Famous Birthdays for March 14th

Pre-1600[edit]

None

1601–1900[edit]

• 1638 – Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710)^[37]
• 1790 – Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. 1863)^[38]
• 1800 – James Bogardus, American inventor and architect (d. 1874)^[39]
• 1801 – Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet (d. 1822)^[40]
• 1804 – Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1849)^[41]
• 1813 – Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1892)^[42]
• 1820 – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (d. 1878)^[43]
• 1822 – Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (d. 1889)^[44]
• 1823 – Théodore de Banville, French poet and critic (d. 1891)^[45]
• 1833 – Frederic Shields, English painter and illustrator (d. 1911)^[46]
• 1833 – Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist and educator (d. 1910)^[47]
• 1835 – Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (d. 1910)^[48]
• 1836 – Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (d. 1865)^[49]
• 1837 – Charles Ammi Cutter, American librarian (d. 1903)^[50]
• 1844 – Umberto I of Italy (d. 1900)^[51]
• 1844 – Arthur O'Shaughnessy, English poet and herpetologist (d. 1881)^[52]
• 1847 – Castro Alves, Brazilian poet and playwright (d. 1871)^[53]
• 1853 – Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter (d. 1918)^[54]
• 1854 – Paul Ehrlich, German physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1915)^[55]
• 1854 – John Lane, English publisher, co-founded The Bodley Head (d. 1925)^[56]
• 1854 – Alexandru Macedonski, Romanian author and poet (d. 1920)^[57]
• 1854 – Thomas R. Marshall, American lawyer and politician, 28th Vice President of the United States of America (d. 1925)^[58]
• 1862 – Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (d. 1951)^[59]
• 1863 – Casey Jones, American engineer (d. 1900)^[60]
• 1868 – Emily Murphy, Canadian jurist, author, and activist (d. 1933)^[61]
• 1869 – Algernon Blackwood, English author and playwright (d. 1951)^[62]
• 1874 – Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips Electronics (d. 1951)^[63]
• 1879 – Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)^[47]
• 1882 – Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1969)^[64]
• 1885 – Raoul Lufbery, French-American soldier and pilot (d. 1918)^[65]
• 1886 – Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (d. 1964)^[66]
• 1887 – Sylvia Beach, American-French bookseller and publisher, who founded Shakespeare and Company (d. 1962)^[67]
• 1898 – Reginald Marsh, French-American painter and illustrator (d. 1954)^[68]
• 1899 – K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman, founded Irving Oil (d. 1992)^[69]

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Sid Atkinson, South African hurdler and long jumper (d. 1977)^[70]
• 1903 – Adolph Gottlieb, American painter and sculptor (d. 1974)^[71]
• 1904 – Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (d. 2010)^[72]
• 1905 – Raymond Aron, French journalist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1983)^[73]
• 1906 – Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer and educator (d. 1972)^[74]
• 1908 – Ed Heinemann, American designer of military aircraft (d. 1991)^[75]
• 1908 – Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher and academic (d. 1961)^[76]
• 1908 – Philip Conrad Vincent, English engineer and businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979)^[77]
• 1911 – Akira Yoshizawa, Japanese origamist (d. 2005)^[78]
• 1912 – Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991)^[79]
• 1912 – Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001)^[80]
• 1912 – W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994)^[81]
• 1912 – W. Willard Wirtz, American lawyer and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2010)^[82]
• 1914 – Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981)^[83]
• 1914 – Bill Owen, English actor and songwriter (d. 1999)^[84]
• 1914 – Lee Petty, American race car driver and businessman, founded Petty Enterprises (d. 2000)^[85]
• 1915 – Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005)^[86]
• 1916 – Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009)^[47]
• 1917 – Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)^[87]
• 1918 – Zoia Horn, American librarian (d. 2014)^[88]
• 1919 – Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1988)^[89]
• 1920 – Hank Ketcham, American author and cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (d. 2001)^[90]
• 1920 – Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (d. 2014)^[91]
• 1921 – S. Truett Cathy, American businessman, founded Chick-fil-A (d. 2014)^[92]
• 1921 – Ada Louise Huxtable, American author and critic (d. 2013)^[93]
• 1922 – Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (d. 1996)^[94]
• 1923 – Diane Arbus, American photographer (d. 1971)^[95]
• 1925 – William Clay Ford, Sr., American businessman (d. 2014)^[96]
• 1925 – Joseph A. Unanue, American sergeant and businessman (d. 2013)^[97]
• 1926 – François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2018)^[98]
• 1928 – Frank Borman, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut^[47]
• 1928 – Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Spanish environmentalist (d. 1980)^[99]
• 1929 – Bob Goalby, American golfer (d. 2022)^[100]
• 1932 – Mark Murphy, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)^[101]
• 1932 – Naina Yeltsina, Russian wife of Boris Yeltsin, First Lady of Russia^[102]
• 1933 – Michael Caine, English actor^[47]
• 1933 – Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer^[47]
• 1934 – Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2017)^[103]
• 1934 – Paul Rader, American 15th General of The Salvation Army^[104]
• 1936 – Bob Charles, New Zealand golfer^[105]
• 1937 – Peter van der Merwe, South African cricketer and referee (d. 2013)^[106]
• 1938 – Eleanor Bron, English actress and screenwriter^[107]
• 1938 – Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2016)^[108]
• 1938 – John Gleeson, Australian cricketer (d. 2016)^[109]
• 1938 – Árpád Orbán, Hungarian footballer (d. 2008)^[110][111]
• 1939 – Raymond J. Barry, American actor^[112]
• 1939 – Bertrand Blier, French director and screenwriter^[113]
• 1939 – Yves Boisset, French director and screenwriter^[114]
• 1941 – Wolfgang Petersen, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2022)^[115]
• 1942 – Rita Tushingham, English actress^[47]
• 1943 – Anita Morris, American actress and singer (d. 1994)^[116]
• 1944 – Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor^[117]
• 1944 – Václav Nedomanský, Czech ice hockey player and manager^[118]
• 1944 – Bobby Smith, English footballer and manager^[119]
• 1944 – Tom Stannage, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012)^[120]
• 1945 – Jasper Carrott, English comedian, actor, and game show host^[121]
• 1945 – Michael Martin Murphey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[122]
• 1945 – Walter Parazaider, American saxophonist^[123]
• 1946 – William Lerach, American securities and class action attorney^[124]
• 1946 – Wes Unseld, American basketball player, coach, and manager (d. 2020)^[125]
• 1947 – Roy Budd, English pianist and composer (d. 1993)^[126]
• 1947 – William J. Jefferson, American lawyer and politician^[127]
• 1947 – Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player^[128]
• 1948 – Tom Coburn, American physician and politician (d. 2020)^[129]
• 1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter^[47]
• 1948 – Theo Jansen, Dutch sculptor^[130]
• 1950 – Rick Dees, American actor and radio host^[47]
• 1951 – Jerry Greenfield, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben & Jerry's^[131]
• 1953 – Nick Keir, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2013)^[132]
• 1955 – Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013)^[133]
• 1956 – Indu Malhotra, Judge of the Supreme Court of India^[134]
• 1956 – Alexey Pajitnov, Russian video game designer and computer engineer, creator of Tetris^[135]
• 1956 – Butch Wynegar, American baseball player and coach^[136]
• 1957 – Tad Williams, American author^[137]
• 1958 – Albert II, Prince of Monaco^[138]
• 1959 – Laila Robins, American actress^[139]
• 1959 – Tamara Tunie, American actress^[47]
• 1960 – Heidi Hammel, American astronomer and academic^[140]
• 1960 – Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. 2006)^[141]
• 1961 – Garry Jack, Australian rugby league player and coach^[142]
• 1961 – Mike Lazaridis, Greek–Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded BlackBerry Limited^[143]
• 1963 – Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer and coach^[144]
• 1965 – Kevin Brown, American baseball player and coach^[145]
• 1965 – Aamir Khan, Indian film actor, producer, and director^[146]
• 1965 – Billy Sherwood, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer^[147]
• 1965 – Kevin Williamson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter^[148]
• 1966 – Jonas Elmer, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter^[149]
• 1966 – Elise Neal, American actress and producer^[150]
• 1968 – Megan Follows, Canadian-American actress^[151]
• 1969 – Larry Johnson, American basketball player and actor^[152]
• 1970 – Kristian Bush, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[153]
• 1972 – Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist^[154]
• 1973 – Rohit Shetty, Indian film director and producer^[155]
• 1974 – Patrick Traverse, Canadian ice hockey player^[156]
• 1975 – Steve Harper, English footballer and referee^[157]
• 1975 – Dmitri Markov, Belarusian-Australian pole vaulter^[158]
• 1976 – Phil Vickery, English rugby player and sportscaster^[159]
• 1977 – Vadims Fjodorovs, Latvian footballer and coach^[160]
• 1977 – Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (d. 2011)^[161]
• 1977 – Jeremy Paul, New Zealand-Australian rugby player^[162]
• 1978 – Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer^[163]
• 1979 – Nicolas Anelka, French footballer and manager^[164]
• 1979 – Chris Klein, American actor^[165]
• 1979 – Sead Ramović, German-Bosnian footballer^[166]
• 1980 – Aaron Brown, English footballer and coach^[167]
• 1980 – Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby player^[168]
• 1981 – Bobby Jenks, American baseball player^[47]
• 1981 – George Wilson, American football player^[169]
• 1982 – Carlos Marinelli, Argentinian footballer^[170]
• 1982 – François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008)^[171]
• 1983 – Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer^[172]
• 1986 – Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer^[173]
• 1986 – Jessica Gallagher, Australian skier and cyclist^[174]
• 1986 – Andy Taylor, English footballer^[175]
• 1988 – Stephen Curry, American basketball player^[47]
• 1988 – Rico Freimuth, German decathlete^[176]
• 1989 – Kevin Lacroix, Canadian race car driver^[177]
• 1990 – Joe Allen, Welsh footballer^[178]
• 1990 – Tamás Kádár, Hungarian footballer^[179]
• 1990 – Haru Kuroki, Japanese actress^[180]
• 1990 – Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Icelandic footballer^[181]
• 1991 – Emir Bekrić, Serbian hurdler^[182]
• 1991 – László Szűcs, Hungarian footballer^[183]
• 1991 – Steven Zellner, German footballer^[184]
• 1993 – Philipp Ziereis, German footballer^[185]
• 1994 – Ansel Elgort, American actor and DJ^[186]
• 1996 – Batuhan Altıntaş, Turkish footballer^[187]
• 1997 – Simone Biles, American gymnast^[188]
• 2000 – Paige Rini, Canadian water skier^[189]
• 2008 – Abby Ryder Fortson, American actress^[190]