Famous Birthdays for 21st January 2026

1801 – Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, Catalan composer and choirmaster, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1870)
1825 – Imre Madách, Hungarian writer known for “The Tragedy of Man”, born in Alsósztregova, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1864)
1895 – Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish couturier ‘The Master’, born in Getaria, Spain (d. 1972)
1904 – Richard P. Blackmur, American critic and poet (Good European), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1965)
1920 – Edwin Alberian, American TV entertainer (Clarabell the clown), born in New York (d. 1997)
1942 – Edwin Starr [Hatcher], American soul and RandB singer (“War”; “Twenty-Five Miles”), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2003)
1943 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek rock singer-songwriter (Exadaktylos; MGC), and actor, born in Athens, Greece
1946 – Vincent Placoly, Martinique writer and playwright (L’eau-de-mort guildive), born in Martinique (d. 1992)
1977 – Phil Neville, English soccer fullback (59 caps; Manchester United, Everton) and manager (England Women 2021–2023, Inter Miami, Portland Timbers), born in Bury, England
1978 – Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer (Dru Hill), born in Baltimore, Maryland

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