Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

In the year 1921

880 Notable birthdays

Bengt Westerlund

Swedish astronomer (1921–2008).

Born January 17th, 1921 in Gävle. [ref]

Died June 4th, 2008 at 87 years old in Uppsala. [ref]

Eeva Joenpelto

Finnish writer (1921-2004).

Born June 17th, 1921 in Sammatti. [ref]

Died January 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Lohja. [ref]

Maurice Girardot

French basketball player (1921–2020).

Born December 22nd, 1921 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 8th, 2020 at 98 years old in La Verrière. [ref]

Gertrud Fussenegger

Austrian writer.

Born May 8th, 1921 in Plzeň. [ref]

Died March 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in Linz. [ref]

James Couttet

Alpine skier.

Born July 6th, 1921 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1997 at 76 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]

Frigyes Puja

Hungarian politician (1921-2008).

Born February 2nd, 1921 in Battonya.

Died July 5th, 2008 at 87 years old in Budapest.

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn

Vietnamese cardinal (1921–1990).

Born March 19th, 1921 in French Indochina.

Died May 18th, 1990 at 69 years old in Hanoi.

Alfredo Martini

Italian cyclist (1921–2014).

Born February 18th, 1921 in Sesto Fiorentino.

Died August 25th, 2014 at 93 years old in Sesto Fiorentino.

Josef Holeček

Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1921–2005).

Born January 25th, 1921 in Říčany.

Died February 20th, 2005 at 84 years old in Prague.

André Stil

French writer (1921-2004).

Born April 1st, 1921 in Hergnies. [ref]

Died September 3rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Camélas. [ref]

birthdays 791 to 800 of 880

« 1920
1922 »

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. Hubert H. Humphrey