Hari Kondabolu, American comedian, actor, and podcaster

#Hari_Kondabolu

Lee Chong Wei
Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player

#Lee_Chong_Wei

Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (d. 1586)

#Joachim_Ernest,_Prince_of_Anhalt

Georg Solti
Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997)

#Georg_Solti

Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Josh_Ritter

Matthew Friedberger
Matthew Friedberger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Matthew_Friedberger

Hongwu Emperor
Hongwu Emperor of China (d. 1398)

#Hongwu_Emperor

Alfredo Pián
Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)

#Alfredo_Pián

Lou Lamoriello
Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Lou_Lamoriello

Shelden Williams
Shelden Williams, American basketball player

#Shelden_Williams

Ernest Swinton
Ernest Swinton, British Army officer (d. 1951)

#Ernest_Swinton

Edogawa Ranpo
Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (d. 1965)

#Edogawa_Ranpo

Herman Willem Daendels
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1818)

#Herman_Willem_Daendels

Henrik Gustavsson
Henrik Gustavsson, Swedish footballer

#Henrik_Gustavsson

Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist and songwriter (The Go-Go's)

#Charlotte_Caffey

Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance, American actress (d. 1958)

#Edna_Purviance

Martin Castrogiovanni
Martin Castrogiovanni, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

#Martin_Castrogiovanni

Sims Reeves
Sims Reeves, English tenor and actor (d. 1900)

#Sims_Reeves

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1834)

#Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge

Mel Street
Mel Street, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)

#Mel_Street

Justin De Fratus
Justin De Fratus, American baseball player

#Justin_De_Fratus

Andy Marte
Andy Marte, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017)

#Andy_Marte

Kerstin Andreae
Kerstin Andreae, German politician

#Kerstin_Andreae

Allan Grice
Allan Grice, Australian race car driver and politician

#Allan_Grice

Almen Abdi
Almen Abdi, Swiss footballer

#Almen_Abdi

Pierre Augereau
Pierre Augereau, French general (d. 1816)

#Pierre_Augereau

Casey Fien
Casey Fien, American baseball player

#Casey_Fien

Jonathan Viera
Jonathan Viera, Spanish footballer

#Jonathan_Viera

José Lobatón
José Lobatón, Venezuelan baseball player

#José_Lobatón

Phillip Price
Phillip Price, Welsh golfer

#Phillip_Price

Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer

#Ken_Watanabe

Vern Mikkelsen
Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

#Vern_Mikkelsen

Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (d. 2014)

#Mandy_Rice-Davies

Paul Ince
Paul Ince, English footballer and manager

#Paul_Ince

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Irish-English son of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (d. 1478)

#George_Plantagenet,_1st_Duke_of_Clarence

Toby Hall
Toby Hall, American baseball player

#Toby_Hall

Anna Bogdanova
Anna Bogdanova, Russian heptathlete

#Anna_Bogdanova

Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director (d. 2011)

#Shammi_Kapoor

Nemanja Vidi?
Nemanja Vidi?, Serbian footballer

#Nemanja_Vidi?

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke, American baseball player

#Zack_Greinke

Louis Koo
Louis Koo, Hong Kong actor and singer

#Louis_Koo

Joyce Randolph
Joyce Randolph, American actress

#Joyce_Randolph

Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch, American pianist and composer

#Fred_Hersch

Vadaine Oliver
Vadaine Oliver, English footballer

#Vadaine_Oliver

Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic, German-Australian tennis player

#Bernard_Tomic

Frances FitzGerald (journalist)
Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author

#Frances_FitzGerald_(journalist)

Bob Rosburg
Bob Rosburg, American golfer (d. 2009)

#Bob_Rosburg

Matt Dallas
Matt Dallas, American actor

#Matt_Dallas

Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1993)

#Dizzy_Gillespie

Khalil Greene
Khalil Greene, American baseball player

#Khalil_Greene

Albertina Sisulu
Albertina Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 2011)

#Albertina_Sisulu

Paavo Johansson
Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete (d. 1983)

#Paavo_Johansson

Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer (d. 2003)

#Celia_Cruz

Jane Heal
Jane Heal, English philosopher and academic

#Jane_Heal

Andrey Grechin
Andrey Grechin, Russian swimmer

#Andrey_Grechin

Virginia Zeani
Virginia Zeani, Romanian soprano and educator

#Virginia_Zeani

Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner, American mathematician and author (d. 2010)

#Martin_Gardner

Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Bettencourt, French businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 2017)

#Liliane_Bettencourt

Louis I, Cardinal of Guise
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (d. 1578)

#Louis_I,_Cardinal_of_Guise

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 2015)

#Ingrid_van_Houten-Groeneveld

George Ulyett
George Ulyett, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1898)

#George_Ulyett

Rose McDowall
Rose McDowall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rose_McDowall

Wolfgang Ketterle
Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Wolfgang_Ketterle

Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott, English cricketer and sportscaster

#Geoffrey_Boycott

Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (d. 1896)

#Alfred_Nobel

Francisco Gento
Francisco Gento, Spanish footballer and manager

#Francisco_Gento

James Steuart (economist)
James Steuart, Scottish economist and author (d. 1780)

#James_Steuart_(economist)

Rob Keogh
Rob Keogh, English cricketer

#Rob_Keogh

Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic (d. 2018)

#Ursula_K._Le_Guin

Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Elvin_Bishop

Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor

#Steve_Cropper

Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali, Pakistani historian and author

#Tariq_Ali

Evhen Tsybulenko
Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian scholar and academic

#Evhen_Tsybulenko

Costel Busuioc
Costel Busuioc, Romanian tenor

#Costel_Busuioc

Giuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1906)

#Giuseppe_Giacosa

Fritz Wintersteller
Fritz Wintersteller, Austrian mountaineer

#Fritz_Wintersteller

Harry Pell
Harry Pell, English footballer

#Harry_Pell

Tom Eastman
Tom Eastman, English footballer

#Tom_Eastman

Lux Interior
Lux Interior, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)

#Lux_Interior

Mike Keenan
Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Mike_Keenan

Hal Duncan
Hal Duncan, Scottish author and poet

#Hal_Duncan

Jean Bart
Jean Bart, French admiral (d. 1702)

#Jean_Bart

Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Carrie_Fisher

Julie Wilson
Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

#Julie_Wilson

Andre Geim
Andre Geim, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Andre_Geim

Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy, English footballer

#Luke_Murphy

Emperor Higashiyama
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710)

#Emperor_Higashiyama

Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

#Peter_Mandelson

Ricky Rubio
Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player

#Ricky_Rubio

Eugene Burton Ely
Eugene Burton Ely, American soldier and pilot (d. 1911)

#Eugene_Burton_Ely

David Campese
David Campese, Australian rugby player and coach

#David_Campese

Eduard Pütsep
Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor (d. 1960)

#Eduard_Pütsep

Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian, American reality television personality, actress, model, businesswoman and socialite

#Kim_Kardashian

Kieran Richardson
Kieran Richardson, English footballer

#Kieran_Richardson

Michael White (journalist)
Michael White, English journalist

#Michael_White_(journalist)

Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer
Cameron Burgess, Scottish-Australian footballer
Marzia Bisognin, Italian businessperson and former YouTuber
Geoffry Hairemans, Belgian footballer
Mathieu Peybernes, French footballer
Mads Dahm, Norwegian footballer
Ricki Olsen, Danish footballer
Scott Rendell, English footballer
Chibuzor Chilaka, Nigerian footballer
Simone Bracalello, Italian footballer
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Canadian speed skater
Gonzalo Klusener, Argentinian footballer
Tim Wildsmith, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Ray Ventrone, American football player
Brian Pittman, American bass player
Mélanie Turgeon, Canadian skier
Jeremy Miller, American actor and singer
Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
Lera Auerbach, Russian-American pianist and composer
Ashutosh Agashe, Indian businessman and cricketer
Orlando Thomas, American football player (d. 2014)
Paul Telfer, Scottish footballer and coach
Conor O'Shea, Irish rugby player and coach
Mo Lewis, American football player
Alexandros Alexandris, Greek footballer and manager
Gavin Lovegrove, New Zealand javelin thrower and graphic designer
Georgi Dakov, Bulgarian high jumper (d. 1996)
Arne Sandstø, Norwegian footballer and manager
Igor Prins, Estonian footballer and manager
Hisashi Imai, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
Horace Hogan, American wrestler
Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer and manager
Kevin Sheedy, Welsh-Irish footballer and manager
Andy Picheta, English director, producer, and screenwriter
Mike Tully, American pole vaulter
Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
Marc Johnson, American bassist, composer, and bandleader
Eric Faulkner, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brent Mydland, German-American keyboard player (d. 1990)
Allen Hoey, American poet and author
Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
Leela Vernon, Belizean musician and cultural conservationist (d. 2017)
Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)
Allen Henry Vigneron, American archbishop
Shaye J. D. Cohen, American historian and academic
Lee Loughnane, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
Jim Hill, American football player and sportscaster
Michael Tugendhat, English lawyer and judge
Ron Elliott, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer
John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, English police officer and academic
Judith Sheindlin, American judge and television host
Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2001)
Rhoda Gemignani, American actress
Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)
Hank Nelson, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012)
Said Afandi al-Chirkawi, Russian spiritual leader and scholar (d. 2012)
Derek Bell, Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (d. 2002)
Pál Csernai, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
Jim Parks junior, English cricketer and manager
Ivan Silayev, Russian engineer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Russia
Fritz Hollaus, Austrian footballer (d. 1994)
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (d. 2015)
Howard Zieff, American director and photographer (d. 2009)
Leonard Rossiter, English actor (d. 1984)
Jim Shumate, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)
Robert Clothier, Canadian actor (d. 1999)
Bruce Beeby, Australian-English actor (d. 2013)
Malcolm Arnold, English composer (d. 2006)
Jim Wallwork, English-Canadian sergeant and pilot (d. 2013)
Milton Himmelfarb, American sociologist and author (d. 2006)
Owen Bradley, American country music record producer (d. 1998)
Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972)
Niyazi Berkes, Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (d. 1988)
Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer (d. 1973)
Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
Krishna Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (d. 1961)
Tan Kah Kee, Chinese businessman, community leader, communist and philanthropist (d.1961)
Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest, composer, and critic (d. 1844)
Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (d. 1759)
Henri de Boulainvilliers, French nobleman (d. 1722)
Alessandro Sforza, Italian condottiero (d. 1473)