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June 21 birthdays

295 notable historical figures were born on June 21, and 182 died on this day. Everyone born on June 21 is a Cancer.

19% of June 21 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (77) than any other country.

Born on June 21

• Chris Pratt (born 1979. American actor (born 1979))
• Edward Snowden (born 1983. Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983))
• William, Prince of Wales (born 1982. Heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982))
• Lana Del Rey (born 1985. American singer-songwriter (born 1985))
• Benazir Bhutto (1953 to 2007. Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996))
• Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 to 1980. French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980))
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 to 1716. German polymath (1646–1716))
• Joko Widodo (born 1961. President of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024)
• Ray Davies (born 1944. English musician (born 1944))
• Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818 to 1893. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1844 to 1893)
• Lalo Schifrin (1932 to 2025. Argentine-American composer (1932–2025))
• Judy Holliday (1921 to 1965. American actress, singer (1921–1965))
• Yingluck Shinawatra (born 1967. Prime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014)
• Nicolás Maduro Guerra (born 1990. Venezuelan politician (born 1990))
• Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 to 1971. American Reformed theologian (1892–1971))
• Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (1932 to 2016. French-American businessman (1932–2016))
• Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872 to 1925. Shah of Iran from 1907 to 1909)
• Leo IX (1002 to 1054. Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054)
• Shirin Ebadi (born 1947. Iranian-British lawyer, activist (born 1947))
• Françoise Sagan (1935 to 2004. French writer (1935–2004))
• Anne Carson (born 1950. Canadian poet and academic (born 1950))
• Martin I (598 to 655. Head of the Catholic Church from 649 to 655)
• Zuzana Čaputová (born 1973. President of Slovakia from 2019 to 2024)
• Mary McCarthy (author) (1912 to 1989. American novelist and political activist (1912–1989))
• Lluís Companys (1882 to 1940. Spanish lawyer and politician (1882–1940))
• Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528 to 1603. Holy Roman Empress from 1564 to 1576)
• Clara Immerwahr (1870 to 1915. German chemist (1870–1915))
• Yang Liwei (born 1965. Chinese military officer and taikonaut (born 1965))
• Al Hirschfeld (1903 to 2003. American caricaturist (1903–2003))
• Smiljan Radić Clarke (born 1965. Chilean architect (born 1965))
• Augusta of Bavaria (1788 to 1851. Duchess of Leuchtenberg (1788–1851))
• Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826 to 1902. British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society (1826–1902))
• Don Black (lyricist) (born 1938. English lyricist (born 1938))
• Michel Platini (born 1955. French football player administrator and player (born 1955))
• Lucy Ayoub (born 1992. Arab-Israeli journalist)
• Paolo Soleri (1919 to 2013. American architect (1919–2013))
• Pipilotti Rist (born 1962. Swiss contemporary artist)
• Jon Huntsman Sr. (1937 to 2018. American businessman and philanthropist (1937–2018))
• Aman Andom (1924 to 1974. Ethiopian general; chairman of the Derg in 1974)
• Charles Jencks (1939 to 2019. American architect)
• Pier Luigi Nervi (1891 to 1979. Italian architect and engineer)
• William Vickrey (1914 to 1996. Canadian-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1914–1996))
• Choe Yong-gon (official) (1900 to 1976. North Korean politician (1900–1976))
• Motoori Norinaga (1730 to 1801. Japanese scholar and philosopher (1730–1801))
• Giovanni Spadolini (1925 to 1994. Italian politician (1925–1994))
• Charlotte of Prussia (1831 to 1855. Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen)
• Andrew Jackson Houston (1854 to 1941. American politician (1854–1941))
• Damrong Rajanubhab (1862 to 1943. Thai prince, historian, and public administrator (1862–1943))
• Bolesław V the Chaste (1226 to 1279. High Duke of Poland from 1243 to 1279)
• Jean Laplanche (1924 to 2012. French psychoanalyst, author & editor)
• Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792 to 1860. German theologian (1792–1860))
• Dorothy Stickney (1896 to 1998. American actress (1896–1998))
• Pagan Min (1811 to 1880. King of Konbaung, Prince of Pagan)
• Luis Antonio Tagle (born 1957. Filipino Catholic cardinal (born 1957))
• Terence Etherton (1951 to 2025. British judge (1951–2025))
• Pavel Haas (1899 to 1944. Moravian-Jewish composer)
• Juliette Lewis (born 1973. American actress and singer (born 1973))
• Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony (1782 to 1863. Saxon princess (1782–1863))
• Olga Rozanova (1886 to 1918. Russian painter)
• Alois Hába (1893 to 1973. Czech music educator and composer)

Died on June 21

• Machiavelli (1469 to 1527. Florentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527))
• Sukarno (1901 to 1970. President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967)
• Edward III (1312 to 1377. King of England from 1327 to 1377)
• Jane Addams (1860 to 1935. American reformer (1860–1935))
• Oda Nobunaga (1534 to 1582. Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582))
• Jaime Sin (1928 to 2005. Filipino Catholic prelate (1928–2005))
• Bertha von Suttner (1843 to 1914. Austrian novelist and pacifist (1843–1914))
• Aloysius Gonzaga (1568 to 1591. Italian Jesuit seminarian and saint (1568–1591))
• Li Xiannian (1909 to 1992. President of China from 1983 to 1988)
• Andrew Goodman (activist) (1943 to 1964. American civil rights activist and murder victim (1943–1964))
• Vaclav II of Bohemia (1271 to 1305. King of Bohemia from 1278 to 1305)
• Philip of Swabia (1177 to 1208. King of Germany from 1198 to 1208)
• Tage Erlander (1901 to 1985. Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969)
• Bert Kaempfert (1923 to 1980. German composer (1923–1980))
• Assi Rahbani (1923 to 1986. Lebanese composer, musician, and producer (1923–1986))
• Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851 to 1884. Dutch prince (1851–1884))
• Johannes Stark (1874 to 1957. German physicist (1874–1957))
• Sebastiano del Piombo (1485 to 1547. Italian painter (c. 1485 – 1547))
• George Axelrod (1922 to 2003. American dramatist (1922–2003))
• D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860 to 1948. Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar)
• Magnus von Braun (1919 to 2003. German rocket scientist (1919–2003))
• Alan Hovhaness (1911 to 2000. American composer (1911–2000))
• John T. Thompson (1860 to 1940. United States Army general (1860–1940))
• Demetris Christofias (1946 to 2019. President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013)
• Chlodomer (495 to 524. King of Orléans (c. 495–524))
• Richard Adler (1921 to 2012. American lyricist, writer, composer and producer (1921–2012))
• Robert L. Ghormley (1883 to 1958. United States Navy admiral)
• Francisco Guterres (1954 to 2026. President of East Timor from 2017 to 2022)
• Fulk III (970 to 1040. 11th-century Frankish nobleman)
• Leonardo Loredan (1436 to 1521. Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521)

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