November 21 - Births

Births

1495 – John Bale, English churchman (d. 1563)
1567 – Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)
1643 – René-Robert Cavelier de LaSalle French explorer (d. 1687)
1692 – Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet (d. 1768)
1694 – Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778)
1718 – Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German music critic, music-theorist and composer (d. 1795)
1729 – Josiah Bartlett, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1795)
1760 – Joseph Plumb Martin, Soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (d. 1850)
1761 – Dorothea Jordan, British actress (d. 1816)
1768 – Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian (d. 1834)
1787 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born shipping magnate (d. 1865)
1811 – Zeng Guofan, Chinese military leader (d. 1872)
1818 – Lewis H. Morgan, American anthropologist (d. 1881)
1835 – Hetty Green, American businesswoman (d. 1916)
1840 – Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain and German Empress (d. 1901)
1851 – Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Belgian Cardinal (d. 1926)
1852 – Francisco Tárrega, father of modern classical guitar (d. 1909)
1853 – Hussein Kamal, Sultan of Egypt (d. 1917)
1854 – Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)
1861 – Tom Horn, American lawman and convicted murderer (d. 1903)
1866 – Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian writer (d. 1900)
1866 – Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, 17th Yokozuna (d. 1914)
1870 – Alexander Berkman, American anarchist and writer (d. 1936)
1870 – Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946)
1870 – Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (d. 1964)
1876 – Olav Duun, Norwegian writer (d. 1939)
1877 – Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer (d. 1933)
1878 – Gustav Radbruch, German law professor (d. 1949)
1882 – Harold Lowe, Welsh 5th Officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1944)
1886 – Harold Nicolson, British diplomat (d. 1968)
1897 – Mollie Steimer Russian-born American anarchist (d. 1980)
1898 – René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)
1899 – Jobyna Ralston, American actress (d. 1967)
1902 – Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)
1902 – Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish American author, Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
1902 – Mikhail Suslov, Soviet statesman (d. 1982)
1904 – Coleman Hawkins, American musician (d. 1969)
1908 – Elizabeth George Speare, American author (d. 1994)
1912 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982)
1913 – Roy Boulting, British film director (d. 2001)
1914 – Henri Laborit, French physician, writer, and philosopher (d. 1995)
1916 – Sid Luckman, American football player (d. 1998)
1919 – Steve Brodie, American actor (d. 1992)
1920 – Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)
1920 – Stan Musial, American baseball player
1921 – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (d. 1996)
1922 – María Casares, Spanish-born actress (d. 1996)
1922 – Abe Lemons, American basketball coach (d. 2002)
1923 – Veljko Kadijević, Yugoslav general
1924 – Milka Planinc, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
1924 – Christopher Tolkien, British author
1925 – Xie Jin, Chinese film director (d. 2008)
1926 – Odd Børretzen, Norwegian singer and author (d. 2012)
1926 – William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal
1927 – Joseph Campanella, American actor
1927 – Georgia Frontiere, American professional sports team owner (d. 2008)
1929 – Laurier LaPierre, Canadian journalist and politician
1929 – Marilyn French, American feminist writer (d. 2009)
1930 – Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian writer and essayist (d. 1990)
1931 – Lewis Binford, American archaeologist (d. 2011)
1931 – Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (d. 1985)
1931 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (d. 2003)
1932 – Beryl Bainbridge, British novelist (d. 2010)
1933 – Henry Hartsfield, American astronaut
1934 – Laurence Luckinbill, American actor
1935 – Fairuz, Lebanese singer
1936 – Victor Chang, Australian physician (d. 1991)
1937 – Ingrid Pitt, Polish-born British actress (d. 2010)
1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress
1939 – Budd Dwyer, American politician (d. 1987)
1940 – Dr. John, American musician
1940 – Richard Marcinko, American author
1940 – Freddy Beras Goico, Dominican TV host and comedian (d. 2010)
1941 – İdil Biret, Turkish pianist
1941 – Juliet Mills, British actress
1942 – Afa Anoa'i, Samoan/American wrestler
1942 – Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German politician
1943 – Phil Bredesen, American politician and 48th Governor of Tennessee
1943 – Jacques Laffite, French racing driver
1943 – Larry Mahan, American rodeo cowboy
1943 – Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer
1944 – Richard Durbin, American politician
1944 – Earl Monroe, American basketball player
1944 – Harold Ramis, American actor/director
1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress
1946 – Jacky Lafon, Belgian actress
1947 – Nickolas Grace, British actor
1948 – Alphonse Mouzon, American drummer
1948 – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon
1948 – George Zimmer, American entrepreneur
1948 – Lonnie Jordan, American musician (War)
1950 – Stephen Geyer, American film and television composer
1952 – Janne Kristiansen, Norwegian jurist
1952 – Lorna Luft, American actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland
1954 – Thomas Rothman, American film executive
1955 – Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player
1958 – David Reivers, American actor
1960 – Brian McNamara, American actor
1960 – Brian Ritchie, American musician (Violent Femmes)
1962 – Steven Curtis Chapman, American musician
1962 – Sabine Busch, German athlete
1963 – Nicollette Sheridan, British actress
1964 – Shane Douglas, American wrestler
1964 – Olden Polynice, Haitian basketball player
1964 – Liza Tarbuck, British entertainer
1965 – Björk, Icelandic musician
1965 – Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)
1965 – Alexander Siddig, British actor
1966 – Troy Aikman, American football player
1966 – Evgeny Bareev, Russian chess Grandmaster
1967 – Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
1967 – Toshihiko Koga, Japanese Judoka
1967 – Ken Block, American rally driver
1968 – Inka Bause, German actress and singer
1968 – Alex James, English bassist (Blur)
1968 – Christopher Noxon, American journalist
1968 – Sean Schemmel, American voice actor
1968 – Antonio Tarver, American boxer
1969 – Ken Griffey, Jr., American baseball player
1970 – Karen Davila, Filipino journalist
1970 – Justin Langer, Australian cricketer
1971 – Michael Strahan, American football player
1972 – Rain Phoenix, American singer/actress
1972 – David Tua, Samoan boxer
1973 – Brook Kerr, American actress
1973 – Inés Sastre, Spanish model and actress
1974 – Karen Rolton, Australian Cricketer
1975 – Cherie Johnson, American actress
1975 – Chris Moneymaker, American poker player
1975 – Aaron Solowoniuk, Canadian drummer
1976 – Michael Wilson, Australian rules footballer
1976 – Dasha, Czech adult actress
1976 – Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
1976 – Daniel Whiston, British ice skater
1977 – Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
1977 – Myles Heskett, Australian musician (Wolfmother)
1977 – Yolande James, Canadian politician
1977 – Jonas Jennings, American football player
1977 – Tobias Sammet, German singer (Edguy)
1978 – Daniel Bradshaw, Australian rules footballer
1978 – Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress
1978 – Sara Tanaka, American actress
1979 – Stromile Swift, American basketball player
1979 – Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
1979 – Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
1979 – Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Hank Blalock, American baseball player
1980 – Alec Brownstein, American author, director
1980 – Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
1980 – Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress
1981 – Wesley Britt, American football player
1981 – Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
1981 – Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
1982 – Ryan Starr, American singer
1983 – Jamie Langley, English rugby player
1983 – Brianna Garcia, American professional wrestler
1983 – Nicole Garcia, American professional wrestler
1984 – Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
1984 – Hope Dworaczyk, American model
1984 – Jena Malone, American actress
1984 – Callum Ferguson, Australian cricketer
1984 – Willy Mason, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter
1985 – Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
1985 – Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
1986 – Ben Bishop, American ice hockey goalie
1986 – Jordan Lloyd, American reality television personality
1987 – Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
1987 – Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer
1988 – Len Väljas, Canadian cross-country skier
1988 – Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player
1989 – Dárvin Chávez, Mexican footballer
1989 – Fabian Delph, English footballer
1989 – Will Buckley, English footballer
1991 – Lewis Dunk, English footballer
1992 – Conor Maynard, English musician
1992 – Rino Sashihara, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48)
1992 – Jessica Faye Walton, Future genius pending
1993 – Elena Myers, American motorcycle racer
2001 – Samantha Bailey, American actress