April 21 - Births

Births

• 1555 – Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)
• 1651 – Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)
• 1652 – Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)
• 1671 – John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)
• 1673 – Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1742)
• 1713 – Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, Marshal of France (d. 1793)
• 1729 – Catherine II of Russia, known as 'Catherine the Great' (d. 1796)
• 1767 – Elisabeth of Württemberg, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1790)
• 1774 – Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist (d. 1862)
• 1775 – Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870)
• 1810 – John Putnam Chapin, American politician (d. 1864)
• 1811 – Alson Sherman, American politician (d. 1903)
• 1814 – Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, English philanthropist (d. 1906)
• 1816 – Charlotte Brontë, English author (d. 1855)
• 1837 – Fredrik Bajer, Danish politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1922)
• 1838 – John Muir, Scottish environmentalist (d. 1914)
• 1851 – Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939)
• 1854 – William Stang, Roman Catholic Bishop (d. 1907)
• 1864 – Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (d. 1920)
• 1870 – Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer (d. 1941)
• 1879 – Kartini, Indonesian national figure (d. 1904)
• 1882 – Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
• 1887 – Joe McCarthy, American baseball manager (d. 1978)
• 1889 – Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
• 1898 – Maurice Wilson, Everest climber, Yorkshire hero (d. 1934)
• 1904 – Odilo Globocnik, Austrian Nazi (d. 1945)
• 1905 – Pat Brown, American politician (d. 1996)
• 1907 – Wade Mainer, American singer and banjoist
• 1911 – Ivan Combe, American inventor (d. 2000)
• 1912 – Marcel Camus, French film director (d. 1982)
• 1914 – Norman Panama, American screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 1915 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-born American actor (d. 2001)
• 1915 – Garrett Hardin, American ecologist (d. 2003)
• 1918 – Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer and guitarist
• 1919 – Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (d. 1991)
• 1920 – Ronald Magill, British actor (d. 2007)
• 1923 – John Mortimer, English barrister and writer (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Ira Louvin, Country music singer, songwriter, and musician (d. 1965)
• 1925 – Sir Anthony Mason, former Chief Justice of Australia
• 1926 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
• 1926 – Arthur Rowley, English footballer (d. 2002)
• 1927 – Gerald Flood, British actor (d. 1989)
• 1930 – Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (d. 1989)
• 1932 – Elaine May, American comedian
• 1935 – Charles Grodin, American actor
• 1935 – Thomas Kean, American politician
• 1936 – James Dobson, American evangelist
• 1939 – Helen Prejean, American writer
• 1944 – Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach
• 1945 – Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (d. 2000)
• 1947 – Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges)
• 1947 – John Weider, British rock musician (Eric Burdon and the Animals, Family)
• 1948 – Gary Condit, American politician
• 1948 – Paul Davis, American singer (d. 2008)
• 1949 – Patti LuPone, American singer and actress
• 1951 – Tony Danza, American actor and comedian
• 1951 – Michael Hartley Freedman, American mathematician
• 1951 – Steve Vickers, Canadian hockey player
• 1954 – James Morrison, American actor
• 1954 – Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer
• 1956 – Phillip Longman, American demographer
• 1957 – Edward Leslie, American professional wrestler
• 1958 – Andie MacDowell, American actress
• 1958 – Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist
• 1958 – Michael Zarnock, American author and columnist
• 1959 – Jerry Only, American musician (The Misfits)
• 1959 – Robert Smith, British musician (The Cure)
• 1959 – Michael Timmins, Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies)
• 1959 – Tim Jacobus, American artist (Goosebumps)
• 1960 – Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 – Les Lancaster, American baseball player
• 1963 – Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1963 – Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
• 1963 – John Cameron Mitchell, American film director
• 1964 – Alex Baumann, Canadian Olympic swimmer
• 1964 – Ludmila Engquist, Russian-born Swedish athlete
• 1965 – Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Karen Foster, American model (Playboy)
• 1965 – Gary Grant, American basketball player
• 1965 – Fiona Kelleghan, American academic and critic
• 1966 – Michael Franti, American musician
• 1969 – Toby Stephens, British actor
• 1969 – Robin Meade, American news anchor
• 1970 – Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and actor
• 1970 – Rob Riggle, American comedian
• 1970 – Nicole Sullivan, American actress
• 1971 – Alexander Kravchenko, Russian poker player
• 1971 – Michael Turner, American comic book artist (d. 2008)
• 1972 – Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer
• 1972 – Severina Vučković, Croatian singer
• 1973 – Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian athlete
• 1975 – Tha Trademarc, American hip hop artist
• 1976 – Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player
• 1977 – Doseone, American rapper
• 1977 – Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater
• 1978 – Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish)
• 1978 – Branden Steineckert, American drummer (Rancid, The Used)
• 1979 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor
• 1979 – Tobias Linderoth, Swedish footballer
• 1980 – Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
• 1980 – Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
• 1980 – Tony Romo, American football player
• 1980 – Martin Rosete, Spanish film director and publicist
• 1981 – Stephanie Larimore, American model
• 1982 – Carnell Williams, American football player
• 1983 – Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer
• 1983 – Tarvaris Jackson, American football player
• 1984 – Shayna Fox, American voice actress
• 1986 – Audra Cohen, American tennis player
• 1986 – Alexander Edler, Swedish hockey player
• 1986 – Rodney Stuckey, American basketball player
• 1986 – Mirko Valdifiori, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1987 – Eric Devendorf, American basketball player
• 1988 – Robbie Amell, Canadian actor
• 1988 – Pedro Mosquera Parada, Spanish footballer
• 2007 – Princess Isabella of Denmark