Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 21 August

19 of the people we track were born on 21 August, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Usain Bolt and Paetongtarn Shinawatra were born on the very same day, 21 August 1986.

Serj Tankian and Carrie-Anne Moss were born on the very same day, 21 August 1967.

  1. Usain Bolt 1986Jamaican athletics competitorliving, 40
  2. Robert Lewandowski 1988Polish footballerliving, 38
  3. Mohammed VI of Morocco 1963King of Moroccoliving, 63
  4. Sergey Brin 1973American computer scientistliving, 53
  5. William IV 1765King of Hanoverdied aged 71
  6. Stephen Hillenburg 1961American artistdied aged 57
  7. Augustin-Louis Cauchy 1789French mathematiciandied aged 67
  8. Philip II of France 1165King of Francedied aged 57
  9. Kenny Rogers 1938American singerdied aged 81
  10. Francis de Sales 1567French bishop and writerdied aged 55
  11. Wilt Chamberlain 1936American basketball playerdied aged 63
  12. Hayden Panettiere 1989American actor and singerdied aged 36
  13. Leonid Hurwicz 1917Polish economist and mathematiciandied aged 90
  14. John L. Hall 1934American physicistliving, 92
  15. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 1930British socialitedied aged 71
  16. Serj Tankian 1967American rock musician and singerliving, 59
  17. Alizée 1984French singerliving, 42
  18. Paetongtarn Shinawatra 1986Thai politician and businessperson who served as Prime Minister of Thailandliving, 40
  19. Carrie-Anne Moss 1967Canadian actor and producerliving, 59