Birthday twins

People Born on March 21

March 21 is the birthday of 43 notable people we've found so far, including entrepreneurs, authors, actors and athletes.

12
founders & entrepreneurs
joint #105 of 366 birthdays
43
notable people
joint #286 of 366 birthdays

What the data says

Your birthday has some company.

  • The people we list for this date were born across 453 years, from 1544 to 1997.
  • People born on this day come from 23 countries, most often United States (11 of 43).
  • Mikee Romero is the wealthiest person we list for March 21, with an estimated $490M reported as of 2013.
  • March 21 birthdays span at least four well-represented fields, including athletes, musicians, authors and politicians.
  • 2 Nobel laureates were born on March 21, including Jair Bolsonaro and Walter Gilbert.
  • 3 of them had founded a company, won a major award or taken a top job before turning 30.

💰 Wealthiest documented person born on March 21

Mikee Romero
House of Representatives of the Philippines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
athlete

Mikee Romero

Politician

1971 · Philippines

$490Molder estimate, as of 2013 · Forbes

Michael Odylon "Mikee" Lagman Romero is a Filipino businessman, politician, and sportsman. He served as the Party-list Congressman for 1-Pacman from 2016 to 2025 holding roles as Senior Deputy Speaker.

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Reported estimate as of 2013: $490M. Wealth changes; this is not a live figure.

Against the other 365

How March 21 ranks

Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every March birthday · battle March 21 against another date · all rankings

Who shares March 21

What kind of people are born on March 21?

Share of the 43 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.

  • Entrepreneurs28% (12 people)
  • Actors26% (11 people)
  • Authors26% (11 people)
  • Athletes21% (9 people)
  • Creators21% (9 people)
  • Musicians21% (9 people)
  • Politicians19% (8 people)

Countries

23 countries, most often United States

Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.

  • United States11 (11 people)
  • France4 (4 people)
  • Brazil3 (3 people)
  • United Kingdom3 (3 people)
  • Canada2 (2 people)
  • Kingdom of the Netherlands2 (2 people)
  • Spain2 (2 people)

Life timeline

What were people born on March 21 doing at your age?

Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.

By 25

  1. ~24RonaldinhoNamed FIFA World Player of the Year (2004)
  2. ~21Matthew BroderickNotable work: WarGames (1983)
  3. 22Tini StoesselNotable work: UglyDolls (2019)
  4. 23Broncho Billy AndersonNotable work: The Great Train Robbery (1903)

26 to 30

  1. ~27Broncho Billy AndersonFounded Essanay Studios (1907)
  2. ~27Rani MukerjiReceived the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (2005)
  3. 28RonaldinhoJoined AC Milan (2008)
  4. ~28Antoine GriezmannJoined FC Barcelona (2019)

31 to 40

  1. ~33RonaldinhoNamed South American Footballer of the Year (2013)
  2. ~39Gary OldmanReceived the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay (1997)
  3. 32Matthew BroderickNotable work: The Lion King (1994)
  4. 32Rosie O'DonnellNotable work: The Flintstones (1994)

41 to 50

  1. 41Kristen Anderson-LopezReceived the Academy Award for Best Original Song (2014)
  2. ~48Walter GilbertReceived the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
  3. 44Sergey LavrovBecame Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations (1994)
  4. 49Michael HeseltineBecame Secretary of State for Defence (1983)

After 50

  1. 59Gary OldmanReceived the Academy Award for Best Actor (2018)
  2. ~65Jair BolsonaroReceived the Ig Nobel Prize (2020)
  3. 78Broncho Billy AndersonReceived the Academy Honorary Award (1958)
  4. 53Sergey LavrovBecame Minister of Foreign Affairs (2004)

The standouts

The most successful people born on March 21

Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.

Ronaldinho
athlete

Ronaldinho

Top tier

Politician

1980 · Spain

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie C side Ravenna.

Nuță Lucian, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Gary Oldman
actor

Gary Oldman

Top tier

Actor

1958 · United States

Sir Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three British Academy Film Awards and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Ayrton Senna
entrepreneur

Ayrton Senna

Top tier

Entrepreneur

1960–1994 · Brazil

Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver and philanthropist who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994.

File:Ayrton Senna 2.jpg: Instituto Ayrton Senna derivative work: F1fans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matthew Broderick
actor

Matthew Broderick

Top tier

Actor

1962 · United States

Matthew Broderick is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen he has received two Tony Awards as well nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Jair Bolsonaro
politician

Jair Bolsonaro

Top tier

Politician

1955 · Brazil

Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 2019.

Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Builders

Entrepreneurs born on March 21

Ali Daei
entrepreneur

Ali Daei

Entrepreneur

1969 · Pahlavi Iran

Ali Daei is an Iranian former professional footballer and manager who played as a striker. He was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin.

Enthekhabat-e Azad, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Michael Heseltine
entrepreneur

Michael Heseltine

Entrepreneur

1933 · United Kingdom

Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine is a British politician. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket Media Group in 1957. Heseltine served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001.

Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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DJ Premier
entrepreneur

DJ Premier

Entrepreneur

1966 · United States

Christopher Edward Martin, known professionally as DJ Premier, is an American record producer and DJ. He formed the hip-hop duo Gang Starr alongside American rapper Guru, with whom he has released seven albums.

alanpixx, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Broncho Billy Anderson
founder

Broncho Billy Anderson

Founder · Essanay Studios · entertainment

1880–1971 · United States

Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios.

George G. Fraser Studio, San Francisco., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Stewart Butterfield
entrepreneur

Stewart Butterfield

Entrepreneur

1973 · Canada

Daniel Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian billionaire businessman, best known for co-founding the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging application Slack.

Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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March 21 in history

What else happened on March 21

  1. 537Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
  2. 1801The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis near Alexandria in Egypt.
  3. 1921The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
  4. 1945World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
  5. 1983The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.

Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

More birthday twins

Famous people born on March 21

actor

Timothy Dalton

Actor

1944 · United Kingdom

Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).

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Rosie O'Donnell
actor

Rosie O'Donnell

Actor

1962 · United States

Roseann O'Donnell is an American comedian, actress and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984.

chattingjason (Jason Chatting), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Scott Eastwood
actor

Scott Eastwood

Actor

1986 · United States

Scott Eastwood is an American actor. The son of the Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood, he has starred in several of his father's films, including Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009), and Trouble with the Curve (2012).

Web Summit, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Rani Mukerji
actor

Rani Mukerji

Actor

1978 · India

Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. One of the highest-paid actresses of the 2000s, She is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a National Film Award and eight Filmfare Awards.

Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Slavoj Žižek
actor

Slavoj Žižek

Politician

1949 · Slovenia

Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.

Amrei-Marie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Ronald Koeman
athlete

Ronald Koeman

Athlete

1963 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Ronald Koeman is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of the Netherlands national team. Koeman scored over 250 goals whilst playing in defence for the majority of his career.

Richard Mulder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Brian Clough
athlete

Brian Clough

Athlete

1935–2004 · United Kingdom

Brian Howard Clough was an English football player and manager, primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest.

Hans van Dijk for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Jordi Alba
athlete

Jordi Alba

Athlete

1989 · Spain

Jordi Alba Ramos is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation.

Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Deryck Whibley
musician

Deryck Whibley

Musician

1980 · Canada

Deryck Jason Whibley, also known by the stage name Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, producer, co-founder, and only constant member of the rock band Sum 41.

Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Sergey Lavrov
politician

Sergey Lavrov

Politician

1950 · Russia

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. He is the country's longest-serving foreign minister since the Soviet era.

Пресс-служба Совета Федерации РФ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Karolína Plíšková
athlete

Karolína Plíšková

Athlete

1992 · Czech Republic

Karolína Plíšková is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA, achieved in July 2017, and No. 11 in doubles. Plíšková has won 17 singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Tini Stoessel
actor

Tini Stoessel

Actor

1997 · Argentina

Martina Stoessel, known professionally as Tini, is an Argentine singer and actress. She began her career as a child actress, by appearing on the Argentine children's television series Patito Feo (2007).

El Siete TV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
Joseph Fourier
scientist

Joseph Fourier

Scientist

1768–1830 · France

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre, Burgundy and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.

Julien-Léopold Boilly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
Éric Rohmer
actor

Éric Rohmer

Actor

1920–2010 · France

Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer, was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the post-World War II French New Wave directors to become established.

Smdl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Solomon Burke
musician

Solomon Burke

Musician

1940–2010 · United States

Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul", and was known for his "prodigious output".

Tom Beetz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Prayut Chanocha
musician

Prayut Chanocha

Politician

1954 · Thailand

Prayut Chan-o-cha is a Thai former politician and military officer who became the 29th prime minister of Thailand after seizing power in the 2014 coup d'état and served until 2023. He was concurrently the minister of defence in his own government from 2019 to 2023.

内閣官房内閣広報室, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Kristen Anderson-Lopez
actor

Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Actor

1972 · United States

Kristen Anderson-Lopez is an American songwriter. She is known for co-writing the songs for the 2013 animated musical film Frozen and its 2019 sequel Frozen 2 with her husband Robert Lopez.

PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Peter Brook
author

Peter Brook

Creator

1925–2022 · France

Peter Stephen Paul Brook was an English theatre and film director.

John Thaxter, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
entrepreneur

Forrest Mars

Entrepreneur

1904–1999 · United States

Forrest Edward Mars Sr. was an American billionaire businessman and the driving force of the candy company Mars Inc. until 1973.

Sources (2)
Torquato Tasso
author

Torquato Tasso

Author

1544–1595 · Kingdom of Italy

Torquato Tasso was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his 1581 poem Gerusalemme liberata, in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the Siege of Jerusalem of 1099.

Jacopo Bassano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Nizar Qabbani
author

Nizar Qabbani

Politician

1923–1998 · State of Damascus

Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani was a Syrian poet, diplomat, and publisher who is widely regarded as Syria’s national poet.

Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Jean Paul
author

Jean Paul

Author

1763–1825 · Holy Roman Empire

Jean Paul was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

Heinrich Pfenninger (1749-c.1815), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
Murat Ülker
entrepreneur

Murat Ülker

Entrepreneur

1959 · Turkey

Murat Ülker is a Turkish billionaire businessperson and the former chair of Yıldız Holding. He is among the 900 richest people in the world as of July 2026.

Osmanerken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
Erich Mendelsohn
artist

Erich Mendelsohn

Artist

1887–1953 · United States

Erich Mendelsohn; 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas.

Unknown, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
entrepreneur

Princess Claire of Luxembourg

Entrepreneur

1985 · Germany

Princess Claire of Luxembourg is a member of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg. She is the wife of Prince Félix, who is fourth in the line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg. Claire is also a bioethics researcher.

Sources (2)
Alexander Mozhaysky
inventor

Alexander Mozhaysky

Inventor

1825–1890 · Russian Empire

Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaysky was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, an aviation pioneer, and a researcher and designer of heavier-than-air craft.

Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
entrepreneur

Paul Fentener van Vlissingen

Entrepreneur

1941–2006 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Paul Fentener van Vlissingen was a Dutch businessman and philanthropist who was CEO of SHV Holdings for three decades. He contributed to the development of game reserves in Africa and purchased the Letterewe estate in Scotland in 1978.

Sources (2)
Mario López Estrada
entrepreneur

Mario López Estrada

Entrepreneur

1938–2023 · Guatemala

Mario López Estrada was a Guatemalan telecommunications businessman and billionaire. He was the president and main shareholder of Tigo Guatemala.

Carlos Sebastián, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)
Fausto Cercignani
author

Fausto Cercignani

Author

1941 · Italy

Fausto Cercignani is an Italian scholar, essayist and poet.

Pierre Abbé, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (2)

Sources and method for this page

This page lists 43 people born on March 21, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. 1 of them carry a dated net-worth estimate citing Forbes or Bloomberg; combined wealth is the sum of the low end of those estimates, the newest as of 2013. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on March 21. Read the full methodology.

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