On this day · Aquarius

January 21 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on January 21, and 198 died on this day. Everyone born on January 21 is a Aquarius.

21% of January 21 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on January 21

• IShowSpeed (born 2005. American influencer and streamer (born 2005))
• Paul Allen (1953 to 2018. American businessman (1953–2018))
• Stonewall Jackson (1824 to 1863. Confederate States Army general (1824–1863))
• Wes Streeting (born 1983. British politician (born 1983))
• Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898 to 1930. Shah of Iran from 1909 to 1925)
• Charles V of France (1338 to 1380. King of France from 1364 to 1380)
• John C. Frémont (1813 to 1890. United States Army officer, explorer, and politician (1813–1890))
• Sundar C (born 1968. Indian politician, actor and film director (born 1968))
• Oscar II (1829 to 1907. King of Sweden (1872–1907) and Norway (1872–1905))
• Ethan Allen (1738 to 1789. American farmer, military officer and politician (1738–1789))
• Jeremy Shada (born 1997. American actor (born 1997))
• Maxime Weygand (1867 to 1965. French general (1867–1965))
• Mikhail Frunze (1885 to 1925. Soviet army officer (1885–1925))
• Griff (singer) (born 2001. British singer (born 2001))
• Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908 to 1994. Indian writer (1908–1994))
• Yasunori Mitsuda (born 1972. Japanese composer (born 1972))
• Moses Hess (1812 to 1875. German-Jewish philosopher and socialist (1812–1875))
• Israel Zangwill (1864 to 1926. British author (1864–1926))
• Henrikh Mkhitaryan (born 1989. Armenian footballer (born 1989))
• Reynaldo Bignone (1928 to 2018. President of Argentina from 1982 to 1983)
• Casey McQuiston (born 1991. American romance author)
• Michel Teló (born 1981. Brazilian singer (born 1981))
• Augustin Robespierre (1763 to 1794. French lawyer and revolutionary (1763–1794))
• Charles Aidman (1925 to 1993. American actor (1925–1993))
• Umberto Nobile (1885 to 1978. Italian explorer and engineer)
• Claudia Augusta (63 to 63. Baby daughter of Nero and Poppaea Sabina)
• John Batman (1801 to 1839. Australian explorer (1801–1839))
• Geena Davis (born 1956. American actor (born 1956))
• Elaine Showalter (born 1941. American literary critic, feminist and writer)
• Errol Barrow (1920 to 1987. Barbadian politician (1920–1987))
• Festus Keyamo (born 1970. Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1970))
• Ignacio Allende (1769 to 1811. Mexican independence leader)
• Eva Ibbotson (1925 to 2010. Austro-British children's writer (1925–2010))
• Ernest Holmes (1887 to 1960. American spiritual writer)
• Christian Dior (1905 to 1957. French fashion designer (1905–1957))
• Horace Wells (1815 to 1848. American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia (1815–1848))
• Trương Tấn Sang (born 1949. President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016)
• Theodore Stephanides (1896 to 1983. Greek-British doctor and biologist (1896–1983))
• Pratibha Ray (born 1943. Indian Odia writer)
• Taku Iwasaki (born 1968. Japanese composer and arranger (born 1968))
• Hakeem Olajuwon (born 1963. Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963))
• Martin Sharp (1942 to 2013. Australian artist)
• Prince Achille Murat (1801 to 1847. Eldest son of the King of Naples during the First French Empire)
• Barbara Harvey (1928 to 2025. English historian (1928–2025))
• Itō Noe (1895 to 1923. Japanese editor and activist (1895–1923))
• Eliza R. Snow (1804 to 1887. American religious leader and poet)
• Judith Merril (1923 to 1997. American novelist)
• Frederick M. Smith (1874 to 1946. Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
• Kim Boo-kyum (born 1958. Prime Minister of South Korea from 2021 to 2022)
• Nicholas Wolterstorff (born 1932. American philosopher (born 1932))
• Alexander Tcherepnin (1899 to 1977. American composer (1899–1977))
• Egon Friedell (1878 to 1938. Austrian actor and cultural historian (1878–1938))
• Sushant Singh Rajput (1986 to 2020. Indian actor (1986–2020))
• Moeen U Ahmed (born 1953. Former (12th) Army chief of Bangladesh)
• Alexander, Prince of Scotland (1264 to 1284. Son of Alexander III of Scotland)
• Emma Bunton (born 1976. British singer (born 1976))
• Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796 to 1880. Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1817 to 1860)
• Konrad Emil Bloch (1912 to 2000. German biochemist (1912–2000))
• Dina Babbitt (1923 to 2009. Czech-American painter)
• James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721) (1721 to 1794. British Army officer and colonial administrator (1721–1794))

Died on January 21

• George Orwell (1903 to 1950. English author and journalist (1903–1950))
• Vladimir Lenin (1870 to 1924. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924)
• Louis XVI (1754 to 1793. King of France from 1774 to 1792)
• Cecil B. DeMille (1881 to 1959. American filmmaker and actor (1881–1959))
• Louie Anderson (1953 to 2022. American stand-up comedian (1953–2022))
• Gojong of Korea (1852 to 1919. Monarch of Korea from 1864 to 1907)
• Ann Sheridan (1915 to 1967. American actress and singer (1915–1967))
• Bassel al-Assad (1962 to 1994. Syrian military officer, engineer and politician (1962–1994))
• Michael Winner (1935 to 2013. British filmmaker, food writer (1935–2013))
• Mustafa III (1717 to 1774. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774)
• Ibrahim Rugova (1944 to 2006. Kosovo-Albanian politician)
• Princess Ileana of Romania (1909 to 1991. Romanian royal)
• Pope Paschal II (1050 to 1118. Head of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118)
• Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871 to 1951. Duchess of Aosta (1871–1951))
• Baron d'Holbach (1723 to 1789. German-born French philosopher (1723–1789))
• Elisha Gray (1835 to 1901. American electrical engineer (1835–1901))
• Yusuf Lule (1912 to 1985. Fourth president of Uganda (1912–1985))
• Camillo Golgi (1843 to 1926. Italian biologist and pathologist (1843–1926))
• Leon Brittan (1939 to 2015. British politician (1939–2015))
• Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888 to 1940. Greek and Danish prince (1888–1940))
• Eustace Chapuys (Savoyard diplomat)
• Michael I Cerularius (1005 to 1059. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1058)
• Prince Charles of Prussia (1801 to 1883. Prussian prince and military general (1801–1883))
• J. R. "Bob" Dobbs (Figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius)
• John Couch Adams (1819 to 1892. British mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892))
• Bernard Mandeville (1670 to 1733. Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670–1733))
• Francis IV (1779 to 1846. Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1814 to 1846)
• George Washington Goethals (1858 to 1928. United States Army general (1858–1928))
• Joan II of Burgundy (1288 to 1330. Queen of France and Navarre from 1316 to 1322)
• Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1820 to 1914. Canadian businessman, politician and philanthropist (1820–1914))

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