Famous Birthdays for March 30th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 892 – Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (d. 942)
• 1135 – Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204)
• 1326 – Ivan II of Moscow (d. 1359)
• 1432 – Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (d. 1481)
• 1510 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (d. 1566)
• 1551 – Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (d. 1622)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1606 – Vincentio Reinieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1647)
• 1632 – John Proctor, farmer hanged for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (d. 1692)
• 1640 – John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1695)
• 1727 – Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer and educator (d. 1779)
• 1746 – Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (d. 1828)
• 1750 – John Stafford Smith, English organist and composer (d. 1836)
• 1793 – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1877)
• 1805 – Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, German-Swedish linguist and botanist (d. 1887)
• 1811 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (d. 1899)
• 1820 – Anna Sewell, English author (d. 1878)
• 1820 – James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)^[17]
• 1844 – Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896)
• 1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (d. 1890)
• 1853 – Arnoldo Sartorio, German composer, pianist, and teacher (d. 1936)
• 1857 – Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (d. 1926)
• 1858 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)
• 1863 – Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (d. 1930)
• 1864 – Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (d. 1943)
• 1874 – Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1952)
• 1874 – Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (d. 1962)
• 1874 – Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)
• 1875 – Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast (d. 1942)
• 1879 – Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (d. 1954)
• 1880 – Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (d. 1964)
• 1882 – Melanie Klein, Austrian-English psychologist and author (d. 1960)
• 1888 – J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (d. 1957)
• 1891 – Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher (d. 1977)
• 1892 – Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1945)
• 1892 – Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1960)
• 1892 – Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)
• 1892 – Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (d. 1918)
• 1892 – Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (d. 1968)
• 1894 – Tommy Green, English race walker (d. 1975)
• 1894 – Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer, founded Ilyushin Aircraft Company (d. 1977)
• 1895 – Jean Giono, French author and poet (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Charlie Wilson, English footballer (d. 1971)
• 1899 – Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (d. 2007)
• 1902 – Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (d. 1969)
• 1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (d. 1970)
• 1905 – Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (d. 1927)
• 1905 – Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper and academic (d. 1998)
• 1905 – Albert Pierrepoint, English hangman (d. 1992)
• 1907 – Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German general (d. 1994)
• 1910 – Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (d. 1940)
• 1911 – Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (d. 2002)
• 1912 – Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 2004)
• 1913 – Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
• 1913 – Richard Helms, American soldier and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 2002)
• 1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (d. 2012)
• 1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1948)
• 1915 – Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2015)
• 1917 – Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995)
• 1919 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (d. 1996)
• 1919 – Robin Williams, New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and public servant (d. 2013)
• 1921 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (d. 2013)
• 1922 – Turhan Bey, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Arthur Wightman, American physicist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1923 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1986)
• 1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (d. 2018)
• 1927 – Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
• 1928 – Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice
• 1928 – Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (d. 2008)
• 1928 – Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (d. 2013)
• 1929 – Richard Dysart, American actor (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
• 1929 – István Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian runner (d. 2012)
• 1930 – John Astin, American actor
• 1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1933 – Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Joe Ruby, American animator (d. 2020)^[18]
• 1934 – Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (d. 2014)
• 1935 – Karl Berger, German pianist and composer
• 1935 – Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)
• 1935 – Gordon Mumma, American composer
• 1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1937 – Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, English businessman
• 1938 – John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum
• 1940 – Norman Gifford, English cricketer
• 1940 – Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator
• 1940 – Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)
• 1941 – Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021)^[19]
• 1941 – Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic (d. 2020)
• 1941 – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
• 1941 – Bob Smith, American soldier and politician
• 1942 – Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru (d. 2014)
• 1942 – Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby player
• 1942 – Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (d. 2022)
• 1943 – Jay Traynor, American pop and doo-wop singer (d. 2014)
• 1944 – Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat
• 1944 – Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host
• 1945 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter
• 1947 – Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, American activist, writer, and black anarchist^[20]
• 1947 – Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs
• 1947 – Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist
• 1948 – Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician
• 1948 – Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix
• 1948 – Mervyn King, English economist and academic
• 1948 – Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer
• 1949 – Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage
• 1949 – Dana Gillespie, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1949 – Naomi Sims, American model and author (d. 2009)
• 1950 – Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic
• 1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (d. 2022)^[21]
• 1950 – Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1952 – Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer
• 1952 – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
• 1955 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1956 – Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician
• 1956 – Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer
• 1956 – Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian
• 1956 – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author
• 1957 – Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat^[22]
• 1958 – Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian
• 1958 – Joey Sindelar, American golfer
• 1959 – Martina Cole, English television host and author
• 1960 – Laurie Graham, Canadian skier
• 1960 – Bill Johnson, American skier (d. 2016)
• 1961 – Mike Thackwell, New Zealand racing driver
• 1961 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1999)
• 1962 – Mark Begich, American politician
• 1962 – MC Hammer, American rapper and actor
• 1962 – Gary Stevens, English international footballer and manager^[23]
• 1963 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia
• 1963 – Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
• 1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager
• 1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1965 – Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host
• 1966 – Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author
• 1966 – Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer
• 1966 – Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper
• 1967 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and coach (d. 2008)
• 1967 – Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer
• 1967 – Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player
• 1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter^[24]
• 1969 – Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer
• 1970 – Tobias Hill, English poet and author
• 1970 – Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian food/agriculture researcher and author
• 1971 – Mari Holden, American cyclist^[25]
• 1971 – Mark Consuelos, American actor and television personality
• 1972 – Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress
• 1972 – Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout
• 1972 – Karel Poborský, Czech footballer
• 1973 – Adam Goldstein, American keyboard player, DJ, and producer (d. 2009)
• 1973 – Jan Koller, Czech footballer
• 1973 – Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American long jumper
• 1974 – Martin Love, Australian cricketer
• 1975 – Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
• 1976 – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter
• 1976 – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark
• 1977 – Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter
• 1978 – Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner
• 1978 – Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach
• 1978 – Bok van Blerk, South African singer-songwriter and actor
• 1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1979 – Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer
• 1980 – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
• 1981 – Jammal Brown, American football player
• 1981 – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player^[26]
• 1982 – Mark Hudson, English footballer
• 1982 – Philippe Mexès, French footballer
• 1982 – Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Jason Dohring, American actor
• 1983 – Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
• 1984 – Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player
• 1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
• 1985 – Giacomo Ricci, Italian racing driver
• 1986 – Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Trent Barreta, American wrestler
• 1987 – Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer
• 1987 – Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer
• 1987 – Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Will Matthews, Australian rugby league player
• 1988 – Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer
• 1988 – Richard Sherman, American football player
• 1988 – Larisa Yurkiw, Canadian alpine skier
• 1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball player
• 1989 – João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player^[27]
• 1990 – Thomas Rhett, American country music singer and songwriter^[28]
• 1990 – Michal Březina, Czech figure skater
• 1992 – Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer
• 1993 – Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer
• 1994 – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer^[29]
• 1997 – Lee Dong-min, South Korean singer, actor, and model^[30][31]
• 1998 – Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player^[32]
• 2000 – Colton Herta, American race car driver^[33]
• 2001 – Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player^[34]