List of Famous people born on April 21st
Mangala Samaraweera
Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera was a Sri Lankan politician. He was also the first openly gay politician from Sri Lanka. He was the Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2019, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for two terms from 2005 to 2007 and 2015 to 2017. He created a stir in Sri Lankan politics when he was sacked as a minister by President Mahinda Rajapakse in 2007, after which he formed a new political party called the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana) Wing, which later merged with the United National Party in 2010.
Rachel Lindsay
Rachel Lynn Lindsay Abasolo is an American media personality. She is best known for her role as a contestant on the twenty-first season of ABC's The Bachelor and as the lead of its spinoff, The Bachelorette, in its thirteenth season. She was the first African-American Bachelorette in the franchise. Rachel is married to the winner of her "Bachelorette" season, chiropractor Bryan Abasolo. She is also a co-host of the Higher Learning podcast alongside Van Lathan on The Ringer platform and co-hosts the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast with Becca Kufrin.
Sean Desai
Sean Desai is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the safeties coach from 2019 to 2020 and as the quality control coach from 2013 to 2018.
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American rapper, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and singer-songwriter. Michael Franti is known for having participated in many musical projects, including the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. He is the creator and lead vocalist of his current independent project, Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. He is also an outspoken supporter for a wide spectrum of peace and social justice issues, and he is especially an advocate for peace in the Middle East.
Simonetta Greggio
Simonetta Greggio is an Italian novelist who writes in French.
Gino Strada
Gino Strada was an Italian physician, human rights activist, peace activist, and war surgeon, founder of Emergency, a recognized international non-governmental organization.
Jodi Kantor
Jodi Kantor is an American journalist. She is a New York Times correspondent whose work has covered the workplace, technology, and gender. She has been the paper's Arts & Leisure editor and covered two presidential campaigns, chronicling the transformation of Barack and Michelle Obama into the President and First Lady of the United States. Kantor is the author of the book The Obamas and She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement about the Harvey Weinstein investigation. She is a contributor to CBS This Morning and has also appeared on Charlie Rose, The Daily Show, The Today Show, and many others. Kantor was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.
Bhavna Limbachia
Bhavna Jayanty Limbachia is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Alia Khan in Citizen Khan and Rana Habeeb in Coronation Street.
Morgan Wootten
Morgan Bayard Wootten was an American high school basketball coach for 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He led the Stags to five national championships and 33 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) titles. In 2000, he was the third high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the first high school only coach to be inducted.
Kim Young-ae
Kim Young-ae was a South Korean actress.