Famous people born on 21 February

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

1. Corbin Bleu 1989American actorliving, 37
2. Robert Mugabe 1924Zimbabwean politician who served as President of Zimbabwedied aged 95
3. Harald V 1937Monarch of Norwaydied aged 89
4. W. H. Auden 1907British poetdied aged 66
5. JKJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck 1980King of Bhutanliving, 46
6. Alan Rickman 1946British actor and directordied aged 69
7. Anaïs Nin 1903French-born novelistdied aged 73
8. Nina Simone 1933American singer-songwriter and pianistdied aged 70
9. John Rawls 1921American philosopher and teacherdied aged 81
10. Elliot Page 1987Canadian actorliving, 39
11. Sahle-Work Zewde 1950Ethiopian politician who served as President of Ethiopialiving, 76
12. Hulegu Khan 1217Rulerdied aged 47
13. Riyad Mahrez 1991Algerian footballerliving, 35
14. Jeanne Calment 1875French housewifedied aged 122
15. Sophie Turner 1996British actorliving, 30
16. Sacha Guitry 1885French playwrightdied aged 72
17. Jennifer Love Hewitt 1979American actor and singerliving, 47
18. John Henry Newman 1801British theologiandied aged 89
19. Chuck Palahniuk 1962American novelist and essayistliving, 64
20. Kelsey Grammer 1955American actorliving, 71
21. Phil Jones 1992British footballerliving, 34
22. Henrik Dam 1895Danish biochemist and physiologistdied aged 81
23. Abhijit Banerjee 1961American economistliving, 65