Famous Birthdays for March 10th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1452 – Ferdinand II, king of Castile and León (d. 1516)^[39]
• 1503 – Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564)^[40]
• 1536 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (d. 1572)^[41][42]
• 1596 – Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden, daughter of King Charles IX of Sweden (d. 1618)^[43]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1604 – Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (d. 1670)^[44]
• 1628 – François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)^[45]
• 1628 – Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (d. 1694)^[46]
• 1653 – John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1702)^[47]
• 1656 – Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo sculptor (d. 1732)^[48]
• 1709 – Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (d. 1746)^[49]
• 1749 – Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian-American priest and poet (d. 1838)^[50]
• 1769 – Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1840)^[51]
• 1772 – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1829)^[52]
• 1777 – Louis Hersent, French painter (d. 1860)^[53]
• 1787 – Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1862)^[54]
• 1787 – William Etty, English painter and academic (d. 1849)^[55]
• 1788 – Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1857)^[56]
• 1788 – Edward Hodges Baily, English sculptor (d. 1867)^[57]
• 1789 – Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (d. 1850)^[58]
• 1795 – Joseph Légaré, Canadian painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure (d. 1855)^[59]
• 1810 – Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and lawyer (d. 1886)^[60]
• 1843 – Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (d. 1901)^[61]
• 1844 – Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (d. 1908)^[62]
• 1844 – Marie Euphrosyne Spartali, British Pre-Raphaelite painter (d. 1927)^[63]
• 1845 – Alexander III of Russia (d. 1894)^[64]
• 1846 – Edward Baker Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1850)^[65]
• 1849 – Hallie Quinn Brown, African-American educator, writer and activist (d. 1949)^[66]
• 1850 – Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)^[67]
• 1853 – Thomas Mackenzie, Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)^[68]
• 1867 – Hector Guimard, French-American architect (d. 1942)^[69]
• 1867 – Lillian Wald, American nurse, humanitarian, and author, founded the Henry Street Settlement (d. 1940)^[70]
• 1870 – David Riazanov, Russian theorist and politician (d. 1938)^[71]
• 1873 – Jakob Wassermann, German-Austrian soldier and author (d. 1934)^[72]
• 1876 – Anna Hyatt Huntington, American sculptor (d. 1973)^[73]
• 1877 – Pascual Ortiz Rubio, Mexican diplomat and president (1930-1932) (d. 1963)^[74]
• 1881 – Jessie Boswell, English painter (d. 1956)^[75]
• 1888 – Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (d. 1961)^[76]
• 1890 – Albert Ogilvie, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1939)^[77]
• 1892 – Arthur Honegger, French composer and educator (d. 1955)^[78]
• 1892 – Gregory La Cava, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1952)^[79]
• 1896 – Frederick Coulton Waugh, British cartoonist, painter, teacher and author (d. 1973)^[80]
• 1900 – Violet Brown, Jamaican supercentenarian, oldest Jamaican ever (d. 2017) ^[81]
• 1900 – Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (d. 1943)^[82]
• 1901 – Michel Seuphor, Belgian painter (d. 1999)^[83]

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (d. 1931)^[84]
• 1903 – Edward Bawden, British artist and illustrator (d. 1989)^[85]
• 1903 – Clare Boothe Luce, American playwright, journalist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 1987)^[86]
• 1915 – Harry Bertoia, Italian-American sculptor and furniture designer (d. 1978)^[87]
• 1915 – Joža Horvat, Croatian writer (d. 2012)^[88]
• 1917 – David Hare, American Surrealist artist, sculptor, photographer and painter (d. 1992)^[89]
• 1918 – Günther Rall, German general and pilot (d. 2009)^[90]
• 1919 – Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile from 1990 to 1994 (d. 2022).^[91]
• 1920 – Alfred Peet, Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. 2007)^[92]
• 1923 – Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)^[93]
• 1924 – Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (d. 2017)^[94]
• 1925 – Bob Lanier, American lawyer, banker, and politician, Mayor of Houston (d. 2014)^[95]
• 1926 – Marques Haynes, American basketball player (d. 2015)^[96]
• 1927 – Claude Laydu, Belgian-French actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)^[97]
• 1928 – Sara Montiel, Spanish actress (d. 2013)^[98]
• 1928 – James Earl Ray, American criminal; assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (d. 1998)^[99]
• 1929 – Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (d. 2012)^[100]
• 1930 – Sándor Iharos, Hungarian runner (d. 1996)^[101]
• 1931 – Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (d. 2001)^[102]
• 1932 – Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, English politician (d. 2019)^[103]
• 1934 – Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian javelin thrower (d. 2020)^[104]
• 1935 – Graham Farmer, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2019)^[105]
• 1936 – Sepp Blatter, Swiss businessman^[106]
• 1938 – Norman Blake, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[107]
• 1939 – Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (d. 2013)^[108]
• 1939 – Irina Press, Ukrainian-Russian hurdler and pentathlete (d. 2004)^[109]
• 1940 – Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist^[110]
• 1940 – David Rabe, American playwright and screenwriter^[111]
• 1943 – Peter Berresford Ellis, English historian and author^[112]
• 1945 – Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright^[113]
• 1945 – Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Railways (d. 2001)^[114]
• 1946 – Gérard Garouste, French contemporary artist^[115]
• 1946 – Jim Valvano, American basketball player and coach (d. 1993)^[116]
• 1947 – Kim Campbell, Canadian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Canada^[117]
• 1947 – Tom Scholz, American rock musician^[118]
• 1948 – Austin Carr, American basketball player^[119]
• 1951 – Gloria Diaz, Filipino actress and beauty queen, Miss Universe 1969^[120]
• 1952 – Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean politician, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (d. 2018)^[121]
• 1953 – Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter^[122]
• 1955 – Toshio Suzuki, Japanese race car driver^[123]
• 1956 – Robert Llewellyn, English actor, producer, and screenwriter^[124]
• 1956 – Larry Myricks, American long jumper and sprinter^[125]
• 1957 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (d. 2011)^[126]
• 1958 – Garth Crooks, English footballer and sportscaster^[127]
• 1958 – Steve Howe, American baseball player (d. 2006)^[128]
• 1958 – Sharon Stone, American actress and producer^[129]
• 1961 – Laurel Clark, American captain, physician, and astronaut (d. 2003)^[130]
• 1962 – Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director^[131]
• 1962 – Seiko Matsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter^[132]
• 1963 – Jeff Ament, American bass player and songwriter^[133]
• 1963 – Rick Rubin, American record producer^[134]
• 1964 – Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter^[135]
• 1964 – Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex^[136]
• 1965 – Jillian Richardson, Canadian sprinter^[137]
• 1965 – Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sportscaster^[138]
• 1966 – Mike Timlin, American baseball player^[139]
• 1968 – Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (d. 2015)^[140]
• 1968 – Alma Čardžić, Bosnian singer^[141]
• 1971 – Jon Hamm, American actor and director^[142]
• 1972 – Timbaland, American rapper and producer^[143]
• 1973 – Jason Croker, Australian rugby league player and coach^[144]
• 1973 – Chris Sutton, English footballer^[145]
• 1973 – Mauricio Taricco, Argentinian footballer and assistant manager^[146]
• 1976 – Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player^[147]
• 1977 – Shannon Miller, American gymnast
• 1978 – Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress^[148]
• 1978 – Benjamin Burnley, American musician^[149]
• 1981 – Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer^[150]
• 1981 – Steven Reid, English-Irish footballer^[151]
• 1982 – Kwame Brown, American basketball player^[152]
• 1983 – Étienne Boulay, Canadian football player^[153]
• 1983 – Rafe Spall, English actor^[154]
• 1983 – Janet Mock, American journalist, author, and activist^[155]
• 1983 – Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter^[156]
• 1984 – Ben May, English footballer^[157]
• 1987 – Martellus Bennett, American football player^[158]
• 1987 – Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league player^[159]
• 1987 – Māris Štrombergs, Latvian BMX racer^[160]
• 1988 – Josh Hoffman, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player^[161]
• 1988 – Ego Nwodim, American actress^[162]
• 1988 – Ivan Rakitić, Croatian football player^[163]
• 1990 – Stefanie Vögele, Swiss tennis player^[164]
• 1992 – Neeskens Kebano, French-born Congolese international footballer^[165]
• 1993 – Jack Butland, English footballer^[166]
• 1993 – Aminata Namasia, Congolese politician^[167]
• 1994 – Nikita Parris, English footballer^[168]
• 1995 – DaeSean Hamilton, American football player^[169]
• 1995 – Zach LaVine, American basketball player^[170]
• 1995 – Sergey Mozgov, Russian ice dancer^[171]
• 1997 – Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player^[172]