May 21 On This Day in History Timeline

Notable Figures on May 21 (11)

• Albrecht Dürer (Born: 1471-05-21) — Master of the German Renaissance, renowned painter, printmaker, and theorist.
• Alexander Pope (Born: 1688-05-21) — Master satirist of the Augustan Age, renowned for wit and poetic precision.
• Andrei Sakharov (Born: 1921-05-21) — Soviet physicist turned Nobel laureate and fierce advocate for human rights.
• Baal Shem Tov (Died: 1760-05-21) — Founder of Hasidic Judaism, a Jewish mystic from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• Hannah Einbinder (Born: 1995-05-21) — American actress and comedian, recognized for her role in the series Hacks.
• Henri Rousseau (Born: 1844-05-21) — French post-Impressionist painter known for his Naïve and Primitive style.
• Hernando de Soto (Died: 1542-05-21) — Spanish conquistador famous for exploring the southeastern United States.
• John Gielgud (Died: 2000-05-21) — A titan of the English stage, dominating theatre for eight decades.
• Kenneth Clark (Died: 1983-05-21) — Pioneering British art historian, director, and popularizer of the arts, famed for the Civilisation series.
• Philip II of Spain (Born: 1527-05-21) — Catholic monarch who ruled a vast empire, defining the Spanish Golden Age.
• Ray Stevenson (Died: 2023-05-21) — Northern Irish actor known for roles in Rome, Marvel Universe, and historical epics.