Musicians Born on November 21
- 1645 Johann Löhner, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1705)
- 1683 Johann Michael Müller, German organist and composer, born in Schmalkalden, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (now in Thuringia, Germany) (d. 1743)
- 1742 Alessandro Felici, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1772)
- 1852 Francisco Tárrega, Spanish composer, born in Villarreal, Spain (d. 1909)
- 1871 Panayot Pipkov, Bulgarian bandmaster, composer, pedagogue, and (with his son) Antarctic glacier namesake, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (d. 1942)
- 1877 Louis Campbell-Tipton, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1921)
- 1877 Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer, born in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany (d. 1933)
- 1904 Coleman Hawkins, American jazz musician who virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz, born in St. Joseph, Missouri (d. 1969)
- 1905 David Moule-Evans, English composer and conductor, born in Ashford, Kent, England (d. 1988)
- 1912 Eleanor Powell, American stage and screen actress and tap dancer (Born to Dance, Broadway Melody films), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
- 1919 Eleanor Collins [Elnora Proctor], Canadian jazz and standards singer, and television personality, born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2024)
- 1927 (Carlos) "Charlie" Palmieri, American salsa and charanga music bandleader, musical director, and piano player (Tito Puente; Alegre All-Stars), born in South Bronx, New York City (d. 1988)
- 1931 Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2003)
- 1932 Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (Symphony and Antiphony), born in Copenhagen; (d. 2016)
- 1933 Jean Shepard, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (d. 2016)
- 1935 Fairuz [Nouhad Haddad], Lebanese singer (Behebak Ya Libnan), born in Zuqaq al-Blat, Beirut, State of Greater Lebanon
- 1936 James DePreist, American conductor (Mitropoulos Prize, 1964, Oregon Symphony, 1980-2003), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1940 Natalia Makarova, a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer (Kirov Ballet, 1956-70), born in Leningrad, USSR
- 1941 Andrew Love, American saxophonist (The Memphis Horns), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2012)
- 1941 David Porter, American producer, arranger and songwriter ("Soul Man"; "Hold On, I'm Coming"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1941 İdil Biret, Turkish concert pianist, born in Ankara, Turkey
- 1946 Jónas Tómasson, Icelandic composer, teacher, and conductor, born in Ísafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
- 1948 Alphonse Mouzon, American jazz musician (Weather Report, Tenacious Records), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 2016)
- 1948 John "Rabbit" Bundrick, American keyboardist and organist (The Who, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Houston, Texas
- 1948 Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"), born in San Diego, California
- 1949 Judith Shatin, American contemporary classical and electronic composer (Hark My Love; Ice Becomes Water), and educator (University of Virginia), born in the USA
- 1950 David Williams, American R&B, pop and rock session and touring guitarist (Michael Jackson; Madonna; Rod Stewart; Bryan Ferry), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 2009)
- 1950 Gary Pihl, American guitarist (Sammy Hagar), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1950 Livingston Taylor, American singer-songwriter ("I Will Be In Love With You"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1950 Stephen Geyer, American guitarist, and film and television songwriter (Greatest American Hero; Blossom; The Wuzzles), born in Lima, Peru
- 1952 Lorna Luft, American singer and actress (Where the Boys Are-1980), born in Scarsdale, New York
- 1953 Asa Brebner, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers; The Chartbusters), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- 1955 Jacob Desvarieux, French zouk singer, and guitarist (Kassav'), born in Paris, France (d. 2021)
- 1962 Steven Curtis Chapman, American Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, born in Paducah, Kentucky
1965 Icelandic singer (Like Someone in Love), born in Reykjavik, Iceland
- 1968 Alex James, English rock bassist (Blur - "Girls & Boys", "Country House"), born in Boscombe, England
- 1972 Rain Phoenix, American (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues), and singer, born in Crockett, Texas
- 1977 Myles Heskett, Australian rock drummer (Wolfmother, 2000-08), and soundtrack composer (500 Days of Summer), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1977 Tobias Sammet, German heavy metal singer-songwriter (Edguy; Avantasia), and radio host, born in Fulda, Germany
- 1979 Kim Dong Wan, Korean K-pop and dance music singer (Shinhwa), and actor (A Farewell to Sorrow), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1982 Ryan Starr [Tiffany Montgomery], American alt-rock singer (American Idol, 2002), born in Los Angeles, California
1985 Canadian singer ("Call Me Maybe"), born in Mission, British Columbia
- 1989 Bára Gísladóttir, Icelandic contemporary classical and experimental music composer and double bassist (Elja Ensemble), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
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Jenniffer Sheldon
Update: 2024-09-24