Births on the 21st of July in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
21 Jul 1515	birth	St Philippus Nerius [Philippo Neri]: Italian Merchant / priest
21 Jul 1620	birth	Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)
21 Jul 1664	birth	Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
21 Jul 1676	birth	Anthony Collins: English philosopher (A discourse on free-thinking)
21 Jul 1693	birth	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768)
21 Jul 1706	birth	Pierre Lyonet: Zoologist / cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)
21 Jul 1710	birth	Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist (d. 1792)
21 Jul 1748	birth	Louis-Henry Paisible: Composer
21 Jul 1758	birth	Elizabeth Hamilton: Author (Cats: A Celebration)
21 Jul 1762	birth	Willem GF Bentinck: Dutch Earl / politician / Organist
21 Jul 1779	birth	Gottlob Wiedebein: Composer
21 Jul 1783	birth	Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French army general (d. 1853)
21 Jul 1797	birth	Franz Schoberlechner: Composer
21 Jul 1802	birth	David Hunter: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
21 Jul 1804	birth	Victor Schoelcher: Guadeloupe -- Abolished french slavery
21 Jul 1808	birth	Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian, academic, and politician (d. 1864)
21 Jul 1810	birth	Henri V Regnault: French physicist / chemist
21 Jul 1810	birth	Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist and physicist (d. 1878)
21 Jul 1815	birth	Stewart Van Vliet: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901
21 Jul 1816	birth	Paul Reuter, German-English journalist, founded Reuters (d. 1899)
21 Jul 1816	birth	Paul Julius Baron von Reuter founded Reuters news service
21 Jul 1817	birth	John Gilbert: Painter / illustrator
21 Jul 1817	birth	Joseph K Barnes: Major General (Union Army), died in 1883
21 Jul 1821	birth	Vasile Alecsandri: Romania -- Poet / Foreign Minister / diplomat
21 Jul 1822	birth	Ludwig Theodore Gouvy: Composer
21 Jul 1826	birth	James Gillpatrick Blunt: Major General (Union volunteers)
21 Jul 1828	birth	John Rutter Brooke: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
21 Jul 1832	birth	Henrietta Marie Morse King: Cattlewoman
21 Jul 1851	birth	Sam Bass, American criminal (d. 1878)
21 Jul 1856	birth	Harry A P Eyres: British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania)
21 Jul 1856	birth	Louise Blanchard Bethune 1st US woman architect
21 Jul 1858	birth	Maria Christina of Austria (d. 1929)
21 Jul 1858	birth	Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)
21 Jul 1858	birth	Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (d. 1941)
21 Jul 1863	birth	C[harles] Aubrey Smith: London, England -- Actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
21 Jul 1863	birth	C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor (d. 1948)
21 Jul 1864	birth	Frances Folsom Cleveland: 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)
21 Jul 1865	birth	Robert Kahn: Composer
21 Jul 1870	birth	Emil Orlík, Czech painter (d. 1932)
21 Jul 1873	birth	Charles Schlee, Danish-American cyclist (d. 1947)
21 Jul 1875	birth	Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (d. 1947)
21 Jul 1880	birth	Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (d. 1919)
21 Jul 1882	birth	David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (d. 1967)
21 Jul 1884	birth	Louis Abell, American rower (d. 1962)
21 Jul 1885	birth	Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, screenwriter, and director (d. 1948)
21 Jul 1885	birth	Frances Parkinson Keyes novelist (Dinner at Antoine)
21 Jul 1891	birth	Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower (d. 1969)
21 Jul 1892	birth	Anton Schnack: German writer / poet
21 Jul 1892	birth	Gijsbert Friedhoff: Architect (tax office Wibautstraat, Amsterdam)
21 Jul 1893	birth	Hans Fallada, German author (d. 1947)
21 Jul 1895	birth	Ken Maynard: Texas, United States -- Cowboy / actor / producer (Bigfoot)
21 Jul 1896	birth	Jean Rivier Villemomble France, composer (V
21 Jul 1898	birth	Ernest Willem Mulder: Composer
21 Jul 1898	birth	Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (Carter Family) (d. 1979)
21 Jul 1899	birth	Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
21 Jul 1899	birth	Ernest Hemingway, American author and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
21 Jul 1899	birth	Ernest Hemmingway Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled... (Nobel 1954)
21 Jul 1901	birth	Allyn Joslyn Milford Pa, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society)
21 Jul 1903	birth	Theodore Karyotakis: Composer
21 Jul 1903	birth	Russell Lee, American photojournalist (d. 1986)
21 Jul 1903	birth	Roy Neuberger, American businessman and financier, co-founded Neuberger Berman (d. 2010)
21 Jul 1905	birth	Diana Trilling: Writer
21 Jul 1906	birth	Daniel Ayala Perez: Composer
21 Jul 1907	birth	Ross Alexander: Brooklyn, New York -- Actor (Boulder Dam, Captain Blood)
21 Jul 1908	birth	Jug McSpaden, American golfer (d. 1996)
21 Jul 1909	birth	Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards: Egyptologist
21 Jul 1911	birth	Jozef Cyrankiewicz: Premier Poland (1947..70)
21 Jul 1911	birth	Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and theorist (d. 1980)
21 Jul 1911	birth	Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 1988)
21 Jul 1914	birth	Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1977)
21 Jul 1915	birth	Duke of Norfolk
21 Jul 1915	birth	Floyd McDaniel: Blues singer / guitarist
21 Jul 1915	birth	Maurice Laing: English contractor / multi-millionaire
21 Jul 1917	birth	Alan B. Gold, Canadian jurist (d. 2005)
21 Jul 1920	birth	Constantly [A Nieuwenhuys]: Painter (Uprising of Homo Ludens)
21 Jul 1920	birth	Manuel Valls Gorina: Composer
21 Jul 1920	birth	Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 2005)
21 Jul 1920	birth	Isaac Stern, Polish violinist and conductor (d. 2001)
21 Jul 1921	birth	Billy Taylor: Greenville, North Carolina -- Orchestra leader (David Frost Show)
21 Jul 1921	birth	James Cooke Brown, American sociologist and author (d. 2000)
21 Jul 1922	birth	Ilija Ničić, Serbian sport shooter (d. 2014)
21 Jul 1922	birth	Kay Starr, American singer and actress
21 Jul 1922	birth	Mollie Sugden, English actress (d. 2009)
21 Jul 1923	birth	Henny Alma [Hendrika den Broek]: Dutch actress (Soldier of Orange)
21 Jul 1923	birth	Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
21 Jul 1924	birth	Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
21 Jul 1925	birth	Al Checco: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Extreme Close-up)
21 Jul 1925	birth	Lovro Zupanovic: Composer
21 Jul 1926	birth	Gerald Ian Lacey: Architect / town planner
21 Jul 1926	birth	Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009)
21 Jul 1926	birth	Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer
21 Jul 1926	birth	Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan
21 Jul 1926	birth	Bill Pertwee, English actor (d. 2013)
21 Jul 1926	birth	Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002)
21 Jul 1927	birth	Stefan Niculescu: Composer
21 Jul 1928	birth	Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
21 Jul 1928	birth	Gene Summers, American architect (d. 2011)
21 Jul 1929	birth	Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
21 Jul 1930	birth	Gene Alec Littler: San Diego, California -- PGA golfer (1961 US Open)
21 Jul 1930	birth	Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2002)
21 Jul 1930	birth	Helen Merrill, American singer
21 Jul 1931	birth	Leon Schidlowsky: Composer
21 Jul 1931	birth	Gene Littler golfer (1961 US Open)
21 Jul 1933	birth	Brigitte Reimann: Writer
21 Jul 1933	birth	John C Gardner: Scholar / writer (Grendel, Sunlight Dialogues)
21 Jul 1933	birth	John Gardner, American author and critic (d. 1982)
21 Jul 1934	birth	Edolphus Towns: (Rep-D-New York, 1983- )
21 Jul 1934	birth	Chandu Borde, Indian cricketer
21 Jul 1934	birth	Jonathan Miller, English actor, director, and author
21 Jul 1935	birth	Julian Pettifer: English TV-host
21 Jul 1935	birth	Kaye Stevens: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Singer / comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show)
21 Jul 1935	birth	Norbert Blüm, German businessman and politician
21 Jul 1935	birth	Moe Drabowsky, Polish-American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
21 Jul 1938	birth	Anton Emil Kuerti: Composer
21 Jul 1938	birth	Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1995)
21 Jul 1938	birth	Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
21 Jul 1938	birth	Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General
21 Jul 1939	birth	Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator
21 Jul 1939	birth	Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (d. 2015)
21 Jul 1939	birth	John Negroponte, American diplomat, 1st Director of National Intelligence
21 Jul 1940	birth	James E Clyburn: (Rep-D-South Carolina)
21 Jul 1941	birth	Jim Bates: (Rep-D-California, 1983- )
21 Jul 1941	birth	Veljko Rogošić, Croatian swimmer (d. 2012)
21 Jul 1942	birth	Patricia Elliot: Gunnison, Colorado -- Actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live)
21 Jul 1942	birth	Fred Hetzel NBA star (SF, Cincinatti, Milwaukee Bucks)
21 Jul 1943	birth	David Downing: NYC, New York -- Actor (Backstairs at the White House)
21 Jul 1943	birth	Jerry McGee: New Lexingon, Ohio -- PGA golfer (1975 Pensacola Open)
21 Jul 1943	birth	Fritz Glatz, Austrian race car driver (d. 2002)
21 Jul 1943	birth	Edward Herrmann, American actor and singer (d. 2014)
21 Jul 1944	birth	Tony Scott: Director (Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder)
21 Jul 1944	birth	John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (d. 2012)
21 Jul 1944	birth	Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian author and academic
21 Jul 1944	birth	Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (d. 2002)
21 Jul 1945	birth	Alton Maddox: New York black activist / attorney (Tawana Brawley case)
21 Jul 1945	birth	Leigh Lawson: Atherston, England -- Actress (Fire & Sword, Charlie Boy)
21 Jul 1945	birth	Wendy Cope, English poet
21 Jul 1945	birth	Geoff Dymock, Australian cricketer
21 Jul 1945	birth	John Lowe, English darts player
21 Jul 1945	birth	Barry Richards, South African cricketer
21 Jul 1945	birth	Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (d. 2008)
21 Jul 1946	birth	Barry "Bean" Whitwam: Rocker
21 Jul 1946	birth	Zbigniew Kaczmarek: Poland -- Lightweight (1976 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
21 Jul 1946	birth	Ken Starr, American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States
21 Jul 1946	birth	Timothy Harris, American author, screenwriter and producer
21 Jul 1946	birth	Jüri Tarmak, Estonian high jumper
21 Jul 1947	birth	John J Duncan, Jr.: (Rep-R-Tennessee)
21 Jul 1947	birth	Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricketer and politician
21 Jul 1947	birth	Wendell Burton San Antonio Tx, actor (Lucas-New Dick Van Dyke Show)
21 Jul 1948	birth	Snooty, American manatee
21 Jul 1948	birth	Beppe Grillo, Italian comedian, actor, and activist
21 Jul 1948	birth	Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director
21 Jul 1948	birth	Cat Stevens, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
21 Jul 1948	birth	Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
21 Jul 1948	birth	Teruzane Utada, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
21 Jul 1949	birth	Ludmila Smirnova: USSR -- Pairs figure skater (1972 Olympics - Silver Medalist)
21 Jul 1949	birth	Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003)
21 Jul 1950	birth	Larry Tolbert: Rock drummer (Raydio)
21 Jul 1950	birth	Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach
21 Jul 1951	birth	Diana Dennis: Portland, Oregon -- Body builder (Women Physique World)
21 Jul 1951	birth	Doug Collins: United States -- Basketball player (1972 Olympics - Silver Medalist)
21 Jul 1951	birth	Robin Williams, American actor and producer (d. 2014)
21 Jul 1951	birth	Slick Watts NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
21 Jul 1952	birth	John Barrasso, American physician and politician
21 Jul 1953	birth	Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor (The Wiggles and The Cockroaches)
21 Jul 1953	birth	Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager
21 Jul 1954	birth	Jean Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
21 Jul 1955	birth	Taco, Indonesian-German singer-songwriter and producer
21 Jul 1955	birth	Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter
21 Jul 1955	birth	Henry Preistman rocker (The Christians-Harvest the World)
21 Jul 1955	birth	Tacho Ocheriski singer (Putting on the Ritz)
21 Jul 1956	birth	Michael Connelly, American author
21 Jul 1957	birth	Stefan Löfven, Swedish politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Sweden
21 Jul 1957	birth	Jon Lovitz, American comedian and actor
21 Jul 1959	birth	Stuart Young-Black: Cheshire, England -- Canadian equestrian (1996 Olympics)
21 Jul 1959	birth	Paul Vautin, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
21 Jul 1960	birth	Matt Mulhern: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Biloxi Blues)
21 Jul 1960	birth	Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
21 Jul 1960	birth	Veselin Matić, Serbian basketball player and coach
21 Jul 1960	birth	Fritz Walter, German footballer
21 Jul 1960	birth	Lance Guest Saratoga Calif, actor (Lance-Lou Grant)
21 Jul 1961	birth	Don Wilson: CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
21 Jul 1961	birth	Henry Ellard: NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
21 Jul 1961	birth	Jim Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Faith No More, EZ-Street, Spastik Children, and Voodoocult)
21 Jul 1962	birth	Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, English businessman
21 Jul 1962	birth	Ike Eisenmann Houston Tx, actor (Scott-Fantastic Journey)
21 Jul 1963	birth	Greg Behrendt, American comedian, guitarist, and author (The Reigning Monarchs)
21 Jul 1963	birth	Dorce Gamalama, Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress
21 Jul 1963	birth	Kevin Poole, English footballer and manager
21 Jul 1963	birth	Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler
21 Jul 1964	birth	Steve Collins, Irish boxer
21 Jul 1964	birth	Ross Kemp, English actor and producer
21 Jul 1964	birth	Sharon Twomey, Irish actress
21 Jul 1964	birth	Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper
21 Jul 1964	birth	Susan Swift Houston Tx, actress (Chisholms)
21 Jul 1965	birth	Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
21 Jul 1965	birth	Jovy Marcelo, Filipino race car driver (d. 1992)
21 Jul 1966	birth	Larisa Neiland: Lvov, Ukraine -- Tennis star (1996 Essen winner)
21 Jul 1966	birth	Arija Bareikis, American actress
21 Jul 1966	birth	Sarah Waters, Welsh author
21 Jul 1967	birth	Lance Painter: Bedford, England -- Pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
21 Jul 1967	birth	Tore Meinecke: West Germany -- Tennis star
21 Jul 1968	birth	Christian Perthaler: Hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
21 Jul 1968	birth	Dina Ammaccapane: Bayport, New York -- LPGA golfer (1994 Sara Lee Classic-4th)
21 Jul 1968	birth	Johnnie Barnes: NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers, Amsterdam Admirals)
21 Jul 1968	birth	Robert Anthony Gamez: Las Vegas, Nevada -- PGA golfer (1990 Nestle)
21 Jul 1968	birth	Brandi Chastain, American soccer player and sportscaster
21 Jul 1968	birth	Lyle Odelein, Canadian ice hockey player
21 Jul 1968	birth	Aditya Shrivastava, Indian actor
21 Jul 1969	birth	Godfrey, American comedian and actor
21 Jul 1969	birth	Klaus Graf, German race car driver
21 Jul 1969	birth	Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tonic)
21 Jul 1970	birth	Bryce Florie: Charleston, Florida -- Pitcher (San Diego Padres)
21 Jul 1970	birth	Steven "Scrappy" Segaloff: New Haven, Connecticut -- Rower (1996 Olympics - 5th Place)
21 Jul 1970	birth	Michael Fitzpatrick, American singer-songwriter (Fitz and The Tantrums)
21 Jul 1970	birth	Shawn Stasiak, American wrestler and chiropractor
21 Jul 1971	birth	Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
21 Jul 1971	birth	Charlotte Gainsbourg, English-French actress and singer
21 Jul 1971	birth	Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian, actor, and screenwriter
21 Jul 1971	birth	Nitzan Shirazi, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014)
21 Jul 1972	birth	Dennis Military man: Soccer player (Sparta / Vitesse)
21 Jul 1972	birth	Joe Rudolph: NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
21 Jul 1972	birth	Kimera Bartee: Omaha, Nebraska -- Outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
21 Jul 1972	birth	Martin Miller: CFL safety (BC Lions)
21 Jul 1972	birth	Korey Cooper, American singer and guitarist (Skillet)
21 Jul 1972	birth	Shinjiro Otani, Japanese wrestler
21 Jul 1973	birth	Stephen Clarke: Sutton Coldfield, England -- Canada swimmer (1992, 96 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
21 Jul 1973	birth	Steve Taneyhill: WLAF QB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
21 Jul 1973	birth	Ali Landry, American model and actress, Miss USA 1996
21 Jul 1973	birth	Elena Leonova, Russian figure skater
21 Jul 1973	birth	Caroline Néron, Canadian singer, actress, and fashion designer
21 Jul 1974	birth	Bharath, Indian actor
21 Jul 1974	birth	Steve Byrne, American comedian and actor
21 Jul 1974	birth	Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
21 Jul 1974	birth	René Reinumägi, Estonian actor, director, and screenwriter
21 Jul 1975	birth	Christopher Barzak, American author
21 Jul 1975	birth	Cara Dillon, Northern Irish singer-songwriter (Equation)
21 Jul 1975	birth	Ravindra Pushpakumara, Italian cricketer
21 Jul 1975	birth	Mike Sellers, American football player
21 Jul 1977	birth	Allison Wagner: 200m / 400m medley swimmer (1996 Olympics - Silver Medalist)
21 Jul 1977	birth	Sarah Biasini: Daughter of actress Romy Schneider
21 Jul 1977	birth	Paul Casey, English golfer
21 Jul 1977	birth	Jaime Murray, English actress
21 Jul 1978	birth	Kyoko Iwosoki: Japan -- 100m breaststroke swimmer (1992, 96 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
21 Jul 1978	birth	Justin Bartha, American actor
21 Jul 1978	birth	Anderson da Silva Gibin, Brazilian footballer
21 Jul 1978	birth	Josh Hartnett, American actor and producer
21 Jul 1978	birth	Julian Huppert, English academic and politician
21 Jul 1978	birth	Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer
21 Jul 1978	birth	Damian Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (SuperHeavy)
21 Jul 1979	birth	Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
21 Jul 1979	birth	Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican footballer
21 Jul 1979	birth	Andriy Voronin, Ukrainian footballer
21 Jul 1979	birth	Paul Weel, Australian race car driver
21 Jul 1980	birth	Sprague Grayden, American actress
21 Jul 1980	birth	Sandra Laoura, French skier
21 Jul 1980	birth	Chris Leben, American mixed martial artist
21 Jul 1980	birth	CC Sabathia, American baseball player
21 Jul 1981	birth	Paloma Faith, English singer-songwriter and actress
21 Jul 1981	birth	Yushin Okami, Japanese mixed martial artist
21 Jul 1981	birth	Romeo Santos, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Aventura)
21 Jul 1981	birth	Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
21 Jul 1981	birth	Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
21 Jul 1982	birth	Mao Kobayashi, Japanese actress and journalist
21 Jul 1983	birth	Olamide Faison, American actor
21 Jul 1983	birth	Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer-songwriter and guitarist
21 Jul 1984	birth	Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
21 Jul 1984	birth	Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
21 Jul 1985	birth	Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer
21 Jul 1985	birth	Jéssica Sodré, Brazilian actress
21 Jul 1985	birth	Von Wafer, American basketball player
21 Jul 1986	birth	Anthony Annan, Ghanaian footballer
21 Jul 1986	birth	Livia Brito, Cuban-Mexican actress
21 Jul 1987	birth	Bilel Mohsni, French footballer
21 Jul 1987	birth	Jesús Zavala, Mexican footballer
21 Jul 1988	birth	DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player
21 Jul 1989	birth	Rory Culkin, American actor
21 Jul 1989	birth	Marco Fabián, Mexican footballer
21 Jul 1989	birth	Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer
21 Jul 1989	birth	Kirill Nesterov, Russian footballer
21 Jul 1989	birth	Jamie Waylett, English actor
21 Jul 1992	birth	Julia Beljajeva, Estonian fencer
21 Jul 1992	birth	Rachael Flatt, American figure skater

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