Who was born on January 21

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 21, including Yasunori Mitsuda, Cat Power, Shawn Rojeski. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

49 documented historical events happened on January 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid revolt when a rebel leader was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in present-day Iraq. On the same day, in another year: King Edward II of England issued a royal charter confirming Adam de Brome's foundation of Oriel College, Oxford. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.