People born on May 21 191
Albrecht Dürer
b. 1471 – d. 1528
Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (d. 1528)
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Al-Hattab
b. 1497 – d. 1547
Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist (d. 1547)
Philip II of Spain
b. 1527 – d. 1598
Philip II of Spain (b. 1526)
Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
b. 1653 – d. 1697
Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1697)
Alexander Pope
b. 1688 – d. 1744
Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)
Alfred Moore
b. 1755 – d. 1810
Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)
Joseph Fouché
b. 1763 – d. 1820
Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (d. 1820)
Lucien Bonaparte
b. 1775 – d. 1840
Lucien Bonaparte, French prince (b. 1775)
Elizabeth Fry
b. 1780 – d. 1845
Elizabeth Fry, English philanthropist and reformer (d. 1845)
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
b. 1790 – d. 1858
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (d. 1858)
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
b. 1792 – d. 1843
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792)
Mary Anning
b. 1799 – d. 1847
Mary Anning, English paleontologist (d. 1847)
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František Chvostek
b. 1835 – d. 1884
František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician and academic (d. 1884)
Itagaki Taisuke
b. 1837 – d. 1919
Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (d. 1919)
Charles Albert Gobat
b. 1843 – d. 1914
Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
Louis Renault (jurist)
b. 1843 – d. 1918
Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
Henri Rousseau
b. 1844 – d. 1910
Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
Giuseppe Mercalli
b. 1850 – d. 1914
Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)
Léon Bourgeois
b. 1851 – d. 1925
Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1851)
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac
b. 1853 – d. 1905
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French educator and politician (b. 1853)
José Batlle y Ordóñez
b. 1856 – d. 1929
José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1929)
Willem Einthoven
b. 1860 – d. 1927
Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
Abel Ayerza
b. 1861 – d. 1918
Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (d. 1918)
Archduke Eugen of Austria
b. 1863 – d. 1954
Archduke Eugen of Austria (d. 1954)
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
b. 1864 – d. 1945
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (d. 1945)
Hans Berger
b. 1873 – d. 1941
Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (b. 1873)
Tudor Arghezi
b. 1880 – d. 1967
Tudor Arghezi, Romanian author and poet (b. 1880)
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Manuel Pérez y Curis
b. 1884 – d. 1920
Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and publisher (d. 1920)
Armand Hammer
b. 1898 – d. 1990
Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)
Charles Léon Hammes
b. 1898 – d. 1967
Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)
Carl Johnson (athlete)
b. 1898 – d. 1932
Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)
John McLaughlin (artist)
b. 1898 – d. 1976
John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (d. 1976)
Horace Heidt
b. 1901 – d. 1986
Horace Heidt, American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (d. 1986)
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Sam Jaffe (producer)
b. 1901 – d. 2000
Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)
Suzanne Lilar
b. 1901 – d. 1992
Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (d. 1992)
Earl Averill
b. 1902 – d. 1983
Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
Marcel Breuer
b. 1902 – d. 1981
Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (d. 1981)
Manly Wade Wellman
b. 1903 – d. 1986
Manly Wade Wellman, American author (d. 1986)
Robert Montgomery (actor)
b. 1904 – d. 1981
Robert Montgomery, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1904)
Fats Waller
b. 1904 – d. 1943
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)
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John C. Allen
b. 1907 – d. 1979
John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)
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Chen Dayu
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)
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John Curtis Gowan
b. 1912 – d. 1986
John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)
Monty Stratton
b. 1912 – d. 1982
Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)
Gina Bachauer
b. 1913 – d. 1976
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1913)
Tinus Osendarp
b. 1916 – d. 2002
Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (b. 1916)
Harold Robbins
b. 1916 – d. 1997
Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
Raymond Burr
b. 1917 – d. 1993
Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1917)
Dennis Day
b. 1918 – d. 1988
Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)
George P. Mitchell
b. 1919 – d. 2013
George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1919)
Bill Barber (musician)
b. 1920 – d. 2007
Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007)
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Sandy Douglas
b. 1921 – d. 2010
Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010)
Andrei Sakharov
b. 1921 – d. 1989
Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
Armand Borel
b. 1923 – d. 2003
Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)
Ara Parseghian
b. 1923
Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach
Dorothy Hewett
b. 1923 – d. 2002
Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (b. 1923)
Peggy Cass
b. 1924 – d. 1999
Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)
Robert Creeley
b. 1926 – d. 2005
Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)
Kay Kendall
b. 1927 – d. 1959
Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (b. 1927)
Alice Drummond
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Alice Drummond, American actress (d. 2016)
Robert Welch (designer)
b. 1929 – d. 2000
Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)
Keith Davis (rugby union)
b. 1930
Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player
Malcolm Fraser
b. 1930 – d. 2015
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)
Inese Jaunzeme
b. 1932 – d. 2011
Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (d. 2011)
Maurice André
b. 1933 – d. 2012
Maurice André, French trumpet player (d. 2012)
Yevgeny Minayev
b. 1933 – d. 1993
Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)
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Bob Northern
b. 1934
Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader
Bengt I. Samuelsson
b. 1934
Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Terry Lightfoot
b. 1935 – d. 2013
Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
Günter Blobel
b. 1936
Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Heinz Holliger
b. 1939
Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor
Tony Sheridan
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
Martin Carthy
b. 1941
Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Bobby Cox
b. 1941
Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager
Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway
b. 1941
Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician
Ronald Isley
b. 1941
Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter and producer
David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral
b. 1942
David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
John Konrads
b. 1942
John Konrads, Australian swimmer
Danny Ongais
b. 1942
Danny Ongais, American race car driver
Vincent Crane
b. 1943 – d. 1989
Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)
John Dalton (musician)
b. 1943
John Dalton, English bass player (The Kinks)
Hilton Valentine
b. 1943
Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (The Animals)
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar
b. 1944
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician
Janet Dailey
b. 1944 – d. 2013
Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (d. 2013)
Mary Robinson
b. 1944
Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Ireland
Ernst Messerschmid
b. 1945
Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut
Richard Hatch (actor)
b. 1945 – d. 2017
Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (d. 2017)
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Wayne Roycroft
b. 1946
Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach
Bill Champlin
b. 1947
Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Linda Laubenstein
b. 1947 – d. 1992
Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (b. 1947)
İlber Ortaylı
b. 1947
İlber Ortaylı, Turkish historian and academic
Elizabeth Buchan
b. 1948
Elizabeth Buchan, English author and critic
Joe Camilleri
b. 1948
Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist
Jonathan Hyde
b. 1948
Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor
Denis MacShane
b. 1948
Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe
Leo Sayer
b. 1948
Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician
Andrew Neil
b. 1949
Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic
Rosalind Plowright
b. 1949
Rosalind Plowright, English soprano
Will Hutton
b. 1950
Will Hutton, English economist and journalist
Al Franken
b. 1951
Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician
Adrian Hardiman
b. 1951 – d. 2016
Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)
Mr. T
b. 1952
Mr. T, American actor and wrestler
Nora Aunor
b. 1953
Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist
Marc Ribot
b. 1954
Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer
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Paul Barber (field hockey)
b. 1955
Paul Barber, English field hockey player
Stan Lynch
b. 1955
Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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James Bailey (basketball)
b. 1957
James Bailey, American basketball player
Nadine Dorries
b. 1957
Nadine Dorries, English nurse and politician
Judge Reinhold
b. 1957
Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer
Renée Soutendijk
b. 1957
Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress
Christian Audigier
b. 1958 – d. 2015
Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (b. 1958)
Muffy Calder
b. 1958
Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic
Michael Crick
b. 1958
Michael Crick, English journalist and author
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Naeem Khan
b. 1958
Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer
Jefery Levy
b. 1958
Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Nick Cassavetes
b. 1959
Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Abdulla Yameen
b. 1959
Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives
Jeffrey Dahmer
b. 1960 – d. 1994
Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)
Kent Hrbek
b. 1960
Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Mark Ridgway
b. 1960
Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer
Vladimir Salnikov
b. 1960
Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer
Jeffrey Toobin
b. 1960
Jeffrey Toobin, American lawyer and essayist
Mohanlal
b. 1960
Mohanlal, South Indian actor
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David Crumb
b. 1962
David Crumb, American composer and educator
Richard Appel
b. 1963
Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer
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Dave Specter
b. 1963
Dave Specter, American guitarist
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Laurie Spina
b. 1963
Laurie Spina, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Lisa Edelstein
b. 1966
Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright
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Tatyana Ledovskaya
b. 1966
Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler
Chris Benoit
b. 1967 – d. 2007
Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)
Blake Schwarzenbach
b. 1967
Blake Schwarzenbach, American singer and guitarist
Ilmar Raag
b. 1968
Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter
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Matthias Ungemach
b. 1968
Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower
Julie Vega
b. 1968 – d. 1985
Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (d. 1985)
Georgiy Gongadze
b. 1969 – d. 2000
Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)
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Masayo Kurata
b. 1969
Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress and singer
George LeMieux
b. 1969
George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician
Pete Sandoval
b. 1969
Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-born American drummer
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Brian Statham (footballer)
b. 1969
Brian Statham, English footballer
Brigita Bukovec
b. 1970
Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler
Dorsey Levens
b. 1970
Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster
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Pauline Menczer
b. 1970
Pauline Menczer, Australian surfer
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Carl Veart
b. 1970
Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach
The Notorious B.I.G.
b. 1972 – d. 1997
The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)
Stewart Cink
b. 1973
Stewart Cink, American golfer
Brad Arthur
b. 1974
Brad Arthur, Australian rugby league coach
Fairuza Balk
b. 1974
Fairuza Balk, American actress
Havoc (musician)
b. 1974
Havoc, American rapper and producer
Anthony Mundine
b. 1975
Anthony Mundine, Australian rugby league player and boxer
Stuart Bingham
b. 1976
Stuart Bingham, English snooker player
Quinton Fortune
b. 1977
Quinton Fortune, South African footballer and coach
Jamaal Magloire
b. 1978
Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach
Damián Ariel Álvarez
b. 1979
Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
Jamie Hepburn
b. 1979
Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health
James Clancy Phelan
b. 1979
James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic
Scott Smith (fighter)
b. 1979
Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist
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Sonja Vectomov
b. 1979
Sonja Vectomov, Czech musician/composer
Gotye
b. 1980
Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter
Craig Anderson (ice hockey)
b. 1981
Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player
Edson Buddle
b. 1981
Edson Buddle, American soccer player
Josh Hamilton
b. 1981
Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
Maximilian Mutzke
b. 1981
Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter
Anna Rogowska
b. 1981
Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
Mark Cavendish
b. 1985
Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist
Alexander Dale Oen
b. 1985 – d. 2012
Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)
Isa Guha
b. 1985
Isa Guha, English cricketer
Lucie Hradecká
b. 1985
Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player
Kano (rapper)
b. 1985
Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor
Dušan Kuciak
b. 1985
Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer
Heath L'Estrange
b. 1985
Heath L'Estrange, Australian rugby league player
Andrew Miller (baseball)
b. 1985
Andrew Miller, American baseball player
Mario Mandžukić
b. 1986
Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
Eder Sánchez
b. 1986
Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker
Park Sojin
b. 1986
Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
Beau Falloon
b. 1987
Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player
Claire Cashmore
b. 1988
Claire Cashmore, English swimmer
Park Gyu-ri
b. 1988
Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer
Jonny Howson
b. 1988
Jonny Howson, English footballer
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Emily Robins
b. 1989
Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer
Hal Robson-Kanu
b. 1989
Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer
Rene Krhin
b. 1990
Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer
Guilherme Costa Marques
b. 1991
Guilherme, Brazilian footballer
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Hutch Dano
b. 1992
Hutch Dano, American actor
Luke Garbutt
b. 1993
Luke Garbutt, English footballer
Tom Daley
b. 1994
Tom Daley, English diver
Indy de Vroome
b. 1996
Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
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Ivan De Santis
b. 1997
Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer
Sisca Folkertsma
b. 1997
Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer
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Alex Gunning
b. 1997
Alex Gunning, Australian mathematician
Viktoria Petryk
b. 1997
Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
Aurelia Cotta
b. ?
Aurelia Cotta, Roman mother of Gaius Julius Caesar (b. 120 BC)