Kenneth Rooks

American athlete.

Born October 21st, 1999 (age 26 years) in Portland.

Rudolph Rummel

American academic (1932–2014).

Born October 21st, 1932 in Cleveland.

Died March 2nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Kaneohe. ^[ref]

Sunny Murray

American jazz drummer (1936–2017).

Born October 21st, 1937 in Idabel. ^[ref]

Died December 7th, 2017 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Joseph Canteloube

French composer and musicologist (1879-1957).

Born October 21st, 1879 in Annonay. ^[ref]

Died November 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Grigny.

Victor A. McKusick

American internist and medical geneticist (1921-2008).

Born October 21st, 1921 in Parkman.

Died July 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Towson (cancer). ^[ref]

Frank Vandenbroucke

Belgian politician.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Leuven.

Bengali-Fodé Koita

Guinean and french footballer.

Born October 21st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Antony.

Alireza Akbari

Iranian military officer and mi6 informant.

Born October 21st, 1961 in Shiraz.

Died January 14th, 2023 at 61 years old in Iran (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Susan Bassnett

British translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature.

Born October 21st, 1945 (age 80 years) in England.

Brent Hayden

Canadian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist, world champion, former world record-holder.

Born October 21st, 1983 (age 42 years) in Mission.