October 21 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 21, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Alfred Nobel and Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 294th
- Popularity
- 199th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 21
- Next October 21
- October 21
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October 21 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 21 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 21
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 21, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1833Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
- Born 1949Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
- Born 1772English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)
- Born 1980American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress (born 1980)
- Born 1929American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)
- Born 1956American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
- Born 1790French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)
- Born 1981Serbian association football player (born 1981)
- Born 1945Russian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945)
- Born 1958Russian-born Dutch-British physicist
- Born 1846Italian writer (1846-1908)
- Born 1957German physicist
- Born 1917American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
- Born 1995American singer and rapper (born 1995)
- Born 1925Cuban singer (1925–2003)
- Born 1944French nanotechnologist
- Born 1965Somali model, author, actress, activist
- Born 1959Japanese actor
- Born 1943British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943)
- Born 1914American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)
- Born 1965Spanish association football player
- Born 1933Spanish footballer (1933–2022)
- Born 1942American econometrician and macroeconomist (1942-2026)
- Born 1617Political and religious leader of Tibet (1617–1682)
- Born 1894Japanese writer (1894–1965)
- Born 1990Spanish basketball player (born 1990)
- Born 1967English association football player and manager
- Born 1912Hungarian-British conductor (1912–1997)
- Born 1995Venezuelan athletics competitor
- Born 1922French heiress, socialite and businesswoman
- Born 1953British politician and life peer (born 1953)
- Born 1950American physicist, astronaut (1950-1986)
- Born 1982Malaysian badminton player
- Born 1930Indian actor (1930-2011)
- Born 1976Irish actor (born 1976)
- Born 1993Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter
- Born 1930Russian politician (1930–2023)
- Born 1989Welsh association football player (born 1989)
- Born 1877Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher
- Born 1853Sultan of Egypt (1853–1917)
October 21 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 21 birthday facts
- October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years), leaving 71 days until the end of the year.
- October 21 is the 199th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,097 babies born on an average October 21(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 21 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 21 were most likely conceived around January 29 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 21, six months after October 21.
- October 21 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 21?
October 21 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 21?
The birthstone for October 21 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 21?
Famous people born on October 21 include Alfred Nobel (1833), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Kim Kardashian (1980), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Carrie Fisher (1956).
How common is a October 21 birthday?
October 21 is the 199th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,097 babies born on an average October 21.
What day of the year is October 21?
October 21 is the 294th day of the year in common years and the 295th day in leap years.