Paris Bennett

American singer.

Born August 21st, 1988 (age 37 years) in Rockford.

Robert M. Gagné

American psychologist (1916–2002).

Born August 21st, 1916 in North Andover.

Died April 28th, 2002 at 85 years old

Omar El Kaddouri

Moroccan footballer.

Born August 21st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Emiliano Mercado del Toro

Puerto rican supercentenarian (1891–2007).

Born August 21st, 1891 in Cabo Rojo.

Died January 24th, 2007 at 115 years old in Isabela. ^[ref]

Festus Mogae

President of botswana from 1998 to 2008.

Born August 21st, 1939 in Serowe.

Died May 8th, 2026 at 86 years old in Gaborone. ^[ref]

Art Farmer

American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999).

Born August 21st, 1928 in Council Bluffs.

Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in New York City.

Denise Mina

British crime writer and playwright.

Born August 21st, 1966 (age 59 years) in East Kilbride.

Johan Mojica

Colombian association football player.

Born August 21st, 1992 (age 33 years) in Cali.

Nicolás Almagro

Spanish tennis player (born 1985).

Born August 21st, 1985 (age 40 years) in Murcia.

Richard O'Connor

British army general (1889-1981).

Born August 21st, 1889 in Srinagar.

Died June 17th, 1981 at 91 years old in London.

Lars Veldwijk

Dutch / south african association football player.

Born August 21st, 1991 (age 34 years) in Uithoorn.

Emilio Salgari

Italian writer.

Born August 21st, 1862 in Verona.

Died April 25th, 1911 at 48 years old in Turin (stabbing).

Megan Montaner

Spanish actress and model.

Born August 21st, 1987 (age 38 years) in Huesca.

Brad Kavanagh

British actor.

Born August 21st, 1992 (age 33 years) in Whitehaven.

Marin Honda

Japanese figure skater.

Born August 21st, 2001 (age 24 years) in Kyoto.

Arthur Janov

American psychologist (1924–2017).

Born August 21st, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died October 1st, 2017 at 93 years old in Malibu (stroke). ^[ref]

John Howe

Canadian illustrator, best known for his work based on j. r. r. tolkien's worlds.

Born August 21st, 1957 (age 68 years) in Vancouver.

Ross Thomas

American actor.

Born August 21st, 1981 (age 44 years) in Stockton.

Frédéric Mitterrand

French politician (1947–2024).

Born August 21st, 1947 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 21st, 2024 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]

Rekha Thapa

Nepalese actress.

Born August 21st, 1982 (age 43 years) in Morang District.

Stephan Schröck

Footballer.

Born August 21st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Schweinfurt. ^[ref]

Leonid Hurwicz

Polish-american economist and mathematician (1917–2008).

Born August 21st, 1917 in Moscow.

Died June 24th, 2008 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Toe Blake

Canadian ice hockey player (1912–1995).

Born August 21st, 1912 in Ontario.

Died May 17th, 1995 at 82 years old in Montreal (Alzheimer's disease).

Megan Abbott

American writer.

Born August 21st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Detroit.

Timothy Griffin

Attorney general of arkansas since 2023.

Born August 21st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Charlotte.