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List of celebrities and famous people who were born on August 21st

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2019 - 2010

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 2019 - 2010

2011

  • American child from a prominent family. her parents are actor benicio del toro and kimberly stewart, his ex-girlfriend. kimberly is the father of delilah, who is also the granddaughter of rod stewart, an iconic rock star. delilah was her mother's firstborn child.

2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2002

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

1997

  • Olympic sprinter known for her speed and agility on the track.

  • Mexican soccer player known for his speed and versatility.

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

  • American public figure. the son of celtics basketball star reggie lewis. his death caused years of litigation between his widow, and the insurance companies, over whether he died from drug abuse or a heart condition.

  • Musa Yar'Adua is a Nigerian footballer who has excelled in both domestic and international competitions.

  • Lead singer of the band The Neighbourhood.

1990

  • Bo Burnham is a comedian and filmmaker known for his stand-up comedy specials.

  • Professional baseball player known for breaking barriers as the first openly gay player in professional baseball.

  • Bo Burnham

    American comedian, actor, musician, poet, and singer-songwriter. he is known for his humorous and politically incorrect songs and youtube videos that have received over 124 million views since january 2014. burnham signed four records with comedy central records, and his debut ep, bo fo sho, was released in 2008. the following year, burnham released his first full-length album, bo burnham. …

  • Puerto rican baseball player

  • American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

1986

  • Legendary sprinter known for breaking world records.

  • Jhace Bolt is a Jamaican former sprinter who is considered the greatest sprinter of all time, holding world records in the 100m and 200m events.

  • Jamaican sprinter who is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time, holding world records in the 100m and 200m events.

  • Legendary sprinter holding multiple world records in track events.

  • World record holder in the 100m and 200m sprints.

1985

1984

  • Former WWE Divas Champion known for her athleticism and charisma.

  • Alizée is a french singer known for her hit single 'moi... lolita' and for winning the talent show 'graines de star'.

  • Co-founder and CEO of Quora.

  • Melvin Upton Jr. is a former MLB outfielder known for his speed and power.

1983

  • Brody jenner is an american television personality and actor, best known for appearing on reality tv shows like 'the hills' and 'keeping up with the kardashians'.

  • She was an english participant in a reality tv program. she entered the celebrity big brother tv show on january 8, 2006. as a non-celebrity, her goal was to convince celebrities that kandy floss was the singer she was. on january 29, 2006, she won the show. the prize was worth 25,000 sterling pounds. samuel preston was her husband, whom …

  • Australian footballer (celtic f.c.

1982

  • KJ Noons is a former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions.

  • Adalay Piper is an American actress known for her roles in various television shows and films.

  • Laura Donnelly

    Laura donnelly is a british actress known for her roles in tv shows like outlander and the nevers.

1981

  • Co-founder of Winklevoss Capital, a venture capital firm, and co-founder of Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange.

  • Cameron Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur and investor, best known for his involvement in the founding of Facebook and his investments in cryptocurrency.

  • Tailer Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur and investor, best known for co-founding the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini.

  • Tyler Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur and investor, best known for his involvement in the founding of Facebook and his investments in cryptocurrency.

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

1976

1975

  • Award-winning war correspondent reporting from conflict zones around the world.

  • Bestselling mystery novelist known for her intricate plots and memorable characters.

  • Renowned poet known for his evocative verses on love and nature.

  • Renowned author known for their best-selling novels.

  • Renowned biologist known for groundbreaking research in genetics.

1974

  • Renowned singer known for her soulful voice.

  • Bestselling author known for his gripping crime novels.

  • Renowned novelist known for his captivating storytelling.

  • American teenager is in the news after she was caught prostitution as a teenager and for the attempted murder of her husband's wife. amy, also known as the long island lolita was an only child who was given everything by her parents: vacations, clothes and a car. she was a poor student at school and rebellious until her parents sought …

  • Renowned contemporary painter known for his abstract works.

1973

  • Co-founder of Google and pioneer in the development of search engine technology.

  • Co-founder of Google and one of the pioneers of the internet search engine technology.

  • Daved Brin is a computer scientist and the co-founder of Google.

  • Sergey brin is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded google, one of the most influential and successful technology companies in the world.

  • Areona Brin is the co-founder of Google and the co-founder of Alphabet Inc.

1972

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

1967

  • Renowned actress known for her roles in The Matrix trilogy.

  • Carrieanne Moss is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Trinity in the Matrix trilogy.

  • Thongchai McIntyre is a Thai-American entrepreneur and investor who has founded several successful technology companies.

  • Prominent Indian journalist and author, known for her work with The Times of India and CNN-IBN.

  • Lebanese-born armenian-american singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer

1966

  • Dantonio Burnett is an American football coach who served as the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2007 to 2019.

  • American baseball player and pitcher for the texas rangers. after being selected in the secondary phase, wetteland was signed by the los angeles dodgers. he played ten years with the two major league teams and their affiliated minor-league clubs before finally reaching his peak.

  • Politician

1965

1964

1963

  • Mohammed vi of morocco is the current king of morocco, known for his efforts in modernizing the country and promoting economic and social reforms.

  • Shawon Dunston was a professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1985 to 2002.

  • A Japanese composer known for his works in the classical and contemporary music genres.

  • American actress, who is both a skilled director and singer as well as an actress.

  • Actor who also pursued amateur boxing as a hobby.

1962

  • Renowned actress known for her versatile roles in film and television.

  • Amarys Gonzalez is a Venezuelan politician who has served as the Governor of Zulia state since 2017.

  • Geneal Huggins was an American professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

  • Greek-american basketball player and coach

  • American actress

1961

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • American football quarterback for the chicago bears. he is known for his fast ball and quick mouth. he was known for his outrageous personality and trademark mirrored sunglasses, which attracted many commercial pitchman jobs. he was a man of high class and macho, whether he played or endorsed products. from 1977 to 1981, he played college football at brigham young …

  • England, united kingdom -- tennis star

  • Meriden, connecticut -- tennis star

  • San diego chargers, philadelphia eagles).

  • Kitimat, british columbia -- canadian tour golfer (1982 bc open)

1958

1957

  • French cartoonist, he worked for the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" and also for "l'evènement du jeudi", "marianne" and "fluide glacial".

  • Kemper Norton is a physicist specializing in quantum mechanics and theoretical physics.

  • American radio host and baseball player (d. 2012).

  • Pennsylvania, usa vocalist (sister sledge-"we are family")

  • Guard for women's professional basketball league (new york stars)

1956

  • Kim Cattrall

    Kim cattrall is an english-born actress known for her role as samantha jones in the tv series sex and the city.

  • British child who was a healer. she is believed to have saved the lives of around 2000 people in her five-year life. she was born after a 12-month-long pregnancy. she was both the victim of spina bifida as well as hydrocephalus.

  • Laura Morante

    Laura morante is an italian actress known for her roles in italian and international films.

  • Best known for her role as Samantha Jones in the TV series Sex and the City.

  • American politician and farmer

1955

  • Hud Moore is a contemporary painter recognized for his vibrant and abstract artworks.

  • American celebrity family, the sons of singer vic damone and actress pier angeli.

1954

  • French film producer and chair of the european film academy. he is known for his ability to secure financing and distribution for challenging and diverse films.

  • American football player. he was the first to win the heisman trophy twice and the third time all-american in 1973 and 1975. he is the only big ten player to have played in four rose bowls. he was a running back for the cincinnati bengals of nfl for eight seasons (1976-1983). he was inducted into the football hall of fame.

  • American drummer (journey montrose moves ahead of the rd crusaders, vital information)

  • Entertainer

1953

  • Former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.

  • Gérard janvion is a former professional footballer known for his successful career with the french national team and as saint-étienne.

  • American author, publisher, and director

  • Phillip Salvador

    Filipino actor. in 1985, 1993, and 1997, he was awarded the famas best actor award. salvador was sentenced to 20 year imprisonment by the las pia+-as city court for estafa, fraud.

1952

1951

1950

  • Swiss singer-songwriter and model (d. 2021)

  • American psychotic and attempted assassin, george wallace was shot and paralyzed at a laurel shopping center on 5/15/1972. his diary emphasized his sexual frustrations and preoccupation with obsessive, masochistic impotence.

  • President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Loretta Devine

    American actress and singer

  • Israeli academic and scholar

  • Musician

  • French cryptographer. he is currently a professor at a%0cole naturale supa(c), where he is the director of the computer science laboratory. he was awarded the 2006 cnrs gold medal. his notable work includes the cryptanalysis of numerous encryption and signature schemes, the design of the pointchevalaeur"stern signature algorithm, the naccacheaeur"stern cryptosystem and naccacheaeur"stern knapsack cryptosystem, and the block ciphers cs-cipher, …

1948

1947

  • He is a french and tunisian citizen and a former minister of culture and communication. he has been an actor and screenwriter, tv presenter, writer/producer and director throughout his career.

  • French politician who served as Minister of Culture.

  • American financial analyst and former Director of the National Economic Council.

  • American producer and guitarist (the buckinghams), singer-songwriter

1946

1945

  • French singer-songwriter, painter and photographer. his greatest hit remains "il voyage en solitaire". he also wrote "chima'ne", which rena(c) joly interpreted.

  • American television executive, who was the former producer and hostess on the "la saturday show", conducted interviews and scheduled coverage of local events. she started producing pilot films and her own production company in 1977-1978.

  • American professional athlete. he was inducted into the hall of fame of football in 1986. from 1967 to 1977, he played for the kansas city chiefs. he was also elected to two american football league all-star games. in addition to that, he made it to six professional-bowl games. he was named most valuable player in defense in 1971.

  • Patty McCormack

    American singer and actress

  • Renowned journalist and author specializing in political commentary.

1944

1943

1942

1941

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

  • Kenny Rogers

    American entertainer. the whiskered, whiskey-voiced king in country-western pop music. he earns up to $300,000.00 per concert, and as high as $2 million per monthly. he was a poor child from houston's housing project and he sang his own way to a personal fortune that is one of the biggest in country-western. his album "share your love", which sold more …

  • Renowned country music singer known for hits like 'The Gambler'.

  • English rugby player

  • American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2020)

  • American politician, 6th governor of alaska

1937

  • Scottish politician and labour member of parliament, he was elected to the scottish parliament at the general election on 6/11/1987. after slipping and falling outside of his edinburgh home, he suffered a brain hemorhage that caused him to die on 10/11/2000. he was 63 years of age

  • American author, best known for his 1974 publication "dog soldiers". stone was a u.s. navy officer from 1955 to 1958 and also experienced a time in drug culture. stone taught at seven universities from 1972 to 1985.

  • American novelist known for his works such as 'Dog Soldiers' and 'A Flag for Sunrise.'

  • Scottish politician, first first minister of scotland (d. 2000)

1936

  • Legendary NBA player and one of the greatest scorers and rebounders in basketball history.

  • American basketball player, 7'1", and member of the basketball hall of fame. he was the nba's rookie of the year in 1960. in 1967, 1968 and 1969, he was also the mvp. chamberlain set records during the 1971-1972 season for most points, rebounds and field goals, as well as the longest consecutive games without fouls. chamberlain also scored more than …

  • A Nigerian politician and writer who served as the Governor of Kaduna State from 1979 to 1981.

  • French businessman, art collector, honorary president at kering retail company.

  • French billionaire and founder of Kering, a luxury goods company.

1935

1934

1933

1932

1931

1930

  • Princess margaret countess of snowdon was a member of the british royal family and the younger sister of queen elizabeth ii. she was known for her glamorous lifestyle and controversial personal life.

  • Princess Margaret was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and known for her rebellious spirit.

  • American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1995)

  • British royal family, the second daughter of king george vi who was crowned in december 1936 when she was six. she is four years younger than her sister elizabeth, and was known as a rebellious and somewhat high-handed youngster. as an adult, she became one of the harder-working royals in philanthropic and civic duties. she is known for her insistence …

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Puerto rican-american lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

  • South african politician and political prisoner (d. 2017)

  • American poet, translator, anthologist, editor

  • American poet, translator and anthologist. he is also an editor and author of children's poetry and textbooks on english literature. joe kennedy was his name for a long time. he added "x" to his first initial in order to differentiate himself from joseph p. kennedy.

  • American comic book artist and colourist

1928

  • Guyanese-english runner and journalist, co-founded the london marathon (b. 1928)

  • Zdenek lukas is a czech composer known for his contributions to contemporary classical music.

  • Elmo Langley was a successful NASCAR driver known for his skills on the track.

  • American composer and trumpet player (the jazztet), (d. 1999).

  • American bassist (d. 1963).

1927

1926

  • Ben-zion orgad is an israeli composer known for his contributions to classical music.

  • Turkish translator and poet (d. 1999).

1925

  • French actor and director (d.2003)

  • Australian politician best known for being the minister in a conservative australian government that relaxed australia's strict censorship laws. chipp was a keen cricketer and champion runner as a young man. he earned a b.c. he earned a b.c. degree from melbourne u., and he joined the raaf during ww ii. after that, he entered federal politics in 1960 as …

  • Toma Caragiu

    Romanian actor (born 1925).

  • American professional wrestler (d.2008)

1924

  • American psychologist and author who developed a controversial "primal therapy" that elicits screaming from patients to heal. he received his undergraduate and graduate training at ucla in social sciences and earned a doctor of philosophy degree in clinical psychology from claremont graduate school. he is the author of 12 books and founded a training and research institute. he also publishes …

  • Jack Weston

    American actor. he was the first child of his family to appear on screen in 1958.

  • American baseball announcer (born in 1924)

  • British peer and member of the royal family, he was second grandchild to king george v of england (queen mary) he was the youngest son of princess mary and the 6th earl harewood.

  • American sports journalist (d. 2005).

1923

  • Canadian-american ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

  • French-colombian politician and educator (d. 2013).

  • Indiana, usa; sportscaster (monday night fights).

  • Glen ridge executives

  • American gay rights activist, editor and publisher. after serving in world war ii he received a degree from the university of southern california in english literature. he joined the mattachine society in 1951 and was one of the founding members of one incorporated. this company published the first national gay/lesbian magazine, one magazine, in 1952. in 1958, slater was appointed …

1922

1921

1920

  • Inspiration for winnie-the-pooh stories.

  • American notable family, the son a.a milne (creator of winnie the pooh) christopher robin, the fictional friend of the beloved bear, was named after his father. he was not happy with the attention he received from his fatheraeur(tm), and tried for his whole life to distance himself from pooh's golden-haired pal. like his father, he was an agnostic and the …

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.

  • Canadian-american ice hockey coach and player (d. 2004).

  • French surgeon and physician, specialist in the digestive system. he was an intern from 1942 to47. he was chief of clinic, 1947. in 1948, he became assistant, 1948-54, and chief of the surgical services at la croix st simon hospital 1955-1984. rene was the president of the national medical evaluation committee from 1987. on 7/02/1987 rene was elected president of …

1917

1916

1915

1914

1913

  • Filipino author, publicist and astrologer. he was director of the bureau of printing and foreign service officer. he also published "pipol", "masa" and other publications for the voiceless majority. other publications include "songs of the brown man", "the family that gets pushed around," and "primer of life."

  • Diana Churchill

    Actress (spider. sally bishop. housemaster).

  • He was an american high jumper who won a gold medal in the 1936 olympics. on february 15, 1946, he died from pneumonia.

1912

1911

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on August 21st for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

  • British writer (d. 2004).

  • David Farrar

    Forest gate, england -- actor. (beat girl. i accuse).

  • Author and illustrator of indian-english (d. 2004).

  • East indian writer and painter, made successful career of writing children's books, historical novels and mysteries. born in india and educated in england, she returned to india to marry an army officer, godfrey john hamilton and they had one daughter. she worked for 14 years on her best selling novel, "far pavilions," a story of life in colonial india that …

1907

1906

  • Advertising magnate, who dies at 89.

  • American animator director/producer (d. 1995).

  • American animator, director, and producer (b. 1906)

  • Composer

1905

1904

1903

  • Nobel Prize-winning biologist known for his work on the discovery of the structure of DNA.

  • Yale Erickson was a professional baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues during the 1920s and 1930s.

  • Yannis constantinidis was a greek composer known for his contributions to contemporary classical music.

  • Greek composer and conductor of piano (d. 1984).

1902

1901

1900

  • French hitman, french criminal who was executed in france and sentenced to death.

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