1851 – Józef Surzyński, Polish organist, composer, conductor, musicologist, and Catholic priest, born in Śrem, Poland (d. 1919)
1900 – Colin McPhee, Canadian-American pianist, composer (Tabuh-Tabuhan; H2O; Mechanical Principles), and ethnomusicologist (Bali), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1964)
1926 – Tim Valentine, American politician (Rep-D-NC, 1983-95), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 2015)
1933 – Philippe de Broca, French film director (Le Bossu), born in Paris, France (d. 2004)
1940 – Al Bell [Alvertis Isbell], American record producer, songwriter (“I’ll Take You There”), and label executive (Stax; Motown), born in Brinkley, Arkansas
1947 – Juraj Kukura, Slovak actor (Traffik; It’s Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill), born in Prešov, Slovakia
1955 – Steve Lillywhite, British record producer (U2; Rolling Stones; Phish), born in Egham, England
1959 – Lisa Holton, American business writer and editor, born in Moline, Illinois
1962 – Terrence Trent D’Arby, American rock vocalist (Wishing Well), born in New York City
1974 – Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
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Famous Birthdays for 14th March 2026
1869 – Algernon Blackwood, English novelist (The Willows), born in Shooter’s Hill, Kent, England (d. 1951)
1873 – Johannes Aengenent, Bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1935)
1874 – Anton Philips, Dutch businessman (co-founder of Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), born in Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 1951)
1874 – Mary Carr, American actress (Forbidden Trail, Pack Up Your Troubles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
1908 – Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher (work on existentialism and phenomenology), born in Rochefort-sur-Mer, France (d. 1961)
1930 – Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
1956 – Natalya Kuleshova, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
1965 – Kevin Williamson, American screenwriter, director and producer (Scream, Dawson’s Creek, Vampire Diaries), born in New Bern, North Carolina
1974 – Grace Park, American-Canadian actress (Hawaii Five-0, Battlestar Galactica), born in Los Angeles, California
1976 – Corey Stoll, American actor (House of Cards, The Strain), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 13th March 2026
1859 – Ivo Bligh, British noble (8th Earl of Darnley) and cricket batsman (4 Tests; first England captain v Australia 1882-83), born in London, England (d. 1927)
1894 – Clara Smith, American blues singer, billed as the “Queen of the Moaners”, born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina (d. 1935)
1911 – José Ardévol, Spanish-Cuban composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1981)
1912 – James Friell, Scottish political cartoonist (Daily Worker), born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
1914 – Tessie O’Shea, Welsh stage and screen entertainer, born in Cardiff (d. 1995)
1916 – Ina Ray Hutton [Odessa Cowan], American singer and big band bandleader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
1916 – Lindy Boggs (née Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne), American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1973-97), and diplomat, born in New Roads, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1935 – Michael Walzer, American political theorist, born in New York
1984 – Yuuka Nanri, Japanese singer and voice actress (The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Mai-HiME), born in Nagasaki, Japan
1995 – Mikaela Shiffrin, American alpine skier (Olympic gold – 2014, 2018; 100 World Cup races, 5x Overall World Cup champion), born in Vail, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 12th March 2026
1788 – Pierre-Jean David d’Angers], French sculptor (Panthéon in Paris), born in Angers, France (d. 1856)
1793 – Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, Belgian military officer, painter, composer, and librettist, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1876)
1827 – John R. Jones, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and Virginia educator, born in Rockingham County, Virginia (d. 1901)
1914 – Jan Kapr, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1988)
1922 – Thomas Hugh Eastwood, British composer, born in Hawley, Blackwater, England (d. 1999)
1926 – Rolv Yttrehus, American contemporary classical music composer (Angstwagen; Plectrum Spectrum; Six Haiku), born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 2018)
1929 – Lupe Anguiano, Mexican-American civil rights activist, born in La Junta, Colorado
1948 – Kent Conrad, American politician, Senator-D North Dakota (1992-2013), born in Bismarck, North Dakota
1975 – Kéllé Bryan, British pop singer (Eternal – “I Wanna Be The Only One”), born in Plaistow, England
1986 – Danny Jones, English pop-rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (McFly), born in Bolton, England
Famous Birthdays for 11th March 2026
1819 – Henry Tate, English sugar producer (established Tate Gallery in London), born near Chorley, England (d. 1899)
1898 – (Irving Milford) “Miff” Mole, American jazz trombonist, and composer (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies – “Slippin’ Around”; Sophie Tucker), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York (d. 1961)
1910 – Robert Havemann, German chemist and dissident, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1982)
1917 – Robert L. Carter, American civil rights activist and judge (Brown v. Board of Education, NAACP v. Alabama), born in Caryville, Florida (d. 2012)
1928 – Peter R. Hunt, British film director (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), born in London (d. 2002)
1933 – Sandra Milo [Salvatrice Greco], Italian actress (8½; Juliet of the Spirits), and television personality, born in Tunis, French Tunisia (d. 2024)
1946 – Brigitte Fossey, French actress (Man Who Died Twice), born in Tourcoing France
1961 – Elias Koteas, Canadian actor (The Thin Red Line, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), born in Montréal, Québec
1967 – Brad Carson, American politician, Rep-D-Oklahoma (2001-05), born in Winslow, Arizona
1977 – Becky Hammon, American Basketball HOF point guard (WNBA: NY Liberty, SA Stars; Russia Olympics 2008, 12) and coach (first female to coach an NBA team; SA Spurs 2020; LV Aces), born in Rapid City, South Dakota
Famous Birthdays for 10th March 2026
1899 – Finn Høffding, Danish composer (Karlsvognen), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1997)
1909 – Gerard Croiset, Dutch parapsychologist, born in Laren, Netherlands (d. 1980)
1919 – Marion Hutton [Thornburg], American singer (Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1938-42), and actress (In Society), born in Battle Creek, Michigan (d. 1987)
1923 – Don Abney, American session and touring jazz pianist, and musical director (Universal/MCA Studios), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2000)
1936 – Sepp Blatter, Swiss sports administrator (President FIFA 1998-2015; later banned for corruption), born in Visp, Switzerland
1938 – Kazım Ayvaz, Turkish wrestler (Olympic gold lightweight 1964; World C’ship gold welterweight 1958; lightweight 1962), born in Rize, Turkey (d. 2020)
1940 – David Rabe, American playwright (Streamers), born in Dubuque, Iowa
1957 – Adolfo Horta, Cuban Heavey weight boxer (Olympic silver 1980), born in Camaguey, Cuba
1975 – Lyne Bessette, Canadian cyclist and liberal politician (MP 2019-21), born in Lac-Brome, Quebec
1983 – Carrie Underwood, American Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter (“Cowboy Casanova”, “Good Girl”), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 9th March 2026
1825 – Alexander F. Mozhaiski, Russian aviation pioneer, born in Rochensalm, Russian Empire (d. 1890)
1902 – Edward Durell Stone, American architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas (d. 1978)
1923 – Walter Kohn, Austrian-born American scientist (Nobel Prize Chemistry 1998), born in Vienna (d. 2016)
1929 – Hebe Camargo, Brazilian entertainer and television host considered the “Queen of Brazilian Television”, born in Taubaté, Brazil (d. 2012)
1934 – Jill Pasternak, American harpist and classical music broadcaster (WQXR, WFLN, WRTI), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2025)
1934 – Joyce Van Patten, American actress (Good Guys; Don Rickles Show), born in Queens, New York
1934 – Jim Landis, American MLB outfielder, 1957-67, 5X Gold Glove, 2X All-Star (Chicago White Sox, and 5 other teams), born in Fresno, California (d. 2017)
1937 – Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec (2001-2003), born in Saint-Jacques, Quebec, Canada
1940 – Raul Julia, Puerto Rican actor (Addams Family (films); Kiss of the Spider Woman), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1994)
1943 – Trish Van Devere [Patricia Louise Dressel], American actress (The Changeling), born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 8th March 2026
1872 – Paul Juon, Russian-Swiss violinist and composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1940)
1889 – Oscar Ewing, US government official (Everybody’s Business), born in Greensburg, Indiana (d. 1980)
1915 – Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (Me tulemme taas, Rion yö), born in Pirkkala, Finland (d. 1979)
1920 – Eileen Herlie [Herlihy], Scottish-American actress (All My Children, The Angel with the Trumpet), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2008)
1934 – Martí Vergés, Spanish soccer midfielder (12 caps; FC Barcelona), born in Vidreres, Spain (d. 2021)
1938 – Pete Dawkins, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1958, Army), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1939 – Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), born in St. John, Washington (d. 2017)
1941 – Ivana Loudová, Czech composer (Vocal Symphony), born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia, Czecho-Slovak Republic (d. 2017)
1951 – Phil Edmonds, English cricket spin bowler (51 Tests, 125 wickets, BB 7/66; Middlesex CCC), born in Lusaka, Zambia
1956 – Laurie Cunningham, English soccer left winger (6 caps; Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano), born in London, England (d. 1989)
Famous Birthdays for 7th March 2026
1898 – Jan Antonín Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer (Bata), born in Uherské Hradišt, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
1920 – Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), born in Bolton upon Dearne, England (d. 2004)
1930 – Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret, born in London, England (d. 2017)
1942 – Michael Eisner, American CEO (Walt Disney), born in Mount Kisco, New York
1957 – Robert Harris, British TV reporter, journalist and author (Fatherland, Enigma), born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
1959 – Jorge Domínguez, Argentinian soccer striker (3 caps; CA Boca Juniors, OGC Nice, SC Toulon, Nîmes), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2023)
1965 – Steve Beuerlein, American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers), born in Hollywood, California
1966 – Jeff Feagles, American football punter (Pro Bowl 1995, 2008; Super Bowl XLII NY Giants; NCAA C’ship 1987 Uni of Miami), born in Anaheim, California
1971 – Matthew Vaughn, British producer and director (Kingsman films), born in London, England
1983 – Manucho, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
Famous Birthdays for 6th March 2026
1820 – Horatio Gouverneur Wright, American Major General (Union Army), born in Clinton, Connecticut (d. 1899)
1929 – Tom Foley, American politician (Rep-D, 1965-1995; Speaker of the House, 1989-95), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2013)
1933 – William Davis [Gunter Keese], German-born British journalist and broadcaster (BBC Radio 4’s World at One, 1965-71), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 2019)
1937 – Doug Dillard, American country rock musician (The Dillards; Gene Clark; Dillard and Clark) and actor (Popeye – “Clem”), born in East St. Louis, Illinois (d. 2012)
1941 – Karyn Kupcinet [Robnerta Kupcinet], American model, and stage and screen actress (The Ladies Man; The Gertrude Berg Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1963)
1964 – Reniet Vrieze, Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Pilgrims – “White Men”), born in the Netherlands
1967 – Mihai Tudose, Romanian politician, Prime Minister (2017-), born in Brăila, Romania
1970 – Edward Berger, German film director (All Quiet on the Western Front; Conclave), born in Wolfsburg, West Germany
1979 – David Flair [David Fliehr], American professional wrestler (WCW United States Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1985 – Alaska Thunderf**k [Justin Andrew Honard], American drag queen and TV performer (RuPaul’s Drag Race), born in Erie, Pennsylvania