November 21

November 21 – Famous Birthdays

Bjork (POP SINGER) 1965

November 21 – Famous Birthdays:

1902 – Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1985)
1902 – Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
1902 – Mikhail Suslov, Russian soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1982)
1904 – Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1969)
1907 – Buck Ram, American songwriter and music producer (d. 1991)
1908 – Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1996)
1908 – Elizabeth George Speare, American author and educator (d. 1994)
1912 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982)
1913 – John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)
1913 – Roy Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1913 – Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician, author, and academic (d. 1975)
1914 – Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (d. 1990)
1914 – Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher (d. 1995)
1915 – Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1973)
1916 – Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998)
1919 – Paul Bogart, American director and producer (d. 2012)
1920 – Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)
1920 – Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1921 – Donald Sheldon, American pilot (d. 1975)
1922 – Abe Lemons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2002)
1924 – Joseph Campanella, American actor (d. 2018)
1924 – Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
1924 – Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic
1925 – Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People’s Defence (d. 2014)
1926 – William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015)
1927 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (d. 2008)
1929 – Marilyn French, American author and academic (d. 2009)
1929 – Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (d. 2012)
1930 – Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1990)
1931 – Lewis Binford, American archaeologist and academic (d. 2011)
1931 – Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian chemist and physicist (d. 1985)
1931 – Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman
1931 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2003)
1932 – Beryl Bainbridge, English author and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1932 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer
1933 – Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)
1933 – Etta Zuber Falconer, American educator and mathematician (d. 2002)
1933 – Jean Shepard, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1934 – Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, director, and playwright
1934 – Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer
1936 – Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (d. 1991)
1937 – Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress (d. 2010)
1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist
1939 – R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
1940 – Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (d. 2010)
1940 – Dr. John, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1940 – Richard Marcinko, American commander and author
1940 – Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress
1941 – Juliet Mills, English-American actress
1941 – David Porter, American songwriter, musician, and producer
1942 – Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German educator and politician
1943 – Phil Bredesen, American businessman and politician, 48th Governor of Tennessee
1943 – Jacques Laffite, French race car driver and sportscaster
1944 – Dick Durbin, American lawyer and politician
1944 – Earl Monroe, American basketball player and sportscaster
1944 – Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress, singer, and producer
1948 – Michel Suleiman, Lebanese general and politician, 16th President of Lebanon
1948 – George Zimmer, American businessman, founded Men’s Wearhouse
1948 – Lonnie Jordan, American singer-songwriter War (band)
1948 – Alphonse Mouzon, American jazz drummer (d. 2016)
1950 – Gary Pihl, Guitarist Boston (band)
1950 – Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (d. 2015)
1950 – Livingston Taylor, American singer-songwriter and musician
1952 – Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, Welsh banker and politician
1952 – Janne Kristiansen, Norwegian lawyer and jurist
1952 – Lorna Luft, American actress and singer
1953 – Tina Brown, English-American journalist and author
1954 – Fiona Pitt-Kethley, English journalist, author, and poet
1955 – Peter Koppes, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1955 – Glenn Ridge, Australian radio and television host and producer
1956 – Cherry Jones, American actress
1959 – Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager
1960 – Mark Bailey, English rugby player, author, and educator
1960 – Brian McNamara, American actor, director, and producer
1960 – Brian Ritchie, American bass player and songwriter
1961 – João Domingos Pinto, Portuguese footballer and manager
1962 – Steven Curtis Chapman, American Christian music singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, author, and social activist
1962 – Alan Smith, English football player
1963 – Dave Molyneux, Manx motorcycle racer
1963 – Nicollette Sheridan, English actress
1964 – Shane Douglas, American wrestler and manager
1964 – Liza Tarbuck, English actress, television & radio presenter
1964 – Charles Dunstone, English businessman, co-founded Carphone Warehouse
1964 – Olden Polynice, Haitian-American basketball player and coach
1964 – Stefan Sonnenfeld, American businessman, co-founded Company 3
1965 – Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter
1965 – Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)
1966 – Troy Aikman, American football player and sportscaster
1966 – Evgeny Bareev, Russian chess player and coach
1966 – Thanasis Kolitsidakis, Greek footballer
1967 – Ken Block, American race car driver
1967 – Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
1967 – Toshihiko Koga, Japanese martial artist
1968 – Andrew Caddick, New Zealand-English cricketer
1968 – Alex James, English singer-songwriter, bass player
1968 – Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor
1969 – Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player and actor
1970 – Karen Davila, Filipino journalist
1970 – Justin Langer, Australian cricketer and coach
1971 – Michael Strahan, American football player, actor, and talk show host
1972 – Rich Johnston, English author and critic
1972 – Rain Phoenix, American actress and singer
1976 – Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer
1976 – Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
1976 – Daniel Whiston, English figure skater
1976 – Michael Wilson, Australian footballer
1977 – Michael Batiste, American former professional basketball player
1977 – Yolande James, Canadian lawyer and politician
1977 – Jonas Jennings, American football player
1978 – Daniel Bradshaw, Australian footballer
1978 – Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress and singer
1979 – Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
1979 – Stromile Swift, American basketball player
1979 – Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Hank Blalock, American baseball player
1980 – Alec Brownstein, American author and director
1980 – Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
1981 – Wesley Britt, American football player
1981 – Ainārs Kovals, Latvian javelin thrower
1981 – Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
1982 – Ioana Ciolacu, Romanian fashion designer
1982 – Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
1983 – Jamie Langley, English rugby player
1984 – Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
1984 – Jena Malone, American actress and singer
1985 – Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
1985 – Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
1986 – Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, actress, and singer
1986 – Ben Bishop, American ice hockey player
1986 – Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (d. 2014)
1987 – Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer
1987 – Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player
1988 – Len Väljas, Canadian skier
1988 – Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player
1989 – Will Buckley, English footballer
1989 – Dárvin Chávez, Mexican footballer
1989 – Justin Tucker, American football player
1989 – Fabian Delph, English footballer
1990 – Dani King, English cyclist
1990 – Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player
1991 – Almaz Ayana, Ethiopian sprinter
1991 – Lewis Dunk, English footballer
1991 – Peni Terepo, New Zealand rugby league player
1992 – Conor Maynard, English singer-songwriter
1994 – Saúl Ñíguez, Spanish footballer