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Famous birthdays on December 21

19 famous people were born on December 21, including Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Zappa and Kiefer Sutherland. Anyone born on this day has the star sign Sagittarius.

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Samuel L. JacksonActor · Age 77Frank ZappaMusician · (1940 to 1993)Kiefer SutherlandActor · Age 59Tamannaah BhatiaActor · Age 36Chris EvertTennis player · Age 71Julie DelpyActor · Age 56Steven YeunActor · Age 42Andy DickComedian · Age 60Kaitlyn DeverActor · Age 29Ray RomanoComedian · Age 68John G. AvildsenFilm director · (1935 to 2017)Madelyn ClineActor · Age 28GovindaActor · Age 62Anke EngelkeActor · Age 60Jane KaczmarekActor · Age 70Jack NanceActor · (1943 to 1996)Paul WinchellActor · (1922 to 2005)Clara TausonTennis player · Age 23Cooper FlaggBasketball player · Age 19

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December 21 birthdays by the numbers

Celebrities1915 still living, 4 no longer with us
Oldest livingSamuel L. Jackson77 years old, born 1948
YoungestCooper Flagg19 years old, born 2006
Most common roleActor63% of the stars born on December 21, then tennis players
Top countryUnited States12 people, then India and United Kingdom
Top birthplaceMumbai2 celebrities born there
Star signSagittarius
BirthstoneTurquoise, tanzanite and zircon
Day of the year356 of 366
Half birthdayJune 21

Born on December 21, through the years

From the oldest to the youngest, every celebrity on CFOTD born on December 21.

  1. 1922Paul WinchellActor, United States
  2. 1935John G. AvildsenFilm director, United States
  3. 1940Frank ZappaMusician, United States
  4. 1943Jack NanceActor, United States
  5. 1948Samuel L. JacksonActor, United States
  6. 1954Chris EvertTennis player, United States
  7. 1955Jane KaczmarekActor, United States
  8. 1957Ray RomanoComedian, United States
  9. 1963GovindaActor, India
  10. 1965Andy DickComedian, United States
  11. 1965Anke EngelkeActor, Germany
  12. 1966Kiefer SutherlandActor, United Kingdom
  13. 1969Julie DelpyActor, France
  14. 1983Steven YeunActor, South Korea
  15. 1989Tamannaah BhatiaActor, India
  16. 1996Kaitlyn DeverActor, United States
  17. 1997Madelyn ClineActor, United States
  18. 2002Clara TausonTennis player, Denmark
  19. 2006Cooper FlaggBasketball player, United States

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Frequently asked questions

Which celebrities were born on December 21?

Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Zappa, Kiefer Sutherland, Tamannaah Bhatia, Chris Evert, Julie Delpy, Steven Yeun, Andy Dick and 11 more.

What zodiac sign is December 21?

Sagittarius.