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April 21 birthdays

289 notable historical figures were born on April 21, and 198 died on this day. Everyone born on April 21 is a Taurus.

18% of April 21 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (57) than any other country.

Born on April 21

• Elizabeth II (1926 to 2022. Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022)
• Catherine the Great (1729 to 1796. Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796)
• Charlotte Brontë (1816 to 1855. English novelist and poet (1816–1855))
• Golda Meir (1898 to 1978. Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974)
• Max Weber (1864 to 1920. German sociologist, jurist, and political economist (1864–1920))
• John Muir (1838 to 1914. Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914))
• Elaine May (born 1932. American actress, writer, and comedian (born 1932))
• Princess Isabella of Denmark (born 2007. Danish princess (born 2007))
• Bridget Everett (born 1972. American actress and singer (born 1972))
• Faustin-Archange Touadéra (born 1957. President of the Central African Republic since 2016)
• Silvana Mangano (1930 to 1989. Italian actress (1930–1989))
• Mazu (960 to 987. Chinese sea goddess)
• John Law (economist) (1671 to 1729. Scottish-French economist and financier (1671–1729))
• Archduke Otto Franz Joseph of Austria (1865 to 1906. Son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1865–1906))
• Jan van Riebeeck (1619 to 1677. Dutch colonial administrator (1619–1677))
• Jodi Kantor (born 1975. American journalist (born 1975))
• Iggy Pop (born 1947. American rock musician (born 1947))
• Sam Vaknin (born 1961. Israeli author (born 1961))
• Garrett Hardin (1915 to 2003. American ecologist (1915–2003))
• Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925 to 2019. Acting President of Afghanistan in April–June 1992)
• Chris Whitty (born 1966. British physician and epidemiologist (born 1966))
• Percy Williams Bridgman (1882 to 1961. American physicist (1882–1961))
• Michael Freedman (born 1951. American mathematician (born 1951))
• Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814 to 1906. British peeress and philanthropist (1814–1906))
• Sanora Babb (1907 to 2005. Αmerican writer (1907–2005))
• Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774 to 1862. French physicist (1774–1862))
• Edwin S. Porter (1870 to 1941. American film pioneer (1870–1941))
• Sancho VI the Wise (1132 to 1194. King of Navarre from 1150 to 1194)
• Meet Hayer (born 1989. Indian politician (born 1989))
• Alexandre Benois (1870 to 1960. Russian painter (1870–1960))
• Ulrich von Hutten (1488 to 1523. German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523))
• James McAvoy (born 1979. Scottish actor (born 1979))
• Dumarsais Estimé (1900 to 1953. Haitian politician (1900–1953))
• Anthony Quinn (1915 to 2001. Mexican-American actor (1915–2001))
• Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1887 to 1957. Princess August Wilhelm of Prussia)
• José Antonio Kast Adriasola (born 1993. Chilean politician (born 1993))
• Enrique Líster (1907 to 1994. Spanish military officer and communist)
• Louise Rasmussen (1815 to 1874. Danish ballet dancer and actress, morganatic wife of King Frederick VII of Denmark)
• Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1889 to 1967. President of Peru 1939–1945, 1956–1962)
• Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (1767 to 1790. Archduchess of Austria (1767–1790))
• Cheryl Gillan (1952 to 2021. British politician (1952–2021))
• Lars Monsen (born 1963. Norwegian adventurer and journalist (born 1963))
• P. Bhaskaran (1924 to 2007. Indian film director (1924–2007))
• Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397 to 1482. Italian Renaissance astronomer (1397–1482))
• Greer Lankton (1958 to 1996. American artist)
• Ludovico Carracci (1555 to 1619. Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1555–1619))
• Imanol Pradales (born 1975. Basque sociologist, university teacher and politician)
• Robert Smith (born 1959. English rock musician (born 1959))
• Claude Lefort (1924 to 2010. French philosopher)
• Hans Hedtoft (1903 to 1955. Prime Minister of Denmark (1903–1955))
• Isco (born 1992. Spanish footballer (born 1992))
• Dieter Roth (1930 to 1998. Swiss artist (1930–1998))
• Bruno Maderna (1920 to 1973. Italian composer and conductor)
• Manuel Blanco Encalada (1790 to 1876. First President of Chile)
• Ryamizard Ryacudu (1950 to 2026. Indonesian politician (born 1950))
• John R. Huizenga (1921 to 2014. American nuclear physicist (1921–2014))
• Paul Karrer (1889 to 1971. Swiss organic chemist (1889–1971))
• Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (born 1975. Canadian-American writer)
• Mary S. Sherman (1913 to 1964. Orthopedic surgeon)
• Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1884–1963) (1884 to 1963. Duke of Genoa)

Died on April 21

• Francis (1936 to 2025. Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025)
• Prince (1958 to 2016. American musician, songwriter and actor (1958–2016))
• Mark Twain (1835 to 1910. American author and humorist (1835–1910))
• Henry VII of England (1457 to 1509. King of England from 1485 to 1509)
• John Maynard Keynes (1883 to 1946. British economist (1883–1946))
• Verne Troyer (1969 to 2018. American actor (1969–2018))
• Muhammad Iqbal (1877 to 1938. Islamic philosopher and poet (1877–1938))
• François Duvalier (1907 to 1971. President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971)
• Walter Model (1891 to 1945. German military officer (1891–1945))
• Eugene of Savoy (1663 to 1736. Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736))
• Anselm of Canterbury (1033 to 1109. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109)
• Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944 to 1996. First President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria)
• Peter Abelard (1079 to 1142. French philosopher (c. 1079–1142))
• Nina Simone (1933 to 2003. American composer concert pianist singer-songwriter (1933–2003))
• Diosdado Macapagal (1910 to 1997. President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965)
• Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773 to 1843. British prince (1773–1843))
• Mwai Kibaki (1931 to 2022. President of Kenya from 2002 to 2013)
• Ibrahim Khan Lodi (1480 to 1526. Sultan of Delhi from 1517 to 1526)
• Cynthia Plaster Caster (1947 to 2022. American artist (1947–2022))
• Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917 to 1992. Head of the House of Romanov from 1938 to 1992)
• Cosimo I de' Medici (1519 to 1574. Duke of Florence later Grand Duke of Tuscany (1537–1574))
• Alexander II (1010 to 1073. Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073)
• Jean-François Lyotard (1924 to 1998. French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist (1924-1998))
• Emperor Xian of Han (181 to 234. Emperor of the Han dynasty from 189 to 220)
• Princess Deokhye (1912 to 1989. Last princess of the Korean Empire (1912–1989))
• Stafford Cripps (1889 to 1952. British politician and diplomat (1889–1952))
• Merian C. Cooper (1893 to 1973. American filmmaker (1893–1973))
• Tancredo Neves (1910 to 1985. Prime minister of Brazil from 1961 to 1962)
• Liuvigild (525 to 586. Visigothic king)
• Wahiduddin Khan (1925 to 2021. Indian Islamic scholar (1925–2021))

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