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Famous People Born on February 21(175 people)

Musician

Leeseo, South Korean singer

Actor

Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Thai actor and singer

Athlete

Noah Rubin, American tennis player

Actor

Sophie Turner, English actress

Athlete

Tang Haochen, Chinese tennis player

Actor

Hayley Orrantia, American actress and singer-songwriter

Musician

Wendy, South Korean singer

Athlete

Steve Leo Beleck, Cameroonian footballer

Athlete

Davy Klaassen, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Phil Jones, English footballer

Joe Alwyn, English actor(1991 - present)
Actor

Joe Alwyn, English actor

Athlete

Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer

Athlete

Ji So-yun, South Korean footballer

Actor

Solar, South Korean singer, songwriter and actress

Athlete

Devon Travis, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Mattias Tedenby, Swedish ice hockey player

Actor

Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Ian Cole, American ice hockey player

Athlete

Federico Fernández, Argentine footballer

Notable Figure

Jake Muzzin, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Donté Greene, American basketball player

Athlete

Eniola Aluko, English footballer

Actor

Ashley Greene, American actress

Actor

Elliot Page, Canadian actor

Actor

Charlotte Church, Welsh singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer

Notable Figure

Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby player

Athlete

David Odonkor, German footballer

Athlete

Marco Paoloni, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

James Wisniewski, American ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Braylon Edwards, American football player

Athlete

Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player

Actor

Mélanie Laurent, French actress

Athlete

Andre Barrett, American basketball player

Musician

Chantal Claret, American singer-songwriter

Filmmaker

Tebogo Jacko Magubane, South African DJ and producer

Athlete

Tsuyoshi Wada, Japanese baseball player

Notable Figure

Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player

Musician

Tiziano Ferro, Italian singer-songwriter and producer

Actor

Brendan Sexton III, American actor

Political Leader

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 5th King of Bhutan

Actor

Tituss Burgess, American actor and singer

Athlete

Carlito, Puerto Rican wrestler

Athlete

Pascal Chimbonda, Guadeloupean-French footballer

Actor

Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress and producer

Actor

Jordan Peele, American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter

Athlete

Erick Barkley, American basketball player

Athlete

Steve Francis, American basketball player

Musician

Rhiannon Giddens, American musician

Actor

Michael McIntyre, English comedian, actor and television presenter

Notable Figure

Ryan Smyth, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Scott Miller, Australian swimmer

Athlete

Iván Campo, Spanish footballer

Musician

Heri Joensen, Faroese singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Brian Rolston, American ice hockey player and coach

Athlete

Pierre Fulke, Swedish golfer

Notable Figure

Michael Slater, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Musician

James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Aunjanue Ellis, American actress and producer

Notable Figure

Petra Kronberger, Austrian skier

Athlete

Tony Meola, American soccer player and manager

Musician

Cathy Richardson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Leroy Burrell, American runner and coach

Politician

Sari Essayah, Finnish athlete and politician

Writer

Mark Ferguson, Australian journalist

Politician

Mark Kelly, American astronaut and politician

Astronaut

Scott Kelly, American astronaut

Actor

William Baldwin, American actor

Musician

Ranking Roger, English singer-songwriter and musician (died 2019)

Athlete

Greg Turner, New Zealand golfer

Writer

Chuck Palahniuk, American novelist and journalist

Writer

David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2008)

Actor

Christopher Atkins, American actor and businessman

Medical

Elliot Hirshman, American psychologist and academic

Political Leader

Plamen Oresharski, Bulgarian economist and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Musician

José María Cano, Spanish singer-songwriter and painter

Musician

Jake Burns, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor

Actor

Jack Coleman, American actor

Athlete

Alan Trammell, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Actor

Kelsey Grammer, American actor, singer, and producer

Politician

Christina Rees, British politician

Actor

Christine Ebersole, American actress and singer

Actor

William Petersen, American actor and producer

Musician

Jean-Jacques Burnel, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

Politician

Vitaly Churkin, Russian diplomat, former Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Vince Welnick, American keyboard player (died 2006)

Political Leader

Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopian politician and diplomat, 5th President of Ethiopia

Artist

Frank Brunner, American illustrator

Musician

Jerry Harrison, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Athlete

Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer (died 2022)

Musician

Johnny Echols, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Olympia Snowe, American politician

Actor

Tyne Daly, American actress and singer

Actor

Anthony Daniels, English actor and producer

Actor

Alan Rickman, English actor and director (died 2016)

Writer

Bob Ryan, American journalist and author

Athlete

Maurice Bembridge, English golfer (died 2024)

Business

David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records

Notable Figure

Tony Martin, Trinidadian-American historian and academic (died 2013)

Actor

Margarethe von Trotta, German actress, director, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Peter Gethin, English racing driver (died 2011)

Politician

John Lewis, American activist and politician (died 2020)

Musician

Bobby Charles, American singer-songwriter (died 2010)

Politician

Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (died 2015)

Harald V of Norway(1937 - present)
Notable Figure

Harald V of Norway

Actor

Gary Lockwood, American actor

Politician

Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (died 1996)

Writer

Richard A. Lupoff, American author (died 2020)

Actor

Mark McManus, Scottish actor (died 1994)

Actor

Rue McClanahan, American actress (died 2010)

Filmmaker

Bob Rafelson, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022)

Musician

Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2003)

Actor

Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)

Writer

Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (died 1996)

Filmmaker

Sam Peckinpah, American director and screenwriter (died 1984)

Athlete

Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2014)

Scientist

Dorothy Blum, American computer scientist and cryptanalyst (died 1980)

Scientist

Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2014)

Political Leader

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean educator and politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Zdeněk Miler, Czech animator (died 2011)

Philosopher/Religious

John Rawls, American philosopher and academic (died 2002)

Scientist

Richard T. Whitcomb, American aeronautical engineer (died 2009)

Actor

Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (died 1996)

Musician

Tadd Dameron, American pianist and composer (died 1965)

Writer

Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist (died 1964)

Actor

Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (died 1967)

Political Leader

Anton Vratuša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (died 2017)

Military

Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot (died 1999)

Actor

Zachary Scott, American actor (died 1965)

Medical

Jean Tatlock, American psychiatrist and physician (died 1944)

Actor

Arline Judge, American actress and singer (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Douglas Bader, English fighter pilot in World War II (died 1982)

Artist

Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2015)

Musician

W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and composer (died 1973)

Notable Figure

Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (died 1977)

Writer

Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (died 1976)

Philosopher/Religious

Arthur Nock, English theologian and academic (died 1963)

Actor

Jeanne Aubert, French singer and actress (died 1988)

Writer

Nirala, Indian poet and author (died 1961)

Notable Figure

Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)

Scientist

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian chemist and academic (died 1955)

Actor

Celia Lovsky, Austrian-American actress (died 1979)

Musician

Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (died 1987)

Medical

Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (died 1949)

Writer

Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (died 1965)

Politician

Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of War (died 1945)

Actor

Sacha Guitry, Russian-French actor, director, and playwright (died 1957)

Musician

Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (died 1945)

Notable Figure

Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (died 1973)

Notable Figure

Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian, oldest verified person ever (died 1997)

Notable Figure

Otto Hermann Kahn, German banker and philanthropist (died 1934)

Writer

John Haden Badley, English author and educator, founded the Bedales School (died 1967)

Artist

Goscombe John, Welsh-English sculptor and academic (died 1952)

Musician

Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (died 1937)

Musician

Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (died 1891)

Notable Figure

Charles Scribner I, American publisher, founded Charles Scribner's Sons (died 1871)

Writer

José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (died 1893)

Notable Figure

John Henry Newman, English cardinal (died 1890)

Political Leader

Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician, 8th President of Mexico (died 1876)

Musician

Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1857)

Scientist

Francis Ronalds, British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph (died 1873)

Notable Figure

Catharina of Württemberg (died 1835)

Notable Figure

Peter III of Russia (died 1762)

Politician

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral and politician (died 1781)

Medical

Rebecca Nurse, Massachusetts colonist, executed as a witch (died 1692)

Military

Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian military commander (died 1680)

Musician

Sethus Calvisius, German astronomer, composer, and theorist (died 1615)

Notable Figure

Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1599)

Notable Figure

Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland, English Earl (died 1549)

Notable Figure

Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1535)

Notable Figure

Joanna la Beltraneja, princess of Castile (died 1530)

Notable Figure

Isabella of Portugal (died 1471)

Notable Figure

Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (died 1005)

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