Famous Birthdays for March 1st

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1105 – Alfonso VII, king of León and Castile (d. 1157)
• 1389 – Antoninus of Florence, Italian archbishop and saint (d. 1459)
• 1432 – Isabella of Coimbra (d. 1455)
• 1456 – Vladislaus II of Hungary (d. 1516)
• 1547 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher and lexicographer (d. 1628)
• 1554 – William Stafford, English courtier and conspirator (d. 1612)
• 1577 – Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (d. 1635)
• 1597 – Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1652)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1611 – John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (d. 1685)
• 1629 – Abraham Teniers, Flemish painter (d. 1670)
• 1647 – John de Brito, Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1693)
• 1657 – Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian and author (d. 1740)
• 1683 – Tsangyang Gyatso, sixth Dalai Lama (d. 1706)
• 1683 – Caroline of Ansbach, British queen and regent (d. 1737)
• 1724 – Manuel do Cenáculo, Portuguese prelate and antiquarian (d. 1814)^[15]
• 1732 – William Cushing, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)
• 1760 – François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (d. 1794)
• 1769 – François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (d. 1796)
• 1807 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1898)
• 1810 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1849)^[16]
• 1812 – Augustus Pugin, English architect, co-designed the Palace of Westminster (d. 1852)
• 1817 – Giovanni Duprè, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1882)
• 1821 – Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (d. 1896)
• 1835 – Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1919)
• 1837 – William Dean Howells, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1920)
• 1842 – Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (d. 1901)
• 1848 – Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish-American sculptor and academic (d. 1907)
• 1852 – Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1923)
• 1863 – Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1930)
• 1870 – E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and academic (d. 1944)
• 1876 – Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman (d. 1942)
• 1880 – Lytton Strachey, British writer and critic (d. 1932)
• 1886 – Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian-Swiss painter, poet, and playwright (d. 1980)
• 1888 – Ewart Astill, English cricketer and billiards player (d. 1948)
• 1888 – Fanny Walden, English cricketer and umpire, international footballer (d. 1949)^[17]
• 1889 – Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (d. 1960)
• 1890 – Theresa Bernstein, Polish-American painter and author (d. 2002)
• 1891 – Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (d. 1940)
• 1892 – Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author and educator (d. 1927)
• 1893 – Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)
• 1896 – Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1960)
• 1896 – Moriz Seeler, German playwright and producer (d. 1942)
• 1899 – Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German SS officer (d. 1972)
• 1900 – Basil Bunting, British poet (d. 1985)^[18]

1901–present[edit]

• 1904 – Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1944)
• 1905 – Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2000)
• 1906 – Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (d. 2000)
• 1909 – Eugene Esmonde, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1942)
• 1909 – Winston Sharples, American pianist and composer (d. 1978)
• 1910 – Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
• 1910 – David Niven, English soldier and actor (d. 1983)
• 1912 – Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011)
• 1914 – Harry Caray, American sportscaster (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Ralph Ellison, American novelist and literary critic (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Robert Lowell, American poet (d. 1977)
• 1917 – Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)^[19]
• 1918 – João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (d. 1976)
• 1918 – Gladys Spellman, American educator and politician (d. 1988)
• 1920 – Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1984)^[20]
• 1920 – Howard Nemerov, American poet and academic (d. 1991)^[21]
• 1921 – Cameron Argetsinger, American race car driver and lawyer (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Terence Cooke, American cardinal (d. 1983)
• 1921 – Richard Wilbur, American poet, translator, and essayist (d. 2017)
• 1922 – William Gaines, American publisher (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
• 1924 – Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1993)
• 1926 – Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (d. 2022)^[22]
• 1926 – Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (d. 1992)
• 1926 – Pete Rozelle, American businessman and 3rd Commissioner of the National Football League (d. 1996)
• 1926 – Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)
• 1927 – George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (d. 1983)
• 1927 – Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1927 – Robert Bork, American lawyer and scholar, United States Attorney General (d. 2012)
• 1928 – Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2016)^[23]
• 1929 – Georgi Markov, Bulgarian journalist and author (d. 1978)
• 1930 – Monu Mukhopadhyay, Indian Bengali actor (d. 2020)
• 1930 – Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (d. 1980)
• 1934 – Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1934 – Joan Hackett, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1935 – Robert Conrad, American actor, radio host and stuntman (d. 2020)
• 1936 – Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (d. 1997)
• 1939 – Leo Brouwer, Cuban guitarist, composer, and conductor
• 1939 – Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Pakistani author
• 1940 – Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania
• 1940 – Robert Grossman, American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 2018)
• 1941 – Robert Hass, American poet
• 1941 – Dave Marcis, American stock car racing driver
• 1942 – Richard Myers, American general
• 1943 – Gil Amelio, American businessman
• 1943 – José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1943 – Rashid Sunyaev, Russian-German astronomer and physicist
• 1944 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
• 1944 – John Breaux, American lawyer and politician
• 1944 – Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1944 – Mike d'Abo, English singer
• 1945 – Dirk Benedict, American actor and director
• 1946 – Gerry Boulet, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
• 1946 – Jim Crace, English author and academic
• 1947 – Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (d. 2016)
• 1951 – Sergei Kourdakov, Russian-American KGB agent (d. 1973)
• 1952 – Dave Barr, Canadian golfer
• 1952 – Nevada Barr, American actress and author
• 1952 – Leigh Matthews, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1952 – Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (d. 2009)
• 1952 – Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1953 – M. K. Stalin, Indian Tamil politician, 8th and incumbent Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu^[24]
• 1953 – Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
• 1953 – Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
• 1954 – Rod Reddy, Australian rugby league player and coach^[25]
• 1956 – Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 – Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, President of Lithuania^[26]
• 1958 – Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1958 – Wayne B. Phillips, Australian cricketer and coach^[27]
• 1959 – Nick Griffin, English politician
• 1961 – Mike Rozier, American football player
• 1963 – Ron Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and manager^[28]
• 1965 – Booker T, American wrestler and sportscaster^[29]
• 1965 – Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey^[30]
• 1966 – Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 – Aron Winter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager^[31]
• 1969 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer^[32]
• 1971 – Ivan Cleary, Australian rugby league player and coach^[33]
• 1973 – Chris Webber, American basketball player and sportscaster^[34]
• 1977 – Rens Blom, Dutch pole vaulter^[35]
• 1979 – Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer^[36]
• 1979 – Bruno Langlois, Canadian cyclist^[37]
• 1980 – Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer^[38]
• 1980 – Sercan Güvenışık, German-Turkish footballer^[39]
• 1980 – Djimi Traoré, French-Malian footballer^[40]
• 1981 – Will Power, Australian race car driver^[41]
• 1983 – Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian footballer^[42]
• 1983 – Anthony Tupou, Australian rugby league player^[43]
• 1984 – Alexander Steen, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player^[44]
• 1985 – Andreas Ottl, German footballer^[45]
• 1986 – Jonathan Spector, American footballer^[46]
• 1987 – Kesha, American singer-songwriter and actress^[47]
• 1989 – Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer^[48]
• 1992 – Tom Walsh, New Zealand athlete^[49]
• 1993 – Nathan Brown, Australian rugby league player^[50]
• 1993 – Michael Conforto, American baseball player^[51]
• 1993 – Kurt Mann, Australian rugby league player^[52]
• 1993 – Josh McEachran, English footballer^[53]
• 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1994 – Asanoyama Hideki, Japanese sumo wrestler^[54]
• 1994 – Tyreek Hill, American football player^[55]
• 1999 – Brogan Hay, Scottish footballer^[56]
• 2000 – Ja'Marr Chase, American football player^[57]