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Since 2004, Trainor has worked primarily on the Nickelodeon network.
Famous Birthdays on January 21
1977 — Jerry Trainor
American actor, director, and producer
January 21 has 441 recorded notable births across history, from 1264 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on January 21
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- 1919 A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place. Source
- 1954 The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. Source
- 1789 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston. Source
- 1824 The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast during the First Anglo-Ashanti War. Source
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Plácido Domingo has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world.
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Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1997.
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Peyton Hillis played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, where he spent his first two seasons.
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Philip Bernard Thompson is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s.
More major people born on January 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1941
Plácido Domingo
Spanish tenor and conductor
José Plácido Domingo Embil is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator.
1980
Nana Mizuki
Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
Nana Kondō , better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki , is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew.
1986
Peyton Hillis
American football player
Derek Peyton Hillis is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons.
1954
Phil Thompson
English footballer and coach
Philip Bernard Thompson is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s.
1984
Haloti Ngata
American football player
Etuini Haloti Ngata is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons.
1923
Lola Flores
Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (died 1995)
María Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz was a Spanish actress, bailaora and singer. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Flores became interested in the performing arts at a very young age.
1887
Ernest Holmes
American New Thought writer (died 1960)
Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader.
1995
Jake Elliott
American football player
Jake Daniel Elliott is an American professional football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
1927
Clive Churchill
Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1985)
Clive Bernard Churchill AM was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach in the mid-20th century.
1922
Predrag Vranicki
Croatian Marxist humanist (died 2002)
Predrag Vranicki was a Yugoslav and Croatian Marxist academic, philosopher, and author.
1976
Raivis Belohvoščiks
Latvian cyclist
Raivis Belohvoščiks is a Latvian former professional road cyclist who specialized in individual time trial events. He is ten-time Latvian national time trial champion.
1947
Jill Eikenberry
American actress
Jill Susan Eikenberry is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama L.A.
1988
Ashton Eaton
American decathlete
Ashton James Eaton is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon event.
1895
Noe Itō
Japanese anarchist, author and feminist (died 1923)
Itō Noe was a Japanese anarchist, social critic, author, and feminist. She was the editor-in-chief of the feminist magazine Seitō (Bluestocking).
1847
Joseph Achille Le Bel
French chemist (died 1930)
Joseph Achille Le Bel was a French chemist. He is best known for his work in stereochemistry. Le Bel was educated at the École Polytechnique in Paris.
1939
Steve Paxton
American dancer and choreographer (died 2024)
Steven Douglas Paxton was an American experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with José Limón.
1925
Eva Ibbotson
Austrian-English author (died 2010)
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market.
1976
Emma Bunton
English singer
Emma Lee Bunton is an English singer, actress and media personality.
1987
Brandon Crawford
American baseball player
Brandon Michael Crawford is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He spent 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing all but his last season for the San Francisco Giants.