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July 21 birthdays

274 notable historical figures were born on July 21, and 188 died on this day. Everyone born on July 21 is a Cancer.

18% of July 21 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (61) than any other country.

Born on July 21

• Robin Williams (1951 to 2014. American actor and comedian (1951–2014))
• Ernest Hemingway (1899 to 1961. American author and journalist (1899–1961))
• Erling Haaland (born 2000. Norwegian footballer (born 2000))
• Marshall McLuhan (1911 to 1980. Canadian philosopher and communications scholar (1911–1980))
• Sixtus IV (1414 to 1484. Head of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484)
• Cori Bush (born 1976. American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976))
• Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628 to 683. Emperor of Tang Dynasty of China (649 - 683))
• Maria Christina of Austria (1858 to 1929. Queen of Spain from 1879 to 1885)
• Taco (born 1955. Dutch musician)
• John Atta Mills (1944 to 2012. President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012)
• Stefan Löfven (born 1957. Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 to 2021)
• Sarah Waters (born 1966. Welsh novelist (born 1966))
• Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693 to 1768. Prime Minister of Great Britain (1754–1756; 1757–1762))
• Siddhartha Mukherjee (born 1970. Indian-American physician, writer b. 1970)
• Hart Crane (1899 to 1932. American poet (1899–1932))
• Emperor Wen of Sui (541 to 604. Emperor of China from 581 to 604)
• Saif al-Arab Gaddafi (1982 to 2011. Son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1982–2011))
• Mokgweetsi Masisi (born 1962. President of Botswana from 2018 to 2024)
• Cat Stevens (born 1948. British musician (born 1948))
• Sylvia Chang (born 1953. Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director)
• Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880 to 1919. Slovak politician, aviator, and astronomer (1880–1919))
• Buchi Emecheta (1944 to 2017. Nigerian writer (1944–2017))
• Sara Seager (born 1971. Canadian astronomer)
• Albert Edelfelt (1854 to 1905. Finnish painter (1854–1905))
• Rudolph A. Marcus (born 1923. Canadian-born American chemist and Nobel laureate)
• Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825 to 1903. Spanish politician (1825–1903))
• Karl Deutsch (1912 to 1992. Czech political scientist)
• Qubad Talabani (born 1977. Iraqi Kurdish politician)
• Bruce Gilley (born 1966. American political scientist (born 1966))
• Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal (1843–1884) (1843 to 1884. Princess George of Saxony)
• Rahimuddin Khan (1926 to 2022. Pakistani general (1926–2022))
• Wendy Cope (born 1945. English poet (born 1945))
• Umashankar Joshi (1911 to 1988. Indian poet, scholar and writer (1911–1988))
• Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua (born 1976. Equatoguinean politician and banker)
• Philippe Ariès (1914 to 1984. French medievalist and historian (1914–1984))
• Herman Daly (1938 to 2022. American economist (1938–2022))
• Kyansittha (1030 to 1112. Emperor of the Pagan dynasty of Myanmar)
• Kass Morgan (born 1984. American literary editor and writer)
• Vasile Alecsandri (1821 to 1890. Romanian poet, dramatist, politician and diplomat (1821–1890))
• Susheela Raman (born 1973. British musician (born 1973))
• Erik Heinrichs (1890 to 1965. Finnish military general)
• Qasim Rashid (born 1982. American activist (born 1982))
• Tsuyoshi Okudaira (1945 to 1972. Japanese communist activist)
• Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941 to 2019. Portuguese politician and law professor (1941–2019))
• Jean Picard (1620 to 1682. French astronomer and priest (1620–1682))
• Joachim Joseph Napoléon Murat, 4th Prince Murat (1834 to 1901. French general and noble (1834–1901))
• Carlos Duarte Costa (1888 to 1961. Brazilian Catholic bishop (1888–1961))
• Charlotte Gainsbourg (born 1971. French and British actress and singer (born 1971))
• Candice Carty-Williams (born 1989. British writer (born 1989))
• Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria (1616 to 1676. Archduchess consort of Further Austria)
• Badr al-Din al-Ayni (1360 to 1451. Sunni Hanafi Islamic scholar (1360–1451 CE))
• Pauline Jaricot (1799 to 1862. 19th-century French tertiary of the Order of Dominicans, foundress and blessed)
• Princess Maximiliana of Bavaria (1810 to 1821. Bavarian Princess)
• Mohammed Dib (1920 to 2003. Algerian writer)
• Henri Victor Regnault (1810 to 1878. French physicist (1810–1878))
• Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon (1783 to 1853. French general during the Napoleonic Wars)
• Olena Teliha (1906 to 1942. Ukrainian poet and activist (1906–1942))
• Viggo Kampmann (1910 to 1976. Danish politician)
• Matthew Prior (1664 to 1721. English diplomat and poet)
• Lasar Segall (1891 to 1957. Lithuanian-Brazilian artist)

Died on July 21

• Claus von Stauffenberg (1907 to 1944. German army officer (1907–1944))
• Robert Burns (1759 to 1796. Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796))
• Jerry Goldsmith (1929 to 2004. American film composer (1929–2004))
• Robert Young (1907 to 1998. American actor (1907–1998))
• Manuel II Palaiologos (1350 to 1425. Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425)
• E. L. Doctorow (1931 to 2015. American novelist and editor (1931–2015))
• Albert Luthuli (1898 to 1967. South African politician (c. 1898–1967))
• Elliot Handler (1916 to 2011. American inventor and business magnate (1916–2011))
• John II of Castile (1405 to 1454. King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454)
• Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929 to 1972. King of Bhutan from 1952 to 1972)
• Rama II (1768 to 1824. King of Siam from 1809 to 1824)
• Jaddanbai (1892 to 1949. Indian actress)
• Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912 to 1980. Syrian politician (1912–1980))
• Hubert Lyautey (1854 to 1934. French general and colonial administrator (1854–1934))
• Arthur Greiser (1897 to 1946. German Nazi politician, Gauleiter, SS-Obergruppenführer (1897–1946))
• Alan Shepard (1923 to 1998. American astronaut (1923–1998))
• George Mikhailovich, Count Brasov (1910 to 1931. Russian noble)
• Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (1946 to 2021. American writer (1946–2021))
• Antonio de Mendoza (1494 to 1552. 1st Viceroy of New Spain, (r. 1535–50); 3rd Viceroy of Peru (r. 1551–52))
• B. P. Koirala (1914 to 1982. Nepalese revolutionary, politician, and writer (1914–1982))
• Tony Bennett (1926 to 2023. American singer (1926–2023))
• Shangguan Wan'er (664 to 710. Chinese politician, poet and concubine (664–710))
• Empress Wei (Tang dynasty) (664 to 710. Empress of China (684, 705–710))
• James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (1610 to 1688. Anglo-Irish viceroy (1610–1688))
• Ernst Schäfer (1910 to 1992. German zoologist (1910–1992))
• Shefqet Vërlaci (1877 to 1946. Albanian politician and prime minister (1877–1946))
• Lyudmila Zhivkova (1942 to 1981. Bulgarian politician (1942–1981))
• Nicolae Grigorescu (1838 to 1907. Romanian painter (1838–1907))
• Frederick I of Swabia (1050 to 1105. Duke of Swabia from 1079 to 1105)
• Gualberto Villarroel (1908 to 1946. 39th President of Bolivia)

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