March 15 - Births

Births

• 938 – Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)
• 1275 – Margaret of England (1275–1333), English princess (d. 1333)
• 1455 – Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
• 1493 – Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France (d. 1567)
• 1591 – Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)
• 1638 – Shunzhi Emperor of China (d. 1661)
• 1666 – George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)
• 1684 – Francesco Durante, Italian composer (d. 1755)
• 1713 – Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (d. 1762)
• 1767 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)
• 1771 – Robert Hett Chapman, American Presbyterian minister and president of the University of North Carolina (d. 1833)
• 1779 – Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848)
• 1790 – Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861)
• 1791 – Charles Knight, English publisher (d. 1873)
• 1809 – Karl Josef von Hefele, German theologian (d. 1893)
• 1809 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, first President of Liberia (d. 1876)
• 1813 – John Snow, English epidemiologist (d. 1858)
• 1818 – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (d. 1924)
• 1821 – Eduard Heine, German mathematician (d. 1881)
• 1821 – Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (d. 1895)
• 1821 – William Milligan, Scottish theologian (d. 1892)
• 1824 – Jules Chevalier, French priest (d. 1907)
• 1830 – Paul Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1914)
• 1830 – Élisée Reclus, French geographer (d. 1905)
• 1831 – Daniel Comboni, Italian missionary (d. 1881)
• 1835 – John Henrie Kagi, American abolitionist (d. 1859)
• 1835 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (d. 1916)
• 1838 – Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (d. 1889)
• 1851 – William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist (d. 1939)
• 1852 – Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish dramatist (d. 1932)
• 1854 – Emil Adolf von Behring, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
• 1864 – Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (d. 1935)
• 1866 – Matthew Charlton, Australian politician (d. 1948)
• 1866 – Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor (d. 1910)
• 1867 – Lionel Johnson, British poet (d. 1902)
• 1868 – Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Stanisław Wojciechowski, President of Poland (d. 1953)
• 1874 – Eugène Fiset, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1951)
• 1882 – Jim Lightbody, American runner (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1951)
• 1887 – Marjorie Merriweather Post, American entrepreneur (d. 1973)
• 1890 – Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay, Russian mathematician (d. 1980)
• 1892 – James Basevi Ord, US army officer (d. 1938)
• 1897 – Jackson Scholz, American runner (d. 1986)
• 1899 – George Brent, American film actor (d. 1979)
• 1904 – Yu Gwan-sun, Korean independence fighter (d. 1920)
• 1905 – Berthold von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and Nazi opponent (d. 1944)
• 1907 – Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981)
• 1910 – Nick Stewart, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1912 – Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and novelist (d. 1979)
• 1912 – Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (d. 1982)
• 1913 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Jack Fairman, British racing driver (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Aniello Dellacroce, American gangster (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Joe E. Ross, American actor and comedian (d. 1982)
• 1915 – Caterina Boratto, Italian film actress (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Fadil Hoxha, Yugoslav politician (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Harry James, American musician and band leader (d. 1983)
• 1916 – Frank Coghlan Jr, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Richard Ellmann, American biographer (d. 1987)
• 1918 – Punch Imlach, Canadian hockey coach and general manager (d. 1987)
• 1919 – Lawrence Tierney, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Lawrence Sanders, American novelist (d. 1998)
• 1920 – E. Donnall Thomas, American physician, Nobel laureate
• 1921 – Madelyn Pugh, American television writer
• 1921 – Stafford Smythe, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1971)
• 1923 – Charles Wheeler, British journalist (d. 2008)
• 1924 – Walter Gotell, German actor (d. 1997)
• 1925 – Bert Bolin, Swedish meteorologist (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Norm Van Brocklin, American football player (d. 1983)
• 1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer
• 1927 – Stanisław Kania, Polish politician
• 1927 – Christian Marquand, French actor and director (d. 2000)
• 1927 – Carl Smith, American singer (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Cecil Taylor, American jazz pianist
• 1930 – Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1930 – Kostas Nestoridis, Greek footballer
• 1932 – Alan Bean, American astronaut
• 1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American jurist
• 1933 – Philippe de Broca, French film director (d. 2004)
• 1934 – Aldo Giorgini, Italian artist
• 1934 – Richard Layard, Baron Layard, British economist
• 1934 – Kanshi Ram, Indian dalit leader
• 1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor
• 1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American televangelist
• 1936 – David Andrews, Irish politician
• 1936 – Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986)
• 1939 – David Eisenberg, American biochemist
• 1939 – Ted Kaufman, American politician, junior senator of Delaware
• 1939 – Julie Tullis, British climber (d. 1986)
• 1939 – Jack Whyte, Scottish-Canadian author
• 1940 – Frank Dobson, British politician
• 1940 – Margo Coleman, American advice columnist
• 1940 – Phil Lesh, American musician (Grateful Dead)
• 1940 – Mel Phillips, American radio programmer
• 1941 – Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys)
• 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian film director
• 1944 – Chi Cheng, Taiwanese athlete and politician
• 1944 – Jacques Doillon, French film director
• 1944 – Sly Stone, American musician
• 1945 – A. K. Faezul Huq, Bengali lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
• 1945 – Mark J. Green, American public official
• 1946 – Bobby Bonds, American baseball player (d. 2003)
• 1946 – Masaharu Satō, Japanese seiyū
• 1946 – Howard E. Scott, American musician (War)
• 1947 – Ry Cooder, American guitarist
• 1947 – Gino Ferrin, German footballer
• 1947 – Juraj Kukura, Slovak actor
• 1948 – Kate Bornstein, American author
• 1948 – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
• 1950 – Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer
• 1952 – Howard Koh, American state government official
• 1953 – Kostas Bigalis, Greek singer and songwriter
• 1953 – Richard Bruton, Irish politician
• 1954 – Massimo Bubola, Italian singer-songwriter
• 1954 – Craig Wasson, American actor
• 1954 – Bob Budiansky, American comic book writer, illustrator, and editor
• 1955 – Dee Snider, American singer (Twisted Sister)
• 1956 – Clay Matthews, American football player
• 1957 – Víctor Muñoz, Spanish football manager
• 1957 – Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor
• 1957 – Park Overall, American actress
• 1957 – David Silverman, American animator
• 1959 – Harold Baines, American baseball player
• 1959 – Renny Harlin, Finnish film director
• 1959 – Lisa Holton, American writer
• 1960 – Marco Pennette, American television producer
• 1960 – Chris Sanders, American animator and director
• 1961 – Terry Cummings, American basketball player
• 1961 – Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player
• 1961 – Fabio Lanzoni, Italian model
• 1962 – Jimmy Baio, American actor
• 1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer
• 1963 – Bret Michaels, American musician (Poison)
• 1964 – Davide Pinato, Italian footballer
• 1967 – Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese artist
• 1968 – Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer
• 1968 – Mark McGrath, American musician (Sugar Ray)
• 1968 – Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician
• 1968 – Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer
• 1968 – Jon Schaffer, American guitarist (Iced Earth)
• 1969 – Rona Ambrose, Canadian politician
• 1969 – Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer
• 1969 – Timo Kotipelto, Finnish musician
• 1969 – Apollo Papathanasio, Swedish vocalist
• 1969 – Kim Raver, American actress
• 1969 – Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
• 1970 – Derek Parra, American speed skater
• 1971 – Penny Lancaster, English model
• 1971 – Joanne Wise, English long jumper
• 1972 – Mark Hoppus, American musician (+44 and blink-182)
• 1972 – Mike Tomlin, American football coach
• 1973 – Lee Jung-jae, South Korean actor & model
• 1973 – Boris Durdevic, Croatian musician
• 1974 – Robert Fick, American baseball player
• 1974 – John "Beatz" Holohan, American musician
• 1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress
• 1975 – Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
• 1975 – Darcy Tucker, Canadian hockey player
• 1975 – Will.i.am, American musician
• 1976 – Katherine Brooks, American television director
• 1976 – Cara Pifko, Canadian actress
• 1977 – Adrian Burnside, Australian baseball player
• 1977 – Joe Hahn, American musician (Linkin Park)
• 1977 – Brian Tee, American actor
• 1978 – Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater
• 1979 – Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
• 1980 – Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
• 1981 – Mikael Forssell, Finnish footballer
• 1981 – Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer
• 1981 – Young Buck, American rapper
• 1982 – Jordan Hastings, Canadian drummer (Alexisonfire)
• 1982 – Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
• 1982 – Emily Tyndall, American actress
• 1983 – Sean Biggerstaff, Scottish actor
• 1983 – Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
• 1984 – Badradine Belloumou, French-born football player
• 1984 – Juninho, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player
• 1985 – Eva Amurri, American actress
• 1985 – Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder
• 1985 – James MacLurcan, Australian actor
• 1985 – Tom Chilton, British racing driver
• 1985 – Kellan Lutz, American model and actor
• 1985 – Curtis Davies, English footballer
• 1986 – Adrianne Leon, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Taiwan Brown, American video jockey
• 1988 – Chris Lent, American drummer and keyboardist
• 1988 – Ever Guzmán, Mexican footballer
• 1989 – Caitlin Wachs, American actress
• 1990 – Siobhan Magnus, American singer
• 1991 – Kii Kitano, Japanese actress