Famous People Born on April 21

Famous people born on April 21 include Elizabeth II (1926), Max Weber (1864) and Charlotte Brontë (1816).

BORN ON THIS DAY

Elizabeth II

Born 1926 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years

Max Weber

Born 1864 · Philosophy & Thought

A founder of modern sociology

Charlotte Brontë

Born 1816 · Literature

Author of Jane Eyre, eldest Brontë sister

MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Anthony Quinn

1915–2001

Mexican-American actor (1915–2001)

Percy Williams Bridgman

1882–1961

American physicist (1882–1961)

Iggy Pop

1947–present

American rock musician (born 1947)

James McAvoy

1979–present

Scottish actor (born 1979)

Jean-Baptiste Biot

1774–1862

French physicist (1774–1862)

Paul Karrer

1889–1971

Swiss organic chemist (1889–1971)

Isco

1992–present

Spanish footballer (born 1992)

Andie MacDowell

1958–present

American actress and model (born 1958)

Fredrik Bajer

1837–1922

Danish politician (1837–1922)

John Muir

1838–1914

Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

Mikel Oyarzabal

1997–present

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Robert Smith

1959–present

English rock musician (born 1959)

Silvana Mangano

1930–1989

Italian actress (1930–1989)

Ulrich von Hutten

1488–1523

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488–1523)

Xavi Simons

2003–present

Dutch footballer (born 2003)

DIED ON THIS DAY

Mark Twain

Died 1910 · Literature

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

John Maynard Keynes

Died 1946 · Philosophy & Thought

Economist who founded Keynesian economics

Pope Francis

Died 2025 · Philosophy & Thought

First pope from the Americas

Prince

Died 2016 · Music

Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius

MORE FAMOUS DEATHS

Jean Racine

1639–1699

17th-century French dramatist (1639–1699)

Peter Abelard

1079–1142

French philosopher (c. 1079–1142)

Anselm of Canterbury

1033–1109

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109

Edward Victor Appleton

1892–1965

British physicist (1892–1965)

Nina Simone

1933–2003

American musician (1933–2003)

Henry VII of England

1457–1509

King of England from 1485 to 1509

Pope Alexander II

died 1073

Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073

Prince Eugene of Savoy

1663–1736

Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)

Juan Antonio Samaranch

1920–2010

President of the IOC from 1980 to 2001

Manfred von Richthofen

1892–1918

German World War I flying ace (1892–1918)

Sources

April 21 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
Max Weber — Wikipedia
Charlotte Brontë — Wikipedia
Mark Twain — Wikipedia
John Maynard Keynes — Wikipedia
Pope Francis — Wikipedia
Prince (musician) — Wikipedia
Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths

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