1902 – Philip Ober, American actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie), born in Fort Payne, Alabama (d. 1982)
1905 – Lale Andersen [Elisabeth Bunnenberg], German singer and actress (Der Pott), born in Bremerhaven, Germany (d. 1972)
1911 – Dick Chapman, American golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur), born in Greenwich, Connecticut (d. 1978)
1933 – Norman Yemm, Australian actor (Oklahoma!), born in Elsternwick, Australia (d. 2015)
1947 – Barbara Rhodes, Poughkeepsie NY, actress (Don’t Just Stand There)
1949 – Roland Lee, American Watercolor Artist
1950 – Anthony De Longis, American actor
1951 – Phil Keaggy, American rock and contemporary Christian music acoustic and electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Glass Harp), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1973 – Kathy Carboy, diver (Olympics 1996), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1981 – Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 22nd March 2023
1914 – Lord Stokes [Donald Stokes], English industrialist (British Leyland), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2008)
1918 – Tauno Pylkkanen, Finnish opera composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1980)
1932 – Leo “Bud” Welch, American gospel and Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (“You Can’t Hurry God”; “Cadillac Baby”), born in Sabougla, Mississippi (d. 2017)
1933 – Michel Hidalgo, French soccer midfielder (1 cap; Monaco) and manager (France 1976-84; UEFA Euro 1984), born in Leffrinckoucke, France (d. 2020)
1937 – Jon Hassell, American composer and trumpet player (Dream Theory In Malaya), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2021)
1942 – Jorge Ben, Brazilian musician and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1947 – Harry Vanda [Vandenberg], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Easybeats – “Friday On My Mind”), born in Voorburg, Netherlands
1959 – Carlton Cuse, Mexican-born American TV writer and executive
1963 – Rich Monteleone, pitcher (California Angels), born in Tampa, Florida
1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress (Pleasantville, Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Birthdays for 21st March 2023
1811 – Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (d. 1891)
1854 – Alick Bannerman, Australian cricket batsman (28 Tests, 8 x 50s; NSW 1876–94), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1924)
1884 – George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (Aesthetic measure), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1944)
1921 – Logan Ramsey, American actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2000)
1926 – Virginia Weidler, American child actress (Babes on Broadway, All This and Heaven Too), born in Hollywood, California (d. 1968)
1935 – Antonio Membrado, Spanish-French classical guitarist and composer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2016)
1944 – (Roger) Hilary Minster, British character actor (‘Allo ‘Allo!), born in Surrey, England (d. 1999)
1964 – Jesper Skibby, Danish professional cyclist
1967 – Jonas “Joker” Berggren, Swedish musician, songwriter, and producer (Ace of Base – “All That She Wants”), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1971 – Hason Graham, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
Famous Birthdays for 20th March 2023
1871 – Joe McGinnity, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905; 5 × NL wins leader; NL ERA leader 1904; Baltimore Orioles, NY Giants), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1929)
1918 – Jack Barry, American game show emcee (Joker’s Wild), born in Lindenhurst, New York (d. 1984)
1933 – Jacquez Guyonnet, Swiss composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
1935 – Sam Lay, American drummer and vocalist (Original Thunderbirds; Howlin’ Wolf; Bob Dyan; Paul Butterfield), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2022)
1937 – Joe Rivers, rocker (Johnnie and Joe)
1945 – Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
1959 – Dale Reid, Scottish golfer (21 Ladies European Tour wins), born in Ladybank Scotland
1970 – Ron George, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
1976 – Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (Linkin Park), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2017)
1987 – Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian football player
Famous Birthdays for 19th March 2023
1829 – Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (d. 1901)
1859 – Edward J. McKeever, American baseball executive (co-owner Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1925)
1873 – Max Reger, German concert pianist, organist, composer (Hebbel Requiem), and professor (Royal Conservatory – Leipzig, 1907-16), born in Brand, Bavarian Empire (d. 1916)
1914 – Leonidas Alaoglu, Greek-Canadian mathematician (d. 1981)
1927 – Richie Ashburn, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (6 × MLB All-Star; NL batting champion 1955, 58; Philadelphia Phillies) and sportscaster (Phillies TV 1963-71), born in Tilden, Nebraska (d. 1997)
1928 – (Allan Thomas) “Tom” Paley, American folk musician (New Lost City Ramblers), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1939 – Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959)
1969 – Scott Alexander Brownlee, New Zealand coxless rower (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
1971 – Nadja Auermann, German supermodel, born in Berlin, Germany
1982 – Matt Littler, British actor
Famous Birthdays for 18th March 2023
1905 – John Kirkpatrick, American pianist (Concord Sonata) and musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), born in NYC, New York (d. 1991)
1914 – James Pack, British naval officer and museum curator (Portsmouth), born in Malta (d. 1995)
1930 – Pat Halcox, British jazz trumpeter (Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1954-2008), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2013)
1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American comedian and script writer (Ken Berry Wow Show, Jaws, The Jerk), born in NYC, New York
1938 – Bob Nevin, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1962, 63; Toronto Maple Leafs; NY Rangers; 1,128 career NHL games), born in Timmins, Ontario (d. 2020)
1943 – Kevin Dobson, American actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon), born in Queens, New York (d. 2020)
1950 – Richard Kretchmer, English artist and historian
1966 – Peter Jones, British entrepreneur and businessman (Dragons’ Den, American Inventor), born in Maidenhead, Berkshire
1968 – Eudes, duc d’Angoulême, French prince
1974 – Torrian Gray, safety (Minnesota Vikings)
Famous Birthdays for 17th March 2023
1832 – Moncure Daniel Conway, American minister, abolitionist and writer (Life of Thomas Paine), born in Stafford County, Virginia (d. 1907)
1909 – Patrick Reilly, British diplomat (ambassador to Paris and Moscow, stopped Kim Philby becoming head of UK Secret Service), born in Ooty, British India (d. 1999)
1914 – Sammy Baugh, American College/Pro Football quarterback (TCU; NFL C’ship 1937, 42; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; 4 × NFL passing yards leader; Washington Redskins), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2008)
1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American civil rights activist (NAACP chair), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
1947 – Ian Gomm, British rock rhythm guitarist (Brinsely Schwarz, 1970-74 – Hooked On Love), and songwriter (Cruel To Be Kind), born in Chiswick, England
1956 – Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It’s All Over), born in Redruth, Cornwall
1969 – Andrew McMarlin, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Vienna, Virginia
1975 – Natalie Zea, American actress
1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
1990 – Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton player, born in Hisar, India
Famous Birthdays for 16th March 2023
1865 – Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Washington Sens, Brooklyn Superbas, Boston RS), born in Queenstown, Ireland (d. 1953)
1873 – Hippolyte Daeye, Belgium (Sereniteit) (d. 1952)
1890 – Solomon Mikhoels, Soviet actor and chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (d. 1948)
1920 – Sid Fleischman, American author, and screenplay writer (The Whipping Boy; Blood Alley: The Abracadabra Kid), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
1940 – Jan Schaefer, Dutch asst secretary of state (PvdA)
1951 – Ray Benson [Seifert], American Western swing singer-songwriter, and record producer (Asleep at the Wheel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1962 – Marcel Brands, soccer player (RKC)
1970 – Kelli James, American field hockey forward (Olympics, 1996), born in Medford, New Jersey
1971 – Greg Johnson, Canadian NHL hockey center, 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06), and 2 other teams), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario (d. 2019)
1986 – T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 15th March 2023
1905 – Bertha “Chippie” Hill, American blues and vaudeville singer (King Oliver’s Jazz Band), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1950)
1913 – MacDonald Carey, American actor (Days of Our Lives, Lock Up), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1994)
1926 – Ben Johnston [Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr], American microtonal composer (Gambit), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2019)
1940 – Vladislovas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold USSR C-2 1000 1972; 4 x World C’ship gold), born in Vyšnialaukiai, Lithuania (d. 2023)
1940 – Frank Dobson, British politician
1942 – Montserrat Figueras, Catalan soprano and early music advocate (Hespèrion), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2011)
1955 – Daniel “Dee” Snider, American singer, songwriter and actor (Twisted Sister), born in Astoria, Queens
1968 – Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician
1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress (Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1984 – Kostas Vassiliadis, Greek basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 14th March 2023
1804 – Johann Strauss the Elder, Viennese violinist and composer (Radetzky March), born in Leopoldstadt, Austria (d. 1849)
1816 – Montgomery Dent Corse, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1895)
1820 – Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia (1849-61) and Italy (1861-78), born in Torino, Italy (d. 1878)
1874 – Mary Carr, American actress (Forbidden Trail, Pack Up Your Troubles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
1920 – Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (Dennis the Menace), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2001)
1922 – Colin St John Wilson, English architect (The British Library), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 2007)
1933 – Michael Caine [Maurice J. Micklewhite], English actor (Alfie), born in London, England
1944 – Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
1965 – Aamir Khan, Indian Bollywood actor, director and talk show host (3 Idiots, Lagaan, PK), born in Mumbai, India
1972 – Antowain Smith, American NFL running back (Buffalo Bills), born in Millbrook, Alabama