January 21 in History

January 21 is the birthday of Luke Littler (2007) and the anniversary of the death of Virginia Oliver (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths for January 21, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.

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Famous people born on January 21

2007
Luke Littler
English darts player (born 2007)
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2005
IShowSpeed
American influencer and streamer (born 2005)
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2004
Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway
Heir apparent to the Norwegian throne (born 2004)
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2003
Hannibal Mejbri
Tunisia international footballer (born 2003)
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2002
Moussa Diabaté
French basketball player (born 2002)
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2001
Baek Jong-bum
South Korean footballer (born 2001)
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1999
Fūju Kamio
Japanese actor (born 1999)
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1999
Alisha Lehmann
Swiss footballer (born 1999)
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1998
Pervis Estupiñán
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1998)
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1997
Mamadi Diakite
Guinean basketball player (born 1997)
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1997
Jeremy Shada
American actor (born 1997)
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1997
Ilia Topuria
Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist (born 1997)
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1996
Marco Asensio
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
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1996
Cristian Pavon
Argentine association football player
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1995
Jake Elliott
American football player (born 1995)
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1995
Marine Johannès
French basketball player (born 1995)
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1995
Alanna Kennedy
Australian soccer player (born 1995)
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1995
Nguyễn Công Phượng
Vietnamese footballer (born 1995)
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1995
Yuliya Stupak
Russian cross-country skier
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1994
Amin Affane
Swedish footballer (born 1994)
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1994
Laura Robson
British tennis player (born 1994)
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1994
Booboo Stewart
American actor (born 1994)
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1993
Ronald Blair
American football player (born 1993)
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1992
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Norwegian racing cyclist
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1992
James Duckworth (tennis)
Australian tennis player (born 1992)
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Famous people who died on January 21

2026
Virginia Oliver (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American lobster fisherwoman (1920–2026)
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2025
Mauricio Funes (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
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2025
Garth Hudson (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian multi-instrumentalist (1937–2025)
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2022
Louie Anderson (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American stand-up comedian (1953–2022)
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2022
Leonor Oyarzún (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
First Lady of Chile from 1990 to 1994
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2020
Terry Jones (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)
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2019
Kaye Ballard (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress and singer (1925–2019)
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2019
Henri, Count of Paris (born 1933) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
French noble (1933–2019)
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2019
Emiliano Sala (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Argentine footballer (1990–2019)
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2019
Harris Wofford (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American politician (1926–2019)
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2016
Bill Johnson (skier) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American alpine skier (1960–2016)
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2016
Mrinalini Sarabhai (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian classical dancer
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2015
Marcus Borg (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American theologian, New Testament scholar and writer (1942–2015)
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2015
Leon Brittan (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British politician (1939–2015)
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2015
Johnnie Lewis (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Liberian lawyer and politician
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2013
Chumpol Silpa-archa (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Thai politician (1940–2013)
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2013
Michael Winner (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British filmmaker (1935–2013)
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2012
Jonathan Idema (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American mercenary and criminal (1956–2012)
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2011
Dennis Oppenheim (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American artist, sculptor and photographer
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2010
Paul Quarrington (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian writer, filmmaker and musician (1953–2010)
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2006
Ibrahim Rugova (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Kosovo-Albanian politician
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2005
Theun de Vries (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch writer and poet
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2004
Yordan Radichkov (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Bulgarian writer and playwright
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2002
Peggy Lee (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American singer (1920–2002)
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1999
Susan Strasberg (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress and author (1938–1999)
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