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In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army.
Famous Birthdays on May 21
1960 — Mohanlal
Indian actor
May 21 has 255 recorded notable births across history, from 1471 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1851 Slavery in Colombia is abolished. Source
- 1911 President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution. Source
- 1809 The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. Source
- 2001 French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. Source
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Tom Daley won the silver medal in the men's synchronised 10-metre at the 2024 Olympics, making him the first British diver to win 5 Olympic medals.
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Max B also appeared on "Minks in Miami" with Rick Ross and French Montana, which reached number one on Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, giving him two number-one records on two different Billboard charts in 2026.
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Following her time as president, Robinson became the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002.
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In the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), he helped win Team USA's first gold medal in a WBC tournament.
More major people born on May 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1994
Tom Daley
English diver
Thomas Robert Daley is an English retired diver, YouTuber and television personality.
1978
Max B
American rapper and songwriter
Charley Wingate, better known by his stage name Max B, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Harlem, New York. He is best known for his solo Public Domain and Million Dollar Baby series of mixtapes.
1944
Mary Robinson
Irish lawyer and politician, President of Ireland
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson is an Irish politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1990 to September 1997. She was the country's first female president.
1985
Andrew Miller
American baseball player
Andrew Mark Miller is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
1978
Jamaal Magloire
Canadian basketball player and coach
Jamaal Dane Magloire is a Canadian former professional basketball player who currently serves as basketball development consultant and community ambassador for the Toronto Raptors.
1880
Tudor Arghezi
Romanian journalist, author, and poet (died 1967)
Tudor Arghezi was a Romanian writer and political figure, widely considered one of his country's greatest poets.
1913
Gina Bachauer
Greek pianist and composer (died 1976)
Gina Bachauer was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe.
1963
Patrick Grant
American musician and producer
Patrick Grant is an American composer living and working in New York City.
1985
Lucie Hradecká
Czech tennis player
Lucie Hradecká is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 2012.
1981
Maximilian Mutzke
German singer-songwriter
Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. He gained public interest in early 2004 when he won SSDSGPS, a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's late-night show TV total.
1898
John McLaughlin
American painter and translator (died 1976)
John Dwyer McLaughlin was an American abstract painter. Based primarily in California, he was a pioneer in minimalism and hard-edge painting.
1948
Jonathan Hyde
Australian-English actor
Jonathan Stephen Geoffrey King, known professionally as Jonathan "Nash" Hyde, is an Australian actor.
1759
Joseph Fouché
French lawyer and politician (died 1820)
Joseph Fouché, 1st Duke d'Otrante, 1st Count Fouché was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte. Fouché later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon.
1930
Keith Davis
New Zealand rugby player (died 2019)
Keith Davis was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for both New Zealand and New Zealand Māori. He played for Auckland, and won the Ranfurly Shield in his first ever provincial game.
1981
Josh Hamilton
American baseball player
Joshua Holt Hamilton is an American former professional baseball player.
1903
Manly Wade Wellman
American author (died 1986)
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown and Strange Stories, Wellman is best remembered as one of…
1960
Kent Hrbek
American baseball player and sportscaster
Kent Alan Hrbek, nicknamed "Herbie", is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 14-year baseball career with the Minnesota Twins (1981–1994).
1977
Ricky Williams
American football player
Errick Miron, known professionally as Ricky Williams, is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons.
1980
Gotye
Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter
Wouter André "Wally" De Backer, known professionally as Gotye, is a Belgian-born Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.