Famous Birthdays for March 3rd

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1455 – John II of Portugal (d. 1495)^[13]
• 1455 – Ascanio Sforza, Catholic cardinal (d. 1505)^[14]
• 1506 – Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (d. 1555)^[15]
• 1520 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian and reformer (d. 1575)^[16]
• 1583 – Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English-Welsh soldier, historian, and diplomat (d. 1648)^[17]
• 1589 – Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1676)^[18]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1606 – Edmund Waller, English poet and politician (d. 1687)^[19]
• 1652 – Thomas Otway, English playwright and author (d. 1685)^[20]
• 1678 – Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian rebel leader (d. 1747)^[21]
• 1756 – William Godwin, English journalist and author (d. 1836)
• 1778 – Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1841)
• 1793 – William Macready, English actor and manager (d. 1873)
• 1800 – Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (d. 1862)
• 1803 – Thomas Field Gibson, English manufacturer who aided the welfare of the Spitalfields silk weavers (d. 1889)
• 1805 – Jonas Furrer, Swiss politician (d. 1861)
• 1816 – William James Blacklock, English-Scottish painter (d. 1858)
• 1819 – Gustave de Molinari, Dutch-Belgian economist and theorist (d. 1912)
• 1825 – Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1879)
• 1831 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (d. 1897)
• 1839 – Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (d. 1904)
• 1841 – John Murray, Canadian-Scottish oceanographer and biologist (d. 1914)
• 1845 – Georg Cantor, Russian-German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1918)
• 1847 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-American engineer and academic, invented the telephone (d. 1922)
• 1860 – John Montgomery Ward, American baseball player and manager (d. 1925)
• 1866 – Fred A. Busse, American lawyer and politician, 39th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)
• 1868 – Émile Chartier, French philosopher and journalist (d. 1951)
• 1869 – Henry Wood, English conductor (d. 1944)
• 1871 – Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (d. 1957)
• 1873 – William Green, American union leader and politician (d. 1952)
• 1880 – Florence Auer, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1962)
• 1880 – Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)
• 1882 – Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (d. 1974)^[22]
• 1882 – Charles Ponzi, Italian businessman (d. 1949)
• 1883 – Cyril Burt, English psychologist and geneticist (d. 1971)
• 1883 – Paul Marais de Beauchamp, French zoologist (d. 1977)
• 1887 – Lincoln J. Beachey, American pilot (d. 1915)
• 1891 – Damaskinos of Athens, Greek archbishop (d. 1949)
• 1893 – Beatrice Wood, American illustrator and potter (d. 1998)
• 1895 – Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
• 1895 – Matthew Ridgway, American general (d. 1993)
• 1898 – Emil Artin, Austrian-German mathematician and academic (d. 1962)
• 1900 – Edna Best, British stage and film actress, appeared on early television in 1938 (d. 1974) ^[23]

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (d. 2011)
• 1902 – Ruby Dandridge, African-American film and radio actress (d. 1987)^[24]
• 1903 – Vasily Kozlov, Belarusian general and politician (d. 1967)
• 1906 – Artur Lundkvist, Swedish poet and critic (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Jean Harlow, American actress (d. 1937)
• 1911 – Hugues Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1982)
• 1913 – Margaret Bonds, American pianist and composer (d. 1972)
• 1913 – Harold J. Stone, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
• 1916 – Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (d. 1952)
• 1918 – Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Julius Boros, American golfer and accountant (d. 1994)
• 1920 – James Doohan, Canadian-American actor and soldier (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Ronald Searle, English-French soldier and illustrator (d. 2011)
• 1921 – Diana Barrymore, American actress (d. 1960)
• 1922 – Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Doc Watson, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese soldier and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Japan
• 1926 – James Merrill, American poet and playwright (d. 1995)
• 1927 – Pierre Aubert, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 2016)
• 1930 – Ion Iliescu, Romanian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Romania
• 1932 – Roy Fisher, Australian rugby league player^[25]
• 1934 – Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1934 – Jimmy Garrison, American bassist and educator (d. 1976)^[26]
• 1935 – Mal Anderson, Australian tennis player
• 1935 – Michael Walzer, American philosopher and academic
• 1935 – Zhelyu Zhelev, Bulgarian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of Bulgaria (d. 2015)
• 1939 – Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (d. 2003)
• 1939 – M. L. Jaisimha, Indian cricketer (d. 1999)
• 1940 – Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian author and journalist
• 1940 – Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded Perry Ellis (d. 1986)
• 1940 – Jean-Paul Proust, French-Monacan police officer and politician, 21st Minister of State of Monaco (d. 2010)
• 1941 – Mike Pender, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 – George Miller, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1945 – Hattie Winston, American actress
• 1947 – Clifton Snider, American author, poet, and critic
• 1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1948 – Snowy White, English guitarist
• 1948 – Steve Wilhite, American computer scientist, developer of the GIF image format at CompuServe in 1987 (d. 2022)^[27]
• 1949 – Ron Chernow, American historian, journalist, and author
• 1949 – Bonnie J. Dunbar, American engineer, academic, and astronaut
• 1949 – Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player (d. 2011)
• 1950 – Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Bangladeshi politician
• 1951 – Lindsay Cooper, English composer, bassoon and oboe player (d. 2013)^[28]
• 1951 – Andy Murray, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1951 – Heizō Takenaka, Japanese economist and politician
• 1952 – Rudy Fernandez, Filipino actor and producer (d. 2008)
• 1953 – Robyn Hitchcock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – Zico, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 1954 – Keith Fergus, American golfer
• 1954 – John Lilley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1954 – Édouard Lock, Moroccan-Canadian dancer and choreographer
• 1955 – Darnell Williams, English-American actor and director
• 1956 – Zbigniew Boniek, Polish footballer and manager
• 1956 – John Fulton Reid, New Zealand cricketer
• 1957 – Stephen Budiansky, American historian, journalist, and author
• 1957 – Thom Hoffman, Dutch actor and photographer
• 1958 – Miranda Richardson, English actress
• 1959 – Ira Glass, American radio host and producer
• 1959 – Duško Vujošević, Montenegrin basketball player and coach
• 1960 – Neal Heaton, American baseball player and coach
• 1961 – Mary Page Keller, American actress and producer
• 1961 – John Matteson, American biographer
• 1961 – Perry McCarthy, English race car driver
• 1961 – Fatima Whitbread, English javelin thrower^[29]
• 1962 – Glen E. Friedman, American photographer
• 1962 – Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American heptathlete and long jumper
• 1962 – Herschel Walker, American football player, political candidate and mixed martial artist^[30]
• 1963 – Martín Fiz, Spanish runner
• 1963 – Khaltmaagiin Battulga, 5th President of Mongolia
• 1964 – Raúl Alcalá, Mexican cyclist
• 1964 – Laura Harring, Mexican-American model and actress, Miss USA 1985
• 1964 – Glenn Kulka, Canadian ice hockey player and wrestler
• 1965 – Dragan Stojković, Serbian footballer and manager
• 1966 – Tone Lōc, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1966 – Timo Tolkki, Finnish guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1968 – Brian Cox, English keyboard player and physicist
• 1968 – Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player
• 1970 – Julie Bowen, American actress
• 1970 – Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1971 – Charlie Brooker, English journalist, producer, and author
• 1971 – Tyler Florence, American chef and author
• 1972 – Darren Anderton, English international footballer and sportscaster^[31]
• 1973 – Xavier Bettel, Luxembourger lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Luxembourg^[32]
• 1975 – Patric Chiha, Austrian film director and screenwriter^[33]
• 1974 – David Faustino, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1976 – Fraser Gehrig, Australian footballer
• 1976 – Isabel Granada, Filipino-Spanish actress (d. 2017)
• 1976 – Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Estonian politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1976 – Kampamba Mulenga Chilumba, Zambian politician^[34]
• 1977 – Ronan Keating, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
• 1977 – Buddy Valastro, American chef and television host^[35]
• 1979 – Albert Jorquera, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Julius Malema, South African politician
• 1981 – Emmanuel Pappoe, Ghanaian footballer
• 1982 – Jessica Biel, American actress, singer, and producer
• 1982 – Colton Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Tolu Ogunlesi, Nigerian journalist and writer
• 1982 – Brent Tate, Australian rugby league player
• 1983 – Ashley Hansen, Australian footballer
• 1983 – Sarah Poewe, South African swimmer
• 1984 – Valerio Bernabò, Italian rugby player
• 1984 – Santonio Holmes, American football player
• 1984 – Alexander Semin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Jed Collins, American football player
• 1986 – Stacie Orrico, American singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Mehmet Topal, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Jesús Padilla, Mexican footballer
• 1987 – Shraddha Kapoor, Indian actress, singer, and designer
• 1988 – Teodora Mirčić, Serbian tennis player
• 1988 – Michael Morrison, English footballer
• 1988 – Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Dutch footballer
• 1988 – Max Waller, English cricketer
• 1989 – Erwin Mulder, Dutch footballer
• 1990 – Vladimir Janković, Greek-Serbian basketball player
• 1991 – Anri Sakaguchi, Japanese actress
• 1991 – Cho-rong, South Korean singer
• 1993 – Gabriela Cé, Brazilian tennis player
• 1993 – Josef Dostál, Czech kayaker^[36]
• 1993 – James Roberts, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 – Umika Kawashima, Japanese singer and actress
• 1995 – Maine Mendoza, Filipina actress^[37]
• 1996 – Cameron Johnson, American basketball player^[38]
• 1996 – Andile Phehlukwayo, South African cricketer^[39]
• 1997 – Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer
• 1998 – Jayson Tatum, American basketball player^[40]