March 1 - Births

Births

• 40 – Martial, Latin poet (d. 102)
• 1432 – Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455)
• 1445 – Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (d. 1510)
• 1449 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)
• 1456 – King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1516)
• 1474 – Angela Merici, Italian nun (d. 1540)
• 1547 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)
• 1597 – Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (d. 1652)
• 1611 – John Pell, English mathematician (d. 1685)
• 1657 – Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (d. 1740)
• 1683 – Caroline of Ansbach, wife of George II of Great Britain (d. 1737)
• 1683 – Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (d. 1706)
• 1732 – William Cushing, America jurist (d. 1810)
• 1760 – François Nicolas Leonard Buzot, French revolutionary (d. 1794)
• 1769 – François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (d. 1796)
• 1781 – Javiera Carrera, Chilean aristoctrat (d. 1862)
• 1807 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious figure (d. 1898)
• 1810 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer (d. 1849)
• 1812 – Augustus Pugin, English-born architect (d. 1852)
• 1817 – Giovanni Duprè, Italian sculptor (d. 1882)
• 1821 – Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Catholic bishop (d. 1896)
• 1837 – William Dean Howells, American writer, historian, and politician (d. 1920)
• 1842 – Nicholaos Gysis, Greek painter (d. 1901)
• 1848 – Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish-born American sculptor (d. 1907)
• 1852 – Théophile Delcassé, French statesman (d. 1923)
• 1858 – Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1918)
• 1863 – Alexander Golovin, Russian painter (d. 1930)
• 1865 – Abe Iso, Japanese politician (d. 1949)
• 1871 – Ben Harney, American composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938)
• 1876 – Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian amateur sports executive (d. 1942)
• 1880 – Lytton Strachey, British writer (d. 1932)
• 1886 – Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter and poet (d. 1980)
• 1888 – Ewart Astill, English cricketer (d. 1948)
• 1889 – Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher (d. 1960)
• 1892 – Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese writer (d. 1927)
• 1893 – Mercedes de Acosta, American socialite (d. 1968)
• 1896 – Dimitris Mitropoulos, Greek conductor and composer (d. 1960)
• 1896 – Moriz Seeler, German writer and producer (d. 1942)
• 1899 – Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German Nazi official (d. 1972)
• 1904 – Paul Hartman, American actor (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)
• 1905 – Doris Hare, Welsh actress (d. 2000)
• 1906 – Pham Van Dong, North Vietnamese politician (d. 2000)
• 1910 – Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
• 1910 – David Niven, English actor (d. 1983)
• 1912 – Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian archbishop (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Boris Chertok, Polish-born Russian rocket designer
• 1913 – Ralph Ellison, American writer (d. 1994)
• 1914 – Harry Caray, American sportscaster (d. 1998)
• 1917 – Robert Lowell, American poet (d. 1977)
• 1918 – Roger Delgado, English actor (d. 1973)
• 1918 – João Goulart, President of Brazil (d. 1976)
• 1918 – Gladys Noon Spellman, American politician (d. 1988)
• 1920 – Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Terence Cooke, American cardinal archbishop (d. 1983)
• 1921 – Richard Wilbur, American poet
• 1922 – William Gaines, American publisher (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1995)
• 1923 – Kuczka Péter, Hungarian writer and editor (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Deke Slayton, American astronaut (d. 1993)
• 1926 – Robert Clary, French-born actor
• 1926 – Cesare Danova, Italian-born American actor (d. 1992)
• 1926 – Pete Rozelle, American professional sports executive (d. 1996)
• 1927 – Harry Belafonte, American actor and musician
• 1927 – Robert Bork, American legal scholar
• 1928 – Seymour Papert, South African mathematician
• 1928 – Jacques Rivette, French film director
• 1929 – Georgi Markov, Bulgarian dissident (d. 1978)
• 1930 – Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (d. 1980)
• 1933 – Gerry Bron, British record producer
• 1935 – Robert Conrad, American actor
• 1936 – Monique Bégin, French-Canadian politician
• 1936 – Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (d. 1997)
• 1937 – Jed Allan, American actor
• 1939 – Leo Brouwer, Cuban composer and guitarist
• 1940 – David Broome, Welsh showjumper
• 1940 – Robert Grossman, American illustrator
• 1941 – Joo Hyun, South Korean actor
• 1941 – Donnie Walsh, American basketball coach and executive
• 1942 – Richard Bowman Myers, American soldier, 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• 1943 – Gil Amelio, American venture capitalist
• 1943 – José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer
• 1943 – Akinori Nakayama, Japanese gymnast
• 1943 – Richard H. Price, American physicist
• 1943 – Rashid Sunyaev, Russian physicist
• 1944 – John Breaux, American politician
• 1944 – Mike d'Abo, English singer (Manfred Mann)
• 1944 – Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
• 1945 – Dirk Benedict, American actor
• 1946 – Elvin Bethea, American football player
• 1946 – Gerry Boulet, French-Canadian singer (d. 1990)
• 1946 – Lana Wood, American actress
• 1947 – Alan Thicke, Canadian actor and songwriter
• 1948 – Burning Spear, Jamaican singer and musician
• 1951 – Sergei Kourdakov, former KGB agent
• 1952 – Steven Barnes, American writer
• 1952 – Leigh Matthews, Australian rules footballer and coach
• 1952 – Jerri Nielsen, American physician (d. 2009)
• 1952 – Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1952 – Brian Winters, American basketball player and coach
• 1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor and director
• 1956 – Timothy Daly, American actor
• 1956 – Dalia Grybauskaite, Lithuanian politician
• 1957 – Peter Athans, American mountaineer
• 1958 – Nik Kershaw, English musician
• 1958 – Chosei Komatsu, Japanese conductor
• 1958 – Bertrand Piccard, Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
• 1959 – Nick Griffin, British politician
• 1959 – Diamanto Manolakou, Greek politician
• 1960 – William Bennett, English musician (Whitehouse)
• 1962 – Melanie Moore, American actress
• 1963 – Rob Affuso, American drummer
• 1963 – Thomas Anders, German singer (Modern Talking)
• 1963 – Maurice Benard, American actor
• 1963 – Ron Francis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – Dan Michaels, American musician and record producer
• 1963 – Russell Wong, American actor
• 1964 – Paul Le Guen, French football manager
• 1964 – Clinton Gregory, American musician
• 1965 – Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey
• 1965 – Booker Huffman, American professional wrestler
• 1965 – Mary Lou Lord, American singer/songwriter
• 1966 – Susan Auch, Canadian speed-skater
• 1967 – Yelena Afanasyeva, Russian athlete
• 1967 – George Eads, American actor
• 1967 – Aron Winter, Dutch footballer
• 1968 – Salil Ankola, Indian cricketer and TV actor
• 1969 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor
• 1969 – Doug Creek, American baseball player
• 1969 – Dafydd Ieuan, Welsh drummer (Super Furry Animals)
• 1969 – József Szabó, Hungarian swimmer
• 1971 – Tyler Hamilton, American cyclist
• 1973 – Jack Davenport, English actor
• 1973 – Anton Gunn, American politician
• 1973 – Ryan Peake, Canadian guitarist (Nickelback)
• 1973 – Carlo Resoort, Dutch DJ
• 1973 – Chris Webber, American basketball player
• 1974 – Stephen Davis, American football player
• 1974 – Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
• 1974 – Shane Harwood, Australian cricketer
• 1975 – Maya Kulenovic, Canadian painter
• 1975 – Francesco Mazzariol, Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Peter F. Bell, Australian rules footballer
• 1976 – Dave Malkoff, American TV news reporter
• 1977 – Rens Blom, Dutch athlete
• 1977 – Esther Cañadas, Spanish actress and rmodel
• 1978 – Jensen Ackles, American actor
• 1978 – Donovan Patton, Guamanian television star
• 1978 – Alicia Leigh Willis, American actress
• 1980 – Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
• 1980 – Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricketer
• 1980 – Djimi Traoré, Malian footballer
• 1981 – Ana Hickmann, Brazilian supermodel
• 1981 – Adam LaVorgna, American actor
• 1981 – Will Power, Australian racing driver
• 1981 – Brad Winchester, American ice hockey player
• 1982 – Shalva Didebashvili, Georgian-born German rugby player
• 1983 – Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 – Elan Sara DeFan, Mexican singer-songwriter
• 1983 – Chris Hackett, English footballer
• 1983 – Blake Hawksworth, Canadian baseball player
• 1984 – Jacob Lillyman, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1984 – Naima Mora, American model
• 1984 – Alexander Steen, Canadian-born Swedish ice hockey player
• 1984 – Anthony Tupou, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1985 – J Leman, American football player
• 1985 – Andreas Ottl, German footballer
• 1986 – Jonathan Spector, American soccer player
• 1987 – Ke$ha, American singer
• 1987 – Sammie, American singer
• 1988 – Trevor Cahill, American baseball player
• 1988 – Katija Pevec, American actress
• 1989 – Anjo Buckman, German rugby player
• 1989 – Sonya Kitchell, American singer
• 1989 – Daniella Monet, American actress
• 1989 – Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer
• 1990 – Harry Eden, English actor
• 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer
• 2001 – Ramona Marquez, English child actress