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

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2019 - 2010

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

2015

  • An irish family legend, kian egan is the second son of kian egan, an irish musician, and jodi albert, his english actress wife.

2013

2009 - 2000

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

2005

2002

2000

  • American daughter of noted father, hall-of-fame hockey player cam neely. she was born june 6, 1965, according to her birth certificate.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • Crystale Dangerfield is an American professional basketball player who plays in the WNBA.

  • Estefanny Wollny is a German reality TV personality who rose to fame on the show 'Die Wollnys - Eine schrecklich große Familie'.

1997

1996

1995

1994

  • British diver who won multiple Olympic medals.

  • British long jumper who has competed at the highest levels of the sport.

  • Tom Daley

    Tom daley is an english diver and olympian known for his success in the sport, including winning multiple medals at the olympic games.

  • British long jumper who has competed in multiple international competitions.

  • British diver who has won multiple Olympic medals and world championships.

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

  • Chris froome is a professional cyclist known for winning multiple tour de france titles and being one of the most successful riders of his generation.

  • Jon pardi is a country music singer known for hits like 'dirt on my boots' and 'heartache medication'.

  • Born in man isle, british road cycling sprinter. he won two stages in the tour de france 2013. five stages were also won in 2010. there were 26 stages between 2008 and 2015. he fell at the end of the first stage in 2014. he was injured (shoulder) and "manx missile" had the right to withdraw from the race.

1984

1983

1982

  • Renowned poet celebrated for her evocative and emotional verses.

  • Annalynne Winkler is an American entrepreneur who has founded several successful startups in the technology and e-commerce sectors.

  • Candence Faber is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018.

  • Former professional football player known for his speed and agility.

1981

1980

  • Upcoming political figure known for her advocacy for social justice.

  • Gotye is a belgian-australian musician known for his hit song 'somebody that i used to know'.

  • Anika Moa is a New Zealand singer-songwriter known for her soulful music.

  • Belgian-australian singer-songwriter

1979 - 1970

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

1979

1978

  • Award-winning investigative journalist known for uncovering political scandals.

  • Bestselling author known for her captivating mystery novels.

  • Bestselling author known for their captivating mystery novels.

  • Bestselling author known for her mystery novels.

  • Bestselling author known for her captivating mystery novels.

1977

1976

1975

1974

  • Renowned investigative journalist known for uncovering political scandals.

  • Co-founder of a successful tech startup.

  • Fairuza Balk

    Fairuza balk is an american actress known for her roles in the craft and gas food lodging.

  • Eduardo Verástegui

    Eduardo verástegui is a mexican actor, singer, and producer known for his roles in films such as bella and chasing papi.

1973

  • Noel Fielding is a British comedian, artist, musician, and actor, best known for his work on the comedy series The Mighty Boosh and Bake Off.

  • Dedicated politician advocating for social justice and equality.

  • Noel fielding is a british comedian known for his surreal and eccentric comedy style, as well as for being a co-creator and co-star of the tv show 'the mighty boosh'.

  • Stewart Cink is a professional golfer who has won multiple PGA Tour events.

  • English comedian, musician and television presenter

1972

  • Notorious big, also known as biggie smalls, was a highly influential rapper in the 1990s, known for his distinctive flow and storytelling abilities.

  • Known for leading protests for social justice and equality.

  • Renowned painter known for vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Renowned for her abstract art pieces.

  • Anjali Bhimani is an American actress known for her work in television, film, and video games.

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1968

1967

1966

1965

  • Co-founder of Singularity University and author of Exponential Organizations.

  • Entertainer

  • American producer and actor

  • She is an american photographer editor and cookbook writer. she is the daughter of an american mother from kerala, india, and a father from india. kaimal was born in belmont, ma. her mission is to share the delicious flavors of south indian food, particularly keralan food, with food lovers. at the age of 9, she began to travel to india …

1964

1963

1962

1961

  • Khale Mubarak is an Emirati politician who has served as the Minister of State for Youth Affairs in the United Arab Emirates since 2016.

  • American legal scholar and commentator who has testified before the United States Congress on constitutional issues.

  • Keyboard / sax (dead, alive-you spin me round)

  • Businessman

1960

  • Legendary track and field athlete who set multiple records in her career.

  • Mohanlal is an indian actor and producer known for his work in malayalam cinema.

  • Legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker.

  • Infamous serial killer known for his heinous crimes.

  • American serial killer. he lived in milwaukee's west side, which is notoriously violent. a 32-year old man ran from his apartment on 7/23/1991, claiming that dahmer wanted to kill him. police entered the freezer and found polaroid photos showing mutilated males. two severed heads were found inside, as well as a file cabinet containing human skulls. a kettle containing human …

1959 - 1950

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

1959

  • Kimberly Crenshaw is a leading scholar and activist in the field of critical race theory, known for her work on intersectionality and its impact on social justice.

  • Nick Cassavetes

    American screenwriter and actor

  • Antoine de maximy is a french television presenter and producer, best known for creating and hosting the travel documentary series 'j'irai dormir chez vous' (i'll sleep at your place).

  • Bronson Pinchot

    Bronson pinchot is an american actor known for his roles in the tv series perfect strangers and the film beverly hills cop.

1958

1957

  • Judge Reinhold

    Judge reinhold is an american actor known for his roles in popular films such as beverly hills cop and the santa clause.

  • Joann Benoit Samuelson is an American marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon in 1979 and 1983.

  • An actor known for his roles in various films and TV shows.

1956

1955

  • American producer and songwriter (tom petty and the heartbreakers).

  • Dutch photographer known for his work with musicians and bands.

  • Dominican singer and actress, known as the 'Queen of Merengue'.

  • English field hockey player

  • American baseball player. he was a center fielder for the san francisco giants and cincinnati reds between 1980 and 1988. he was suffering from cocaine addiction and was suspended for the 1988 season. however, he was briefly reinstated and was then let go on 31 july 1988. this happened two days after he had played his last game.

1954

1953

1952

  • Mr. t is an american actor best known for his role as b.a. baracus in the television series the a-team.

  • Larance Tureaud, better known by his ring name Mr. T, is an American actor and retired professional wrestler known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle and tough-guy persona.

  • American author and astrologer, since the age 11 she is the daughter of dr. zipporah and dr. zipporah dbyns. in psychology, university of california berkeley, june 1974. phi beta kappa. her m.a. in clinical psychology, california school of professional psychology los angeles, july 1976. in may 1977, she was ordained as a minister in the los angeles community church of …

  • Italian lyricist, loved by many. she married red canzian 6/29/1986.

1951

  • Al Franken

    He is an american comedian, writer, and us senator. his comedy career began on "saturday night," which later became "saturday night live." he performed and wrote skits; he won emmy awards for his work. in 1995, he left the show and began writing books that mocked politicians, particularly republicans. five of his books made it to the top five, including …

  • American author and former US Senator.

  • American actor, screenwriter, and politician

  • Irish lawyer and judge (b. 1951)

  • Swedish poet, killed himself in vaasa on november 23, 1983.

1950

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • British editor of "the sunday times" who was, at the time of his appointment, britainaeur(tm's youngest editor of any national newspaper. he was awarded 1000 pounds in libel damages for his alleged mistreatment of the "sunday telegraph" in january 1990. neil is arguably britain's most prominent editor and one of britainaeur(tm).

  • Arno is a belgian singer known for his eclectic musical style and charismatic stage presence.

  • Talented actress known for her work in theater and television.

  • British soprano (aida, senta)

  • British police officer

1948

1947

1946

1945

  • Richard hatch is an american actor best known for his role as captain apollo in the original battlestar galactica series.

  • German physicist and astronaut

  • Richard Hatch

    American actor best known for his role as lorne greene’s son, the space-pilot on "battlestar galactica". to pursue a wider scope, he quit the show but found a dry time during which he received therapy for depression. he returned to film after a year of retirement as charlie chan's number one grandson.

  • Activist

1944

  • Prolific romance novelist who wrote over 100 novels in her career.

  • American singer

  • Baroness afshar, iranian-english academic and politician (d. 2022)

  • Irish lawyer and politician, president of ireland

1943

  • Rock guitarist (animals – "house of the rising sun")

  • John Dalton was an English chemist who formulated the atomic theory.

  • Tad Cameron is a renowned director known for his work in the film industry.

  • English composer and pianist (the crazy world of arthur brown & atomic rooster, d. 1989).

1942

  • Joseth Jacobs is an American entrepreneur and investor, known for co-founding the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.

  • Australian swimmer (d. 2021)

  • American race car driver (d. 2022)

  • Baron hunt of wirral, english politician, secretary of state for wales

1941

  • Ronald isley is an r&b singer known for being a founding member of the isley brothers, a highly influential and successful musical group.

  • French journalist, critic, and author of three novels: "lueur de plomb" 1963, "diane lanster" 1978 (interallia(c), prize) and "la leassoninaugurale," 1990.

  • American baseball player and manager

  • 4th baron greenway, english photographer and politician

  • English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (steeleye span the watersons waterson waterson:carthy brass monkey and blue murder).

1940

  • Geffrey Boycott is a former English cricketer who later became a politician, serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party.

  • An english singer and guitarist who was a pioneer in germany's "beat" music scene during the 1960s. he is most well-known for using the then-unknown beatles to backup him on his 1961 recording of "my bonny".

1939 - 1930

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

1939

1938

  • American singer (d. 2011)

  • Swiss writer. studied german literature and history in basel and montpellier. he also received a phd in basel in 1966. he was a lector at several publishing houses. later, he lived in frankfurt as a free author, and later, in za 1/4. his first book was published.

  • American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. from 1968 to 1969, he played the role of bart jason, a safari photographer on daktari. his film credits include the sidehackers (1969) and the hellcats (1967). red dead redemption, undead nightmare were his videogame credits. ross hagen, 72, died from prostate cancer in brentwood, los angeles on 7 may 2011.

  • Hackensack writer

  • New york, usa. actor (joe-rhoda, don-another day).

1937

1936

  • Polish-american biologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2018)

  • Nobel laureate known for his discoveries about protein localization in cells.

  • Nobel laureate known for his discoveries concerning the structure and function of organelles in cells.

  • Polish-american biologist, academic nobel prize laureate

  • French columnist and author, who was best known for his novel "le cavalier bleu", published in 1982. he also became well-known for his political support of the monarchy. he was buried in lavardac, on the 2nd of october 1992.

1935

1934

  • Italian filmmaker and tv producer. director of "drive in," a movie about an italian filmmaker. his films were shown at the venice film festival. he also films competitive events for rai. recchia was awarded the naxos award.

  • American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)

  • Israeli physicist known for his work in condensed matter physics.

  • Chinese-english journalist and author (d. 2013)

  • Swedish biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate

1933

1932

  • French professional road cyclist. he won 105 races from 1952 to 1968. he won the national road championship four more times: 1960, 1962 and 1963, as well as 1964. he won the 1962 world road championship and won the 1966 amstel gold race and vuelta a espaa+ in 1958.

  • French author and lawyer, an authority on louis-ferdinand ca (c)line.

  • Greek intelligence chief and admiral (d. 2014).

  • English soccer player (world champion 1950), is killed at age 70

  • Latvian surgeon and javelin thrower (d. 2011).

1931

  • Italian beauty queen and winner of miss italy 1948. she married tiberio mitri in 1952. they were boxing champs from 1950 to 1954. franco died from cirrhosis in her liver on 5/05/1988.

  • President of cyprus (1988-1993).

  • Italy sport champion

  • Broadcaster

1930

1929 - 1920

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

1929

1928

  • Desman Desai is an Indian novelist known for his works exploring the complexities of modern Indian society.

  • American actress (d. 2016)

  • American fm radio dj (pioneer radio, freeform radio) (born 1928).

  • American actress

1927

  • English actress and comedian (d. 1959)

  • Hungarian businessman and diplomat (d. 2012)

  • American photographer, best known for his covers photos of jazz musicians such as miles davis, count basie and john coltrane. jazz at lincoln center hosted an exhibition entitled "looking at jazz: the jazz photography of chuck stewart" which was held from novem to celebrate stewart's award for excellence in jazz photography.

  • Antique dealer / heritage campaigner

1926

1924

1923

  • Celebrated poet known for her lyrical and evocative works.

  • American football player and coach of armenian descent, who led the university of notre dame in its national championships in 1966-73. parseghian has been married twice and is the proud father of three children.

  • Swiss-american mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

  • American actress (d. 2012)

  • American photographer (born in 1923)

1922

1921

  • Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for his work in nuclear physics.

  • Russian physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1989)

  • Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident, as well as human rights activist.

  • English computer scientist and academically designed oxo (d.2010)

1920

1919 - 1910

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

1919

  • American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

  • Comedian

  • Senator/professor (college for justice scotland).

  • Bishop (ludlow)

1918

  • His brother franassois mitterrand, a french soldier and well-known family member is his.

  • Lou gehrigs disease kills jack benny show, an irish-american radio personality and singer (born 1916).

  • American baseball player. he was a left-handed left-fielder and played in ten games for philadelphia phillies in september 1940.

  • Rubber physicist.

1917

1916

1915

  • American mathematician known for her contributions to topology.

  • Indian civil service officer and former under secretary-general of the un (d. 2003)

  • Bertrand is the father of bertrand, a french philosopher and poet.

  • American actress

1914

  • Romain gary was a french novelist, diplomat, film director, and world war ii aviator. he is mostly known for winning the prix goncourt, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in france, twice under two different pen names.

  • French novelist known for his works like 'The Roots of Heaven'.

  • Lithuanian-french author, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914)

1913

1912

1911

  • A dutch psychic, who was struck in the head and left unconscious for three days, gained esp ability. he became religious after his accident. hurkos was also affected by blinding headaches, and his temperament was unstable and moody. he was tested and found to be psychometric. hurkos claims an accuracy of 87%. he also used his newfound abilities to perform …

  • French centenarian writer and editor. his work, "history of surrealism", was published in french and english 21 years later. he discovered many literary talents, including houellebecq and coetzee.

1910

  • Italian film actor. between 1935 and 1976, he appeared in 90 films. he died of cerebral hemorhage on the 17th july 1976.

  • Asniéres journalist

1909 - 1900

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

1909

  • Guy de rothschild was a french banker and member of the rothschild family, known for his role in the french resistance during world war ii and his leadership in the family's banking business.

  • French banker and member the rothschild family

  • Rothschild; french banker.

  • Quebec economist (d. 2003)

1908

1907

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

  • American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

  • Frederik lodewijk pokalak (21 may 1907 amsterdam aeur", 17 september 1985 wassenaar), was the dutch founder father of futures research. he is best remembered for his work the image of the future.

  • American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

  • American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

1905

  • German-american historian, whose primary intellectual interests lie in the history and relationship between political thought and actions.

  • American sociologist and author known for his work on community studies.

  • France sport champion

1904

  • American actor, who appeared on screen and in film at the age of 21. he also served as the director and producer for movies and television. in 1937, he was nominated for the best actor oscar with "night must fall" and for "here comes mr. jordan." after a brief hiatus during ww ii, where he saw action in combat, he …

  • Fats Waller

    American musician (born 1904)

  • American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)

  • International governing body of association football. its membership comprises 209 national associations. its headquarters are in zurich, switzerland, and its president is sepp blatter. fifa is responsible for the organisation of football's major international tournaments, notably the world cup.

1903

1902

1901

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