Jane McGonigal

American game designer and author.

Born October 21st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Philadelphia.

Shukri al-Quwatli

1st president of syrian republic (1891–1967).

Born October 21st, 1891 in Damascus. ^[ref]

Died June 30th, 1967 at 75 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).

Kevin Sheedy

Irish footballer and manager (born 1959).

Born October 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Builth Wells.

Vivian Pickles

British actress.

Born October 21st, 1931 (age 94 years) in London.

William Dodd

American historian and ambassador to germany.

Born October 21st, 1869 in Clayton.

Died February 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Round Hill (pneumonia).

Kelly McGonigal

American psychologist (1977-).

Born October 21st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Philadelphia.

Julie Wilson

American actor (1924-2015).

Born October 21st, 1924 in Omaha. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 2015 at 90 years old in Manhattan (stroke). ^[ref]

Jon Carin

American musician, singer, songwriter and producer (born 1964).

Born October 21st, 1964 (age 61 years) in New York City.

Suzette Jordan

Indian women's-rights activist and anti-rape campaigner.

Born October 21st, 1974 in Kolkata. ^[ref]

Died March 13th, 2015 at 40 years old in Kolkata (meningoencephalitis).

Paul Churchland

Canadian philosopher.

Born October 21st, 1942 (age 83 years) in Vancouver.

Jess Park

English association football player (born 2001).

Born October 21st, 2001 (age 24 years) in England.

Jerry Heil

Ukrainian singer-songwriter and youtuber.

Born October 21st, 1995 (age 30 years) in Vasylkiv.

Sun Fo

Chinese politician (1891-1973).

Born October 21st, 1891 in Zhongshan.

Died September 13th, 1973 at 81 years old in Taipei (diabetes).

Yoram Globus

Israeli-american film producer (born 1941).

Born October 21st, 1941 (age 84 years) in Tiberias. ^[ref]

Nse Ikpe Etim

Nigerian actress.

Born October 21st, 1974 (age 51 years) in Akwa Ibom State. ^[ref]

Dmitry Gordon

Ukrainian journalist and writer.

Born October 21st, 1967 (age 58 years) in Kyiv.

Almen Abdi

Swiss association football midfielder.

Born October 21st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Prizren.

Charles Robert Knight

American artist (1874-1953).

Born October 21st, 1874 in Brooklyn.

Died April 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Manhattan.

Paul Brunton

British philosopher (1898-1981).

Born October 21st, 1898 in London.

Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.

Alexander Malofeev

Russian pianist.

Born October 21st, 2001 (age 24 years) in Moscow.

Alberto Iglesias

Spanish composer.

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

Henri Guisan

Swiss general (1874-1960).

Born October 21st, 1874 in Mézières.

Died April 7th, 1960 at 85 years old in Pully.

Tamaki Katori

Japanese actress (1938–2015).

Born October 21st, 1939 in Kumamoto.

Died October 12th, 2015 at 75 years old

Eleonora Giorgi

Italian actress (1953–2025).

Born October 21st, 1953 in Rome.

Died March 3rd, 2025 at 71 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Hamza Mendyl

Moroccan association football player.

Born October 21st, 1997 (age 28 years) in Casablanca. ^[ref]