March 16 - Births

Births

• 1338 – Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)
• 1445 – Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)
• 1473 – Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)
• 1581 – Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)
• 1585 – Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch writer (d. 1618)
• 1631 – René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)
• 1654 – Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. 1704)
• 1663 – Jean-Baptiste Matho, French composer (d. 1743)
• 1687 – Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)
• 1750 – Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (d. 1848)
• 1751 – James Madison, American politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)
• 1771 – Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter (d. 1835)
• 1773 – Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. 1836)
• 1774 – Captain Matthew Flinders, English explorer (d. 1814)
• 1789 – Francis Chesney, English general and explorer (d. 1872)
• 1789 – Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (d. 1854)
• 1794 – Ami Boué, Austrian geologist (d. 1881)
• 1797 – Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (d. 1864)
• 1800 – Emperor Ninko of Japan (d. 1846)
• 1805 – Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. 1861)
• 1822 – Rosa Bonheur, French realist painter and sculptor (d. 1899)
• 1834 – James Hector, Scottish geologist (d. 1907)
• 1839 – René François Armand Sully-Prudhomme, French writer and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)
• 1839 – John Butler Yeats, Northern Irish artist (d. 1922)
• 1840 – Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)
• 1845 – Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (d. 1928)
• 1846 – Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician (d. 1927)
• 1846 – Jurgis Bielinis, Lithuanian book-smuggler (d. 1918)
• 1851 – Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. 1931)
• 1856 – Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial, only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France (d. 1879)
• 1857 – Charles Harding Firth, British historian (d. 1936)
• 1859 – Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (d. 1906)
• 1865 – Patsy Donovan, American baseball player (d. 1953)
• 1869 – F. A. Forbes, Scottish author (d. 1936)
• 1871 – Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (d. 1951)
• 1871 – Frantz Reichel, French athlete and rugby player (d. 1932)
• 1878 – Reza Shah Pahlavi, Iranian shah (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Clemens August Graf von Galen, German archbishop and cardinal (d. 1946)
• 1883 – Ethel Anderson, Australian poet (d. 1958)
• 1889 – Reggie Walker, South African athlete (d. 1951)
• 1890 – Solomon Mikhoels, Soviet actor and chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (d. 1948)
• 1892 – James Petrillo, American president of the musicians union (d. 1984)
• 1892 – César Vallejo, Peruvian poet (d. 1938)
• 1897 – Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1899 – Alberto Gainza Paz, Argentine journalist and political activist (d. 1977)
• 1901 – Edward Pawley, American actor (d. 1988)
• 1901 – Potti Sreeramulu, an Indian revolutionary (d. 1952)
• 1902 – Leon Roppolo, American jazz clarinetist (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1943)
• 1903 – Mike Mansfield, American politician, and diplomat (d. 2001)
• 1905 – Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress (d. 1977)
• 1906 – Francisco Ayala, Spanish writer (d. 2009)
• 1906 – Henny Youngman, American comedian (d. 1998)
• 1908 – René Daumal, French writer (d. 1944)
• 1908 – Robert Rossen, American film director, screenwriter and producer (d. 1966)
• 1911 – Pierre Harmel, Belgian politician (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Dr. Josef Mengele, German physician and SS officer (d. 1979)
• 1912 – Pat Nixon, American First Lady (d. 1993)
• 1916 – Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1916 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese businessman, and survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings (d. 2010)
• 1917 – Samael Aun Weor, Colombian writer (d. 1977)
• 1917 – Louis C. Wyman, American politician (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
• 1920 – John Addison, British composer (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (d. 1947)
• 1920 – Sid Fleischman, American author (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Traudl Junge, German secretary to Adolf Hitler (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Leo McKern, Australian actor (d. 2002)
• 1922 – Harding Lemay, American television scriptwriter and playwright
• 1924 – Beryl Davis, English singer (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Ervin Kassai, Hungarian basketball referee (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Charles Goodell, American politician (d. 1987)
• 1926 – Jerry Lewis, American comedian
• 1927 – Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1967)
• 1927 – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American senator (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Olga San Juan, American comedian (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Ruby Braff, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Karlheinz Böhm, Austrian actor
• 1928 – Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna (d. 2010)
• 1928 – Christa Ludwig, German mezzo-soprano
• 1929 – Betty Johnson, American singer (The Johnson Family Singers)
• 1929 – Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress
• 1930 – Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (d. 2001)
• 1931 – John Munro, Canadian politician (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Don Blasingame, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Walter Cunningham, American astronaut
• 1932 – Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer
• 1932 – Herbert Marx, Canadian politician
• 1933 – Sandy Weill, American financier and philanthropist
• 1934 – Jean Cournoyer, Quebec politician and radio host
• 1934 – Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (d. 2002)
• 1934 – Ray Walker, American singer (The Jordanaires)
• 1935 – Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano
• 1936 – Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Raymond Vahan Damadian, Armenian American practitioner of MRI
• 1937 – Amos Tversky, Israeli psychologist (d. 1996)
• 1939 – Carlos Bilardo, Argetinian football coach
• 1940 – Jan Pronk, Dutch politician
• 1940 – Keith Rowe, English painter and guitarist (AMM)
• 1941 – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director
• 1941 – Robert Guéï, ruler of Côte d'Ivoire (d. 2002)
• 1941 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host
• 1942 – Roger Crozier, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1996)
• 1942 – James Soong, Taiwanese politician
• 1942 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American musician (Lost Gonzo Band)
• 1943 – Ursula Goodenough, American biologist, zoologist, professor and author
• 1943 – Kim Mu-saeng, South Korean actor (d. 2005)
• 1944 – Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American Computer Science Professor and author
• 1946 – Michael Basman, English chess master
• 1946 – Hubert Soudant, Dutch conductor
• 1947 – Ramzan Paskayev, Chechen accordionist
• 1947 – Baek Yoon-sik, South Korean actor
• 1948 – Michael Bruce, American musician
• 1948 – Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer, songwriter and film director
• 1948 – Margaret Weis, American author
• 1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor
• 1949 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
• 1949 – Elliott Murphy, American singer-songwriter
• 1949 – Joe Pilato, Italian-American actor
• 1951 – Ray Benson, American musician (Asleep at the Wheel)
• 1951 – Joe DeLamielleure, American football player
• 1951 – Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress
• 1952 – Graham Cole, British actor
• 1952 – Alice Hoffman, American author
• 1952 – Philippe Kahn, French businessman, co-founded Fullpower Technologies
• 1952 – Scott Simon, American journalist and radio personality
• 1953 – Isabelle Huppert, French actress
• 1953 – Óscar Ramírez, Peruvian revolutionary leader
• 1953 – Richard Stallman, American free software activist and computer programmer
• 1954 – Jimmy Nail, British actor and singer
• 1954 – Hollis Stacy, American golfer
• 1954 – Nancy Wilson, American guitarist, singer and actress (Heart)
• 1955 – Bruno Barreto, Brazilian film director
• 1955 – Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
• 1956 – Ozzie Newsome, American football player, current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens
• 1956 – Clifton Powell, American actor and comedian
• 1958 – Kate Worley, American comic book writer (d. 2004)
• 1959 – Sebastian Currier, American composer
• 1959 – Flavor Flav (William Jonathan Drayton Jr.), American rapper (Public Enemy)
• 1959 – Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
• 1960 – Jenny Eclair, British comedienne, novelist and actress.
• 1960 – Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Brett Kenny, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1961 – Todd McFarlane, Canadian comic book artist, writer and media entrepreneur
• 1961 – Michiru Oshima, Japanese composer
• 1962 – Philippe Kahn, French technology innovator and entrepreneur
• 1963 – Jimmy DeGrasso, American musician (F5, Y&T, Suicidal Tendencies, and Megadeth)
• 1963 – Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (d. 2002)
• 1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter (Band of Joy)
• 1964 – Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
• 1964 – Gore Verbinski, American movie director
• 1965 – Richard Daniel Roman, English songwriter and record producer
• 1965 – Belén Rueda, Spanish actress
• 1966 – Hans Peter Geerdes, German musician (Scooter and Celebrate the Nun)
• 1967 – Tracy Bonham, American musician
• 1967 – John Darnielle, American musician (The Mountain Goats, The Extra Lens, and The Bloody Hawaiians)
• 1967 – Lauren Graham, American actress
• 1968 – Ananya Khare, Indian actress and teacher
• 1968 – Trevor Wilson, American basketball player
• 1969 – Judah Friedlander, American actor and comedian
• 1969 – Aggelos Koronios, Greek basketball coach and retired player
• 1970 – Joakim Berg, Swedish singer (Kent)
• 1970 – Paul Oscar, Icelandic singer, songwriter and disc jockey
• 1970 – Reynolds Wolf, American TV meteorologist and journalist
• 1971 – Alan Tudyk, American actor
• 1972 – Veiko Õunpuu, Estonian film director
• 1972 – Velibor Radovic, Serbian basketball player
• 1973 – Tim Kang, American actor
• 1973 – Vonda Ward, American boxer
• 1974 – Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
• 1974 – Fotini Vavatsi, Greek archer
• 1975 – Sienna Guillory, British actress
• 1976 – Blu Cantrell (Tiffany Cobb), American singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Paul Schneider, American actor
• 1976 – Nick Spano, American actor
• 1977 – Donal Óg Cusack, Irish hurler
• 1978 – Brooke Burns, American actress
• 1979 – Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1979 – Rashad Moore, American football player
• 1979 – Leena Peisa, Finnish musician (Lordi)
• 1980 – Todd Heap, American football player
• 1980 – Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
• 1981 – Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
• 1981 – Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
• 1981 – Danny Brown (Daniel Sewell), American rapper
• 1981 – Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
• 1982 – Riley Cote, Canadian hockey player
• 1982 – Brian Wilson, American baseball player
• 1983 – Brandon League, American baseball player
• 1983 – Tramon Williams, American football player
• 1984 – Levi Brown, American football player
• 1984 – Hosea Gear, New Zealand rugby player
• 1985 – Eddy Lover, Panamanian singer
• 1986 – Joe Denly, English cricketer
• 1986 – Ken Doane, American professional wrestler
• 1986 – Toney Douglas, American basketball player
• 1986 – T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
• 1986 – Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer
• 1986 – Daisuke Takahashi, Japanese figure skater
• 1986 – Nicole Trunfio, Australian model
• 1987 – Paw Diaz, Philippine actress & model
• 1987 – Tiiu Kuik, Estonian fashion model
• 1988 – Jessica Gregg, Canadian short track speed skater
• 1988 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
• 1989 – Blake Griffin, American basketball player
• 1989 – Theo Walcott, English footballer
• 1991 – Wolfgang Van Halen, American musician (Van Halen)
• 1992 – Brett Davern, American actor