List of Famous people born on February 21st

Dan Peter McKenzie is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Cambridge, and one-time head of the Bullard Laboratories of the Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences. He wrote the first paper defining the mathematical principles of plate tectonics on a sphere, and his early work on mantle convection created the modern discussion of planetary interiors.

Akira Sakata is a Japanese free jazz saxophonist.

Ilya Lyubimov is a Russian actor. He appeared in more than 60 films.

Sianoa Smit-McPhee is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her years in Australian soap opera Neighbours as Bree Timmins. Her next role was in the children's television series As the Bell Rings, which aired on the Disney Channel. In 2007, she appeared as Desma, the lead character in the short fantasy film Hugo. From 2009 to 2011, she starred in the HBO series Hung as Darby Drecker. In 2012, Smit-McPhee featured in the TV movie ABC Firelight and the series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The following year, she starred in All Cheerleaders Die. Smit-McPhee and her husband John Rush, a music producer, also wrote and produced the song Take a Bite of My Heart, which was featured in the film and performed by her.

William Forrest Winter was an American attorney and politician. He served as the 58th governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984. A Democrat, he was known for his strong support of public education, freedom of information, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation.

Bob Rafelson is an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he cofounded, Raybert/BBS Productions, Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), as well as acclaimed later films, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Mountains of the Moon (1990). Other films he produced as part of BBS include two of the most significant films of the era, Easy Rider (1969) and The Last Picture Show (1971). He was also one of the creators of the pop group and TV series The Monkees with BBS partner Bert Schneider. His first wife was the production designer Toby Carr Rafelson. His eldest son is songwriter Peter Rafelson, who co-wrote the hit song "Open Your Heart" for Madonna.

Luigi Manconi is an Italian academic and politician, former senator of the Democratic Party.