1653 – Joseph Sauveur, French mathematician, physicist and sound engineer who coined the name acoustics for the study of sound from the ancient Greek word ακουστός, meaning “able to be heard”, born in La Flèche, France (d. 1716)
1848 – William Keith Brooks, American marine zoologist (anatomy and embryology of marine animals), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1875 – Spencer Charters, American actor (3 Faces West, Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
1881 – Béla Bartok, Hungarian composer and pianist (Concerto for Orchestra), born in Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)
1906 – Jean Sablon, French singer-songwriter, born in Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris (d. 1994)
1919 – Jeanne Cagney, American actress (Lion is in the Streets, Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), born in NYC, New York (d. 1984)
1928 – Hilton Kramer, American art critic, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1959 – Vince Guerra, American jockey, born in Tucson
1969 – Scott Sanders, Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1986 – Megan Gibson, American softball player
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 24th March 2021
1888 – Jameson Thomas, British actor (Piccadilly, Farmer’s Wife), born in London, England (d. 1939)
1904 – Martin Kosleck, German actor (Pursuit to Algiers, Agent for H.A.R.M.), born in Barkotzen, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1994)
1912 – Dorothy Height, American civil rights and women’s rights activist (National Council of Negro Women), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2010)
1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor called “The King of Cool” during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana (d. 1980)
1937 – Bill Tillman, basebal player
1938 – David Irving, British historian
1949 – Nick Lowe, British rock bassist, singer, songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz – “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding”; Rockpile – “Teacher, Teacher”; solo-“Cruel To Be Kind”), and producer (Elvis Costello; Graham Parker), born in , Walton-on-Thames, England
1970 – Shannon Lemora, Baton Rouge Louisiana, 1.5k runner
1976 – Peyton Manning, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 2006, 15; 5 x NFL MVP; 14 x Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1992 – Thomas Law, English actor
Famous Birthdays for 23rd March 2021
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
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