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Famous People Born on January 21

Famous people born on January 21 include Grigori Rasputin (1869), IShowSpeed (2005) and Paul Allen (1953).

BORN ON THIS DAY
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin
Born 1869 · Politics & Leadership
Mystic who influenced the Russian royal family
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
IShowSpeed
2005–present
American influencer and streamer (born 2005)
Paul Allen
1953–2018
American businessman (1953–2018)
Plácido Domingo
1941–present
Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)
Christian Dior
1905–1957
French fashion designer (1905–1957)
Geena Davis
1956–present
American actor (born 1956)
Charles V of France
1338–1380
King of France from 1364 to 1380
Trương Tấn Sang
1949–present
President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
1989–present
Armenian footballer (born 1989)
Oscar II
1829–1907
King of Sweden (1872–1907) and Norway (1872–1905)
Stonewall Jackson
1824–1863
Confederate States Army general (1824–1863)
Hakeem Olajuwon
1963–present
Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963)
Marco Asensio
1996–present
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
Konrad Emil Bloch
1912–2000
German-American biochemist (1912–2000)
Benny Hill
1924–1992
English comedy actor (1924–1992)
Emma Bunton
1976–present
British singer (born 1976)
DIED ON THIS DAY
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Died 1924 · Politics & Leadership
Bolshevik leader of the October Revolution
George Orwell
George Orwell
Died 1950 · Literature
1984, Animal Farm
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Louis XVI
1754–1793
King of France from 1774 to 1792
Alexander Herzen
1812–1870
Russian author and revolutionary (1812–1870)
Baron d'Holbach
1723–1789
German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)
Camillo Golgi
1843–1926
Italian biologist and pathologist (1843–1926)
Georges Méliès
1861–1938
French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)
Pope Paschal II
died 1118
Head of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118
Cecil B. DeMille
1881–1959
American filmmaker and actor (1881–1959)
Mustafa III
1717–1774
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774
Franz Grillparzer
1791–1872
Austrian writer (1791–1872)
Yemelyan Pugachev
1742–1775
Russian Cossack rebel leader (1742–1775)

Sources

  1. January 21 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
  2. Grigori Rasputin — Wikipedia
  3. Vladimir Lenin — Wikipedia
  4. George Orwell — Wikipedia
  5. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths
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