Famous people born on 21 January

• Grigori RasputinRussian mystic · 1869–1916
  47 yrs
• Paul AllenAmerican businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft · 1953–2018
  65 yrs
• Christian DiorFrench fashion designer · 1905–1957
  52 yrs
• Oscar II of Sweden ↗King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905 · 1829–1907
  78 yrs
• Stonewall Jackson ↗General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War · 1824–1863
  39 yrs
• Konrad Emil Bloch ↗German American biochemist · 1912–2000
  88 yrs
• Benny Hill ↗British comedian and actor · 1924–1992
  68 yrs
• Joan I of Navarre ↗Queen regnant of Navarre and queen consort of France · 1273–1305
  32 yrs
• Paul Scofield ↗British actor · 1922–2008
  86 yrs
• Sushant Singh Rajput ↗Indian actor · 1986–2020
  34 yrs
• Ahmad Shah Qajar ↗The seventh and last Shah of Iran Qajar · 1898–1930
  32 yrs
• Telly Savalas ↗American film and television actor and singer · 1922–1994
  72 yrs
• Hideo Shinojima ↗Japanese association football player · 1910–1975
  65 yrs
• Parmigianino ↗Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker · 1503–1540
  37 yrs
• Lee Yoo-hyung ↗Japanese and South Korean association football player · 1911–2003
  92 yrs
• Umberto Nobile ↗Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer · 1885–1978
  93 yrs
• Pavel Florensky ↗Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor and Neomartyr · 1882–1937
  55 yrs
• Reynaldo Bignone ↗President of Argentina · 1928–2018
  90 yrs
• Ricardo Zamora ↗Spanish association football player · 1901–1978
  77 yrs
• Wolfgang Köhler ↗German-American psychologist and phenomenologist · 1887–1967
  80 yrs
• Henry II of Castile ↗King of Castile · 1334–1379
  45 yrs
• Lola Flores ↗Spanish actress, dancer and singer · 1923–1995
  72 yrs
• Maxime Weygand ↗French general · 1867–1965
  98 yrs
• Moses Hess ↗German philosopher · 1812–1875
  63 yrs
• Cristóbal Balenciaga ↗Spanish fashion designer · 1895–1972
  77 yrs
• Gene Sharp ↗American political scientist · 1928–2018
  90 yrs
• Paula Hitler ↗Younger sister of Adolf Hitler · 1896–1960
  64 yrs
• Pietro Rava ↗Italian footballer and manager · 1916–2006
  90 yrs
• Steve Reeves ↗American bodybuilder and actor · 1926–2000
  74 yrs
• John C. Frémont ↗American politician, explorer and military officer · 1813–1890
  77 yrs
• Marie Trintignant ↗French actress · 1962–2003
  41 yrs
• Egon Friedell ↗Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (Kabarettist) and theatre critic · 1878–1938
  60 yrs
• Israel Zangwill ↗British Zionist author · 1864–1926
  62 yrs

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