Famous People: October 21
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All Figures for October 21 (32 results)
Hongwu Emperor
Founding Emperor of China's Ming Dynasty (1368–1398), Peasant Revolutionary & Reformer
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Romantic Poet, Literary Critic, Philosopher & Co-Author of "Lyrical Ballads"
Alphonse de Lamartine
French Romantic Poet, Statesman, Head of the Provisional Government (1848) & Abolitionist
Alfred Nobel
Swedish Chemist, Engineer, Inventor of Dynamite & Founder of the Nobel Prizes
Edogawa Ranpo
Father of Japanese Detective Fiction, Master of Psychological Mystery & Founder of MWJ
Alfredo Pián
Argentine Formula One Driver, South American Motorsport Pioneer & Turismo Carretera Legend
Dizzy Gillespie
American Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader & Founding Pioneer of Bebop and Afro-Cuban Jazz
Albertina Sisulu
South African Anti-Apartheid Leader, Human Rights Champion & Revered "Mother of the Nation"
Celia Cruz
Cuban-American Salsa Legend, "The Queen of Salsa" & Presidential Medal of the Arts Laureate
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich
Brazilian Zoologist, Biodiversity Academic & World Authority on Neotropical Land Planarians
Ursula K. Le Guin
Visionary American Author, Literary Pioneer of Speculative Fiction, Hugo & Nebula Laureate
Shammi Kapoor
Legendary Indian Actor, "The Elvis Presley of India" & Pioneer of Bollywood Musical Romances
Francisco Gento
Spanish Football Legend, Honorary President of Real Madrid & Only 6-Time European Cup Winner in History
Manfred Mann
South African-British Rock Keyboardist, Songwriter, Producer & Founder of the Earth Band
Tariq Ali
British-Pakistani Public Intellectual, Historian, Novelist, Anti-War Activist & Editorial Board of NLR
Benjamin Netanyahu
9th Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present) & Sayeret Matkal Captain