Famous Birthdays for March 8th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1495 – John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (d. 1550)^[40]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1712 – John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (d. 1780)^[41]
• 1714 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)^[42]
• 1726 – Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (d. 1799)^[43]
• 1746 – André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (d. 1802)^[44]
• 1748 – William V, Prince of Orange (d. 1806)^[45]
• 1761 – Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (d. 1815)^[46]
• 1799 – Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of War (d. 1889)^[47]
• 1804 – Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (d. 1887)^[48]
• 1822 – Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882)^[49]
• 1827 – Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (d. 1875)^[50]
• 1830 – João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (d. 1896)^[51]
• 1836 – Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (d. 1908)^[52]
• 1841 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1935)^[53]
• 1851 – Frank Avery Hutchins, American librarian and educator (d. 1914)^[54]
• 1856 – Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1929)^[55]
• 1856 – Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (d. 1937)^[56]
• 1858 – Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist and homesteader (d. 1915)^[57]
• 1859 – Kenneth Grahame, British author (d. 1932)^[58]
• 1865 – Frederic Goudy, American type designer (d. 1947)^[59]
• 1879 – Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)^[60]
• 1886 – Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)^[61]
• 1892 – Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (d. 1979)^[62]
• 1896 – Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (d. 1975)^[63]

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (d. 1962)^[64]
• 1902 – Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998)^[65]
• 1907 – Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, President of Greece (d. 1998)^[66]
• 1909 – Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (d. 1990)^[67]
• 1910 – Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000)^[68]
• 1911 – Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (d. 2000)^[69]
• 1912 – Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003)^[70]
• 1912 – Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)^[71]
• 1914 – Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987)^[72]
• 1918 – Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008)^[73]
• 1921 – Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (d. 1990)^[74]
• 1922 – Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014)^[75]
• 1922 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008)^[76]
• 1922 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989)^[77]
• 1922 – Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015)^[78]
• 1924 – Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013)^[79]
• 1924 – Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003)^[80]
• 1924 – Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (d. 2012)^{[citation needed]}
• 1925 – Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014)^[81]
• 1926 – Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001)^[82]
• 1927 – Ramon Revilla Sr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2020)^[83]
• 1930 – Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)^[84]
• 1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician^[85]
• 1931 – John McPhee, American author and educator^[86]
• 1931 – Neil Postman, American author and social critic (d. 2003)^[87]
• 1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer^[88]
• 1934 – Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006)^[89]
• 1935 – George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader^[90]
• 1936 – Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer^[91]
• 1936 – Panditrao Agashe, Indian businessman (d. 1986)^[92]
• 1937 – Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966)^[93]
• 1937 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda (d. 1994)^[94]
• 1939 – Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2019)^[95]
• 1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer^[96]
• 1939 – Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach^[97]
• 1939 – Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (d. 2011)^[98]
• 1941 – Norman Stone, British historian, author, and academic (d. 2019)^[99]
• 1942 – Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (d. 2020)^[100]
• 1942 – Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper^[101]
• 1943 – Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer^[102]
• 1943 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (d. 2010)^[103]
• 1944 – Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist^[104]
• 1945 – Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter and actor^[86]
• 1945 – Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor^[105]
• 1946 – Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player^[106]
• 1947 – Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter^[86]
• 1947 – Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011)^[107]
• 1948 – Mel Galley, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)^[108]
• 1948 – Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (d. 2020)^[109]
• 1949 – Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer^[110]
• 1951 – Dianne Walker, American tap dancer^[111]
• 1953 – Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster^[86]
• 1954 – Steve James, American documentary filmmaker^[112]
• 1954 – David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer^[113]
• 1956 – Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989)^[114]
• 1956 – David Malpass, American economist and government official^[115]
• 1957 – Clive Burr, English rock drummer (d. 2013)^[116]
• 1957 – William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer^[117]
• 1957 – Bob Stoddard, American baseball player^[118]
• 1958 – Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[119]
• 1959 – Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor^[86]
• 1960 – Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer^[120]
• 1961 – Camryn Manheim, American actress^[86]
• 1961 – Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player^[121]
• 1965 – Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster^[122]
• 1966 – Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician^[123]
• 1968 – Michael Bartels, German race car driver^[124]
• 1970 – Jason Elam, American football player^[125]
• 1972 – Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author^[126]
• 1976 – Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player^[127]
• 1976 – Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter^[128]
• 1977 – James Van Der Beek, American actor^[129]
• 1977 – Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer^[130]
• 1982 – Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer^[131]
• 1982 – Keemstar, American YouTuber^[132]
• 1983 – André Santos, Brazilian footballer^[133]
• 1983 – Mark Worrell, American baseball player^[134]
• 1984 – Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer^[135]
• 1985 – Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher^[136]
• 1990 – Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer^[137]
• 1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player^[138]
• 1991 – Tom English, Australian rugby player^[139]
• 1994 – Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer^[140]
• 1996 – Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer^[141]
• 1997 – Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player^[142]
• 1998 – Tali Darsigny, Canadian weightlifter^[143]