Famous birthdays on October 21
Famous people born on October 21, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♎ Star sign
Libra
💎 Birthstone
Opal
👶 How common
No. 270 of 366
Born on October 21

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
born 1772 · English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)

Alfred Nobel
born 1833 · Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

Celia Cruz
born 1925 · Cuban singer (1925–2003)

Ursula K. Le Guin
born 1929 · American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)

Benjamin Netanyahu
born 1949 · Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

Kim Kardashian
born 1980 · American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress (born 1980)

Carrie Fisher
born 1956 · American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

Nikita Mikhalkov
born 1945 · Russian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945)

Andre Geim
born 1958 · Russian-born Dutch-British physicist

Wolfgang Ketterle
born 1957 · German physicist
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Doja Cat
born 1995 · American singer and rapper (born 1995)

Jean-Pierre Sauvage
born 1944 · French nanotechnologist

Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
born 1965 · Spanish association football player
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
born 1998 · Turkish association football player (born 1998)
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Manuel Marín
born 1949 · Spanish politician (1949–2017)

Goyo Benito
born 1946 · Spanish footballer (1946-2020)
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Alberto Iglesias
born 1955 · Spanish composer
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Julio Médem
born 1958 · Spanish film director and screenwriter
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Patricia Espinosa
born 1958 · Mexican diplomat

Christopher von Uckermann
born 1986 · Swedish-Mexican actor and singer

Tariq Ali
born 1943 · British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943)
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Carlos Veiga
born 1949 · Cape Verdean politician

Hussein Kamel al-Majid
born 1954 · Iraqi politician (1954–1996)

Ken Watanabe
born 1959 · Japanese actor (1959-)
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Kevin Sheedy
born 1959 · Irish footballer and manager (born 1959)

Waris Dirie
born 1965 · Somali model, author, actress, activist
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Salman bin Hamad, Crown Prince of Bahrain
born 1969 · Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Henrique Hilário
born 1975 · Portuguese association football player

Nemanja Vidić
born 1981 · Serbian association football player (born 1981)
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Hrvoje Ćustić
born 1983 · Croatian footballer, died of injury sustained in game (1983-2008)

Silvio Heinevetter
born 1984 · German handball player
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Anele Ngcongca
born 1987 · South African footballer

Ousman Jallow
born 1988 · Gambian footballer

Festus Ezeli
born 1989 · Nigerian basketball player (born 1989)

Artur Aleksanyan
born 1991 · Armenian wrestler
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Käärijä
born 1993 · Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter
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Robert Taylor
born 1994 · Finnish footballer
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Daniel Podence
born 1995 · Portuguese association football player
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Jerry Heil
born 1995 · Ukrainian singer-songwriter and YouTuber
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Yulimar Rojas
born 1995 · Venezuelan athletics competitor
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Questions about October 21 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on October 21?
- Famous people born on October 21 include Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Alfred Nobel (1833), Celia Cruz (1925), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949).
- What star sign is someone born on October 21?
- Someone born on October 21 is a Libra.
- What is the birthstone for October 21?
- The birthstone for October is opal.
- How common is a birthday on October 21?
- In the US, October 21 is the No. 270 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,092 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).