List of Famous people born on August 21st

Andreas Mies is a German tennis player. He is a doubles specialist who reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 8, achieved in November 2019. He became a Grand Slam champion after winning the 2019 and 2020 French Open men's doubles titles, partnering Kevin Krawietz.

Brandon S. Drury is an American professional baseball third baseman in the New York Mets organization. He made his MLB debut in 2015 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and has also played for the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.

Verbal is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, music video director and record producer who debuted in 1998 as a member of the hip hop group M-Flo. He is a third generation Zainichi Korean and a notable representative of Zainichi Korean music in Japan.

Karl Derrick "Tuffy" Rhodes is a retired American professional baseball player. He played six years in Major League Baseball in the US, and thirteen years in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan. Rhodes is the all-time NPB home run leader among foreign-born players, and he is tied for 11th overall with 464 home runs in Japan. He hit 55 home runs in 2001, equaling the NPB single-season mark set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964.

Travis Kauffman is an American heavyweight professional boxer. A professional competitor since 2006, his notable opponents include Luis Ortiz, Amir Mansour, and Chris Arreola.

Lee Bo-mee, also known as Bo-mee Lee, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Margaret Gardiner is a South African journalist and beauty queen who is the winner of the Miss Universe 1978. She is the first South African woman to win the Miss Universe title. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant. After the 3 semi-final competitions, she entered the 5 finalists in 4th place, but ended up winning the pageant after answering the final question.

Raymond Rowe Sr. is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Erik. He is also known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he and his tag team partner Hanson are former ROH World Tag Team Champions and IWGP Tag Team Champions.

Orestes Jodie Meeks II is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. On January 13, 2009, he gained national recognition by breaking the Kentucky single-game scoring record with 54 points in a nationally televised game on ESPN against Tennessee. In the same game, he broke the university's single-game three-point record by making 10 three-pointers. Meeks won the 2019 NBA championship as a member of the Toronto Raptors.

Peter V. Neffenger is a United States Coast Guard Admiral and public servant who served as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from July 2015 to January 20, 2017.