List of Famous people born on May 21st

Beverley Naidoo is a South African author of children's books who lives in the U.K. Her first three novels featured life in South Africa where she lived until her twenties. She has also written a biography of the trade unionist Neil Aggett.

José Manuel Lasa is a former Spanish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Ernst Willi Messerschmid is a German physicist and former astronaut.

Belladonna is an American actress, director, producer, and model. She was a pornographic actress until she announced her retirement from the industry in 2008. Since retiring from pornography, she has acted in several films, including Inherent Vice and The Ladies of the House.

Mitja Nikisch was a classical pianist and dance band leader, born in Leipzig, Germany on May 21, 1899 and died in Venice, Italy on August 5, 1936.

Detlef Müller or Metin Mert is a retired German-born naturalised Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Alan Heim, ACE is an American film editor. He won an Academy Award for editing All That Jazz.

Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a Mission Specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. A decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps, Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War. He has logged over 237 hours in space and 4,500 hours flying time, including 3,500 hours in jet aircraft.