Famous Birthdays for March 9th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1451 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer, namesake of the Americas (d. 1512)^[41]
• 1564 – David Fabricius, German theologian, cartographer and astronomer (d. 1617)^[42]
• 1568 – Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint, namesake of Gonzaga University (d. 1591)^[43]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1662 – Franz Anton von Sporck, German noble (d. 1738)^[44]
• 1697 – Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress (d. 1760)^[45]
• 1737 – Josef Mysliveček, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1781)^[46]
• 1749 – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician (d. 1791)^[47]
• 1753 – Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (d. 1800)^[48]
• 1758 – Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroanatomist and physiologist (d. 1828)^[49]
• 1763 – William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)^[50]
• 1806 – Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist (d. 1872)^[51]
• 1814 – Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and playwright (d. 1861)^[52]
• 1815 – David Davis, American jurist and politician (d. 1886)^[53]
• 1820 – Samuel Blatchford, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1893)^[54]
• 1824 – Amasa Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, founded Stanford University (d. 1893)^[55]
• 1847 – Martin Pierre Marsick, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)^[56]
• 1850 – Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (d. 1925)^[57]
• 1856 – Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor and dancer (d. 1928)^[58]
• 1863 – Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (d. 1950)^[59]
• 1887 – Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician (d. 1976)^[60]
• 1890 – Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer and lieutenant (d. 1915)^[61]
• 1890 – Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1986)^[62]
• 1891 – José P. Laurel, Filipino lawyer, politician and President of the Philippines (d. 1959)^[63]
• 1892 – Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian politician (d. 1971)^[64]
• 1892 – Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener (d. 1962)^[65]

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Will Geer, American actor (d. 1978)^[66]
• 1904 – Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (d. 2002)^[67]
• 1910 – Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)^[68]
• 1911 – Clara Rockmore, American classical violin prodigy and theremin player, (d. 1998)^[69]
• 1915 – Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot (d. 2001)^[70]
• 1918 – George Lincoln Rockwell, American sailor and politician, founded the American Nazi Party (d. 1967)^[71]
• 1918 – Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (d. 2006)^[72]
• 1920 – Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (d. 2015)^[73]
• 1921 – Carl Betz, American actor (d. 1978)^[74]
• 1922 – Ian Turbott, New Zealand-Australian former diplomat and university administrator (d. 2016)^[75]
• 1923 – James L. Buckley, American lawyer, judge, and politician^[76]
• 1923 – André Courrèges, French fashion designer (d. 2016)^[77]
• 1923 – Walter Kohn, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)^[78]
• 1926 – Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015)^[79]
• 1928 – Gerald Bull, Canadian-American engineer and academic (d. 1990)^[80]
• 1928 – Keely Smith, American singer and actress (d. 2017)^[81]
• 1929 – Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (d. 2002)^[82]
• 1929 – Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 19th President of Bangladesh (d. 2013)^[83]
• 1930 – Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (d. 2015)^[84]
• 1931 – Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish politician (d. 2014)^[85]
• 1932 – Qayyum Chowdhury, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 2014)^[86]
• 1932 – Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican-American astrologer and actor (d. 2019)^[87]
• 1933 – Lloyd Price, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2021)^[88]
• 1933 – David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (d. 2018)^[89]
• 1934 – Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut, first human in space (d. 1968)^[90]
• 1934 – Joyce Van Patten, American actress^[91]
• 1935 – Andrew Viterbi, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Qualcomm Inc.^[92]
• 1936 – Mickey Gilley, American singer-songwriter and pianist^[93]
• 1936 – Marty Ingels, American actor and comedian (d. 2015)^[94]
• 1937 – Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (d. 2018)^[95]
• 1937 – Harry Neale, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster^[96]
• 1937 – Brian Redman, English race car driver^[97]
• 1940 – Raul Julia, Puerto Rican-American actor (d. 1994)^[98]
• 1941 – Jim Colbert, American golfer^[99]
• 1941 – Ernesto Miranda, American criminal (d. 1976)^[100]
• 1942 – John Cale, Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer^[101]
• 1942 – Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor and artistic director (d. 2021)^[102]
• 1942 – Mark Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer^[103]
• 1943 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (d. 2008)^[104]
• 1944 – Lee Irvine, South African cricketer^[105]
• 1945 – Robert Calvert, English singer-songwriter and playwright (d. 1988)^[106]
• 1945 – Robin Trower, English rock guitarist and vocalist^[107]
• 1945 – Dennis Rader (The BTK strangler) American serial killer.^[108]
• 1946 – Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (d. 2014)^[109]
• 1946 – Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1990)^[110]
• 1946 – Bernd Hölzenbein, German footballer and scout^[111]
• 1947 – Keri Hulme, New Zealand author and poet^[112]
• 1948 – Emma Bonino, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs^[113]
• 1948 – Eric Fischl, American painter and sculptor^[114]
• 1948 – Jeffrey Osborne, American singer and drummer^[115]
• 1949 – Neil Hamilton, Welsh lawyer and politician^[116]
• 1950 – Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (d. 2004)^[117]
• 1950 – Andy North, American golfer^[118]
• 1950 – Howard Shelley, English pianist and conductor^[119]
• 1951 – Helen Zille, South African journalist, politician and Premier of the Western Cape^[120]
• 1952 – Bill Beaumont, English rugby player and manager^[121]
• 1954 – Carlos Ghosn, Brazilian-Lebanese-French business executive^[122]
• 1954 – Bobby Sands, PIRA volunteer; Irish republican politician (d. 1981)^[123]
• 1954 – Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1982)^[124]
• 1955 – Teo Fabi, Italian race car driver^[125]
• 1955 – Józef Pinior, Polish academic and politician^[126]
• 1956 – Mark Dantonio, American football player and coach^[127]
• 1956 – Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs^[128]
• 1956 – David Willetts, English academic and politician^[129]
• 1958 – Linda Fiorentino, American actress^[130]
• 1958 – Paul MacLean, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[131]
• 1959 – Takaaki Kajita, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate^[132]
• 1959 – Lonny Price, American actor, director, and screenwriter^[133]
• 1960 – Finn Carter, American actress^[134]
• 1961 – Rick Steiner, American wrestler^[135]
• 1961 – Darrell Walker, American basketball player and coach^[136]
• 1963 – Terry Mulholland, American baseball player^[137]
• 1963 – Jean-Marc Vallée, Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2021)^[138]
• 1964 – Juliette Binoche, French actress^[139]
• 1964 – Phil Housley, American ice hockey player and coach^[140]
• 1965 – Brian Bosworth, American football player and actor^[141]
• 1965 – Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican-American baseball player^[142]
• 1966 – Brendan Canty, American drummer and songwriter^[143]
• 1966 – Tony Lockett, Australian footballer^[144]
• 1968 – Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer^[145]
• 1969 – Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist^[146]
• 1970 – Naveen Jindal, Indian businessman and politician^[147]
• 1970 – Martin Johnson, English rugby player and coach^[148]
• 1971 – Emmanuel Lewis, American actor, played the title role in the TV sitcom Webster^[149]
• 1972 – Jodey Arrington, United States politician^[150]
• 1973 – Liam Griffin, English race car driver^[151]
• 1975 – Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentinian footballer^[152]
• 1977 – Radek Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player^[153]
• 1977 – Mark Tookey, Australian rugby league player^[154]
• 1979 – Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor^[155]
• 1980 – Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor.^[156]
• 1981 – Antonio Bryant, American football player^[157]
• 1981 – Clay Rapada, American baseball player^[158]
• 1982 – Ryan Bayley, Australian cyclist^[159]
• 1982 – Matt Bowen, Australian rugby league player^[160]
• 1982 – Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Croatian tennis player^[161]
• 1983 – Wayne Simien, American basketball player^[162]
• 1983 – Clint Dempsey, American international soccer player^[163]
• 1984 – Abdoulay Konko, French footballer^[164]
• 1984 – Julia Mancuso, American skier^[165]
• 1985 – Brent Burns, Canadian ice hockey player^[166]
• 1985 – Jesse Litsch, American baseball player^[167]
• 1985 – Pastor Maldonado, Venezuelan race car driver^[168]
• 1985 – Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketer^[169]
• 1986 – Colin Greening, Canadian ice hockey player^[170]
• 1986 – Brittany Snow, American actress and producer^[171]
• 1987 – Shad Moss (Bow Wow), American rapper and actor^[172]
• 1989 – Kim Tae-yeon (Taeyeon), South Korean singer^[173]
• 1990 – Daley Blind, Dutch footballer^[174]
• 1990 – Matt Robinson, New Zealand rugby league player^[175]
• 1990 – Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson (YG), American rapper^[176]
• 1991 – Kim Joo-young (Jooyoung), South Korean singer-songwriter^[177]
• 1993 – Min Yoon-gi (Suga), South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer^[178]
• 1994 – Morgan Rielly, Canadian ice hockey player^[179]
• 1997 – Jane Chika Oranika (Chika), American rapper^[180]
• 1998 – Najee Harris, American football running back^[181]
• 2000 – Khabane Lame (Khaby Lame), Senegalese-Italian social media personality^[182][183]