Joseph P. Iddings

United states geological survey, later professor, university of chicago (1857-1920).

Born January 21st, 1857 in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Died September 8th, 1920 at 63 years old in Sandy Spring. ^[ref]

Egide Walschaerts

Mechanical engineer (1820–1901).

Born January 21st, 1820 in Mechelen. ^[ref]

Died February 18th, 1901 at 81 years old in Saint-Gilles. ^[ref]

Christian de Chalonge

Film director, screenwriter.

Born January 21st, 1937 in Douai. ^[ref]

Died December 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Saint-Denis. ^[ref]

Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir

Icelandic author/writer.

Born January 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Hafnarfjörður.

Cesar Arzo

Spanish association football player.

Born January 21st, 1986 (age 40 years) in Villarreal.

Yang Jung-Mo

South korean sport wrestler.

Born January 21st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Busan.

Rayan Helal

French cyclist.

Born January 21st, 1999 (age 27 years) in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

Clément Mignon

French swimmer.

Born January 21st, 1993 (age 33 years) in Aix-en-Provence. ^[ref]

Dick Davies

Basketball player for the united states men's national team (1936–2012).

Born January 21st, 1936 in Harrisburg.

Died February 25th, 2012 at 76 years old in Loudon (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Anastasia Tikhonova

Russian tennis player.

Born January 21st, 2001 (age 25 years). ^[ref]

Yuri Lyapkin

Russian ice hockey player.

Born January 21st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Balashikha.

Emma Gad

Danish writer, editor (1852–1921).

Born January 21st, 1852 in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Died January 8th, 1921 at 68 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Marcelino Camacho

Spanish trade unionist and politician (1918-2010).

Born January 21st, 1918 in La Rasa.

Died October 29th, 2010 at 92 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Romain Grégoire

French cyclist.

Born January 21st, 2003 (age 23 years) in Besançon. ^[ref]

Eugène Camara

Guinean prime minister (1942-2019).

Born January 21st, 1942 in Nzérékoré.

Died November 22nd, 2019 at 77 years old in Cairo.

Anna Margolin

Jewish russian-american, yiddish-language poet.

Born January 21st, 1887 in Brest.

Died June 29th, 1952 at 65 years old in New York City.

Alphonso Portugal

Mexican footballer (1934-2016).

Born January 21st, 1934 in Mexico City.

Died June 12th, 2016 at 82 years old in Atlixco. ^[ref]

Sebastian Schindzielorz

German footballer.

Born January 21st, 1979 (age 47 years) in Krapkowice.

Victor

Brazilian association football player, born 1983.

Born January 21st, 1983 (age 43 years) in Santo Anastácio.

Tobias Stephan

Swiss ice hockey player.

Born January 21st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Zurich.

Maša Zec Peškirič

Slovenian tennis player.

Born January 21st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Jesenice.

Francis Gailey

Australian-american swimmer, olympic silver medalist.

Born January 21st, 1882 in Brisbane.

Died July 10th, 1972 at 90 years old in Garden Grove.

Lidiya Grigoryeva

Russian athletics competitor.

Born January 21st, 1974 (age 52 years).

Ismael Hernández

Mexican pentathlete.

Born January 21st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Cuautla de Morelos.

Aleksandr Gusev

Soviet ice hockey player (1947–2020).

Born January 21st, 1947 in Moscow.

Died July 22nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]