Famous Births on 17 Mar

Famous Births on 17 Mar

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 American military and political leader (d. 1806)
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. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (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)
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 Prize 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)
1901 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (d. 1970)
1902 - Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. 1971)
1907 - Sonny Werblin, former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991)
1908 - Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996)
1912 - Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (d. 1987)
1914 - Sammy Baugh, American football player
1915 - Henry Bumstead, American art director (d. 2006)
1916 - Ray Ellington, British singer (d. 1985)
1919 - Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
1922 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Founding Leader of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
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
1936 - Ladislav Kupkovic, Slovakian composer
1936 - Ken Mattingly, American astronaut
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 - Robin Knox-Johnston, British Yachtsman
1939 - Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)
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 - John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter
1944 - Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
1944 - Pattie Boyd, British photographer and model
1945 - Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
1945 - Michael Hayden, General USAF, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1945 - Katri Helena, Finnish singer
1947 - James Morrow, American author
1947 - Jan Andersson, Swedish politician
1947 - Yury Chernavsky, Russian-born Composer and Producer
1948 - Alex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager
1948 - William Gibson, American writer
1949 - Patrick Duffy, American actor
1949 - Pat Rice, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
1949 - Daniel Lavoie, French Canadian singer and songwriter
1950 - Patrick Adams, American record producer and songwriter
1951 - Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 - Kurt Russell, American actor
1951 - Scott Gorham, American musician (Thin Lizzy)
1951 - Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer
1952 - Nikos Xydakis, Greek musician and composer
1953 - Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
1953 - Chuck Muncie, American former football running back
1954 - Lesley-Anne Down, English actress
1955 - Gary Sinise, American actor
1955 - Cynthia McKinney, American politician
1956 - Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist
1957 - Michael Kelly, American journalist (d. 2003)
1957 - Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
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
1961 - Andrew Paul, English actor
1961 - Dana Reeve, American actress and activist (d. 2006)
1961 - Casey Siemaszko, American actor
1962 - Clare Grogan, Scottish actress-singer
1962 - Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, Dutch politician
1963 - Nick Peros, Canadian composer
1963 - Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Chinese actor
1964 - Rob Lowe, American actor
1964 - Lee Dixon, English footballer
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 (fraud)
1969 - Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
1969 - Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer
1970 - Gene Ween, American Musician (Ween)
1970 - Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
1971 - Bill Mueller, American baseball player
1972 - Mia Hamm, American soccer player
1972 - Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and Celtic musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
1972 - Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian musician
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 for the Kansas City Chiefs
1974 - Marisa Coughlan, American actress
1974 - Mark Dolan, TV show host
1975 - Natalie Zea, American actress
1975 - Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian professional wrestler
1975 - Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness)
1976 - Stephen Gately, Irish singer, musician, and actor (Boyzone)
1976 - Brittany Daniel, American actress
1976 - Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
1976 - Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
1976 - Scott Downs, American baseball player
1978 - Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and film director
1979 - Stormy Daniels, American pornographic actress
1979 - Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler
1979 - Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Coco Marie Austin, American glamor model
1980 - Danny Califf, American soccer player
1981 - Kyle Korver, American Basketball Player
1982 - Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
1986 - Olesya Rulin, American actress