March 25 - Births

Births

• 1252 – Conradin, Duke of Swabia (d. 1268)
• 1259 – Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1332)
• 1297 – Andronicus III Palaeologus, Byzantine emperor (d. 1341)
• 1297 – Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (d. 1364)
• 1345 – Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (d. 1369)
• 1347 – Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (d. 1380).
• 1404 (baptism) – John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (d. 1444)
• 1479 – Vasili III, Grand Prince of Moscow (d. 1533)
• 1539 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician (d. 1612)
• 1541 – Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)
• 1593 – Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
• 1643 – Louis Moréri, French encylopedist (d. 1680)
• 1661 – Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
• 1699 – Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer (d. 1783)
• 1767 – Joachim Murat, King of Naples (d. 1815)
• 1782 – Caroline Bonaparte, Queen of Naples (d. 1839)
• 1800 – Heinrich von Dechsen, German geologist (d. 1889)
• 1824 – Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (d. 1900)
• 1840 – Myles Keogh, American soldier of fortune (d. 1876)
• 1863 – Simon Flexner, American pathologist (d. 1946)
• 1867 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor, (d. 1957)
• 1868 – William Lockwood, English cricketer (d. 1932)
• 1873 – Rudolf Rocker, German anarchist (d. 1958)
• 1877 – Walter Little, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
• 1881 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (d. 1945)
• 1881 – Mary Gladys Webb, English writer (d. 1927)
• 1884 – Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
• 1886 – Athenagoras, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
• 1892 – Andy Clyde, American actor (d. 1967)
• 1895 – Siegfried Handloser, German physician (d. 1954)
• 1897 – John Laurie, Scottish actor (d. 1980)
• 1899 – Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Ed Begley, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1903 – Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (d. 1990)
• 1903 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
• 1906 – A.J.P. Taylor, British historian (d. 1990)
• 1906 – Jean Sablon, French singer (d. 1994)
• 1908 – Helmut Käutner, German actor and director (d. 1980)
• 1908 – David Lean, English film director (d. 1991)
• 1910 – Magda Olivero, Italian soprano
• 1911 – Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)
• 1912 – Jean Vilar, French stage and film actor (d. 1971)
• 1913 – Sir Reo Stakis, Anglo-Cypriot hotel magnate (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Norman Borlaug, American agriculturalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Howard Cosell, American sports reporter (d. 1995)
• 1920 – Patrick Troughton, English actor (d. 1987)
• 1920 – Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985)
• 1921 – Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1993)
• 1922 – Eileen Ford, American model agency executive
• 1923 – Bonnie Guitar, American singer
• 1923 – Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Machiko Kyô, Japanese actress
• 1925 – Flannery O'Connor, American author (d. 1964)
• 1925 – Anthony Quinton, British philosopher (d. 2010)
• 1926 – László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
• 1926 – Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (d. 1999)
• 1928 – Jim Lovell, American astronaut
• 1931 – Paul Motian, American jazz drummer and composer
• 1932 – Gene Shalit, American film critic
• 1932 – Penelope Gilliatt, English writer (d. 1993)
• 1932 – Wes Santee, American middle distance runner (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Johnny Burnette, American singer (d. 1964)
• 1934 – Gloria Steinem, American feminist and publisher
• 1934 – Bernard King, Australian chef and television personality (d. 2002)
• 1935 – Flash Elorde, Filipino boxer
• 1937 – Tom Monaghan, American fast-food industry entrepreneur
• 1938 – Hoyt Axton, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
• 1938 – Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver
• 1939 – Toni Cade Bambara, American author (d. 1995)
• 1940 – Anita Bryant, American singer
• 1941 – Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian politician
• 1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer
• 1942 – Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer
• 1942 – Kim Woodburn, English television personality
• 1943 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor
• 1946 – Cliff Balsam, English footballer
• 1946 – Daniel Bensaid, French philosopher (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Stephen Hunter, American author
• 1946 – Maurice Krafft, French vulcanologist (d. 1991)
• 1946 – Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (d. 1995)
• 1947 – Elton John, English singer and songwriter
• 1948 – Bonnie Bedelia, American actress
• 1948 – Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter
• 1950 – Chuck Greenberg, American musician (Shadowfax) (d. 1995)
• 1951 – Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 2000)
• 1952 – Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician
• 1954 – Elli Stai, Greek journalist and TV presenter
• 1954 – Thom Loverro, American sportswriter
• 1955 – Daniel Boulud, French chef and restaurateur
• 1955 – Lee Mazzilli, American baseball player
• 1956 – Matthew Garber, English actor (d. 1977)
• 1957 – Jim Uhls, American screenwriter
• 1958 – Sisy Chen, Taiwanese politician and television commentator
• 1958 – James McDaniel, American actor
• 1958 – Ray Tanner, American college baseball coach
• 1958 – John Ensign, American politician
• 1958 – Susie Bright, American feminist and sex writer
• 1958 – Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician
• 1960 – Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress
• 1960 – Steve Norman, British saxophonist (Spandau Ballet)
• 1960 – Peter O'Brien, Australian actor
• 1960 – Haywood Nelson, American actor
• 1960 – Brenda Strong, American actress
• 1961 – Fred Goss, American actor, comedian, and writer
• 1961 – Mark Brooks, American golfer
• 1962 – Marcia Cross, American actress
• 1964 – Lisa Gay Hamilton, American actress
• 1964 – Kate DiCamillo, American children's author
• 1964 – Alex Solis, Panamanian jockey
• 1964 – Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress
• 1965 – Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach
• 1965 – Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper
• 1966 – Tom Glavine, American baseball player
• 1966 – Jeff Healey, Canadian guitarist (d. 2008)
• 1966 – Tatjana Patitz, German supermodel
• 1966 – Anton Rogan, Irish footballer
• 1967 – Matthew Barney, American media artist
• 1967 – Debi Thomas, American figure skater
• 1967 – Doug Stanhope, American comedian
• 1969 – Dale Davis, American basketball player
• 1969 – Cathy Dennis, English singer, songwriter, and actress
• 1969 – Jeffrey Walker, British Musician (Carcass)
• 1970 – Kari Matchett, Canadian actress
• 1970 – Teri Moïse, American singer
• 1971 – Cammi Granato, American ice hockey player
• 1971 – Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player
• 1971 – Stacy Dragila, American pole vaulter
• 1972 – Giniel de Villiers, South African racing driver
• 1973 – Anthony Barness, English footballer
• 1973 – Anders Fridén, Swedish singer (In Flames)
• 1973 – Bob Sura, American basketball player
• 1974 – Lark Voorhies, American actress
• 1975 – Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1975 – Melanie Blatt, British singer (All Saints)
• 1976 – Baek Ji Young, South Korean singer
• 1976 – Francis Bellew, Irish Gaelic footballer
• 1976 – Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
• 1976 – Juvenile, American rapper
• 1976 – Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1976 – Gigi Leung, Hong Kong singer/actress
• 1976 – Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player
• 1978 – Teanna Kai, American porn star
• 1979 – Lee Pace, American actor
• 1979 – Natasha Yi, American model
• 1980 – Carrie Lam, Hong Kong actress
• 1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver
• 1982 – Sean Faris, American actor and model
• 1982 – Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
• 1982 – Jenny Slate, American comedienne
• 1984 – Katharine McPhee, American singer and actress
• 1984 – Liam Messam, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1985 – Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer
• 1986 – Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player
• 1986 – Megan Gibson, American softball player
• 1986 – Kyle Lowry, American basketball player
• 1987 – Jacob Bagersted, Danish handballer
• 1987 – Jason Castro, American singer
• 1987 – Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
• 1987 – Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer
• 1988 – Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor
• 1989 – Alyson Michalka, American actress and singer
• 1989 – Scott Sinclair, English footballer
• 1990 – Kiowa Gordon, American actor