1682 – Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German organist, Benedictine priest, choirmaster, and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect), born in Oberelsbach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
1812 – Louisa Maria, Queen of Belgium (1832-50), Wife of Leopold I), born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1850)
1863 – Henry Van de Velde, Flemish painter and architect (Art Nouveau), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1957)
1885 – Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (Mutt and Jeff), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1954)
1914 – George Sopkin, American cellist (Fine Arts Quartet, 1941-79), and teacher, born in Chicago, Ilinois (d. 2008)
1924 – Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), born in London, England (d. 2014)
1939 – Catalino “Lino” Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), born in Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines (d. 1991)
1953 – Craig Taubman, Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live), born in Millington, Tennessee
1964 – Ajay Sharma, Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 31 ODIs), born in Delhi, India
1980 – Trevor Moore, American actor and comedian (The Whitest Kids U’ Know), born in Montclair, New Jersey
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Famous Birthdays for 2nd April 2026
1910 – Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer, born in Cabano, Quebec (d. 1980)
1912 – Herbert Mills, American jazz and pop singer and vocal trumpet (The Mills Brothers – “Paper Doll”, “Up A Lazy River”, “The Glow-Worm”), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1989)
1922 – Nicolay G. Basov, Soviet physicist who specialized in quantum electronics (laser, maser) and 1964 Nobel laureate, born in Usman, Russia (d. 2001)
1923 – Gloria Henry [McEniry], American actress (Dennis the Menace), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2021)
1929 – Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian romantic novelist (Fiona, Coporation Wife), born in Dundalk Bay, County Louth, Ireland (d. 2009)
1948 – Jim McDaniels, American basketball forward (All American 1971; Western Kentucky Uni; No. 1 overall pick ABA Draft 1971; ABA All-Star 1972; Carolina Cougars), born in Scottsville, Kentucky (d. 2017)
1952 – Will Hoy, English auto racer (British Touring Car C’ship 1991), born in Melbourn, England (d. 2002)
1967 – Greg Camp, American rock songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Smash Mouth – “All Star”), born in West Covina, California
1975 – Adam Rodriguez, American actor (Eric Delko-CSI: Miami) and director, born in Yonkers, New York
1977 – Jelena Abbou, Serbian bodybuilder and fitness model, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Famous Birthdays for 1st April 2026
1697 – Abbé Prévost, French author and novelist (Manon Lescaut), born in Hesdin, Artois, France (d. 1763)
1869 – Peter Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1959)
1919 – Joseph Murray, American surgeon and pioneer of organ transplantation (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990), born in Milford, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1927 – Amos Milburn, American RandB singer and pianist (“One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer”), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
1930 – Dennis Young, New Zealand rugby union hooker (22 caps; Canterbury 139 games), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1934 – Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer-songwriter (“The Browns – “The Three Bells”, solo – “Here Today and Gone Tomorrow”; “Pop a Top”), and radio and television host (Nashville on the Road), born in Sparkman, Arkansas (d. 2015)
1935 – John Murray, England cricket wicketkeeper (21 Tests; 55 dismissals, 1 x 100, HS 112; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2018)
1941 – David Childs, American architect who helped design the One World Trade Center, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 2025)
1952 – Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted Lockerbie bomber (Pan Am 103), born in Tripoli, Libya (d. 2012)
1979 – Ruth Beitia, Spanish athlete (Olympic gold women’s high jump 2016), born in Santander, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 31st March 2026
1730 – Étienne Bézout, French mathematician best known for his theorem involving polynomial equations, born in Nemours, France (d. 1783)
1791 – Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1862)
1823 – Ernest Doudart de Lagrée, French naval officer and entomologist (led the Mekong River expedition 1866-68), born in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze, France (d. 1868)
1855 – Alfred E. Hunt, founder of Alcoa (1888), the world’s largest producer of aluminium, born in East Douglas, Massachusetts (d. 1899)
1891 – Andy Varipapa, American ten-pin bowler (BPAA All-Star champion 1947-48), born in Carfizzi, Italy (d. 1984)
1915 – Jack Perry, English businessman and the 1st Western businessperson to visit Communist China, born in London (d. 1996)
1922 – Patrick Magee [McGee], Northern Irish actor (A Clockwork Orange; Barry Lyndon), born in Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 1982)
1964 – Erik Turner, American rock guitarist (Warrant – “Cherry Pie”), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1982 – Lennon Murphy, American rock singer-songwriter, born in Ronkonkoma, New York
1982 – Brian Tyree Henry, American actor (If Beale Street Could Talk), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 30th March 2026
1921 – Kan Ishii, Japanese composer (Marimo), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2009)
1932 – Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont], French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and biographer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2023)
1936 – Richard Baker, American Zen teacher (Dharma Sangha), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
1939 – Robert Herbin, French soccer defender (23 caps; Saint-Étienne) and manager (Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Strasbourg), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
1950 – Gerry Connolly, American Democratic politician (US Representative from Virginia, 2009-25), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2025)
1958 – Joey Sindelar, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
1964 – Corey Millen, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Cloquet
1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Yugoslavian-Australian footballer, born in Ohrid, SFR Yugoslavia
1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer (“My Heart Will Go On”; “The Power Of Love”; “Tell Him”), born in Charlemagne, Quebec
1976 – Toby Gowin, American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 29th March 2026
1561 – Santorio Sanctorius, Venetian physiologist and physician (invented thermometer), born in Venice (d. 1636)
1713 – John Ponsonby, Irish politician (Speaker of the House, 1756-1771), born in Kilkenny, Ireland (d. 1789)
1891 – Alfred Neubauer, German racing team manager (Mercedes Benz), born in Neutitschein, Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
1918 – Sam Walton, American businessman (founder and CEO of Walmart and Sam’s Club), born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma (d. 1992)
1935 – Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer (“Heartbeat”; “Softly, Softly”), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1996)
1945 – Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1986)
1949 – Dave Greenfield, British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (The Stranglers – “Golden Brown”), born in Brighton, England (d. 2020)
1955 – Earl Campbell, American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Heisman Trophy 1977, Uni of Texas; Pro Bowl 1978, 79, 80, 81, 83, Houston Oilers), born in Tyler, Texas
1965 – Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1992), born in Tripotamo, Greece
1980 – Chris D’Elia, American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (The Good Doctor, Undateable, Whitney), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 28th March 2026
1750 – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan freedom fighter, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1816)
1899 – Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, Head of Latter-day Saints, born in Clifton, Idaho (d. 1973)
1902 – Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (Beer Barrel Polka), born in Zbraslav, Czech Republic (d. 1988)
1902 – Flora Robson, British actress (Dominique is Dead), born in South Shields, England (d. 1984)
1905 – Pandro S. Berman, American film producer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1922 – Felice Chiusano, Italian popular music singer and guitarist (Quartetto Centra), born in Fondi, Italy (d. 1990)
1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security advisor (Carter), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2017)
1930 – Elizabeth Bainbridge, British opera singer (Covent garden, 1964-92), born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England (d. 2024)
1931 – Anatoly Lein, Soviet-American chess player (Grandmaster 1968; World Chess Hall of Fame), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2018)
1969 – Brett Ratner, American film director (Rush Hour), born in Miami Beach, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 27th March 2026
1746 – Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (Elegy written in Spring), born in Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland (d. 1767)
1908 – Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1909 – Golo Mann, German-American historian (Antisemitism), born in Munich (d. 1994)
1923 – Shūsaku Endō, Japanese writer (Sea and Poison, Silence), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1996)
1941 – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004-14), born in Poltár, Slovak Republic
1964 – Clark Datchler, British vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Johnny Hates Jazz – “Shattered Dreams”), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
1969 – Pauley Perrette, American actress, photographer, poet and writer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1987 – Buster Posey, American baseball catcher (World Series 2010, 12, 14 SF Giants; 7 x MLB All Star; NL MVP 2012; NL Rookie of the Year 2010), born in Leesburg, Georgia
1995 – Taylor Atelian, American actress (According to Jim), born in Santa Barbara, California
2004 – Amira Willighagen, Dutch classical cross-over soprano singer (Holland’s Got Talent, 2013), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 26th March 2026
1925 – Ted Graham, Lord Graham of Edmonton, English politician, House of Lords (chief opposition whip), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 2020)
1932 – Dick Nolan, American football head coach (San Francisco 49ers 1968-75, New Orleans Saints 1978-80), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1936 – Fred Parris, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Five Satins – “In The Still Of The Night”), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2022)
1936 – Éder Jofre, Brazilian boxer (WBA, WBC and The Ring Bantamweight, WBC Featherweight titles; International Boxing HOF), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2022)
1946 – Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman – “Mark”), singer (“Sandy”), and bandleader (JCO), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1946 – William Onyeabor, Nigerian funk songwriter and synthesizer player (Atomic Bomb), born in Enugu, Nigeria (d. 2017)
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1962 – Eric Allan Kramer, American character actor (Robin Hood: Men in Tights; The Hughleys – “Dave”), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1976 – Natalia Livingston, American actress (General Hospital, Days of Our Lives), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress (Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Caribbean), born in London, England
1989 – Von Miller, American football linebacker who won Super Bowl 50 (MVP) Denver Broncos, LVI LA Rams; First-team All-Pro 2012, 15, 16; 8 x Pro Bowl, born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 25th March 2026
1593 – Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary and martyr who was canonized by Pope Pius XI (1930), born in Condé-sur-Vire, Kingdom of France (d. 1649)
1786 – Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863)
1824 – Clinton L. Merriam, American Republican politician and Congress member from New York (1871-75), born in Leyden, New York (d. 1900)
1897 – “Sweet” Emma Barrett, American Dixieland jazz pianist and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1983)
1903 – Frankie Carle [Francesco Carlone], American pianist, known as “the Wizard of the Keyboard”, big band and dance orchestra leader, and songwriter (“Sunrise Serenade”; “The Golden Touch”), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2001)
1919 – Jeanne Cagney, American stage, screen, and radio actress (Lion is in the Streets; Quicksand; Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1922 – Bruno VeSota, American character actor and director (They Stand Accused, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)
1924 – Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu), born in Osaka, Japan (d. 2019)
1950 – Chuck Greenberg, American jazz and new age saxophonist, composer, and producer (Shadowfax), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
1955 – John McDermott, Scottish-Canadian pop and Celtic music tenor (“Danny Boy”, “Loch Lomond”), born in Glasgow, Scotland