July 21 - Births

Births

• 1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)
• 1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (d. 1721)
• 1693 – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768)
• 1710 – Paul Möhring, German physician (d. 1792)
• 1762 – Timothy Hinman, pioneer road builder
• 1808 – Simion Bărnuţiu, Romanian philosopher and politician (d. 1864)
• 1810 – Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist (d. 1878)
• 1816 – Paul Reuter, German-born British journalist (d. 1899)
• 1851 – Sam Bass, American train robber and outlaw (d. 1878)
• 1858 – Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)
• 1858 – Maria Christina of Austria, queen of Spain (d. 1929)
• 1858 – Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (d. 1941)
• 1863 – Aubrey Smith, English cricketer and actor (d. 1948)
• 1870 – Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932)
• 1880 – Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician and astronomer (d. 1919)
• 1882 – David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (d. 1967)
• 1893 – Hans Fallada, German writer (d. 1947)
• 1899 – Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
• 1899 – Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
• 1903 – Roy Neuberger, American financier (d. 2010)
• 1908 – Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American professional golfer (d. 1996)
• 1911 – Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980)
• 1920 – Constance Dowling, American actress (d. 1969)
• 1920 – Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. 2001)
• 1922 – Kay Starr, American singer
• 1922 – Mollie Sugden, British comedic actress (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1924 – Don Knotts, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Anne Meacham, American actress (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Norman Jewison, Canadian film director
• 1926 – Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general
• 1926 – Karel Reisz, British film director (d. 2002)
• 1926 – Queenie Watts, English actress (d. 1980)
• 1928 – Marcel Gauthier, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
• 1929 – Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
• 1930 – Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002)
• 1932 – Ernie Warlick, American football player
• 1933 – John Gardner, American author (d. 1982)
• 1934 – Chandu Borde, former Indian cricketer
• 1934 – Jonathan Miller, British theatre director
• 1935 – Norbert Blüm, German politician
• 1935 – Moe Drabowsky, baseball player (d. 2006)
• 1938 – Les Aspin, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1938 – Anton Kuerti, Canadian pianist, composer and conductor
• 1938 – Janet Reno, 79th United States Attorney General
• 1939 – John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence
• 1943 – Edward Herrmann, American actor
• 1944 – Paul Wellstone, American politician (d. 2002)
• 1945 – John Lowe, English darts player
• 1945 – Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (d. 2008)
• 1945 – Barry Richards, Former South African cricketer
• 1945 – Geoff Dymock, Former Australian cricketer
• 1946 – Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
• 1946 – Barry Whitwam, British musician (Herman's Hermits)
• 1947 – Chetan Chauhan, Former Indian cricketer
• 1948 – Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
• 1948 – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer/songwriter
• 1948 – Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
• 1948 – Teruzane Utada, Japanese music record producer and manager
• 1948 – Art Hindle, Canadian actor
• 1949 – Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand musician and composer
• 1949 – Al Hrabosky, baseball player
• 1950 – Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer
• 1951 – Robin Williams, American comedian/actor
• 1952 – John Barrasso, American politician
• 1953 – Brian Talbot, British footballer
• 1953 – Jeff Fatt, Chinese-Australian actor
• 1955 – Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
• 1955 – Taco, Dutch singer
• 1955 – Béla Tarr, Hungarian film director
• 1956 – Michael Connelly, American author
• 1957 – Jon Lovitz, American comedian
• 1957 – George Landress, American songwriter and music producer
• 1959 – Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player
• 1960 – Lance Guest, American actor
• 1960 – Fritz Walter, German footballer
• 1961 – Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
• 1961 – Jim Martin, American musician (Faith No More)
• 1963 – Kevin Poole, English footballer
• 1963 – Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1964 – Ross Kemp, British actor
• 1964 – Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper
• 1965 – Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1965 – Mike Bordick, American baseball player
• 1965 – Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
• 1966 – Arija Bareikis, American actress
• 1966 – Sarah Waters, British novelist
• 1968 – Johnnie Barnes, American football player
• 1968 – Brandi Chastain, American soccer player
• 1968 – Lyle Odelein, Canadian hockey player
• 1969 – Klaus Graf, German racing driver
• 1969 – Godfrey, American comedian
• 1969 – Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
• 1970 – Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler
• 1971 – Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
• 1971 – Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actress and singer
• 1971 – Nuno Markl, Portuguese comedian and radio host
• 1971 – Marcus Eoin, Scottish musician (Boards of Canada)
• 1972 – Shinjiro Otani, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1973 – Ali Landry, American model and actress
• 1974 – Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player
• 1975 – Chris Bisson, British actor
• 1975 – Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1975 – Mike Sellers, American football player
• 1977 – Paul Casey, English golfer
• 1977 – Jaime Murray, British actress
• 1978 – Anderson, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – Justin Bartha, American actor
• 1978 – Josh Hartnett, American actor
• 1978 – Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
• 1978 – Kyoko Iwasaki, Japanese swimmer
• 1978 – Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
• 1979 – David Carr, American football player
• 1979 – Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
• 1979 – Andriy Voronin, Ukrainian football player
• 1980 – Tailor James, Canadian model
• 1980 – CC Sabathia, American baseball player
• 1981 – Titus Bramble, English footballer
• 1981 – Blake Lewis, American musician
• 1981 – Yushin Okami, Japanese mixed martial artist
• 1981 – Joaquín Sánchez, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist
• 1981 – Chrishell Stause, American actress
• 1982 – Mao Kobayashi, Japanese actress
• 1983 – Eivør Pálsdóttir, Faroese singer
• 1983 – Kellen Winslow II, American football player
• 1984 – Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
• 1984 – Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
• 1985 – Paloma Faith, British singer
• 1985 – Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Von Wafer, American basketball player
• 1988 – Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer
• 1989 – Rory Culkin, American actor
• 1989 – Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer
• 1989 – Juno Temple, English actress
• 1989 – Chelsie Hightower, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars, former So You Think You Can Dance contestant)
• 1989 – Jamie Waylett, English actor
• 1990 – Chris Martin, English footballer
• 1992 – Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
• 1992 – Giselle Klein, Canadian sprint car driver