Famous People Born in 1931

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 782

• Jan 1 Carel Brons, Dutch composer, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1983)
• Jan 1 Siddig El Nigoumi, ceramicist
• Jan 2 Frank Marocco, American jazz, pop, classical, and session accordionist, arranger and composer, born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2012)

• Jan 2 Robin Marlar, English cricket spin bowler (Cambridge University CC, Sussex CCC) and journalist (The Sunday Times; "The Story of Cricket"), born in Eastbourne, England (d. 2022)
• Jan 2 Toshiki Kaifu, premier of Japan (1989-91)
• Jan 4 Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004)
• Jan 4 Guido Messina, Italian road and track cyclist (World C'ship gold individual 4000m pursuit 1948, 53, 54, 55, 56; Olympic gold team 1952), born in Monreale, Italy (d. 2020)
• Jan 4 Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001
• Jan 5 Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, born in Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic
• Jan 5 Alvin Ailey, African-American dancer and choreographer (American Dance Theater), born in Rogers, Texas (d. 1989)
• Jan 5 Joan Coxsedge, Australian politician, born in Ballarat, Australia
• Jan 5 John McVay, American football coach (NY Giants 1976-78) and executive (AD Uni of Dayton 1972, 73; GM SF 49ers 1998-99), born in Bellaire, Ohio (d. 2022)

• Jan 5 Walt Davis, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1952) and basketball center (NBA C'ship 1956, 58; Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks), born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 2020)
• Jan 6 E. L. Doctorow, American author (Ragtime; Billy Bathgate), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
• Jan 6 Graeme Hole, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 6 x 50; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1990)
• Jan 6 P. J. Kavanagh [Patrick Joeseph], British poet, actor and journalist (The Perfect Stranger), born in Worthing, Sussex (d. 2015)
• Jan 7 Mack Mattingly, American diplomat and politician (Sen-R-Georgia, 1981-86), born in Anderson, Indiana
• Jan 8 Bill Graham [Wulf Grajonca], German-American impresario and rock concert promoter (Fillmore; Winterland Ballroom; Live-Aid), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1991)
• Jan 9 Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American sci-fi author (Man of Earth), born in Kaliningrad, Russia (d. 2008)
• Jan 10 Alex Boraine, South Africa politician, minister, and anti-apartheid activist (Co-Chairman of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1996-2003), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2018)
• Jan 10 Peter Barnes, English writer, born in Manchester, United Kingdom (d. 2004)
• Jan 10 Ron Galella, American celebrity photographer and a pioneer paparazzo (sued by Jackie Onassis; punched by Marlon Brando), born in New York City (d. 2022)
• Jan 11 Betty Churcher, director of the National Gallery of Australia
• Jan 11 Ed Hall, American character actor (Medical Center; Mannix; Baby... I'm Back!), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
• Jan 11 Eve Queler, American conductor (Opera Orchestra of New York, 1971-2010), born in New York City
• Jan 12 Yao Wenyuan, Chinese literary critic and politician (member of the Gang of Four), born in Zhuji, Zhejiang, Republic of China (d. 2005)
• Jan 13 Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian and gameshow panelist (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir), born in New York City (d. 2007)
• Jan 13 Ian Hendry, British actor (The Avengers, The Lotus Eaters), born in Ipswich, Suffolk (d. 1984)

• Jan 14 Caterina Valente, Italian singer, dancer, and actress (Bon soir, Kathrin!, The Entertainers), born in Paris, France
• Jan 14 Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2009)
• Jan 14 Juraj Pospíšil, Czech composer (November Triptych), and pedagogue (Bratislavia Conservatory, 1955-91), born in Olomouc, Czech Republic (d. 2007)
• Jan 15 Derek Meddings, British special effects technician, born in St. Pancras, London (d. 1995)
• Jan 15 Lee Bontecou, American sculptor and printmaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2022) [1]
• Jan 15 Murad Kazhlayev, Soviet and Dagestani composer, and conductor, born in Baku, Azerbaijan (d. 2023)
• Jan 15 Thomas Hoving, American news correspondent (20/20), born in New York City
• Jan 16 Johannes Rau, German politician (President of Germany, 1999-2004; Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1978-98), born in Wuppertal, Germany (d. 2006)
• Jan 16 Vladimír Škutina, Czechoslovakian writer and actor (Hvezda jede na jih), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1995)
• Jan 17 Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), born in Cincinnati, Ohio, (d. 2014)
• Jan 17 Douglas Wilder, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Virginia (1990-94), 1st African American Governor since Reconstruction, born in Richmond, Virginia
• Jan 17 Frederick A. Fox, American classical composer (Nightscenes; Shaking The Pumpkin), and educator (Indiana University, 1974-94), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)

• Jan 19 Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist (PBS, 1975-95; NBC Weekend News, 1965-67), and novelist, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2024) [1] [2]
• Jan 19 Ron Packard, American politician (Rep-R-CA, 1983-2001), born in Meridian, Idaho
• Jan 20 Earl Grant, American pop pianist, organist, and singer ("Ebb Tide"; "Winter Wonderland"), born in Idabel, Oklahoma (d. 1970)
• Jan 20 Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese jazz pianist and songwriter, born in Tsingtao, Republic of China to (d. 1992)
• Jan 20 Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife), born in Wakayama, Japan (d. 1984)
• Jan 22 Galina Zybina, Russian discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union

• Jan 24 Ib Nørholm, Danish organist, composer (Aspects of Sand and Simplicity), choral conductor, and educator, born in Søborg, Gladsaxe (d. 2019) [1]
• Jan 24 Maria Piątkowska, Polish athlete (WR 4 x 100m relay 1964), born in Goleni, Moldova (d. 2020)
• Jan 25 Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), born in Decatur, Alabama (d. 2015)
• Jan 25 Harold Lloyd Jr., American actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), cabaret singer, and son of famous silent film actor Harold Lloyd, Sr, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 1971)
• Jan 25 Paavo Haavikko, Finnish poet and writer, born in Helsiniki, Finland (d. 2008)
• Jan 25 Stig "Stikkan" Anderson, Swedish music entrepreneur and co-founder of Polar Music (ABBA), born in Hova, Sweden (d. 1997)
• Jan 26 Mary Murphy, American actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2011)
• Jan 27 John Hopkins, English TV, film and stage writer (Z-Cars), born in London (d. 1998)
• Jan 27 Mordecai Richler, Canadian author (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2001)
• Jan 27 Nigel Vinson, British Lord and inventor, born in Kent, England
• Jan 27 Ronald "Buster" Edwards, British Great Train Robber turned flower-seller, born in London (d. 1994)
• Jan 27 Rudi Maugeri, Canadian doo-wop vocalist (Crew Cuts - "Sh-Boom"), and broadcaster, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2004)
• Jan 28 Naci Erdem, Turkish soccer centre-back (31 caps; Fenerbahçe), born in İstanbul, Turkey (d. 2022)
• Jan 28 Timothy Kitson, British politician
• Jan 29 Leslie Bricusse, British stage and film composer and lyricist (Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; "Goldfinger"; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - "The Candy Man"; "Pure Imagination"), born in Pinner, Middlesex, England (d. 2021)
• Jan 30 Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist and author ("Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"; "Incident at Hawk's Hill"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2011)
• Jan 30 John Crosbie, Canadian politician, born in St. John's, Canada (d. 2020)
• Jan 30 Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author (Transit of Venus), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2016)
• Jan 30 Stewart McKinney, American politician (Rep-R-CT, 1971-87), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
• Jan 31 Bill Watson, Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian opening batsman mid-1950s), born in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2018)
• Jan 31 Christopher Chataway, British MP/athlete (world record 5k), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2014)

• Jan 31 Nicholas Gordon-Lennox, British diplomat (Ambassador to Spain, 1984-88), born in the UK (d. 2004)

• Feb 1 Madeleine Berthod, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold women's downhill 1956), born in Château d'Oex, Vaud, Switzerland
• Feb 2 Dries van Agt, Dutch politician (Prime Minister (CDA), 1977-82), born in Geldrop, Netherlands (d. 2024)
• Feb 2 Glynn Edwards, English television actor, born in Penang, Malaysia (d. 2018)
• Feb 2 Judith Viorst, American author
• Feb 2 Les Dawson, English comedian and actor (The Dawson Watch, Blankety Blank), born in 1931, Manchester, England (d. 1993)
• Feb 3 Charanjit Singh, Indian field hockey captain (Olympic gold 1964, silver 1960), born in Una, Himachal Pradesh, India (d. 2022)
• Feb 4 Barry Feinstein, American portrait photographer and album cover designer (Bob Dylan; Peter, Paul & Mary; Janis Joplin; George Harrison), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
• Feb 4 Isabel Martínez de Perón [Maria Martinez], wife of Juan Perón and President of Argentina (1974-76), born in La Rioja, Argentina
• Feb 6 Fred Trueman, England cricket fast bowler (England 67 Tests, 307 wickets), born in Stainton, England (d. 2006)
• Feb 6 Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota
• Feb 6 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
• Feb 7 Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as "the Scream Queen" for her work in B-movies, born in Glendale, California (d. 2000)

• Feb 8 Shadia [Fatmah Ahmed Kamal Shaker], Egyptian actress (Midaq Alley; The Thief and the Dogs), and singer, born in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, birth date disputed (d. 2017)
• Feb 9 Harry Halbreich, German-Belgian musicologist (Arthur Honegger, Bohuslav Martinů), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
• Feb 9 Josef Masopust, Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague, Zbrojovka Brno, Hasselt, FK Pelikán Děčín), born in Střimice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
• Feb 9 Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2018)
• Feb 9 Xavier Benguerel, Catalan composer (Llibre Vermell; Jo, Dalí), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2017)
• Feb 10 Dick Towers, American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 2023)
• Feb 10 Gerhard Rosenfeld, German opera and film score composer, born in Königsberg (d. 2003)
• Feb 10 James E. West, American engineer and inventor of the electret microphone, born in Prince Edward County, Virginia [1]
• Feb 10 Makoto Shinohara, Japanese composer (Yumeji (Ways of Dreams); To Rain and Wind), born in Osaka, Japan
• Feb 10 Thomas Bernhard, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet whose work some describe as "the most significant literary achievement since World War II", born in Heerlen, Netherlands (d. 1989)
• Feb 11 Bobby Lamb, Irish jazz trombonist, composer, and conductor, born in Cork, Irish Free State
• Feb 11 Larry Merchant, American boxing author and analyst (International Boxing Hall of Fame; HBO, Showtime), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Feb 12 Cliff Gustafson, American College Baseball HOF coach (College World Series 1975, 83; Collegiate Coach of the Year 1983; University of Texas, Austin), born in Kenedy, Texas (d. 2023)
• Feb 12 Constance Morella, American politician (Rep-R-Maryland 1987-2003), born in Somerville, Massachusetts
• Feb 12 Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author (Hugh Pine books; Murder By Remote Control), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008) [1]
• Feb 14 Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (11 x NHL All-star; 6 x Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers) and coach (NY Rangers, Atlanta Flames, Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2001)
• Feb 14 Brian Kelly, American actor (Flipper, Straightaway), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
• Feb 14 Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2020)
• Feb 15 Geoff Edwards, American television game show host, (d. 2014)
• Feb 15 W K Reid, British ombudsman
• Feb 15 [Patricia] Claire Bloom, British actress (Charly, Look Back in Anger), born in London, England
• Feb 16 Alfred Kolleritsch, Austrian poet and literary journalist, born in Eichfeld, Austria (d. 2020)
• Feb 16 Bobby Collins, Scottish soccer midfielder (31 caps; Celtic, Everton, Leeds), born in Govanhill, Scotland (d. 2014)
• Feb 16 Gamini Goonesena, Sri Lankan cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts), born in Colombo, Ceylon (d. 2011)
• Feb 16 George E. Sangmeister, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1989-95), born in Frankfort, Illinois (d. 2007)
• Feb 16 Ken Takakura [Goichi Oda], Japanese actor and singer (Black Rain, Story of Antarctic), born in Nakama, Fukuoka (d. 2014)
• Feb 17 Buddy Ryan, American football coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals), born in Frederick, Oklahoma (d. 2016)
• Feb 18 Bob St. Clair, American NFL football player, 1953-63 (San Francisco 49ers), known as "The Geek", born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
• Feb 18 Dieter Schönbach, German composer, and music director (Bochum Theater, 1959–73), born in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany (d. 2012)
• Feb 18 Johnny Hart, American cartoonist (B.C., Wizard of Id), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2007)
• Feb 18 Maxwell Thurman, American US Army General and chemical engineer, born in High Point, North Carolina (d. 1995)
• Feb 18 Swraj Paul, Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo)

• Feb 23 Tom Wesselmann, American collage artist and sculptor (Great American Nudes) (d. 2004)
• Feb 24 Brian Close, cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976), born in Rawden, West Riding (d. 2015)
• Feb 24 Dominic Chianese, American actor, singer, and musician (The Sopranos, The Godfather Part II), born in The Bronx, New York
• Feb 24 Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi, Japanese teacher 9Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism), born in Otawara, Japan (d. 1995)
• Feb 24 Inge Bernstein (née Schwartz), British judge, born in Vienna Austria (d. 2022)
• Feb 24 Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 13), born in Borovichi, Russia (d. 2010)
• Feb 24 Marta Marzotto, Italian countess and designer, born in Reggio Emilia (d. 2016)
• Feb 25 Christopher George, American actor (The Rat Patrol; Chisum; The Immortal), and US Marine Corp veteran, born in Royal Oak, Michigan (d. 1983)
• Feb 25 Edward Kellett-Bowman, British businessman and politician (Member of European Parliament, 1979-84 & 1988-99), born in Leeds, England (d. 2022)
• Feb 25 John Robin Stephenson, British military officer and cricket administrator (Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), 1987-94), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 2003)
• Feb 26 Ally MacLeod, Scottish soccer manager (Scotland, Ayr United, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Airdrie, Q of the South) and left wing (Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2004)
• Feb 26 Francisco Kroepfl, Swabian-Argentinian contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, born in Timișoara, Romania (d. 2021)
• Feb 26 Robert Novak 'the Prince of Darkness', American political columnist and news show host (CNN-Evans & Novak), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2009)
• Feb 27 Andrew Sloan, British police officer (Chief Constable of Strathcourt), and investigation innovator, born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland (d. 2009)
• Feb 28 Gavin MacLeod [Allan See], American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Murray"; The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"; McHale's Navy - "Happy"), born in Mt Kisco, New York (d. 2021)
• Feb 28 Gustav Thoni, Italian skier (World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75)
• Feb 28 Iajuddin Ahmed, Bikrampur, British Raj, President (Bangladesh, 2002-2009), (d. 2012)
• Feb 28 Jack Thieuloy, French writer, born in Beaucaire (d. 1996)
• Feb 28 Peter Alliss, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author, course designer and television presenter, commentator (BBC, ESPN, ABC Sports), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
• Mar 1 Índio, Brazilian soccer striker (7 caps; Flamengo, Corinthians, Espanyol), born in Cabedelo, Brazil (d. 2020)
• Mar 2 Duane Graveline, doctor and astronaut, born in Newport Vermont (d. 2016)

• Mar 2 Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author (The Right Stuff), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2018)
• Mar 3 Piet Bambergen, Dutch comic and actor (The Mounties; The Mad Adventures of Sherlock Jones), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1996)
• Mar 4 Alice Rivlin, American economist and government budget official (Federal Reserve Board member, 1996-99; Director of Office of Management and Budget, 1993-96; Director of Congressional Budget Office, 1975-83), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
• Mar 4 Bob Johnson, American collegiate and NHL ice hockey coach (University of Wisconsin Badgers, 1966-82; US Olympic team, 1976; Calgary Flames, 1982-87; Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990-91), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1991)
• Mar 4 Han Jansen, Dutch painter (d. 1994)
• Mar 4 Wally Bruner, American broadcast journalist (ABC News), and TV host (What's My Line?, 1968-72), born in Ames, Iowa (d. 1997)
• Mar 5 Anthony Hedges, British light music and orchestral composer (Humberside Cantata), born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2019)
• Mar 5 Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player (London Symphony, 1955-68), born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (d. 2020)
• Mar 5 Fred Othon Aristidès, French comic artist (Philémon), born in Paris, France (d. 2013)
• Mar 6 Carlo Galli, Italian soccer striker (13 caps; Palermo FC, AS Roma, AC Milan), born in Montecatini Terme, Italy (d. 2022)
• Mar 6 Carmen de Lavallade, American actress, dancer and choreographer (Aida), born in Los Angeles, California
• Mar 6 David Haddon Whitaker, British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack; Bookseller), and proponent of Standard Book Numbering (SBN) system, born in London, England (d. 2021)
• Mar 6 Ed Whitlock, British-Canadian runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), born in London, England (d. 2017)
• Mar 6 Hal Needham, American stuntman, (d. 2013)
• Mar 6 John Smith, American actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
• Mar 7 C W Stubblefield, American restaurateur and music promoter, born in Navasota, Texas (d. 1995)
• Mar 7 Wálter Taibo, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
• Mar 8 John McPhee, author (Back to ----)
• Mar 8 Neil Adcock, South African cricket fast bowler (26 Tests, 104 wickets @ 21.10), born in Cape Town, Western Cape (d. 2013)
• Mar 8 Neil Postman, American cultural critic (d. 2003)
• Mar 9 Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer, born in Hallstahammar, Sweden (d. 2007)
• Mar 10 Georges Dor [Dore], French Canadian author, playwright, radio broadcaster, singer and songwriter, born in Drummondville, Quebec (d. 2001)
• Mar 11 Colin Jillings, New Zealand thoroughbred horse trainer (W. S. Cox Plate 1993 The Phantom Chance; 4 x Auckland Cup winners; 5 x NZ Derby winners), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2022)
• Mar 11 Peter Walters, British businessman (British Petroleum, 1954-90; CEO of Midland Bank, 1991-94; Chairman of SmithKline Beecham, 1994-2000), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2023)

• Mar 12 Geoffrey de Bellaigue, French-British art curator (The Royal Collection, 1972-88), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2013)
• Mar 12 Herbert Kelleher, American airline executive (Southwest Airlines co-founder), born in Camden, New Jersey (d 2019)
• Mar 12 William "Billie" Thomas, American child actor (Our Gang - "Buckwheat"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
• Mar 13 Marc Dessauvage, Belgian architect, born in Moorslede, Belgium (d. 1984)
• Mar 13 Rosalind Elias, American mezzo-soprano (Wagner's Die Walküre - "Grimgerde"; Barber's Vanessa - "Erika"), and opera director, born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
• Mar 13 Wolfgang Kohlhaase, German actor, director and writer (Solo Sunday), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
• Mar 14 Phil Phillips [Baptiste], American singer-songwriter (Sea of Love), born in Crowley, Louisiana (d. 2020)
• Mar 15 (Dominic Joseph) "D. J." Fontana, American drummer (Elvis Presley), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2018)
• Mar 16 Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show; "I Dreamed"), born in Guilford County, North Carolina (d. 2022)
• Mar 16 Don Richard Carpenter, American writer (Hard Rain Falling), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1995)
• Mar 17 David Peakall, British scientist (d. 2001)
• Mar 17 Lorraine Ellison, American soul singer ("Stay with Me"; "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"), and songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
• Mar 18 Howard Coble, American politician (Rep-R-NC, 1985-2015), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2015)
• Mar 18 Ian McMillan, Scottish soccer inside forward (6 caps; Airdrieonians 301 games, Rangers 127 games) and manager (Airdrieonians 1970-76, 1985–86), born in Airdrie Scotland (d. 2024)
• Mar 18 Jürgen Schadeberg, German-born South African photographer who photographed apartheid struggle, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
• Mar 20 Antonio Tauriello, Argentine composer, pianist, and conductor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Mar 20 Hal Linden [Harold Lipshitz], American actor (Barney Miller; Blacke's Magic), director, and musician, born in The Bronx, New York
• Mar 20 John Rae, British educator (Headmaster of Westminster, 1970-86), writer (Conscience & Politics), and novelist (The Custard Boys), born in London (d. 2006)
• Mar 21 Ivan William Hannaford, British sociologist (d. 1996)
• Mar 22 Billy Vessels, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1952, University of Oklahoma), born in Cleveland, Oklahoma (d. 2001)
• Mar 22 Igor Hajek, Czech translator and writer, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (d. 1995)
• Mar 22 Leslie Thomas, Welsh writer (The Virgin Soldiers), born in Newport (d. 2014)

• Mar 23 Norman F. Lent, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1971- 93), born in Oceanside, New York (d. 2012)
• Mar 23 Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Soviet skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Gorno-Altaysk, Russia (d. 2013)
• Mar 23 Yevgeni Grishin, Russian speed skater (4 Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Tula, Russia (d. 2005)
• Mar 24 Connie Hines, American actress (Mister Ed), born in Dedham, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
• Mar 24 Thelma Kalama, American 4 X 100m relay swimmer (Olympic gold 1948)
• Mar 25 Paul Motian, American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio; Keith Jarrett), composer, and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
• Mar 25 Roger Zatkoff, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954, 55, 56; First Team All Pro 1954, 55; Green Bay Packers), born in Hamtramck, Michigan (d. 2021)
• Mar 25 Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon & Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1978)
• Mar 26 Charles Stepney, American pianist, arranger, and record producer (Chess Records; Minnie Riperton; Ramsey Lewis; Earth, Wind & Fire), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)

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