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November 21 birthdays

290 notable historical figures were born on November 21, and 168 died on this day. Everyone born on November 21 is a Scorpio.

18% of November 21 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (64) than any other country.

Born on November 21

• Björk (born 1965. Icelandic singer (born 1965))
• Voltaire (1694 to 1778. French writer and philosopher (1694–1778))
• Harold Ramis (1944 to 2014. American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014))
• Victoria, Princess Royal (1840 to 1901. German Empress in 1888)
• René Magritte (1898 to 1967. Belgian painter (1898–1967))
• Benedict XV (1854 to 1922. Head of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922)
• Colleen Ballinger (born 1986. American comedian and social media personality (born 1986))
• Nikolai Durov (born 1980. Russian programmer and mathematician (born 1980))
• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643 to 1687. French explorer of North America (1643–1687))
• Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768 to 1834. German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768–1834))
• Abdul-Karim Qasim (1914 to 1963. Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963)
• Francisco Tárrega (1852 to 1909. Spanish composer and classical guitarist (1852–1909))
• Harold Nicolson (1886 to 1968. British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886–1968))
• Abram Garfield (1872 to 1958. American architect (1872–1958))
• Je Tsongkhapa (1357 to 1419. Tibetan monk and yogi (1357–1419))
• Jeannot Szwarc (1937 to 2025. French film director (1939–2025))
• Shahnawaz Bhutto (1958 to 1985. Pakistani politician)
• Akshay Venkatesh (born 1981. Australian mathematician (born 1981))
• Henrique Gouveia e Melo (born 1960. Portuguese naval officer (born 1960))
• Michel Suleiman (born 1948. President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014)
• Beryl Bainbridge (1932 to 2010. English writer (1932–2010))
• Goldie Hawn (born 1945. American actress (born 1945))
• Tom Rothman (born 1954. American film executive (born 1954))
• Paul Rée (1849 to 1901. German author, philosopher and physician (1849–1901))
• Jacques I (1689 to 1751. Prince of Monaco from 1731 to 1733)
• Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863 to 1944. English writer and literary critic (1863–1944))
• Leslie Ward (1851 to 1922. British portrait artist and caricaturist (1851–1922))
• Milka Planinc (1924 to 2010. Croatian politician (1924–2010))
• Emanuel Ringelblum (1900 to 1944. Polish historian (1900–1944))
• Raphael of Brooklyn (1860 to 1915. American saint (1860–1915))
• Qian Zhongshu (1910 to 1998. Chinese literary scholar and writer (1910–1998))
• Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851 to 1926. Belgian cardinal (1851–1926))
• Pedro Lemebel (1952 to 2015. Chilean writer, chronicler, and performer)
• Chung Il-kwon (1917 to 1994. South Korean general (1917–1994))
• Grant, Michael (1914 to 2004. British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004))
• Ada Cambridge (1844 to 1926. Australian writer (1844–1926))
• Paul W. Tibbets IV (born 1966. US Air Force general)
• Prince Ludwig Rudolf of Hanover (1955 to 1988. Member of the House of Hanover and music producer)
• Dora María Téllez (born 1955. Nicaraguan revolutionary (born 1955))
• Joseph Lagu (born 1931. South Sudanese politician (born 1929))
• Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 to 1933. German composer)
• Raman Parimala (born 1948. Indian mathematician (born 1948))
• William F. Lamb (1883 to 1952. American architect (1883–1952))
• K. S. Chandrasekharan (1920 to 2017. Indian mathematician (1920–2017))
• Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (1901 to 1988. Prime Minister of Thailand from 1946 to 1947)
• Paul Richards (1908 to 1986. American baseball player, manager, and executive (1908–1986))
• Malcolm Williamson (1931 to 2003. Australian composer (1931–2003))
• Carly Rae Jepsen (born 1985. Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1985))
• Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg (1717 to 1778. Princess of Carignano)
• Paolo Renier (1710 to 1789. Doge of Venice from 1779 to 1789)
• Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758 to 1822. Brother of Frederick I of Württemberg)
• Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Duke of Alba (1537 to 1585. Spanish military personnel (1537-1583))
• Jorge Azcón (born 1973. Spanish politician (born 1973))
• Stanley Jackson (cricketer) (1870 to 1947. English cricketer and politician (1870–1947))
• Andrei Kobyakov (born 1960. Belarusian politician)
• Grahame Bond (born 1943. Australian actor, writer, director, musician, architect and composer)
• Iain Hamilton Grant (born 1963. British philosopher (born 1963))
• Terunobu Fujimori (born 1946. Japanese architect and architectural historian)
• Kyle Gann (born 1955. Musical artist)
• Tomie Ohtake (1913 to 2015. Japanese-Brazilian artist)

Died on November 21

• C. V. Raman (1888 to 1970. Indian physicist (1888–1970))
• Franz Joseph (Emperor Franz Joseph I) (1830 to 1916. Habsburg monarch from 1848 to 1916)
• Abdus Salam (1926 to 1996. Pakistani theoretical physicist (1926–1996))
• Anne McCaffrey (1926 to 2011. Irish science fiction writer (1926–2011))
• Heinrich von Kleist (1777 to 1811. German Romantic writer (1777–1811))
• Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807 to 1886. American polymath (1807–1886))
• Mutesa II of Buganda (1924 to 1969. Monarch of the Kingdom of Buganda from 1939 to 1969)
• J. B. M. Hertzog (1866 to 1942. South African politician (1866–1942))
• Je Tsongkhapa (1357 to 1419. Tibetan monk and yogi (1357–1419))
• Kaysone Phomvihane (1920 to 1992. Lao politician and communist leader)
• Alexander Patch (1889 to 1945. United States Army general (1889–1945))
• Salahuddin of Selangor (1926 to 2001. King of Malaysia from 1999 to 2001)
• Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916 to 2006. President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999)
• James Hogg (1770 to 1835. Scottish poet and novelist (1770–1835))
• Gardner McKay (1932 to 2001. American actor, artist, and author (1932–2001))
• García Ramírez the Restorer (1110 to 1150. King of Pamplona from 1134 to 1150)
• Leopold Godowsky (1870 to 1938. Lithuanian-American pianist and composer (1870–1938))
• Philip I (1346 to 1361. Duke of Burgundy)
• Yuri III (1281 to 1325. Prince of Moscow (1303–1325))
• Fabian Ver (1920 to 1998. Filipino general)
• Jacques de Vaucanson (1709 to 1782. French inventor and artist (1709–1782))
• Diego, Prince of Asturias (1575 to 1582. Spanish and Portuguese prince)
• Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972 to 2006. Lebanese politician (1972–2006))
• Leopold Berchtold (1863 to 1942. Austro-Hungarian politician (1863–1942))
• Eli Zeira (1928 to 2025. Israeli military intelligence officer (1928–2025))
• Reizei (950 to 1011. Emperor of Japan from 967 to 969)
• Béla Miklós (1890 to 1948. Former Hungarian prime minister (1944-1945))
• Frank Martin (composer) (1890 to 1974. Swiss composer (1890–1974))
• Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari (1260 to 1309. Egyptian Sufi scholar (1259–1310))
• Joseph Caillaux (1863 to 1944. French politician)

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