| 20011 | February 21 | Birth | 1927 – Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (d. 1996) |
| 20012 | February 21 | Birth | 1927 – Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer, founded Givenchy |
| 20013 | February 21 | Birth | 1929 – Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) |
| 20014 | February 21 | Birth | 1929 – James Beck, English actor (d. 1973) |
| 20015 | February 21 | Birth | 1930 – Pedro R. Dean, Filipino archbishop |
| 20016 | February 21 | Birth | 1933 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2003) |
| 20017 | February 21 | Birth | 1934 – Rue McClanahan, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 2010) |
| 20018 | February 21 | Birth | 1935 – Richard A. Lupoff, American author |
| 20019 | February 21 | Birth | 1935 – Mark McManus, Scottish actor (d. 1994) |
| 20020 | February 21 | Birth | 1936 – Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1996) |
| 20021 | February 21 | Birth | 1937 – Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician (d. 2015) |
| 20022 | February 21 | Birth | 1937 – Jilly Cooper, English journalist and author |
| 20023 | February 21 | Birth | 1937 – Harald V of Norway |
| 20024 | February 21 | Birth | 1937 – Gary Lockwood, American actor |
| 20025 | February 21 | Birth | 1938 – Bobby Charles, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010) |
| 20026 | February 21 | Birth | 1940 – Peter Gethin, English race car driver (d. 2011) |
| 20027 | February 21 | Birth | 1940 – Wong Jim, Hong Kong actor, screenwriter, and composer (d. 2004) |
| 20028 | February 21 | Birth | 1940 – John Lewis, American politician |
| 20029 | February 21 | Birth | 1942 – Tony Martin, Trinidadian-American historian and educator (d. 2013) |
| 20030 | February 21 | Birth | 1942 – Margarethe von Trotta, German actress and director |
| 20031 | February 21 | Birth | 1943 – David Geffen, American film and record producer, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records |
| 20032 | February 21 | Birth | 1945 – Paul Newton, English bass player (Uriah Heep) |
| 20033 | February 21 | Birth | 1946 – Tyne Daly, American actress |
| 20034 | February 21 | Birth | 1946 – Anthony Daniels, English actor and producer |
| 20035 | February 21 | Birth | 1946 – Alan Rickman, English actor, singer, director, and screenwriter |
| 20036 | February 21 | Birth | 1946 – Vito Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian mob boss (d. 2013) |
| 20037 | February 21 | Birth | 1946 – Bob Ryan, American journalist and author |
| 20038 | February 21 | Birth | 1947 – Johnny Echols, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Love) |
| 20039 | February 21 | Birth | 1947 – Olympia Snowe, American politician |
| 20040 | February 21 | Birth | 1947 – Victor Sokolov, Russian journalist (d. 2006) |