- Mar 1 Jan Van der Roost, Belgian composer (Chemical Suite for Trombone Quartet), born in Duffel, Belgium
- Mar 1 Mark Todd, New Zealand equestrian rider (Olympic gold individual eventing 1984, 88), born in Cambridge, New Zealand
- Mar 1 Timothy Daly, American actor (Joe-Wings, Diner, Made in Heaven), born in Sufferin, New York
- Mar 2 Eusebio Pedroza, Panamanian boxer (WBA featherweight champion 1978-85), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2019)
- Mar 2 Gary Pearce, English rugby union prop (36 caps; Northampton Saints), born in Dinton, England
- Mar 2 John Cowsill, American rock drummer (The Cowsills - "We Can Fly"; Beach Boys, 2000-present), born in Newport, Rhode Island
- Mar 2 Mark Evans, Australian rock bassist (AC/DC), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Mar 3 John F Reid, New Zealand cricket batsman (19 Tests, 1296 runs @ 46.28, 6 x 100s), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2020)
- Mar 3 Stephanie McCallum, Australian concert pianist and educator, born in Sydney, Australia
- Mar 3 Zbigniew Boniek, Polish footballer
- Mar 4 Kermit Driscoll, American jazz bassist (Bill Frissell), born in Kearney, Nebraska
- Mar 5 Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress
- Mar 5 Mark Handley, writer (Nell)
- Mar 5 Teena Marie [Mary Christine Brockert], American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Square Biz"; "Lovergirl"), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
- Mar 6 Peter Roebuck, English cricketer and journalist, born in Oddington, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2011)
Bryan Cranston (68 years old)
Mar 7 American actor (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), born in Canoga Park, California
- Mar 8 David Malpass, American economist (President of the World Bank 2019-), born in Petoskey, Michigan
- Mar 8 John Kapelos, Canadian actor
- Mar 8 Laurie Cunningham, English soccer left winger (6 caps; Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano), born in London, England (d. 1989)
- Mar 9 David Willetts, English Conservative Party politician, born in Birmingham, England
- Mar 9 Mark Dantonio, American football coach for Michigan State University, born in El Paso, Texas
- Mar 9 Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician and diplomat (United Nations Under-Secretary General), born in London
- Mar 10 Janet Alex-Anderson, American golfer (US Open 1982), born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania
- Mar 10 Mitchell Lichtenstein, American actor; son of Roy Lichtenstein
- Mar 11 Curtis L Brown Jr, NC, astronaut (STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95)
- Mar 11 D. J. MacHale, American author and television writer
- Mar 11 Rob Paulsen, American voice actor (Pinky and The Brain), born in Detroit, Michigan
Dale Murphy (68 years old)
Mar 12 American baseball outfielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1982, 83; 5 × Gold Glove Award; NL HR leader 1984, 85; Atlanta Braves), born in Portland, Oregon
- Mar 12 Lesley Manville, British stage and screen actress (Mum; Phantom Thread; The Crown; Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris), born in Brighton, England
- Mar 12 Steve Harris, English hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden - "Gypsy's Kiss"), born in London, England
- Mar 13 Dana Delany, American actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden), born in New York City
Jamie Dimon (68 years old)
Mar 13 American business executive and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, born in New York City
- Mar 13 Motoharu Sano, Japanese rock singer-songwriter ("Someday"), born in Taitō, Japan
- Mar 14 Alexey Pajitnov, Russian video game designer and computer engineer (Tetris), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Mar 14 Colin Ayre, British football player (Newcastle United), born in Ashington, Northumberland
- Mar 14 Natalya Kuleshova, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Mar 14 Patrick Leonard, American songwriter, film composer and music producer (Madonna), born in Crystal Falls, Michigan
- Mar 14 Tessa Sanderson, British javelin thrower (Olympic gold. 1984), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Mar 15 Clay Matthews, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- Mar 16 Ozzie Newsome, American NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns) and football executive, born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- Mar 16 Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, Sri Lankan LGBT activist, founder of Equal Ground, born in Sri Lanka [1]
- Mar 16 Vladimír Godár, Slovak contemporary classical music and film music composer, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- Mar 17 Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer forward (7 caps; Celtic, St Mirren) and manager (Queen of the South FC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
- Mar 17 Luca Francesconi, Italian classical and electronic music composer (Wanderer; Unexpected End of Formula), born in Milan, Italy
- Mar 17 Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist (Mutts), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Mar 17 Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It's All Over), born in Redruth, Cornwall
- Mar 17 Will Rigby, American rock drummer and percussionist (The dB's; Matthew Sweet), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Mar 18 "The Model" Rick Martel [Richard Vignault], wrestler (WWF/AWA)
- Mar 18 Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American escort owner, born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- Mar 18 Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish alpine skier (2 Olympic gold 1980), born in Joesjö, Sweden
- Mar 18 Juan Meza, Mexican boxer (WBC Super Bantamweight champion 1984-85), born in Mexicali, Mexico (d. 2023)
- Mar 19 Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
- Mar 19 Yegor Gaidar, Russian politician and economist.
- Mar 20 Alphonso Martin, British reggae percussionist and vocalist (Steel Pulse, 1977-91 - "Prodigal Son"), born in Birmingham, England
- Mar 20 Phillip Oppenheim, British MP (C), born in London, England
- Mar 21 André Malherbe, Belgian motocross racer (FIM 500cc Motocross World Champion 1980, 81, 84), born in Huy, Belgium (d. 2022)
Ingrid Kristiansen (68 years old)
Mar 21 Norwegian long distance athlete (World C'ship gold 10,000m 1987; WR 5,000m, 10,000m, marathon; NYC 1989; Boston Marathon 1986, 89), born in Trondheim, Norway
- Mar 21 László Tihanyi, Hungarian composer (Silence of the Winds; Two Imaginary Dialogues), and conductor (Ensemble Intermodulation), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Mar 22 Generosa Ammon, American widow of murdered multimillionaire Ted Ammon, suspect in his death, born in Laguna Beach, California (d. 2003)
- Mar 22 Lena Olin, Swedish actress (Enemies A Love Story), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 23 Andrew Mitchell, British MP
- Mar 23 José Manuel Barroso, Portuguese politician, president of the European Commission
- Mar 23 Laura Thorne, chef (named one of 10 best American chefs)
- Mar 24 Ijaz Faqih, cricketer (Pakistan off-spin all-rounder in 5 Tests 80-88)
Steve Ballmer (68 years old)
Mar 24 American businessman, investor and CEO of Microsoft (2000-14), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 25 Matthew Garber, English child actor (Mary Poppins), born in London, England (d. 1977)
- Mar 25 Sonia M Lannaman, England, 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1980)
- Mar 26 Charly McClain, American country singer (Radio Heart), born in Jackson, Tennessee
- Mar 26 Tatyana Kochergina, Ukrainian handball player who won Olympic gold 1976, 80 USSR, born in Ovidiopol, Ukraine
- Mar 27 (Paul) "Wix" Wickens, British session and touring keyboard player (Paul McCartney; Nik Kershaw; Kevin Coyne), born in Brentwood, Essex, England
- Mar 27 Brian Kelly, American CFL wide receiver (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Arcadia, California
- Mar 27 Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier (4 Olympic gold 1980, 84, 88), born in Lennartsfors, Värmland, Sweden
- Mar 28 Asoka De Silva, Sri Lankan cricket leg-spinner (Sri Lanka in 10 Tests 1985-91), born in Kalutara, Sri Lanka
- Mar 28 Evelin Jahl, German discus thrower (Olympic-2 gold-1976), born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
- Mar 28 T A Sekar, Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), born in Chennai, India
- Mar 29 Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (first American male to win gold medal at World Championships, floor 1978; floor, horizontal bars 1979), and actor (Gymkata), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
- Mar 29 Patty Donahue, American new wave rock singer (The Waitresses - "I Know What Boys Like"; "Christmas Wrapping), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
- Mar 30 Bill Butler, Scottish politician
- Mar 31 Bruce Sinofsky, American documentary film director (Brother's Keeper), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
About March 1956
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
Year of the Rabbit
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