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2019 - 2010

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 2019 - 2010

2015

  • Zeke Egan

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

2013

  • Daniel & Maria Twins

    Online photo of first twins holding hands

  • Daniel-Maria Twins

    First online appearance of fraternal twins holding hands. 260000 views on youtube a day later.

2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2005

  • Areana Lopez

    Dancer

2002

  • Elena Huelva

    Spanish cancer activist and influencer (b. 2002)

  • Kyle Silverstein

    Movie actor

2000

  • Ava Neely

    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, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • Brighid Fleming

    Tv actress

1998

  • Crystale Dangerfield

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

  • Estefanny Wollny

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

1997

  • Viktoria Petryk

    Ukrainian singer-songwriter

  • Ivan De Santis

    Italian footballer

  • Kevin Quinn

    American actor and singer

  • Sisca Folkertsma

    Dutch footballer

  • Davionte Ganter

    Davionte Ganter is an American football defensive back who played for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

1996

  • Indy de Vroome

    Dutch tennis player

  • Karen Khachanov

    Russian tennis player

  • Josh Allen

    American football player

1995

  • Diego Loyzaga

    Filipino actor

  • XxScreamKiwixX

    Youtube star

1994

  • Tomothy Daley

    British diver who won multiple Olympic medals.

  • Jazsmin Sawyers

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

  • Tom Daley
    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.

  • Jazmin Sawyers

    British long jumper who has competed in multiple international competitions.

  • Tom Daley

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

1993

  • Chazlyn Zeigler

    Professional soccer player known for exceptional skills

  • Lynn Williams

    American soccer player

  • Grete Gaim

    Estonian biathlete

  • Luke Garbutt

    English footballer

  • aLexBY11

    Youtube star

1992

  • Judene Thompson

    Olympic sprinter known for her speed and agility.

  • Lun Mei

    Professional badminton player known for exceptional skills.

  • Correll Cucinelli

    Talented midfielder who played for several top European clubs.

  • Mickelle Martin

    WNBA champion and MVP

  • Keiri Okamoto

    Keiri Okamoto is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly events.

1991

  • Keeshawn Martin

    Keeshawn Martin is an American former professional football player who played as a wide receiver in the National Football League.

  • Kayla Itsines

    Australian fitness entrepreneur known for creating the Bikini Body Guides.

  • Guilherme

    Brazilian footballer

  • Guilherme

    Brazilian footballer

  • Sarah Ramos

    American actress.

1990

  • ASAP TyY
  • Rogan O'Connor

    Known for his appearances on reality TV shows, including 'Ex on the Beach' and 'The Challenge'.

  • Rene Krhin

    Slovenian footballer

  • Kierre Beckles

    Barbadian athlete

  • Scotty Leavenworth

    Tv actor

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

  • Robson Kanu

    Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward.

  • Emily Robins

    New zealand singer and actress

  • Emily Robins

    New zealand actress and singer

  • Hal Robson-Kanu

    English footballer

1988

  • Karn Bravo

    West Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the West Indies national cricket team.

  • Park Gyu-ri

    South korean actress and singer (kara).

  • Afton Vechery

    Co-founder of a successful tech startup revolutionizing the industry.

  • Roxy Sowlaty

    American writer and lifestyle blogger.

  • Claire Cashmore

    English paralympic swimmer

1987

  • Fareeda Mahmood

    Professional female boxer known for her powerful punches.

  • Ashlie Brillault

    American actress.

  • Benton Robb

    Benton Robb was a skilled football player who excelled on the field.

  • Beau Falloon

    Australian rugby league player

1986

  • Seba Brenner

    Known for contributions to quantum physics and theoretical physics.

  • Sebastian Janikowski
  • Santa Auzina
  • Mario Mandzukic

    Croatian footballer

  • Robert Emms

    Robert emms is a british actor known for his roles in war horse, jurassic world: fallen kingdom, and chernobyl.

1985

  • Chris Froome

    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

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

  • Mark Cavendish

    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.

  • Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
  • Camille Ayglon

1984

  • Parag Agrawal

    Parag Agrawal is the current Chief Executive Officer of Twitter.

  • Marnie Schulenburg

    American actress. she plays alison stewart on the soap opera "as the world turns."

  • Jarrett Bush

    Former NFL cornerback who won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers.

  • Jackson Pearce

    Young adult fiction writer known for her retellings of classic fairy tales.

  • Brandon Fields

    American football player

1983

  • N. T. Rama Rao, Jr.

    N. t. rama rao, jr. is an indian actor known for his work in telugu cinema, particularly for his roles in action films and dance performances.

  • Dalessandro Diamanti

    Dalessandro Diamanti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.

  • Temisha Mitchell

    Journalist specializing in political reporting and analysis.

  • Alette Wiersma

    Dutch professional cyclist known for her achievements in road racing.

  • Kyriana Stewart

    Renowned for her insightful analysis on international relations.

1982

  • Brettney Shields

    Renowned poet celebrated for her evocative and emotional verses.

  • Emilie Boiron
  • Annalynne Winkler

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

  • Candence Faber

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

  • Broderick Stewart

    Former professional football player known for his speed and agility.

1981

  • Rachel Platten

    Rachel platten is a musician known for her hit song 'fight song', which gained widespread popularity and became an anthem for empowerment and perseverance.

  • Belladonna (actress)

    Belladonna is an american former pornographic actress and director known for her work in the adult film industry.

  • Josh Hamilton (baseball)
  • Nadiya Savtchenko
  • Adnan Syed

    Known for being the subject of the popular podcast 'Serial.'

1980

  • Soniyah Luthra

    Upcoming political figure known for her advocacy for social justice.

  • Gotye

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

  • Benoît Peschier
  • Anika Moa

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

  • Gotye

    Belgian-australian singer-songwriter

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • James Phelan

    Australian academic and author

  • Mason Levine

    Renowned journalist specializing in political commentary.

  • Breanna Reynolds

    Notable astronomer specializing in the study of exoplanets.

  • Tasmin Bradley

    Chemist specializing in environmental research and sustainability.

  • Tally Larsen

    Tally Larsen is a software engineer who has made significant contributions to the tech industry.

1978

  • Kharizma Viktorian

    Award-winning investigative journalist known for uncovering political scandals.

  • Jariana Sanchez

    Bestselling author known for her captivating mystery novels.

  • Jakota Ray

    Bestselling author known for their captivating mystery novels.

  • Kenndra Cullen

    Bestselling author known for her mystery novels.

  • Shelise Simpson

    Bestselling author known for her captivating mystery novels.

1977

  • Maxime Brunerie

    Terrorist and political anarchist from france who attempted to assassinate president jacques chirac 14 july 2002. brunerie was sentenced on 10 december 2004 to ten year imprisonment. he was released on 3 august 2009 after seven years.

  • Paloma Duarte
  • Ricky Williams

    American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1956)

  • Quinton Fortune

    South African journalist known for his insightful sports commentary.

  • Michael Fuß

    German footballer

1976

  • Stuart Bingham

    English snooker player

  • Lyn-Z
  • Chris Tin

    Grammy-winning composer known for his classical crossover works.

  • Abderrahim Goumri

    Moroccan runner (d. 2013)

  • Deron Miller

    American singer-songwriter/guitarist (cky world under blood and foreign objects).

1975

  • Jahden Yuan

    Founder of a global retail chain.

  • Laurent Robert

    French soccer/football player who was a left winger and played for the french national football team (1999–2001).

  • Deryn Leach

    Deryn Leach is a respected biologist specializing in marine ecosystems.

  • Anthony Mundine

    Australian rugby league player and boxer

  • Lee Gaze

    Welsh guitarist (lostprophets)

1974

  • Havoc

    Renowned investigative journalist known for uncovering political scandals.

  • Havoc Pennington

    Co-founder of a successful tech startup.

  • Havoc (Mobb Deep)
  • Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk

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

  • Eduardo Verástegui
    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

    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.

  • Rhandi Weaver

    Dedicated politician advocating for social justice and equality.

  • Noel Fielding

    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

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

  • Noel Fielding

    English comedian, musician and television presenter

1972

  • Notorious BIG

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

  • Jalaiah Jones

    Known for leading protests for social justice and equality.

  • Joyner Johnson

    Renowned painter known for vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Preslei Dumas

    Renowned for her abstract art pieces.

  • Anjali Bhimani

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

1971

  • Cheyne Horan

    Co-founder of Horan Capital Management.

  • Edson Buddle

    Award-winning journalist covering international affairs.

  • Kristian Jensen

    Danish politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

  • Aditya Chopra

    Renowned Indian film director known for his work in Bollywood.

  • Eric Nies

    Actor (mtv real world and grind)

1970

  • Sostenes Rivera

    Mexican journalist and author focusing on social and political issues.

  • Tayelor Sheridan

    Tayelor Sheridan is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work on the TV series Yellowstone and the film Hell or High Water.

  • Robbie Magasiva
  • Dorsey Levens

    Former NFL running back known for his time with the Green Bay Packers.

  • Pauline Menczer

    Australian surfer

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • David Fitzpatrick

    Renowned poet with a unique style.

  • Éric Ruf

    Éric ruf is a french actor and director known for his work at the comédie-française.

  • George LeMieux

    American politician and lawyer

  • Pierluigi Brivio

    Italian footballer

  • Georgiy Gongadze

    Director and journalist from georgian ukraine (d. 2000).

1968

  • Christopherjohn Payne

    CEO of a multinational corporation.

  • Jernard Cain

    Physicist specializing in quantum mechanics.

  • Tom Goodman-Hill
  • Hawley Green

    Renowned painter known for his vibrant abstract artworks.

  • Denia Ridley

    Renowned for her vibrant abstract paintings.

1967

  • Chris Benoit

    Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)

  • Alby Ovadia

    Italian painter known for his vibrant and expressive artworks.

  • Freya North

    Bestselling author known for her contemporary fiction novels.

  • Todd Doohan in Sarnia

    Ontario, canada; canadian tour golfer (western ontario amateur-1992).

  • Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece

    Royalty

1966

  • Lisa Edelstein

    American actor plays dr. lisa cuddy in fox tv's house. her father was a doctor.

  • Tatyana Ledovskaya

    Belarusian hurdler

  • Zach Nelson

    Former CEO of NetSuite, a cloud computing company.

  • Lisa Edelstein

    American actress and playwright

  • Mark Crilley

    Children's author

1965

  • Salim Ismail

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

  • Ted Allen

    Entertainer

  • Josh Richman

    American producer and actor

  • Maya Kaimal

    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

  • Paola Saluzzi
  • Rachelle Ferrell

    American jazz singer with a powerful vocal range.

  • Pete Sandoval

    Salvadoran-american drummer

  • Danny Bailey

    English coach and footballer

  • Arthur C. Brooks

    Author

1963

  • Selena Roberts

    Selena Roberts is a renowned sports journalist known for her investigative reporting.

  • Laurie Spina

    Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

  • Richard Appel

    American producer and screenwriter

  • Dave Specter

    American guitarist

  • Patrick Grant

    American musician and producer

1962

  • Laurence Larzul
  • David Crumb

    American composer and educator

  • Janey Robbins

    American porn actress

  • Richard Caputo

    American author

1961

  • Khale Mubarak

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

  • Jonathan Turley

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

  • Tim Lever

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

  • Peter Diamandis

    Businessman

1960

  • Ruthia Jackson

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

  • Mohanlal

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

  • Jeffey Toobin

    Legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker.

  • Jeffree Dahmer

    Infamous serial killer known for his heinous crimes.

  • Jeffrey Dahmer

    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, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • Kimberly Crenshaw

    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
    Nick Cassavetes

    American screenwriter and actor

  • Brian Lenihan
  • Antoine de Maximy

    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

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

1958

  • Christian Audigier

    French fashion designer (d. 2015)

  • Naeem Khan

    Renowned fashion designer known for his elegant and glamorous designs.

  • Muffy Calder

    Computer scientist and academic from canada-scotland

  • Jefery Levy

    American director, producer, and screenwriter

  • Michael Crick

    English journalist and author

1957

  • Linda Bouchard
  • Tony Hayward
  • Judge Reinhold
    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

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

  • Judge Reinhold

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

1956

  • Joëlle Guigui

1955

  • Stan Lynch

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

  • Anton Corbijn

    Dutch photographer known for his work with musicians and bands.

  • Milly Quezada

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

  • Paul Barber

    English field hockey player

  • Eddie Milner

    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

  • Camille de Rocca Serra
  • Marc Ribot

    American singer-songwriter/guitarist (bar kokhba sextet).

  • Janice Karman

    American producer and voice actress

  • Bill Abbott in Sarnia

    Ontario, canada; yachter (olympics-1996).

  • Camille Rocca Serra

    French politician and president of the corsica regional council. he is a member the union for a popular movement

1953

  • Kathleen Wynne

    Kathleen Wynne is a Canadian politician who served as the 25th Premier of Ontario from 2013 to 2018.

  • Kathleen Wynne

    Former Premier of Ontario, Canada.

  • Jim Devine

    British politician

  • Nora Aunor
    Nora Aunor

    Filipino actress and recording artist

1952

  • Mr T

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

  • Larance Tureaud

    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.

  • Maritha Pottenger

    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 …

  • Delia Gualtiero

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

  • Arthur Russell (musician)

1951

  • Al Franken
    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 …

  • Al Franken

    American author and former US Senator.

  • Al Franken

    American actor, screenwriter, and politician

  • Adrian Hardiman

    Irish lawyer and judge (b. 1951)

  • Leif Färding

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

1950

  • Will Hutton

    English journalist and economist

  • Alan Zweibel

    Producer

  • François Méchali

    French double bassist and composer

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Andrew Neil

    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 (singer)

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

  • Thayer Jostyn

    Talented actress known for her work in theater and television.

  • Rosalind Plowright

    British soprano (aida, senta)

  • Denis O'Connor

    British police officer

1948

  • Leo Sayer

    English-australian singer-songwriter and musician

  • Denis MacShane

    Scottish journalist and politician, uk minister of state for europe

  • Jonathan Hyde

    Australian-english actor

  • Elizabeth Buchan

    English author and critic

  • Joe Camilleri

    Maltese-australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist

1947

  • Fernando Savater

    Spanish philosopher and essayist with a wide range of works on ethics and politics.

  • Bill Champlin

    American producer and singer (chicago and sons of champlin).

  • Linda Laubenstein

    American academic and physician (d. 1992).

  • İlber Ortaylı

    Turkish academic and historian

  • Dorothy Germain

    Lpga golfer

1946

  • Rodolphe Boudewijn

    Studied planetary atmospheres and exoplanets.

  • Allan McKeown

    English-american screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

  • Wayne Roycroft

    Australian equestrian rider and coach

  • Jack Pani

    French long jumper. his personal best jump was 8.16m in june 1969 in pulversheim.

  • David Hill

    Australian tv-reporter/owner (fox sports).

1945

  • Patrick Herr
  • Richard Hatch (actor)

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

  • Ernst Messerschmid

    German physicist and astronaut

  • Richard Hatch
    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.

  • David Keene

    Activist

1944

  • Michel Fleury
  • Janet Dailey

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

  • Marcie Blane

    American singer

  • Haleh Afshar

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

  • Mary Robinson

    Irish lawyer and politician, president of ireland

1943

  • Pierre Fouesnant
  • Hilton Valentine

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

  • John Dalton

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

  • Tad Cameron

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

  • Vincent Crane

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

1942

  • Joseth Jacobs

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

  • Jan Konrad
  • John Konrads

    Australian swimmer (d. 2021)

  • Danny Ongais

    American race car driver (d. 2022)

  • David Hunt

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

1941

  • Ronald Isley

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

  • Jean-Didier Wolfromm

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

  • Bobby Cox

    American baseball player and manager

  • Ambrose Greenway

    4th baron greenway, english photographer and politician

  • Martin Carthy

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

1940

  • Geffrey Boycott

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

  • Robert Budzynski
  • Tony Sheridan

    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, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

  • Banning Lyon

    Banning Lyon was a celebrated poet known for his impactful works.

  • Heinz Holliger

    Conductor and composer of the swiss oboe

  • Albert Glatigny

    French comedian, poet, and playwright.

1938

  • Lee Williams (Shot)

    American singer (d. 2011)

  • Urs Widmer

    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.

  • Ross Hagen

    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.

  • Charles Dizenzo

    Hackensack writer

  • David Groh in Brooklyn

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

1937

  • John Fairfax (rower)

1936

  • Günter Blobel

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

  • Guenter Blobel

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

  • Gunter Blobel

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

  • Günter Blobel

    Polish-american biologist, academic nobel prize laureate

  • Henry Montaigu

    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

  • Terry Lightfoot

    English clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2013)

  • Jose Mujica

    Statesman

1934

  • Beppe Recchia

    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.

  • Jack Twyman

    American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)

  • Menachem Klein

    Israeli physicist known for his work in condensed matter physics.

  • Jocasta Innes

    Chinese-english journalist and author (d. 2013)

  • Bengt I. Samuelsson

    Swedish biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate

1933

  • Maurice André

    French trumpet player (d. 2012)

  • Robert Castel
  • Paul Brenner

    American doctor, obstetrician, and leader in holistic health movement.

  • Barry Norman

    English television presenter (b. 1933)

  • Yevgeny Minayev

    Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)

1932

  • Jean Stablinski

    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.

  • François Gibault

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

  • Leonidas Vasilikopoulos

    Greek intelligence chief and admiral (d. 2014).

  • Billy Wright

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

  • Inese Jaunzeme

    Latvian surgeon and javelin thrower (d. 2011).

1931

  • Fulvia Franco

    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.

  • George Vassiliou

    President of cyprus (1988-1993).

  • Mino De Rossi

    Italy sport champion

  • Desmond Wilcox

    Broadcaster

1930

  • Malcolm Fraser

    Australian politician who was prime minister of australia from 1975 to 1983 and leader of the liberal party between 1983 and 1985.

  • Tommy Bryant

    American bassist (d. 1982).

  • Keith Davis

    New zealand rugby player (d. 2019)

  • Malcolm Fraser

    Australian politician, 22nd prime minister of australia (b. 1930)

  • David Smith

    Principal / vice chancellor (edinburgh university).

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Larance Marable

    American drummer (d. 2012)

  • Robert Welch

    English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)

  • William Weiss

    Ameritech is an american industrial engineer who is also the ceo of ameritech. ameritech is a relatively new telecommunications company. weiss graduated from college with a bs degree in industrial engineering.

  • Charles Wadsworth in Barnesville

    Georgia, usa; pianist (lincoln center).

  • Alice Drummond

    American actress

1928

  • Desman Desai

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

  • António Ribeiro
  • Alice Drummond

    American actress (d. 2016)

  • Tom Donahue

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

  • Alice Drummond

    American actress

1927

  • Kay Kendall

    English actress and comedian (d. 1959)

  • Péter Zwack

    Hungarian businessman and diplomat (d. 2012)

  • Chuck Stewart

    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.

  • George Levy

    Antique dealer / heritage campaigner

  • Bud Grant

    Coach

1926

  • Kay Kendall
    Kay Kendall

    British actress genevieve dies from leukemia at 32

  • Robert Creeley

    Massachusetts, united states -- poet/narrator (island).

  • Rick Jason in New York City

    New york, usa. actor (day of the wolves eagles attack at dawn).

  • Dan Perlsweig

    Horse trainer

  • Joseph Horovitz

    Composer

1924

  • Rom Whittaker

    Renowned American climber who made significant contributions to the sport of mountaineering.

  • Peggy Cass

    American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)

  • Peggy Cass

    American comedian and actress (born in 1924)

  • Robert Parris in Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania, usa; composer (book of imaginary beings).

  • Peggy Cass in Boston

    Massachusetts, usa; actress/tv panelist. (to tell the truth mame).

1923

  • Marianita Collins

    Celebrated poet known for her lyrical and evocative works.

  • Ara Parseghian

    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.

  • Armand Borel

    Swiss-american mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

  • Evelyn Ward

    American actress (d. 2012)

  • Vernon Biever

    American photographer (born in 1923)

1922

  • Mearle Savage

    Renowned jazz saxophonist known for his innovative style.

  • Robert A Good
  • Gerhard Lotze

    Germany military man

  • Elfriede Sautter

    Germany actor

  • Robert Good

    American physician, both a pediatrician as well as an immunologist.

1921

  • Mak Sakharov

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

  • Andrei Sakharov

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

  • Andrei Sakharov

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

  • Sandy Douglas

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

  • Hal Newhouser

    Athlete

1920

  • Anthony Steel (actor)
  • Bill Barber

    American tuba player and educator (d. 2007)

  • Forrest White

    American businessman, co-founded the music man company (d. 1994)

  • Anthony Steel
    Anthony Steel

    London, england -- actor ("malta story, wooden horse")

  • Pierre Molinéris

    French professional road bike racer, who won stage 4 in the 1952 tour de france.

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • Elina Labourdette
  • George P. Mitchell

    American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

  • George Gobel

    Comedian

  • Lord Maxwell

    Senator/professor (college for justice scotland).

  • Mark Wood

    Bishop (ludlow)

1918

  • Jacques Mitterrand

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

  • Dennis Day

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

  • Neb Stewart

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

  • Leonard Mullens

    Rubber physicist.

1917

  • Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr

    Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor who also served as a politician in California.

  • Frank Bellamy
  • Raymond Burr

    Famous for his role as Perry Mason in the TV series.

  • Dennis Day New York City

    New york, irish comedian/tenor (jack benny show danny boy).

  • Jean-Louis Curtis

    French writer (just causes).

1916

  • Harold Robbins

    Popular american author of novels. he is one of the most popular writers of all time. his 25 best-sellers have sold over 750 millions copies in 32 languages.

  • Lydia Mendoza
  • Dennis Day

    American singer and actor (d. 1988)

  • Tinus Osendarp

    Police officer and dutch sprinter (d. 2002).

  • Harold Robbins

    American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)

1915

  • Evangeline Walker Andrews

    American mathematician known for her contributions to topology.

  • Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan

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

  • René Tavernier

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

  • Moshe Dayan

    Soldier

  • Cathleen Cordell

    American actress

1914

  • Romain Gary

    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.

  • Olivier Guimond
  • Roman Gary

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

  • Romain Gary

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

1913

  • Gina Bachauer

    Greek composer and pianist (d. 1976).

  • William Reddington Hewlett

    Businessman

1912

  • Chen Dayu

    Calligrapher and chinese painter (d. 2001).

  • Monty Stratton

    American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)

  • John Curtis Gowan

    American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)

  • Akiva Vroman

    Dutch-israeli geologist, academic (d. 1989).

  • John Curtis Gowan

    American psychologist (d. 1986).

1911

  • Peter Hurkos

    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 …

  • Maurice Nadeau

    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

  • Mario Pisu

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

  • Jacques Ogliastro

    Asniéres journalist

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on May 21st, 2024 for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

  • Guy de Rothschild

    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.

  • Louis Giusta
  • Guy Rothschild

    French banker and member the rothschild family

  • Guy de

    Rothschild; french banker.

  • Francois-Albert Angers

    Quebec economist (d. 2003)

1908

  • Fran?ois Mathet

    Vesoul military man

  • Aroldo Marchetti

    Italy writer

  • Edwin Martin

    American diplomat and government official. he died 12 january 2002.

1907

  • Dandy Nichols

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

  • John C. Allen

    American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

  • Fred Polak

    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.

  • John C Allen

    American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

  • John Allen

    American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

1905

  • Felix Gilbert

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

  • Nels Anderson

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

  • Edward Lockspeiser

    Composer.

  • Antoine Rudler

    France sport champion

1904

  • Robert Montgomery

    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
    Fats Waller

    American musician (born 1904)

  • Fats Waller

    American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)

  • FIFA

    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

  • François Billoux

    French politician who died in menton on january 14, 1978.

  • Manley Wade Wellman

    Prolific writer of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his 'Silver John' series.

  • Manly Wade Wellman

    American writer (b. 1903)

  • Barbara Hepworth

    Artist

  • Manly Wellman

    American author (d. 1986)

1902

  • Marcel Breuer

    The ameritrust tower, a hungarian-american architect designed by an academic in 1981

  • Anatole Litvak

    Ukrainian-american director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1974)

  • Earl Averill

    Jr., american baseball player (b. 1931)

  • Marcel Lajos Breuer

    Hungarian-born architect (d. 1981)

  • Anatole Litvak

    Ukrainian-american screenwriter and producer (d. 1974).

1901

  • Suzanne Lilar

    Belgian playwright and author (d. 1992).

  • Branch Cabell

    American author known for his novel 'Silver Stallion'.

  • Horace Heidt

    American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (d. 1986)

  • Sam Jaffe

    American screenwriter and producer (b. 1901)

  • Regina M. Anderson

    Multiracial playwright and librarian (d. 1993)

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