March 27 - Births

Births

• 972 – King Robert II of France (d. 1031)
• 1416 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (d. 1480)
• 1627 – Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)
• 1676 – Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)
• 1696 – Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)
• 1702 – Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. 1762)
• 1712 – Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779)
• 1714 – Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (d. 1795)
• 1730 – Thomas Tyrwhitt, English classical scholar (d. 1786)
• 1746 – Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (d. 1767)
• 1765 – Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)
• 1784 – Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, Hungarian philologist, the founder of Tibetology (d. 1842)
• 1785 – King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)
• 1797 – Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863)
• 1809 – Baron Haussmann, French civic planner (d. 1891)
• 1810 – William Hepworth Thompson, English classical scholar (d. 1886)
• 1813 – Nathaniel Currier, American illustrator (d. 1888)
• 1817 – Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss biologist (d. 1891)
• 1845 – Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
• 1847 – Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
• 1851 – Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931)
• 1857 – Karl Pearson, English statistician (d. 1936)
• 1859 – George Giffen, Australian cricketer (d. 1927)
• 1860 – Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar (d. 1924)
• 1863 – Sir Henry Royce, English automobile pioneer (d. 1933)
• 1869 – James McNeill, Irish politician (d. 1938)
• 1871 – Heinrich Mann, German writer (d. 1950)
• 1879 – Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1929)
• 1883 – Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)
• 1886 – Sergey Kirov, Russian bolshevik leader (d. 1934)
• 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. 1969)
• 1892 – Ferde Grofé, American composer (d. 1972)
• 1893 – Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947)
• 1895 – Betty Schade, German-born American film actress (d. 1982)
• 1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1897 – Douglas Hartree, English mathematical physicist (d. 1958)
• 1901 – Carl Barks, American illustrator (d. 2000)
• 1901 – Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)
• 1901 – Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)
• 1901 – Kenneth Slessor, Australian poet (d. 1971)
• 1902 – Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998)
• 1905 – Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Pee Wee Russell, American musician (d. 1969)
• 1909 – Golo Mann, German historian (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Ben Webster, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1973)
• 1912 – James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976-1979) (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Theodor Dannecker, SS officer (d. 1945)
• 1914 – Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Robert Lockwood, Jr., American blues guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Cyrus Vance, American politician (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Robin Jacques, illustrator (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Harold Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Stefan Wul, French author (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Endo Shusaku, Japanese author (d. 1996)
• 1923 – Louis Simpson, Jamaican-born poet
• 1924 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1927 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007)
• 1931 – David Janssen, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1935 – Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer
• 1935 – Julian Glover, British actor
• 1935 – Fr. Stanley Rother, Roman Catholic Priest, Martyr and Missionary to Guatemala (d. 1981)
• 1937 – Thomas Aquinas Daly, American painter
• 1939 – Cale Yarborough, American race car driver
• 1940 – Janis Martin, American singer (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Austin Pendleton, American actor
• 1941 – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia
• 1942 – John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1942 – Michael York, English actor
• 1942 – Michael Jackson, English writer (d. 2007)
• 1944 – Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (d. 2008)
• 1946 – Olaf Malolepski, German musician (Die Flippers)
• 1947 – Brian Jones, British balloonist
• 1947 – Walt Mossberg, the highest-paid journalist at the Wall Street Journal
• 1950 – Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)
• 1950 – Petros Efthimiou, Greek politician
• 1950 – Lynn McGlothen, American baseball player (d. 1984)
• 1952 – Maria Schneider, French actress
• 1952 – Richard Séguin, Quebec singer and songwriter
• 1956 – Leung Kwok Hung, Hong Kong activist
• 1956 – Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross-country skier
• 1957 – Nick Hawkins, British politician
• 1957 – Billy Mackenzie, Scottish musician (Associates) (d. 1997)
• 1959 – Andrew Farriss, Australian musician (INXS)
• 1960 – Hans Pflügler, German footballer
• 1960 – Renato Russo, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1961 – Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z)
• 1961 – Tony Rominger, Swiss cyclist
• 1962 – Jann Arden, Canadian musician
• 1962 – John O'Farrell, British author and satirist
• 1963 – Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician
• 1963 – Randall Cunningham, American football player
• 1963 – Dave Koz, American saxophonist
• 1963 – Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer
• 1963 – Xuxa, Brazilian television personality
• 1964 – Glenn Carter, English actor and singer-songwriter
• 1966 – Paula Trickey, American actress
• 1966 – Haruto Umezawa, Japanese manga artist
• 1967 – David Bavaro, American football player
• 1967 – Talisa Soto, American actress
• 1967 – Kenta Kobashi, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1968 – Sandra Hess, Swiss-born actress and model
• 1969 – Kevin Corrigan, American actor
• 1969 – Pauley Perrette, American actress, photographer, poet, writer
• 1969 – Victoria O'Keefe, British actress (d. 1990)
• 1970 – Mariah Carey, American R&B/pop singer
• 1970 – Brent Fitz, Canadian musician (Theory of a Deadman)
• 1970 – Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler)
• 1970 – Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001)
• 1970 – Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
• 1971 – David Coulthard, Scottish Formula One driver
• 1971 – Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor
• 1972 – Charlie Haas, professional wrestler
• 1972 – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
• 1974 – Russ Haas, wrestler (d. 2001)
• 1974 – Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Fergie, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas)
• 1975 – Tom Goegebuer, Belgian weightlifter
• 1975 – Chakrit Yamnam, Thai film and television actor
• 1976 – Djamel Belmadi, Algerian footballer
• 1976 – Danny Fortson, American basketball player
• 1976 – Carl Ng, Hong Kong/British actor and model
• 1977 – Vitor Meira, Brazilian racing driver
• 1977 – Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer
• 1979 – Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota Twins baseball player
• 1980 – Cesare Cremonini, Italian singer and songwriter
• 1981 – Carey Davis, National Football League fullback
• 1981 – Lin Jun Jie, Chinese singer
• 1981 – Terry McFlynn, Northern Irish footballer
• 1982 – Kurara Chibana, Japanese beauty queen, first runner-up Miss Universe 2006
• 1984 – Laura Critchley, British singer/song writer
• 1984 – Ben Franks, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1985 – Dario Baldauf, Austrian footballer
• 1985 – Stijn De Smet, Belgian footballer
• 1985 – Caroline Winberg, Swedish supermodel
• 1986 – Baby M, American custody case child
• 1986 – SoCal Val, American professional wrestling valet
• 1987 – Cláudio, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Chad Denny, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Buster Posey, American baseball player
• 1987 – Victor Vito, New Zealand rugby player
• 1988 – Brenda Song, American actress
• 1990 – Alessio Bugno, Italian footballer
• 1990 – Scott Selwood, Australian rules footballer
• 1992 – Pedro Obiang, Equatoguinean–Spanish footballer
• 1995 – Taylor Atelian, American actress