Authors born in 1921
- Karel Appel Painter, 1921
- Ken Adam Designer, 1921
- Kenneth Arrow Economist, 1921
- Kenneth Joseph Arrow Economist, 1921
- L. William Seidman Economist, 1921
- Lana Turner Television Actor, 1921
- Leo Bogart Sociologist, 1921
- LeRoy Neiman Artist, 1921
- Lewis B. Smedes Author, 1921
- Lloyd Bentsen Politician, 1921
- Louis Jourdan Film Actor, 1921
- Malcolm Arnold Composer, 1921
- Mark Roberts Stage Actor, 1921
- Mary Douglas Anthropologist, 1921
- Monty Hall Game Show Host, 1921
- Nancy Reagan Television Actor, 1921
- Nelson Riddle Arranger, 1921
- P. V. Narasimha Rao Politician, 1921
- Patricia Highsmith Writer, 1921
- Paul Watzlawick Psychologist, 1921
- Paulo Freire Educator, 1921
- Peter Benenson Lawyer, 1921
- Peter Ustinov Actor, 1921
- Peter Utley Journalist, 1921
- Prince Philip Royalty, 1921
- R. K. Laxman Artist, 1921
- Raymond Williams Theorist, 1921
- Richard Wilbur Poet, 1921
- S. Truett Cathy Restaurateur, 1921
- Sahir Ludhianvi Poet, 1921
- Satyajit Ray Director, 1921
- Saul Zaentz Producer, 1921
- Simin Daneshvar Linguist, 1921
- Simone Signoret Actress, 1921
- Steve Allen Entertainer, 1921
- Sugar Ray Robinson Boxer, 1921
- Tommy Cooper Comedian, 1921
- Van Deren Coke Photographer, 1921
- Walter Kaufmann Philosopher, 1921
- Walter Laqueur Historian, 1921