TheFamousPeople

Died On February 21st

Discover the most famous people who died on February 21. The list includes people like Malcolm X, Baruch Spinoza, Frederick Banting, Eric Liddell, Margot Fonteyn. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, soldiers, physicists and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands & Germany and many more countries.

Malcolm XMalcolm X
American
Activist
Billy GrahamBilly Graham
American
Evangelist

Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza
Dutch
Dutch philosopher

Margot FonteynMargot Fonteyn
British
Ballerina

Eric LiddellEric Liddell
Scottish
 

James I of ScotlandJames I of Scotland
Scottish
King of Scotland
Pope Julius IIPope Julius II
Italian
Pope

Frederick BantingFrederick Banting
Canadian
Discoverer of Insulin

Frederick McKinley JonesFrederick McKinley Jones
American
Inventor
Mary Edwards WalkerMary Edwards Walker
American
Surgeon, Feminist, Activist

Jethro TullJethro Tull
British
Agricultural Pioneer
Augusto César SandinoAugusto César Sandino
Nicaraguan
Nicaraguan revolutionary Leader

Kenneth ArrowKenneth Arrow
American
Economist & Political Theorist

Pope Benedict XIIIPope Benedict XIII
Italian
Servant of God

Howard FloreyHoward Florey
Australian
Pathologist and Pharmacologist

Kurt EisnerKurt Eisner
German
Statesman
Gertrude B. ElionGertrude B. Elion
American
Biochemist, Pharmacologist

Heike Kamerlingh OnnesHeike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch
Physicist

Inge LehmannInge Lehmann
Danish
Seismologist, Geophysicist

Emma ChambersEmma Chambers
British
Actress
John ThawJohn Thaw
British
Actor

John G. TrumpJohn G. Trump
American
Scientist
Abdul Qadir GilaniAbdul Qadir Gilani
Iranian
Preacher

Tim HortonTim Horton
Canadian
Ice hockey player

Claude of FranceClaude of France
German, French
French Princess
Beverley OwenBeverley Owen
American
Actress

Duncan EdwardsDuncan Edwards
British
Footballer
Dwayne Glenn McDuffieDwayne Glenn McDuffie
American
American writer

Stanley DonenStanley Donen
American
American film and dance director

Cleotha StaplesCleotha Staples
American
Singer
John CharlesJohn Charles
British, Welsh
Association football player, Association football

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Heinz HitlerHeinz Hitler
German
 
Eugène de BeauharnaisEugène de Beauharnais
German
Military commander

John Sherman CooperJohn Sherman Cooper
American
Politician, Judge, Lawyer, Diplomat, American

Gaius CaesarGaius Caesar
Italian
Roman officer

Gustave CaillebotteGustave Caillebotte
French
Painter, Art collector, Patron of the arts,
Aḥmad GrāñAḥmad Grāñ
Somalian
Somalian Muslim leader
Howard Walter FloreyHoward Walter Florey
British
Australian pharmacologist

Johannes SteinhoffJohannes Steinhoff
German
Aviator

Mikhail SholokhovMikhail Sholokhov
Russian
Novelist

Clark TerryClark Terry
American
Composer, Trumpeter, Songwriter, Bandleader, Music
Gershom ScholemGershom Scholem
Israeli
Philosopher, Librarian, Historian, Educationist,

Harvey KurtzmanHarvey Kurtzman
American
Writer, Journalist

Ilmari JuutilainenIlmari Juutilainen
Finnish
Aviator, Military personnel

Khoo Teck PuatKhoo Teck Puat
Australian, Malaysian, Singaporean
Entrepreneur, Banker

Edward Marcus DespardEdward Marcus Despard
Irish
Military Officer
Clifton Daniel, Jr.Clifton Daniel, Jr.
American
American journalist

Sher Ali KhanSher Ali Khan
Afghan
Emirs
Sándor MáraiSándor Márai
Hungarian
Writer

Heike Kamerlingh-OnnesHeike Kamerlingh-Onnes
Dutch
 

Khama IIIKhama III
South African
Tribal Chief
Osborne ReynoldsOsborne Reynolds
British
Physicist, Civil engineer, Engineer

Alexei GuermanAlexei Guerman
Russian
 
Ronnie HiltonRonnie Hilton
British
Singer

Wolf Albach-RettyWolf Albach-Retty
Austrian, German
Actor

Bronislava NijinskaBronislava Nijinska
Polish
Ballet Dancer

Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron BaltimoreCharles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
British
Statesman

Robert SouthwellRobert Southwell
British
Poet
George Ellery HaleGeorge Ellery Hale
American
Astronomer, Journalist

Dick WhiteDick White
British
Intelligence officer

Morton GouldMorton Gould
American
Composer

Magic SlimMagic Slim
American
Musician
Jacques BeckerJacques Becker
French
Director

Missak ManouchianMissak Manouchian
Armenian
Poet
Roden CutlerRoden Cutler
Australian
Diplomat

Harriet HosmerHarriet Hosmer
American
Sculptor

Russell W. PetersonRussell W. Peterson
American
Politician
Guillermo Cabrera InfanteGuillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban, Spanish, British
Linguist, Screenwriter, Translator, Essayist,

Irina PressIrina Press
Ukrainian
Athlete
Henry Peach RobinsonHenry Peach Robinson
Photographer

Walter LiniWalter Lini
Ni-Vanuatu
Priest

John ThurloeJohn Thurloe
British
Secretary
Dirck van BaburenDirck van Baburen
Dutch
Painter

Barry BucknellBarry Bucknell
British
Television host
Bob GodfreyBob Godfrey
British
Animator

Tilla DurieuxTilla Durieux
Austrian
Actress

Barney RossetBarney Rosset
American
Publisher

Justinus KernerJustinus Kerner
German
Poet
Augustin LesageAugustin Lesage
French
Painter
Lisel MuellerLisel Mueller
German, American
Poet

Paul RadinPaul Radin
American
Anthropologist

Alfred AnderschAlfred Andersch
German
Writer

Francis Xavier FordFrancis Xavier Ford
American
Missionary
Violet ArcherViolet Archer
Canadian
Composer

Emil HolubEmil Holub
Austrian, Czech, Hungarian
Physician

Jessie Daniel AmesJessie Daniel Ames
American
Activist

Charles WolfeCharles Wolfe
Irish
Poet

Hieronymus BockHieronymus Bock
German
Botanist
H. L. GoldH. L. Gold
American
Writer

William K. HowardWilliam K. Howard
American
Film Director
Lodovico CastelvetroLodovico Castelvetro
Italian
Writer

Robert HallRobert Hall
British
Minister
George Henry CorlissGeorge Henry Corliss
American
Mechanical engineer
Juhan ViidingJuhan Viiding
Estonian
Poet