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March 21 birthdays

329 notable historical figures were born on March 21, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on March 21 is a Aries.

18% of March 21 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (67) than any other country.

Born on March 21

• Ayrton Senna (1960 to 1994. Brazilian racing driver (1960–1994))
• Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955. President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023)
• Antoine Griezmann (born 1991. French footballer (born 1991))
• Ronaldinho (born 1980. Brazilian footballer (born 1980))
• Rani Mukerji (born 1978. Indian actress (born 1978))
• Gary Oldman (born 1958. English actor and filmmaker (born 1958))
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 to 1750. German composer (1685–1750))
• Slavoj Žižek (born 1949. Slovenian philosopher (born 1949))
• Benito Juárez (1806 to 1872. President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872)
• Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947 to 2017. President of Yemen from 1978 to 2012)
• Tini (singer) (born 1997. Argentine singer and actress (born 1997))
• Joseph Fourier (1768 to 1830. French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830))
• Bassem Youssef (born 1974. Egyptian-American comedian and surgeon (born 1974))
• Michael Heseltine (born 1933. British politician (born 1933))
• Prayut Chan-o-cha (born 1954. Prime Minister of Thailand from 2014 to 2023)
• Nobuo Uematsu (born 1959. Japanese composer (born 1959))
• Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1961 to 2020. Iranian nuclear physicist (1961–2020))
• M. N. Roy (1887 to 1954. Indian revolutionary and political theorist (1887–1954))
• Taizu (927 to 976. Emperor of China from 960 to 976)
• Charles I (1226 to 1285. King of Sicily from 1266 to 1285)
• Ghazi of Iraq (1912 to 1939. King of Iraq from 1933 to 1939)
• John D. Rockefeller III (1906 to 1978. American philanthropist (1906–1978))
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born 1972. American songwriter (born 1972))
• Abdul Salam Arif (1921 to 1966. President of Iraq from 8 February 1963 to 13 April 1966)
• Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (1965 to 2025. Iranian physicist (1965–2025))
• Nirmala Srivastava (1923 to 2011. Indian spiritual teacher)
• Jeff Lemire (born 1976. Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, and artist (born 1976))
• Nizar Qabbani (1923 to 1998. Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923–1998))
• James Strang (1813 to 1856. American Mormon leader (1813–1856))
• Shahrokh Afshar (1734 to 1796. Afsharid shah of Iran (In Western Khorasan (1748–1796)))
• Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887 to 1908. Eldest son of Carlos I of Portugal (1887–1908))
• Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889 to 1963. New Zealand soldier and viceroy (1889–1963))
• Albert Kahn (architect) (1869 to 1942. American architect (1869–1942))
• Angela Merici (1474 to 1540. Christian saint)
• Sergey Lavrov (born 1950. Russian diplomat (born 1950))
• Harvey Mansfield (born 1932. American political philosopher)
• Lothar Matthäus (born 1961. German footballer (born 1961))
• Walter Gilbert (born 1932. American biochemist, physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1932))
• Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551 to 1608. Archduchess consort of Inner Austria)
• Erich Mendelsohn (1887 to 1953. Jewish German British architect)
• Hernán Siles Zuazo (1914 to 1996. President of Bolivia (1956–1960, 1982–1985))
• Irina Yusupova (1915 to 1983. Countess Nikolai Dmitrievich Sheremetev)
• Andrew Taylor (painter) (born 1967. Australian painter and printmaker (born 1967))
• Fred Akuffo (1937 to 1979. Head of State of Ghana from 1978 to 1979)
• Jordi Alba (born 1989. Spanish footballer (born 1989))
• Henry Ossian Flipper (1856 to 1940. American soldier (1856–1940))
• Fatima bint Musa (790 to 816. Daughter of the Seventh Twelver Imam)
• Joseph Raz (1939 to 2022. Israeli philosopher (1939–2022))
• Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland (1807 to 1858. Illegitimate daughter of William IV (1807–1858))
• Lauren Kate (born 1981. American writer)
• Xavier Bertrand (born 1965. French politician (born 1965))
• Louise Leakey (born 1972. Kenyan paleontologist)
• Ghassan Alian (born 1972. Israeli Druze officer of the IDF)
• Raul Khajimba (born 1958. President of Abkhazia from 2014 to 2020)
• Juju Castaneda (born 1981. American novelist)
• Margaret Mahy (1936 to 2012. New Zealand children's writer (1936–2012))
• Fariborz Sahba (born 1948. Iranian-American architect (born 1948))
• Hunter Liggett (1857 to 1935. United States Army general (1857–1935))
• Jiří Kylián (born 1947. Czech former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer)
• Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962. American comedian and actress (born 1962))

Died on March 21

• Chinua Achebe (1930 to 2013. Nigerian author and literary critic (1930–2013))
• Nawal El Saadawi (1931 to 2021. Egyptian feminist writer, activist, doctor and psychiatrist (1931–2021))
• Joseph E. Johnston (1807 to 1891. Confederate Army general (1807–1891))
• Margret Wittmer (1904 to 2000. Floreana Island settler)
• Ælla of Northumbria (800 to 867. King of Northumbria)
• John Law (economist) (1671 to 1729. Scottish-French economist and financier (1671–1729))
• Andrew Grove (1936 to 2016. American businessman, engineer and author)
• Guadalupe Victoria (1786 to 1845. President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829)
• Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946 to 2005. Palmarian Catholic Church pope (1946–2005))
• Robert Southey (1774 to 1843. English romantic poet (1774–1843))
• Arthur Nebe (1894 to 1945. German SS functionary and Holocaust perpetrator (1894–1945))
• Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911 to 1978. President of Ireland from 1974 to 1976)
• Alexander Glazunov (1865 to 1936. Russian composer (1865–1936))
• Robert (1011 to 1076. Duke of Burgundy from 1032 to 1076)
• Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 to 1805. French painter (1725–1805))
• George Foreman (1949 to 2025. American boxer (1949–2025))
• Marlen Haushofer (1920 to 1970. Austrian writer (1920–1970))
• Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815 to 1885. Princess Charles of Hesse and by Rhine)
• Daulat Rao Sindhia (1779 to 1827. Maharaja of Gwalior from 1794 to 1827)
• Honoré III (1720 to 1795. Prince of Monaco from 1733 to 1793)
• Osberht of Northumbria (850 to 867. King of Northumbria)
• Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713 to 1762. French astronomer and geodesist (1713–1762))
• Franz Schreker (1878 to 1934. Austrian composer (1878–1934))
• Asma bint Marwan (Female Arab poet of 7th-century Arabia)
• Robert II (1248 to 1306. Duke of Burgundy)
• Joe Medwick (1911 to 1975. American baseball player (1911–1975))
• Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787 to 1862. Austrian nobleman and general)
• Nicanor Abelardo (1893 to 1934. Filipino composer (1893–1934))
• C. V. Raman Pillai (1858 to 1922. Indian novelist and playwright)
• Ramadan al-Bouti (1929 to 2013. Kurdish Sunni Muslim scholar (1929–2013))

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