Famous Birthdays for March 15th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1493 – Anne de Montmorency, French captain and diplomat (d. 1567)^[43]
• 1516 – Alqas Mirza, Safavid prince (d. 1550)^[44]
• 1582 – Daniel Featley, English theologian and controversialist (d. 1645)^[45]
• 1591 – Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary (d. 1660)^[46]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1638 – Shunzhi Emperor of China (d. 1661)^[47]
• 1666 – George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (d. 1738)^[48]
• 1754 – Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (d. 1842)^[49]
• 1767 – Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)^[50]
• 1779 – William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)^[51]
• 1790 – Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician and academic (d. 1861)^[52]
• 1791 – Charles Knight, English author and publisher (d. 1873)^[53]
• 1809 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian historian and politician, 1st President of Liberia (d. 1876)^[54]
• 1813 – John Snow, English physician and epidemiologist (d. 1858)^[55]
• 1821 – Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist (d. 1895)^[56]
• 1821 – William Milligan, Scottish theologian and author (d. 1892)^[57]
• 1824 – Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (d. 1907)^[58]
• 1830 – Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)^[59]
• 1830 – Élisée Reclus, French geographer and anarchist (d. 1905)^[60]
• 1831 – Saint Daniele Comboni, Italian missionary and saint (d. 1881)^[61]
• 1835 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1916)^[62]
• 1838 – Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1889)^[63]
• 1851 – John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Arkansas (d. 1916)^[64]
• 1851 – William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar (d. 1939)^[65]
• 1852 – Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish landowner, playwright, and translator (d. 1932)^[66]
• 1854 – Emil von Behring, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)^[67]
• 1857 – Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1925)^[68]
• 1858 – Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist and academic, co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science (d. 1954)^[69]
• 1866 – Matthew Charlton, Australian miner and politician (d. 1948)^[70]
• 1868 – Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician (d. 1944)^[71]
• 1869 – Stanisław Wojciechowski, Polish scholar and politician, President of the Republic of Poland (d. 1953)^[72]
• 1874 – Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1952)^[73]
• 1878 – Reza Shah, Iranian Shah (d. 1944)^[74]
• 1879 – Benjamin R. Jacobs, American biochemist (d. 1963)^[75]
• 1886 – Gerda Wegener, Danish artist (d. 1940)^[76]
• 1897 – Jackson Scholz, American runner (d. 1986)^[77]
• 1900 – Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer (d. 1987)^[78]

1901–present[edit]

• 1904 – George Brent, Irish-American actor (d. 1979)^[79]
• 1904 – J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor (d. 1985)^[80]
• 1905 – Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge (d. 1944)^[81]
• 1907 – Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981)^[82]
• 1912 – Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)^[83]
• 1912 – Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979)^[84]
• 1913 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (d. 1994)^[85]
• 1913 – Jack Fairman, English race car driver (d. 2002)^[86]
• 1916 – Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)^[87]
• 1916 – Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, President of Kosovo (d. 2001)^[88]
• 1916 – Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983)^[89]
• 1918 – Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987)^[90]
• 1918 – Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)^[91]
• 1919 – Lawrence Tierney, American actor (d. 2002)^[92]
• 1920 – E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)^[93]
• 1921 – Madelyn Pugh, American television writer and producer (d. 2011)^[94]
• 1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (d. 2019)^[95]
• 1926 – Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983)^[96]
• 1927 – Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)^[97]
• 1927 – Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)^[98]
• 1928 – Bob Wilber, American clarinetist and saxophonist (d. 2019)^[99]
• 1930 – Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)^[100]
• 1932 – Alan Bean, American astronaut and pilot (d. 2018)^[101]
• 1932 – Arif Mardin, Turkish-American record producer (d. 2006)^[102]
• 1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge (d. 2020)^[103]
• 1933 – Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)^[104]
• 1934 – Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (d. 2006)^[105]
• 1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor^[106]
• 1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host^[107]
• 1936 – Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986)^[108]
• 1937 – Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author (d. 2015)^[109]
• 1939 – Ted Kaufman, American politician^[110]
• 1939 – Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 2016)^[111]
• 1939 – Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (d. 1986)^[112]
• 1940 – Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 2019)^[113]
• 1940 – Phil Lesh, American bassist^[114]
• 1941 – Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician^[106]
• 1941 – Carolyn Hansson, Canadian materials engineer^[115]
• 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter^[116]
• 1943 – Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author^[117]
• 1943 – Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (d. 2014)^[118]
• 1943 – The Iron Sheik, Iranian-American wrestler and actor^[119]
• 1944 – Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner^[120]
• 1944 – Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter^[121]
• 1944 – Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)^[122]
• 1946 – Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)^[123]
• 1946 – John Dempsey, English born Irish international footballer and manager^[124]
• 1947 – Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[125]
• 1947 – Juraj Kukura, Slovak-German actor^[126]
• 1948 – Kate Bornstein, American author and activist^[127]
• 1948 – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)^[128]
• 1951 – David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English politician^[129]
• 1954 – Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress^[130]
• 1954 – Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman^[131]
• 1954 – Craig Wasson, American actor^[132]
• 1955 – Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer^[133]
• 1955 – Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter^[106]
• 1959 – Harold Baines, American baseball player^[106]
• 1959 – Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer^[134]
• 1959 – Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and author^[135]
• 1959 – Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player^[136]
• 1960 – Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player^[137]
• 1961 – Terry Cummings, American basketball player^[138]
• 1963 – Bret Michaels, American musician^[106]
• 1964 – Rockwell, American singer-songwriter and musician^[139]
• 1965 – Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic^[140]
• 1968 – Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer^[141]
• 1968 – Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter^[106]
• 1968 – Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer-songwriter^[142]
• 1969 – Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer^[143]
• 1969 – Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey^[144]
• 1970 – Derek Parra, American speed skater^[145]
• 1971 – Joanne Wise, English long jumper^[146]
• 1972 – Holger Stromberg, German chef^[147]
• 1972 – Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach^[148]
• 1974 – Robert Fick, American baseball player^[149]
• 1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress^[106]
• 1975 – Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player^[150]
• 1975 – will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor^[151]
• 1976 – Cara Pifko, Canadian actress^[152]
• 1977 – Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC, Indian military officer^[153]
• 1979 – Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer^[154]
• 1979 – Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player^[155]
• 1980 – Freddie Bynum, American baseball player^[156]
• 1981 – Young Buck, American rapper^[157]
• 1981 – Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer^[158]
• 1981 – Jens Salumäe, Estonian skier^[159]
• 1982 – Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner^[160]
• 1983 – Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer^[161]
• 1983 – Ben Hilfenhaus, Australian cricketer^[162]
• 1983 – Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player^[163]
• 1983 – Golda Marcus, Salvadoran swimmer^[164]
• 1983 – Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer^[165]
• 1984 – Badradine Belloumou, French-Algerian footballer^[166]
• 1984 – Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater^[167]
• 1984 – Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player^[168]
• 1988 – Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer^[169]
• 1988 – James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player^[170]
• 1989 – Sam Baldock, English footballer^[171]
• 1989 – Sandro, Brazilian international footballer^[172]
• 1989 – Gil Roberts, American sprinter^[173]
• 1989 – Adrien Silva, Portuguese footballer^[174]
• 1991 – Kurt Baptiste, Australian rugby league player^[175]
• 1991 – Xavier Henry, American basketball player^[176]
• 1993 – Alia Bhatt, British actress^[177][178]
• 1993 – Aleksandra Krunić, Serbian tennis player^[179]
• 1993 – Paul Pogba, French footballer^[180]
• 1996 – Seonaid McIntosh, Scottish sports shooter^[181]
• 2000 – Kristian Kostov, Russian-Bulgarian singer-songwriter^[182]