Did you know
Barenaked Ladies has continued to regularly tour and record new music, having released 14 primary studio albums of original material and three themed studio albums.
Famous Birthdays on September 21
1967 — Tyler Stewart
Canadian drummer
September 21 has 289 recorded notable births across history, from 580 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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289 source records
580 – 2006
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Major events on September 21
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- 1792 French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. Source
- 1993 Russian president Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution. Source
- 1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War. Source
- 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.) Source
Did you know
Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the handsome astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
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Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses.
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Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose KCN is an Antiguan former cricketer who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies.
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With the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves.
More major people born on September 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1931
Larry Hagman
American actor, director, and producer (died 2012)
Larry Martin Hagman was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R.
1411
Richard of York
3rd Duke of York, English politician, Lord Protector of England (died 1460)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses.
1963
Curtly Ambrose
Antiguan cricketer and bass player
Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose KCN is an Antiguan former cricketer who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies.
1963
Cecil Fielder
American baseball player and manager
Cecil Grant Fielder is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fielder was a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s.
1958
Simon Mayo
English radio host
Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo is an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022. Mayo has presented across three BBC stations for extended periods.
1936
Yury Luzhkov
Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow (died 2019)
Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010.
1987
Courtney Paris
American basketball player
Courtney Paris is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
1905
Robert Lebel
Canadian businessman and politician (died 1999)
Robert Lebel or LeBel was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
1977
Kārlis Lācis
Latvian pianist and composer
Kārlis Lācis is a Latvian contemporary composer. Along with the scores for theatre productions, movies, and musical arrangements, a large part of his work is dedicated to vocal and choral music, symphonic, and…
1902
Luis Cernuda
Spanish poet and critic (died 1963)
Luis Cernuda Bidón was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27.
1918
Juan José Arreola
Mexican writer and academic (died 2001)
Juan José Arreola Zúñiga was a Mexican writer, academic, and actor. He is considered Mexico's premier experimental short story writer of the 20th century.
1851
Fanny Searls
American biologist (died 1939)
Fanny Searls, also known by her married name Fanny Gradle, was an American physician and botanical collector. Dalea searlsiae, Searls' prairie clover, is named after her.
1938
Doug Moe
American basketball player and coach (died 2026)
Douglas Edwin Moe was an American professional basketball player and coach.
1935
Henry Gibson
American actor (died 2009)
James Bateman, known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet.
1968
Ricki Lake
American actress, producer, and talk show host
Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best…
1983
Greg Jennings
American football player
Gregory Jennings Jr. is an American sports television personality and former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay…
1955
Israel Katz
Israeli politician
Israel Katz is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabinet of Israel.
1961
Dan Borislow
American businessman and inventor (died 2014)
Daniel Marc Borislow was an American entrepreneur, sports team owner, inventor, and thoroughbred horse breeder. Borislow was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Widener University.
1983
Maggie Grace
American actress
Margaret Grace Denig is an American actress. Grace earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2002 with her portrayal of 15-year-old murder victim Martha Moxley in the television movie Murder in Greenwich.