March 17 - Births

Births

• 1231 – Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)
• 1473 – King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
• 1628 – François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)
• 1676 – Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)
• 1725 – Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born military and political leader (d. 1806)
• 1747 – Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
• 1777 – Roger Brooke Taney, 5th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1864)
• 1780 – Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847)
• 1781 – Ebenezer Elliott, British poet (d. 1849)
• 1787 – Edmund Kean, English actor (d. 1833)
• 1804 – Jim Bridger, American trapper and explorer (d. 1881)
• 1820 – Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)
• 1834 – Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and inventor (d. 1900)
• 1846 – Kate Greenaway, English children's author and illustrator (d. 1901)
• 1856 – Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)
• 1862 – Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)
• 1864 – Joseph Baptista, Indian Home Rule Movement founder (d. 1930)
• 1866 – Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)
• 1870 – Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)
• 1880 – Sir Patrick Hastings, British barrister (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Lawrence Oates, English army officer and Antarctic explorer (d. 1912)
• 1881 – Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
• 1883 – Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923)
• 1884 – Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934)
• 1886 – Princess Patricia of Connaught, British princess (d. 1974)
• 1888 – Paul Ramadier, French politician (d. 1961)
• 1892 – Benjamin Drake Van Wissen, Australian Engineer (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Paul Green, American writer (d. 1981)
• 1897 – Jozef C. Mazur, American stained glass artist and painter (d. 1970)
• 1900 – Alfred Newman, American film composer (d. 1970)
• 1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. 1971)
• 1907 – Sonny Werblin, American football franchise owner (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (d. 1987)
• 1914 – Sammy Baugh, American football player (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Henry Bumstead, American art director (d. 2006)
• 1916 – Ray Ellington, British singer (d. 1985)
• 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
• 1920 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Founding Leader of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
• 1921 – Meir Amit, Israeli politician and general (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian film and stage actor
• 1926 – Siegfried Lenz, German writer
• 1928 – William John McKeag, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
• 1930 – James Irwin, American astronaut (d. 1991)
• 1931 – David Peakall, British scientist (d. 2001)
• 1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist
• 1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American activist
• 1936 – Ladislav Kupkovic, Slovakian composer
• 1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress
• 1936 – Ken Mattingly, American astronaut
• 1937 – Rudy Ray Moore, American comedian and actor (d. 2008)
• 1937 – Adam Wade, American singer and actor
• 1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
• 1938 – Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien, Northern Irish clergyman
• 1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)
• 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, British Yachtsman
• 1940 – Mark White, American politician
• 1941 – Paul Kantner, American musician (Jefferson Airplane)
• 1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
• 1942 – John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. 1994)
• 1942 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek composer, singer and actor
• 1944 – Pattie Boyd, British photographer and model
• 1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
• 1944 – John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter
• 1945 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
• 1945 – Michael Hayden, American Air Force General, CIA director
• 1945 – Katri Helena, Finnish singer
• 1947 – Jan Andersson, Swedish politician
• 1947 – Yury Chernavsky, Russian-born composer and producer
• 1947 – James Morrow, American author
• 1948 – William Gibson, American writer
• 1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and football manager
• 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor
• 1949 – Daniel Lavoie, French Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1949 – Pat Rice, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
• 1950 – Patrick Adams, American record producer and songwriter
• 1951 – Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer
• 1951 – Scott Gorham, American musician (Thin Lizzy)
• 1951 – Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor
• 1952 – Nikos Xydakis, Greek musician and composer
• 1952 – Barry Horne, Animal rights activist (d. 2001)
• 1953 – Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
• 1953 – Chuck Muncie, American football running back
• 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress
• 1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American politician, Presidential candidate
• 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor
• 1956 – Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist
• 1957 – Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
• 1957 – Michael Kelly, American journalist (d. 2003)
• 1958 – Pat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster
• 1959 – Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
• 1959 – Paul Black, American rock singer
• 1959 – Christian Clemenson, American actor
• 1960 – Arye Gross, American actor
• 1960 – Vicki Lewis, American actress
• 1961 – Sam Bowie, American basketball player
• 1961 – Andrew Paul, English actor
• 1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress and activist (d. 2006)
• 1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
• 1961 – Alexander Bard, Swedish artist, singer (Army Of Lovers), music producer, and philosopher
• 1962 – Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, Dutch politician
• 1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish actress-singer
• 1963 – Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Chinese actor
• 1963 – Nick Peros, Canadian composer
• 1964 – Lee Dixon, English footballer
• 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor
• 1964 – Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
• 1966 – Jeremy Sheffield, English actor
• 1967 – Billy Corgan, American musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
• 1967 – Barry Minkow, American religious leader and ex-convict
• 1969 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (d. 2010)
• 1969 – Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
• 1969 – Patricia Ford, American model
• 1970 – Gene Ween, American musician (Ween)
• 1970 – Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
• 1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player
• 1972 – Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian musician
• 1972 – Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
• 1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player
• 1973 – Rico Blanco, Filipino singer (Rivermaya)
• 1973 – Caroline Corr, Irish singer and musician
• 1973 – Vance Wilson, American baseball player
• 1973 – Jerome Woods, American football player
• 1974 – Marisa Coughlan, American actress
• 1974 – Mark Dolan, British TV show host
• 1974 – Oliver Palotai, German keyboard player (Doro)
• 1975 – Puneet Rajkumar, Indian (Kannada) actor, singer and director
• 1975 – Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness)
• 1975 – Mason Jennings, American folksinger
• 1975 – Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian wrestler (d. 2009)
• 1975 – Natalie Zea, American actress
• 1975 – Gina Holden, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Brittany Daniel, American actress
• 1976 – Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
• 1976 – Scott Downs, American baseball player
• 1976 – Stephen Gately, Irish singer, musician, and actor (Boyzone) (d. 2009)
• 1976 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
• 1978 – Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and director
• 1979 – Nicole "Coco" Austin, American glamor model
• 1979 – Stormy Daniels, American pornographic actress
• 1979 – Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Samoa Joe, Samoan wrestler
• 1979 – Sharman Joshi, Indian actor
• 1980 – Danny Califf, American soccer player
• 1980 – Katie Morgan, American pornographic actress
• 1981 – Aaron Baddeley, Australian golfer
• 1981 – Servet Çetin, Turkish football player
• 1981 – Kyle Korver, American basketball player
• 1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African Footballer
• 1985 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greek beach volleyball player
• 1986 – Olesya Rulin, American actress
• 1986 – Miles Kane, British musician
• 1986 – Edin Džeko, Bosnian Footballer
• 1987 – Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby player
• 1987 – Ryan Parent, Canadian hockey player
• 1987 – Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Rob Kardashian, American model, singer, and television personality