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, Hungarian nationalist (d. 1735)
• 1696 – Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)
• 1702 – Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. 1762)
• 1709 – William Flackton, English bookseller, publisher, organist, violinist, viola player and composer (d. 1798)
• 1710 – Joseph Abaco, Belgian violoncellist and composer (d. 1805)
• 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)
• 1760 – Ishmail Spicer, American composer (d. 1832)
• 1765 – Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)
• 1784 – Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, Hungarian philologist (d. 1842)
• 1785 – King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)
• 1796 – Robert James Graves, Irish physician and surgeon ⟨d. 1853⟩
• 1797 – Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863)
• 1809 – Jean-Louis Beaudry, Canadian entrepreneur and politician (d. 1886)
• 1809 – Baron Georges-Eugène 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 and botanist (d. 1891)
• 1818 – Erminia Frezzolini, Italian operatic soprano ⟨d. 1884⟩
• 1845 – Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
• 1847 – Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
• 1851 – Vincent d'Indy, French opera composer and teacher (d. 1931)
• 1857 – Karl Pearson, English statistician and mathematician (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)
• 1868 – Patty Smith Hill, American educator (d. 1946)
• 1869 – James McNeill, Irish politician (d. 1938)
• 1871 – Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (d. 1948)
• 1871 – Heinrich Mann, German writer (d. 1950)
• 1875 – Jean Cau, French rower
• 1876 – Gerhard Kowalewski, German mathematician ⟨d. 1950⟩
• 1877 – Oscar Grégoire, Belgian water polo player and swimmer (d. 1947)
• 1879 – Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1929)
• 1882 – Mark Arie, American sports shooter ⟨d. 1958⟩
• 1883 – Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)
• 1883 – Paul McCullough, American actor and comedian ⟨d. 1936⟩
• 1886 – Sergey Kirov, Russian bolshevik leader (d. 1934)
• 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. 1969)
• 1888 – Bouke Benenga, Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)
• 1890 – Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, British naval officer (d. 1974)
• 1892 – Ferde Grofé, American composer and pianist (d. 1972)
• 1892 – Dorrit Weixler, German actress (d. 1916)
• 1892 – Wilhelm Wulff, German-Austrian astrologer and writer ⟨d. 1979⟩
• 1893 – Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947)
• 1894 – René Fonck, French military commander ⟨d. 1953⟩
• 1895 – Betty Schade, German-born American actress (d. 1982)
• 1898 – Alma Tell, American actress (d. 1937)
• 1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1897 – Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1958)
• 1901 – Carl Barks, American illustrator (d. 2000)
• 1901 – Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)
• 1901 – Eisaku Sato, Japanese statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)
• 1901 – Kenneth Slessor, Australian poet (d. 1971)
• 1902 – Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998)
• 1903 – Leif Tronstad, Norwegian scientist ⟨d. 1945⟩
• 1905 – Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Pee Wee Russell, American jazz musician (d. 1969)
• 1909 – Golo Mann, German historian (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Ben Webster, American jazz and tenor saxophonist (d. 1973)
• 1912 – James Callaghan, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Theodor Dannecker, German 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, British illustrator (d. 1995)
• 1920 – Richard Hayman, American conductor
• 1921 – Harold Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2000)
• 1921 – Fred Foy, American radio and television announcer (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Dick King-Smith English author (d. 2011)
• 1922 – Stefan Wul, French author (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Endo Shusaku, Japanese author (d. 1996)
• 1923 – Louis Simpson, Jamaican poet (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1926 – Frank O'Hara, American poet (d. 1966)
• 1927 – Jean Beetz, Canadian lawyer, professor and judge (d. 1991)
• 1927 – Anthony Lewis, American journalist and writer
• 1927 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988)
• 1930 – Daniel Spoerri, Swiss painter
• 1930 – Bob den Uyl, Dutch writer (d. 1992)
• 1931 – David Janssen, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1933 – Michel Guérard, French chef and businessman
• 1934 – Peter Schamoni, German film director and producer ⟨d. 2011⟩
• 1935 – Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer
• 1935 – Julian Glover, British actor
• 1935 – Stanley Rother, American Catholic priest and missionary (d. 1981)
• 1936 – Otmar Issing, German economist
• 1937 – Thomas Aquinas Daly, American painter
• 1939 – Cale Yarborough, American race car driver and businessman
• 1940 – Janis Martin, American singer (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Austin Pendleton, American actor
• 1940 – Silvano Bertini, Italian welterweight boxer
• 1941 – Ivan Gašparovič, Slovakian politician, President of the Slovak Republic
• 1941 – Liese Prokop, Austrian athlete and politician (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Oreste Rizzini, Italian voice actor ⟨d. 2008⟩
• 1941 – Per Kibsgaard-Petersen, Norwegian banker and civil servant
• 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)
• 1946 – Michael Aris, British academic ⟨d. 1999⟩
• 1947 – Marc-Yvan Côté, Canadian politician
• 1947 – Brian Jones, British balloonist
• 1947 – Aleksandr Viktorenko, Soviet cosmonaut
• 1947 – Aad de Mos, Dutch football coach
• 1947 – Walt Mossberg, American journalist
• 1947 – Craig Defoy, Welsh golfer
• 1950 – Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)
• 1950 – Petros Efthimiou, Greek politician and academic
• 1950 – Lynn McGlothen, American baseball player (d. 1984)
• 1952 – Jan Albers, Dutch field hockey player
• 1952 – Maria Schneider, French actress (d. 2011)
• 1952 – Richard Séguin, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1952 – Dana Stabenow, American author
• 1953 – Herman Ponsteen, Dutch track cyclist
• 1954 – Robbie Haines, American sailor and Olympic champion
• 1955 – Lefteris Pantazis, Greek singer
• 1955 – Mariano Rajoy, Spanish politician, 6th Prime Minister of Spain
• 1956 – Leung Kwok Hung, Hong Kong activist
• 1956 – Thomas Wassberg, Swedish skier
• 1957 – Nick Hawkins, British politician
• 1957 – Billy Mackenzie, Scottish tenor and musician (Associates) (d. 1997)
• 1957 – Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and football manager
• 1959 – Andrew Farriss, Australian musician (INXS)
• 1959 – Mariusz Strzałka, Polish fencer
• 1960 – Hans Pflügler, German footballer
• 1960 – Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Legião Urbana and Aborto Elétrico) (d. 1996)
• 1961 – Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z and TMG)
• 1961 – Tony Rominger, Swiss cyclist
• 1962 – Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Rob Hollink, Dutch poker player
• 1962 – John O'Farrell, British broadcaster, author and satirist
• 1963 – Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician (Soda Stereo)
• 1963 – Randall Cunningham, American football player
• 1963 – Bedabrata Pain, Indian film director and inventor
• 1963 – Dave Koz, American saxophonist
• 1963 – Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer
• 1963 – Jörg Michael, German musician
• 1963 – Xuxa, Brazilian actress, children's entertainer, singer, and television host
• 1964 – Glenn Carter, English actor and singer
• 1964 – Kad Merad, French-Algerian actor
• 1966 – Paula Trickey, American actress
• 1966 – Haruto Umezawa, Japanese manga artist
• 1966 – Žarko Paspalj, Serbian basketball player
• 1967 – David Bavaro, American football player
• 1967 – Talisa Soto, American actress
• 1967 – Kenta Kobashi, Japanese wrestler
• 1968 – Sandra Hess, Swiss actress and model
• 1969 – Kevin Corrigan, American actor
• 1969 – Stéphane Morin, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
• 1969 – Pauley Perrette, American actress, photographer, poet, writer
• 1969 – Victoria O'Keefe, British actress (d. 1990)
• 1970 – Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player
• 1970 – Kathalijne Buitenweg, Dutch politician
• 1970 – Brent Fitz, Canadian musician (Theory of a Deadman, Union, Econoline Crush, and Indigenous)
• 1970 – Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler and Stolen Ogre)
• 1970 – Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001)
• 1970 – Mariah Carey, American singer and actress
• 1970 – Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
• 1970 – Uwe Rosenberg, German board game designer
• 1971 – David Coulthard, Scottish Formula One driver
• 1971 – Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor
• 1972 – Charles Doyle Haas II, American wrestler
• 1972 – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
• 1973 – Ade Adepitan, British wheelchair basketball player
• 1973 – Rui Jorge, Portuguese footballer
• 1974 – Russ Haas, American wrestler (d. 2001)
• 1974 – George Koumantarakis, Greek-South African footballer
• 1974 – Patrick van Loon, Dutch judoka
• 1974 – Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Fergie, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas and Wild Orchid)
• 1975 – Tom Goegebuer, Belgian weightlifter
• 1975 – Chakrit Yamnam, Thai actor
• 1976 – Djamel Belmadi, Algerian footballer
• 1976 – Danny Fortson, American basketball player
• 1976 – Carl Ng, Hong Kong-British actor and model
• 1977 – Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer
• 1977 – Vitor Meira, Brazilian racing driver
• 1977 – Ioannis Melissanidis, Greek artistic gymnast
• 1978 – Nick Serra, American mixed martial artist
• 1978 – Noname Jane, American porn actress and model
• 1979 – Michael Cuddyer, American baseball player
• 1979 – Marcello Salazar, Brazilian martial artist
• 1980 – Cesare Cremonini, Italian singer and songwriter (Lùnapop)
• 1980 – Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player
• 1981 – Carey Davis, American football player
• 1981 – Lin Jun Jie, Chinese singer and actor
• 1981 – Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner
• 1981 – Cacau, German-Brazilian soccer player
• 1981 – Terry McFlynn, Northern Irish footballer
• 1981 – Brian Miner, American comedian
• 1982 – Kurara Chibana, Japanese model, 1st Runner-up for Miss Universe 2006
• 1982 – Iman Crosson, American actor, impressionist and dancer
• 1983 – Yunus İçuz, Turkish footballer
• 1984 – Michaël Cordier, Belgian footballer
• 1984 – Laura Critchley, British singer-songwriter
• 1984 – Brett Holman, Australian footballer
• 1984 – Ben Franks, New Zealand rugby player
• 1985 – Dario Baldauf, Austrian footballer
• 1985 – Stijn De Smet, Belgian footballer
• 1985 – Caroline Winberg, Swedish model
• 1986 – Melissa Stern (Baby M), American custody case figure
• 1986 – SoCal Val, American wrestler and valet
• 1986 – Dan Bull, British rapper
• 1986 – Manuel Neuer, German footballer
• 1986 – George Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player
• 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
• 1988 – Jessie J, British singer
• 1990 – Alessio Bugno, Italian footballer
• 1990 – Kimbra Johnson, New Zealand singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Nicolas N'Koulou, Cameroonian footballer
• 1990 – Scott Selwood, Australian rules footballer
• 1990 – Janina Toljan, Austrian tennis player
• 1992 – Pedro Obiang, Spanish footballer
• 1994 – Lucia Mokrášová, Slovak heptathlete
• 1995 – Taylor Atelian, American teen actress