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Who was born in January 1921

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Donna Reed

Donna Reed

19211986

American actress best known for It's a Wonderful Life and her eponymous television show, who was also an Academy Award winner and peace activist

Akio Morita

Akio Morita

19211999

Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation, a global leader in electronics

Marija Gimbutas

Marija Gimbutas

19211994

Lithuanian-American archaeologist known for her pioneering research into Old Europe and the Kurgan hypothesis of Indo-European origins

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith

19211995

American novelist and short story writer known for psychological thrillers and the creation of Tom Ripley

Yoichiro Nambu

Yoichiro Nambu

19212015

Japanese-American theoretical physicist who discovered spontaneous symmetry breaking and was a founding figure of string theory

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

19211990

Swiss author and dramatist known for epic theatre, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire