List of Famous people born on January 21st
Silke Maier-Witt
Silke Maier-Witt is a German former trauma psychologist and welfare organiser. During 2000 she was recruited to work in Kosovo by Germany's Civil Peace Service in the aftermath of the Kosovo War. She subsequently settled in Macedonia.
Migz Villafuerte
Miguel Luis "Migz" Reyes Villafuerte is a Filipino politician and model, who has been Governor of Camarines Sur since 2013.
Diane Zamora
Diane Michelle Zamora is a former United States Naval Academy midshipman and convicted murderer. On December 4, 1995, Zamora and her ex-fiancé, David Graham, murdered Adrianne Jessica Jones, who Zamora believed was a romantic rival for Graham; he had confessed to giving Adrianne a ride home and having sex with her one month earlier. Enraged, Zamora demanded that Graham kill Jones. In the early morning of December 4, Graham picked up Jones in Zamora's car, while she hid in the hatchback. They went to a remote location and got into a struggle. Zamora hit Jones over the head with weights, and Graham shot her twice after she broke away from them.
Agnès Souret
Jeanne Germaine Berthe Agnès Souret was a French actress and dancer who was the winner of the inaugural Miss France competition in 1920.
Gorō Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese director. He is the son of animator and film director Hayao Miyazaki, who is one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, Goro initially worked as a landscaper for many years before entering the film business. He has directed three films—Tales from Earthsea (2006), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and Earwig and The Witch (2020).
Nicky Booth
Nicky Booth was a British professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBO bantamweight title in 2001. At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 2000 to 2003 and the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2000 to 2002. He was the younger brother of former boxer Jason Booth.
Verónica Cepede Royg
Verónica Cepede Royg is a professional Paraguayan tennis player.
Hilal Altınbilek
Hilal Altınbilek is a Turkish actress.
John C. Frémont
John Charles Frémont or Fremont was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, he was an opponent of slavery.
Inul Daratista
Inul Daratista is a dangdut singer and performance artist from Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia. She became nationally famous in 2003, and is known for her suggestive style of dancing that caused major controversy in Indonesia. Inul is a corrupted version of Ainur, and the singer's childhood pet name. As she began her musical career singing in a 'rock' band, she adopted the stage name Daratista.