The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on October 21st

Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969)

American writer
Yash Chopra

Yash Chopra (1932 - 2012)

Indian filmmaker
Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith (1969 - 2003)

American singer-songwriter
Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton (1937 - 2023)

English footballer
Dan White

Dan White (1946 - 1985)

American politician, assassin of George Moscone and Harvey Milk
François Truffaut

François Truffaut (1932 - 1984)

French actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
George McGovern

George McGovern (1922 - 2012)

American politician, historian, and author
Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam (1916 - 2014)

Australian Prime Minister
Shannon Hoon

Shannon Hoon (1967 - 1995)

American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jim Garrison

Jim Garrison (1921 - 1992)

American lawyer and judge
Sandy West

Sandy West (1959 - 2006)

American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer; founding member of The Runaways
Ben Bradlee

Ben Bradlee (1921 - 2014)

American newspaper editor, reporters and correspondent
John T Scopes

John T Scopes (1900 - 1970)

American schoolteacher
Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler (1862 - 1931)

Austrian dramatist
Pietro Aretino

Pietro Aretino (1492 - 1556)

Italian writer and poet
Willie Brown

Willie Brown (1940 - 2019)

Ex-American football player
Vada Pinson

Vada Pinson (1938 - 1995)

American baseball player and coach
Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug (1937 - 2016)

German actor, singer, and author
Neil Campbell

Neil Campbell (1946 - 2004)

American scientist