July 21 History (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
* 1908 – Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American professional golfer (d. 1996)
* 1911 – Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author (d. 1980)
* 1920 – Constance Dowling, American actress (d. 1969)
* 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
* 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
* 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 – Tony Scott, British film director
* 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, English singer/songwriter
* 1948 – Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
* 1948 – Teruzane Utada, Japanese music record producer and manager
* 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 – Jens Weissflog, German ski jumper
* 1965 – Gudni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer
* 1965 – Mike Bordick, American baseball player
* 1965 – Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver (d. 1992)
* 1966 – Arija Bareikis, American actress
* 1968 – Johnnie Barnes, American football player
* 1968 – Brandi Chastain, American footballer
* 1968 – Lyle Odelein, Canadian hockey player
* 1969 – Klaus Graf, German racing driver
* 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
* 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 – Justin Bartha, American actor
* 1978 – Josh Hartnett, American actor
* 1978 – Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
* 1978 – Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
* 1979 – David Carr, American football player
* 1979 – Tamika Catchings, American basketball player
* 1980 – Tailor James, Canadian model
* 1980 – CC Sabathia, American baseball player
* 1981 – Titus Bramble, English footballer
* 1981 – Blake Lewis, American musician
* 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 – 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 – Jamie Waylett, English actor
* 1992 – Rachael Flatt, American figure skater