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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 5th March 2026
1814 – Wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian, wrote first general history of medieval Germany, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1889)
1899 – Patrick Hadley, English composer (La Belle Dame sans merci; The Hills), pedagogue, and conductor, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1973)
1914 – Joan Sterndale-Bennett, British actress (Brighton Rock, Those Fantastic Flying Fools), born in London, England (d. 1996)
1918 – Paul Christman, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (University of Missouri; All-Pro 1946, 47; Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1970)
1922 – Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 3 dismissals; Gujarat, Mumbai), born in Daman, India (d. 1994)
1948 – Elaine Paige, British musical theater singer and actress (Evita; Sunset Boulevard), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
1950 – Harvey Jacob Alperin, actor (Cocktail), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1956 – Teena Marie [Mary Christine Brockert], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter (“Square Biz”; “Lovergirl”), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
1971 – Chad Fonville, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-99 (LA Dodgers and 3 other teams), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
1972 – Hernan Gumy, tennis star, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Famous Birthdays for 4th March 2026
1765 – Charles Dibdin, British composer, author (Sea Songs), and actor, baptized in Hampshire, England (d. 1814)
1789 – Pavel Gagarin, Russian politician, born in Moscow (d. 1872)
1815 – Mykhailo Verbytsky, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer (Prostachka; The State Anthem of Ukraine), born in Nadsyannia, Russian Empire (d. 1870)
1895 – Milt Gross, American comic book illustrator (Count Screwloose), born in The Bronx. New York (d. 1953)
1917 – Clyde McCullough, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1948, 53; Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates) and coach, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1982)
1923 – Patrick Moore, English astronomer, writer and TV presenter (The Sky at Night), born in Pinner, England (d. 2012)
1934 – John Duffey, American bluegrass guitarist, dobro, and mandolin player (Country Gentlemen), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1996)
1936 – Eric Allandale [Dubuisson], West Indian-British rock and soul trombonist, and songwriter (The Foundations – “Baby Now That I’ve Found You”), born in Dominica, West Indies (d. 2001)
1983 – Max Vergara Poeti, Colombian-Italian writer, born in Bogotá, Colombia
1993 – Jenna Boyd, American actress (Atypical), born in Bedford, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 3rd March 2026
1614 – Peter Leycester, English antiquarian, historian, and royalist (English Civil War), born in Nether Tabley, England (d. 1678)
1857 – Alfred Bruneau, French cellist, and composer, chiefly of opera (Le Rêve; Messidor), born in Paris, France (d. 1934)
1914 – Martin Ritt, American actor and director (The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Slugger’s Wife, End of the Game), born in New York City (d. 1990)
1918 – Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist (1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of DNA polymerase), born in New York City (d. 2007)
1927 – Charles O. Whitley, American politician (Rep-D-NC, 1977-87), born in Siler City, North Carolina (d. 2002)
1943 – Roger E. Swaybill, American novelist and screenwriter (Porky’s, Breaking Point), born in New York City (d. 1991)
1948 – Mike Lange, American sportscaster (Pittsburgh Penguins play-by-play announcer 1974, 1976-2021), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2025)
1961 – Perry McCarthy, English racing driver, born in Stepney, London
1972 – Darren Anderton, English soccer midfielder (30 caps; Portsmouth, Tottenham, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, AFC Bournemouth), born in Southampton, England
1986 – Stacie Orrico, American pop singer-songwriter (“Stuck”), born in Seattle, Washington