| 132241 | November 21 | Birth | 1926 – Odd Børretzen, Norwegian singer, author, and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 132242 | November 21 | Birth | 1926 – Prem Nath, Indian actor and director (d. 1992) |
| 132243 | November 21 | Birth | 1926 – Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (d. 2013) |
| 132244 | November 21 | Birth | 1926 – William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015) |
| 132245 | November 21 | Birth | 1927 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (d. 2008) |
| 132246 | November 21 | Birth | 1929 – Marilyn French, American author and academic (d. 2009) |
| 132247 | November 21 | Birth | 1929 – Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (d. 2012) |
| 132248 | November 21 | Birth | 1930 – Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 132249 | November 21 | Birth | 1931 – Lewis Binford, American archaeologist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 132250 | November 21 | Birth | 1931 – Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian chemist and physicist (d. 1985) |
| 132251 | November 21 | Birth | 1931 – Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman |
| 132252 | November 21 | Birth | 1931 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2003) |
| 132253 | November 21 | Birth | 1932 – Beryl Bainbridge, English author (d. 2010) |
| 132254 | November 21 | Birth | 1932 – Chronis Exarhakos, Greek actor (d. 1984) |
| 132255 | November 21 | Birth | 1932 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer |
| 132256 | November 21 | Birth | 1933 – Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014) |
| 132257 | November 21 | Birth | 1933 – Mikijirō Hira, Japanese actor |
| 132258 | November 21 | Birth | 1933 – T. Rasalingam, Sri Lankan politician |
| 132259 | November 21 | Birth | 1934 – Laurence Luckinbill, American actor |
| 132260 | November 21 | Birth | 1935 – Fairuz, Lebanese singer |
| 132261 | November 21 | Birth | 1936 – Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (d. 1991) |
| 132262 | November 21 | Birth | 1937 – Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress (d. 2010) |
| 132263 | November 21 | Birth | 1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress and producer |
| 132264 | November 21 | Birth | 1938 – Helen, Burmese-Indian actress and dancer |
| 132265 | November 21 | Birth | 1939 – R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (d. 1987) |
| 132266 | November 21 | Birth | 1940 – Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (d. 2010) |
| 132267 | November 21 | Birth | 1940 – Dr. John, American singer-songwriter |
| 132268 | November 21 | Birth | 1940 – Richard Marcinko, American commander and author |
| 132269 | November 21 | Birth | 1940 – Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress |
| 132270 | November 21 | Birth | 1941 – İdil Biret, Turkish pianist and composer |