List of Famous people born on January 21st
Rodman Law
Rodman Law born Frederick Rodman Law was a career parachutist, building climber and later silent movie stuntman and actor.
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman was an American butler who served 11 different U.S. presidents in the White House. He was one of the White House's longest serving employees.
Romano Fogli
Romano Fogli was an Italian football player and manager who played as a midfielder.
Victor
Victor Leandro Bagy, known as Victor, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Rebiya Kadeer
Rebiya Kadeer is an ethnic Uyghur, businesswoman and political activist. Born in Altay City, Xinjiang, Kadeer became a millionaire in the 1980s through her real estate holdings and ownership of a multinational conglomerate. Kadeer held various positions in the National People's Congress in Beijing and other political institutions before being arrested in 1999 for, according to Chinese state media, sending confidential internal reference reports to her husband, who worked in the United States as a pro-East Turkistan independence broadcaster. After she fled to the United States in 2005 on compassionate release, Kadeer assumed leadership positions in overseas Uyghur organizations such as the World Uyghur Congress.
Héctor David Martínez
Héctor David Martínez is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for River Plate, on loan from Defensa y Justicia. Born in Argentina, he represents the Paraguay national team.
Alphonse Burnand
Alphonse A. Burnand, Jr. was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Aivaras Abromavičius
Aivaras Abromavičius is a Lithuanian-born Ukrainian investment banker and politician. He was Ukraine's Minister of Economy and Trade starting in December 2014. He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed in 14 April 2016. Abromavičius was Director General of Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's biggest defense industry company, from 31 August 2019 until 6 October 2020.
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Idrissa Ouédraogo was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work often explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. He is best known for his feature film Tilaï, which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and Samba Traoré (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Gennaro Contaldo
Gennaro Contaldo, is an Italian chef and restaurateur, known for his association with his British protégé, Jamie Oliver, and his partnership with fellow Italian chef Antonio Carluccio and their BBC Two television series Two Greedy Italians. Contaldo is the brand ambassador for the luxury Italian holiday specialist Citalia.