Famous people born on 21 October

• Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor · 1833–1896
  63 yrs
• Samuel Taylor ColeridgeEnglish poet, literary critic and philosopher · 1772–1834
  61 yrs
• Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican fantasy and science fiction author · 1929–2018
  88 yrs
• Alphonse de LamartineFrench author, poet and statesman · 1790–1869
  78 yrs
• Carrie FisherAmerican actress, writer and screenwriter · 1956–2016
  60 yrs
• Edmondo de AmicisItalian writer · 1846–1908
  61 yrs
• Dizzy Gillespie ↗American jazz trumpeter · 1917–1993
  75 yrs
• Klas Pontus Arnoldson ↗Swedish politician · 1844–1916
  71 yrs
• Celia Cruz ↗Cuban singer · 1925–2003
  77 yrs
• Martin Gardner ↗American mathematics and science writer · 1914–2010
  95 yrs
• Frederik IV of Denmark ↗King of Denmark and Norway · 1671–1730
  58 yrs
• Paco Gento ↗Spanish footballer · 1933–2022
  88 yrs
• Edogawa Ranpo ↗Japanese writer · 1894–1965
  70 yrs
• Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso ↗Political and religious leader of Tibet · 1617–1682
  64 yrs
• Shammi Kapoor ↗Indian actor · 1930–2011
  80 yrs
• Ze'ev Jabotinsky ↗Russian Jewish poet, founder of Revisionist Zionist movement · 1880–1940
  59 yrs
• Georg Solti ↗Hungarian-British conductor · 1912–1997
  84 yrs
• Liliane Bettencourt ↗French heiress, socialite and businesswoman · 1922–2017
  94 yrs
• Przemysł II ↗King of Poland, Duke of Greater Poland · 1257–1296
  38 yrs
• Ronald McNair ↗American physicist, astronaut · 1950–1986
  35 yrs
• Ivan Silayev ↗Russian politician · 1930–2023
  92 yrs
• Hussein Kamel of Egypt ↗Sultan of Egypt · 1853–1917
  63 yrs
• Oswald Avery ↗Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher · 1877–1955
  77 yrs
• Higashiyama ↗Emperor of Japan · 1675–1710
  34 yrs
• Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld ↗Dutch astronomer · 1921–2015
  93 yrs
• Anele Ngcongca ↗South African footballer · 1987–2020
  33 yrs
• Mary Blair ↗American artist · 1911–1978
  66 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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