1858 – Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927)
1882 – C Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia
1887 – Sidney Hillman, union leader (Sidney Hillman Foundation)
1899 – Dora Gerson, German-Jewish actress, cabaret singer, and Holocaust victim (Caravan of Death), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1943)
1912 – Wernher von Braun, German rocket scientist (I Aim at the Stars), born in Wirsitz, Germany (now Wyrzysk, Poland) (d. 1977)
1917 – H C Allen, American historian
1937 – Craig Breedlove, American auto racer (5-time world land speed record holder), born in Los Angeles, California
1958 – Serena Grandi [Fagioli], actress (Miranda), born in Bologna Italy
1965 – Dante Jones, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
1976 – Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider, born in Silsden, West Yorkshire, England
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 22nd March 2021
1759 – Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818)
1885 – Jakabs Medins, composer
1894 – Surya Sen “Master Da”, Indian activist for independence (Chittagong armoury raid), born in Chittagong, British India (d. 1934)
1920 – Ross Martin [Martin Rosenblatt], Polish-American actor (Mr Lucky, The Wild Wild West), born in Gródek, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1981)
1930 – Derek Bok, American lawyer and educator (President of Harvard University), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1945 – Chuck Jackson, American singer (Playboy, Independents), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1948 – Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band, McCoys), born in Winchester, Indiana (d. 1993)
1951 – Howard Reitzes, American rocker (Iron Butterfly). born in Southgate, California
1956 – Generosa Ammon, American widow of murdered multimillionaire Ted Ammon, suspect in his death, born in Laguna Beach, California (d. 2003)
1963 – Tony Elumelu, Nigerian economist and philanthropist (United Bank for Africa, The Tony Elumelu Foundation), born in Jos, Nigeria
Famous Birthdays for 21st March 2021
1716 – Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer
1912 – Peter Bull, British actor and author (The African Queen, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove), born in London, England (d. 1984)
1927 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (FDP), worked to re-unify Germany, born in Reideburg (d. 2016)
1938 – Grahame Thomas, cricketer (Australian batsman of the mid-60’s)
1946 – Ray Dorset, rocker (Cold Blue Excursion)
1955 – Barbel Wockel-Eckert, German DR, sprinter (Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80)
1961 – Slim Jim Phantom [Jim McDonnell], American rock drummer (Stray Cats), born in Brooklyn, New York
1967 – Jonas “Joker” Berggren, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
1969 – Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
1972 – Large Professor [William Mitchell], American hip hop artist (Main Source), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 20th March 2021
1836 – Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American politician (d. 1886)
1902 – Kathryn Forbes, short story writer (mama’s bank account)
1915 – Stan Spence, American baseball center fielder (MLB All-Star 1942, 44, 46, 47; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns), born in South Portsmouth, Kentucky (d. 1983)
1928 – Fred Rogers, American children’s TV host (Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood), born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
1931 – John Rae, British educator (Conscience and Politics)
1933 – David James Moore, educationalist
1935 – Ted Bessell, American director and actor (Don-That Girl, Gomer Pyle- Frankie), born in Flushing, New York (d. 1996)
1940 – Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer (Momo), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2012)
1963 – Paul Mirkovich, rock keyboardist (Nelson-Love and Affection)
1986 – Dean Geyer, Australian singer/actor
Famous Birthdays for 19th March 2021
1888 – Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (d. 1969)
1923 – Bobby Brown, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (5 caps; Rangers, Falkirk) and manager (St Johnstone; Scottish national team 1967-71), born in Dunipace, Scotland (d. 2020)
1928 – Hans Küng, Swiss theologian
1933 – Philip Roth, American novelist (Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy’s Complaint), born in Newark, New Jersey
1937 – Clarence “Frogman” Henry, American pianist and singer (Ain’t Got No Home), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1939 – Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959)
1949 – Denny Albee, American actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1964 – Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
1971 – Kirk Botkin, NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1982 – Jonathan Fanene, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 18th March 2021
1679 – Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)
1882 – Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer
1886 – Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, Dutch author (Between Heaven and Earth)
1893 – Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist, born in Novi Ligure, Italy (d. 1978)
1929 – John Macurdy, American bass
1939 – Travis Pritchett, rocker (Travis and Bob)
1975 – Claude N’Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro
1975 – Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
1976 – Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress
1977 – Devin Lima [Harold Lima], American singer (LFO), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
Famous Birthdays for 17th March 2021
1919 – Nat “King “Cole, American jazz pianist and pop vocalist (“Unforgettable”, “Mona Lisa”), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1965)
1921 – Donald Barron, Scottish accountant and CEO (Midland Bank), born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland (d. 2015)
1927 – Nancy Sheehan, writer
1938 – Fred Akers, American football coach (University of Wyoming; University of Texas, Austin; Purdue; career college record 108–75–3), born in Blytheville, Arkansas (d. 2020)
1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
1944 – Pattie Boyd, English photographer and author (Mrs George Harrison/Mrs Eric Clapton), born in Taunton, England
1955 – Bill Beyers, actor (Wally McCandless-Capitol)
1965 – Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player
1967 – Barry Minkow, American religious leader and ex-convict (fraud)
1976 – Stephen Gately, Irish singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 16th March 2021
1338 – Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)
1729 – Georg W “Franz” Panzer, German vicar/librarian (Annales typographic)
1773 – Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. 1836)
1849 – James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger
1920 – Sid Fleischman, American author
1920 – John Addison, English composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award), born in Surrey England (d. 1998)
1967 – Lauren Graham, American actress and author (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1967 – Dan Owens, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions)
1974 – Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
1978 – Brooke Burns, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 15th March 2021
1830 – Élisée Reclus, French geographer (d. 1905)
1918 – Richard Ellmann, American literary scholar and biographer (Oscar Wilde), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 1987)
1925 – Bert Bolin, Swedish meteorologist
1932 – David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire
1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1993-2020), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
1941 – Dick Top, Dutch actor and director (Witch of Haarlem)
1947 – Juraj Kukura, Slovak actor
1957 – David Silverman, American animator (The Simpsons), born in Long Island, New York
1971 – Penny Lancaster, English model
1982 – Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 14th March 2021
1866 – Alexey Troitsky, Russian chess problemist, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1942)
1909 – Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer (Margin)
1914 – Bill Owen [William Owen Rowbotham], British actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Not So Dusty), born in Acton, Middlesex, England (d. 1999)
1916 – Horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter
1944 – Clyde Lee, American NBA player, born in Nashville, Tennessee
1972 – Aris Brimanis, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1982 – Kate Maberly, English actress (Secret Garden), born in Reigate, England
1983 – Johnny Flynn, English actor (Emma) and singer-songwriter, born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1984 – Antoni Porowski, Canadian chef and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Montreal, Quebec
1987 – Robert Clark, American-Canadian actor (The Zack Files), born in Chicago, Illinois