Famous Birthdays on March 30

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 237

• 1135 Moses Maimonedes, Jewish philosopher, jurist and physician, born in Córdoba (d. 1204)
• 1326 Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359)

• 1510 Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish blind organist and composer, born in Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain (d. 1566)

• 1674 Jethro Tull, English agricultural writer, baptized in Basildon, England (d. 1741)
• 1680 Louis-Antoine Dornel, French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist, born in Presles, France (d. 1757)
• 1681 Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter and engraver, born in Antwerp (d. 1752)
• 1687 Johann Balthasar Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1731-64), baptized in Immelborn, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1764)
• 1697 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, born in Antwerp (d. 1742)
• 1719 John Hawkins, English writer (A General History of the Science and Practice of Music; Life of Samuel Johnson), born in London (d. 1789)
• 1727 Tommaso Traetta, Italian opera composer and bandleader (Farnace), born in Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1779)

• 1750 John Stafford Smith, British organist and composer ("The Anacreontic Song", later used for American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner"), baptized in London, England (d. 1836)
• 1768 Maria Reynolds, American mistress of Alexander Hamilton and part of America's 1st political sex scandal (Reynolds Pamphlet), born in New York City, Province of New York, British Empire (d. 1828)
• 1772 Johann Wilhelm Wilms, German-Dutch organist and composer (Wien Neêrlands Bloed - Dutch national anthem, 1815-1932), baptized in Witzhelden, Duchy of Berg (d. 1847)
• 1790 Joseph Smith, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), (d. 1877)
• 1804 Salomon Sulzer, Austrian Jewish composer (synagogue music), born in Hohenem, Austria (d. 1890)
• 1805 Adrien de La Fage, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1862)
• 1811 Angelo Catelani, Italian composer, conductor, and musicologist, born in Guastalla, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1866)

• 1815 Wincenty Studzinski, Polish violinist and composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1854)
• 1820 Anna Sewell, English author (Black Beauty), born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (d. 1878)
• 1823 Joseph Farmer Knipe, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
• 1824 Innis Newton Palmer, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1900)
• 1825 Samuel Bell Maxey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1895)
• 1830 Auguste Tolbecque, French-Belgian cellist instrument maker, and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1919)
• 1830 Julius Bahnsen, German philosopher (characterology), born in Tønder, Schleswig (d. 1881)
• 1835 Bernhard Scholz, German composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse (d. 1916)
• 1836 Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German industrialist and politician (richest person in German Empire), born in Saarbrücken, Prussia (d. 1901)
• 1842 John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green], American historian and philosopher, born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1901)
• 1844 Paul Verlaine, French lyric poet (Sagesse; Clair de lune; Hombres), born in Metz, France (d. 1896)

• 1854 Stanley Robison, American civil engineer, streetcar magnate, and baseball team owner (Cleveland Spiders, 1887-99; St. Louis Cardinals, 1899-1911), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1911)
• 1857 Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926)
• 1858 Siegfried Alkan, German composer, born in Dillingen, Saarland, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1941)
• 1861 Gratton Hanley "Grat" Dalton, American outlaw of the Old West (The Dalton Gang), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1892)
• 1864 Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist and economist (The State), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1943)
• 1872 Sergey Vasilenko, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1956)
• 1876 Clifford Whittingham Beers, American mental hygiene pioneer, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1943)
• 1879 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (World Alllround Speed Skating champion 1905), born in Edam. Netherlands (d. 1954)
• 1880 Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (Juno and the Paycock), born in Dublin (d. 1964)
• 1882 Melanie Klein, Austrian-British author and child psychoanalyst (object relations theory), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1960)
• 1883 Jo Davidson, American sculptor (Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman), born in New York City (d. 1952)
• 1886 Stanislaw Lesniewski, Polish logician and mathematician (Warsaw School of Logic), born in Serpukhov, Russia (d. 1939)
• 1887 Albert Termote, Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great), born in Lichtervelde, Belgium (d. 1978)
• 1888 Anna Q Nilsson, Swedish actress (Shenandoah; Uncle Tom's Cabin; Toll Gate; Sorrell & Son), born in Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden (d. 1974)
• 1891 Jan Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1976)
• 1892 Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)
• 1892 Erwin Panofsky, German-American Jewish art historian and iconologist (Early Netherlandish Painting), born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1968)
• 1892 Fortunato Depero, Italian artist (d. 1960)
• 1894 Sergei Ilyushin, Russian airplane builder (designed Il-2 Shturmovik - world's most produced military aircraft), born in Dilyalevo, Russia (d. 1977)
• 1895 Jean Giono, French writer (World Chant), born in Manosque, France (d. 1970)
• 1898 Heinz Risse, German writer, born in Dusseldorf (d. 1989)
• 1898 Joyce Carey, British actress (Brief Encounter, The Cedar Tree), born in Kensington, London (d. 1993)
• 1899 Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bengali writer (d. 1970)
• 1901 Haj Ali Razmara, 33rd Prime Minister of Iran (1950-51), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 1951)
• 1902 Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007)
• 1902 Ted Heath, British jazz trombonist, composer, and big band bandleader, born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1969)
• 1903 Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)
• 1903 Sol C Siegel, American film producer (A Letter To Three Wives, High Society, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), born in New York City (d. 1982)
• 1904 Akarova [Marguerite Acarin], Belgian dancer and choreographer (Les Biches), born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium (d. 1999)
• 1904 Ripper Collins, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1935, 36, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL HR leader 1934; St Louis Cardinals), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
• 1905 Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), born in Clayton, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1992)
• 1905 Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper (Olympic gold 1928, 1st individual Asian Olympic champion), born in Kaita, Japan (d. 1998)
• 1906 Max Tishler, American organic chemist at Merck who synthesized Vitamin B2 and developed antibiotic for poultry, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989) [1]
• 1907 Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
• 1908 Camille Schmit, Belgian organist, composer, and educator, born in Aubangez, Belgium (d. 1976)
• 1908 Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
• 1909 Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English art historian (The Story of Art), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
• 1910 Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish mathematician, born in Cimoszka, Poland (d. 1940)
• 1911 Dennis Gomm, British composer and pianist, born in England (d. 1995)
• 1912 (Andrew) Rodger Waterson, Scottish zoologist, specializing in malacology (mollusks) and entomology (insects), born in Ollaberry, Shetland, Scotland (d. 1996)
• 1912 Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 45 wickets; Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 1956–59), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1994)
• 1913 Censu Tabone, President of Malta, (d. 2012)
• 1913 Frankie Laine [Francesco Paolo LoVecchio], American singer ("Jezebel"; "Rawhide"; "Blazing Saddles"), songwriter ("We'll Be Together Again"), and actor (Bring Your Smile Along), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
• 1913 Gottfried Reinhardt, Austrian-American theatre producer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1994)
• 1913 Marc Davis, American animator (Walt Disney), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2000)
• 1913 Richard Helms, American CIA head (1966-73), born in St. Davids, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
• 1914 Charlotte Henry, American actress (Alice in Wonderland; Babes In Toyland; Jungle Menace), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)
• 1914 Sonny Boy Williamson I [John Lee], American blues musician ("Down & Out Blues"), born in Madison County, Tennessee (d. 1948)
• 1917 Els Aarne, Estonian composer, born in Makiivka, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
• 1917 Herbert Anderson, American character actor (Dennis The Menace, Battleground), born in Oakland, California (d. 1994)
• 1917 Rudolf Brucci [Bruči], Italian-Croatian composer (Gilgamesh; Lesta), and educator, born in Zagreb, Austrian-Hungarian Empire (d. 2002)
• 1918 Joseph Allen Jr, American actor (The Night Before the Divorce, Motor Madness), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
• 1919 McGeorge Bundy, American national security adviser for JFK (1961-66), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
• 1919 Ramsay Ames [Phillips], American actress, model and dancer (The Mummy's Ghost; Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
• 1921 Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess of Sunderland, Scottish aristocrat, head of Clan Sunderland, born in London, England (d. 2019)
• 1921 Kan Ishii, Japanese composer (Marimo), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2009)
• 1921 Oto Ferenczy, Slovak composer, born in Brezovica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now Kosovo) (d. 2000)
• 1922 German Galynin, Soviet-Russian composer, born in Tula, Russia (d. 1966)
• 1922 John Coates, British naval architect (Ancient Greek trireme) (d. 2010)
• 1922 Peter Jona Korn, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1998)
• 1922 Turhan Bey [Sahultavy], Austrian-born actor dubbed "The Turkish Delight" (Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2012)
• 1923 Herbert Asmodi, German writer and actor, born in Heilbronn, Germany (d. 2007)
• 1923 Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986)
• 1924 Milko Kelemen, Croatian composer (Archetypon), born in Slatina, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (d. 2018)
• 1925 Ivo Malec, Croat-French composer (Miniatures pour Lewis Carroll; Lumina), born in Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (d. 2019)

• 1926 Lord Rayner [Derek Rayner], English businessman and chief executive (Marks & Spencer), born in Norwich, Norfolk (d. 1998)
• 1926 Ray McAnally, Irish actor (The Mission, My Left Foot, Empire State, Sicilian), born in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1989)
• 1926 Sydney Chaplin, American actor and son of Charlie Chaplin (Limelight, Adding Machine), born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 2009)
• 1926 Werner Torkanowsky, German conductor (New Orleans Symphony, 1963-77; Bangor Symphony, 1981-92), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1992)
• 1927 Peter Marshall [Ralph Pierre LaCock], American TV game show host (Hollywood Squares), and actor, born in Huntington, West Virginia
• 1927 Robert Armstrong [Lord Armstrong of Ilminster], British peer and civil servant (Spycatcher trial), born in Headington, England (d. 2020)

• 1928 Diether de la Motte, German composer and music theorist, born in Bonn, Germany (d. 2010)
• 1928 John Heddle Nash, Britiish lyric tenor, born in London, England (d. 1994)
• 1928 Richard Trant, British general (d. 2007)
• 1928 Tom Sharpe, English historian and author (Riotous Assembly, Want), (d. 2013)
• 1929 Richard Dysart, American actor (Leland MacKenzie-LA Law, The Last Days of Patton), born near Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
• 1929 Shirley Stoler, American actress (The Honeymoon Killers, Seven Beauties), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1999)

• 1930 Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson], British politician and jurist (UK Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1998-2000), born in England (d. 2018)
• 1930 Rolf Harris, Australian-British comedian, actor, painter, singer-songwriter ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"), and convicted sex offender, born in Bassendean, Western Australia (d. 2023) [1]
• 1931 Harold Burrage, American blues and jazz singer, and pianist (Hi Yo Silver), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
• 1931 Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and pedagogue, born in Kunágota, Hungary (d. 2013)
• 1932 Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont], French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and biographer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2023)
• 1933 Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian actor and director (Églantine, Circle of Love, Cousins), born in Aumale, Algeria (d. 2007)
• 1933 Joe Ruby, American animator (co-creator of Scooby-Doo), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
• 1934 Lanny Morgan, American West coast jazz and studio alto saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson), born in Des Moines, Iowa
• 1935 Gordon Mumma, American pianist, composer, and educator (University of California, 1975-94), born in Framingham, Massachusetts
• 1935 John Charles Eaton, American composer, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
• 1935 Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist, vibraphone player, and musicologist, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 2023)
• 1936 Mark Burns, British director (Juggernaut)
• 1936 Richard Baker, American Zen teacher (Dharma Sangha), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
• 1937 Jay W Macintosh, American actress (Sons & Daughters), born in Gainesville, Georgia
• 1937 Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth [Ian MacLaurin], British businessman and chairman (Vodafone), born in Blackheath, England

• 1939 Bryan Molloy, Scottish chemist (co-inventor of Prozac), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2004) [1]
• 1939 Robert Herbin, French soccer defender (23 caps; Saint-Étienne) and manager (Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Strasbourg), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)

• 1940 Jim Criner, American college football coach (Boise State, Iowa State, Scottish Claymores), born in Lurton, Arkansas
• 1940 Norman Gifford, English cricket spin bowler (15 Tests, 33 wickets, BB 5/55; Worcestershire, CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Ulverston, England
• 1941 Bob Smith, American politician (Senator New Hampshire 1990-2003, Rep New Hampshire 1985-90), born in Trenton, New Jersey
• 1941 Brendan O'Friel, CEO (Prison Governors Association)
• 1941 Ron Johnston, English geographer, born in Swindon, England (d. 2020)
• 1942 George Esson, Scottish Chief Constable (Dumfries & Galloway - headed police investigation into Lockerbie Bombing)
• 1942 Graeme Edge, British rock drummer, and poet (Moody Blues - "The Dream"; "Morning Glory"), born in Rocester, Staffordshire England (d. 2021)
• 1942 Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby union hooker and captain (27 Tests; Mid Canterbury RFU, Canterbury RFU), born in Waikari, New Zealand (d. 2023)
• 1943 Jay Traynor, American pop singer (Jay and the Americans, 1960-62 - "She Cried"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
• 1943 Ken Forssi, American bassist (Love), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998)
• 1944 Gerrit Komrij, Dutch poet/essayist (Happy Schizo)

• 1945 Johnnie Walker [Peter Dingley], British radio DJ, born in Birmingham, England
• 1945 Richard Evans, British graphic designer, album cover designer (The Who; The Doors; Pink Floyd; Louis Armstrong), born in Wilmslow, Cheshire
• 1947 Marilyn Crispell, American jazz pianist and composer (Anthony Braxton Quartet), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1947 Ryszard Kotla, Polish travel writer and activist, tour guide, journalist, academic teacher, engineer
• 1948 Eddie Jordan, Irish motorsport F1 boss and TV commentator, born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1948 Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock vocalist (Black Oak Arkansas), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
• 1948 Justin Deas, American actor (As The World Turns, Santa Barbara), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
• 1948 Markus Liebherr, Swiss businessman and sports executive (owner Southampton FC 2008-10), born in Kirchdorf an der Iller, Württemberg, Germany (d. 2010)
• 1948 Mervyn King, English economist, Governor of the Bank of England (2003-13), born in Chesham Bois
• 1949 (Richenda Antoinette) "Dana" Gillespie, British actress (Jesus Christ Superstar), and folk-pop-rock-blues singer-songwriter, born in Woking, Surrey, England
• 1949 Lene Lovich, English-American singer, songwriter and musician (Lucky Number), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1949 Liza Frulla, Canadian politician (National Assembly of Quebec, 1989-98; Member of Parliament, 2002-06), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1949 Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman
• 1949 Sue Cook, British broadcaster (Crimewatch), born in Ruislip, England
• 1950 Dave Ball, British guitarist (Procul Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2015)
• 1950 Dave McCurdy, American lawyer, politician (US Representative for Oklahoma (D), 1981-95), and lobbyist, born in Canadian, Texas
• 1950 Gene Bowen, American guitarist and composer (Wonder's Edge), born in Biloxi, Mississippi

• 1950 Rupert Greenall, British rock keyboardist (The Fixx - "One Thing Leads To Another"; "Saved By Zero"), born in Wisbech, England
• 1951 Anton Tkáč, Slovak track cyclist (Olympic gold Czechoslovakia men's match sprint 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 78), born in Lozorno, Slovakia (d. 2022)
• 1951 Yves Séguin, Quebec politician
• 1952 Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
• 1952 Sam Clayton, American percussionist, congueros, and vocalist (Little Feat, Little Richard, Jimmy Buffett), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1953 Cydney Bernard, American film producer
• 1955 Randy Vanwarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Just When I Needed You Most"), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2004)
• 1956 Bill Butler, Scottish politician
• 1957 Paul Reiser, American actor (My 2 Dads, Diner, Aliens, Mad About You), born in New York City
• 1957 Yelena Kondakova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM 20, STS 84, 1st woman to make a space flight of long duration), born in Mytishchi, Russia
• 1958 Joey Sindelar, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky
• 1958 Maurice LaMarche, Canadian-American comedian and voice actor (Hey Arnold!), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1958 Peter Ellis, New Zealand convicted child abuser, born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2019)
• 1959 Sabine Meyer, German classical clarinetist, Born in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• 1960 Bill Johnson, American alpine skier (first American to win alpine Olympic gold - 1984), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
• 1961 Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
• 1962 Bil Dwyer, American comedian and TV host, born in Evergreen Park, Illinois
• 1962 MC Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell], American rapper (Hammer Time), born in Oakland, California
• 1963 Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor, born in Campina Grande, Brazil
• 1963 Jenny Lidback, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1995), born in Lima, Peru
• 1963 Lomas Brown, American NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals) and commentator, born in Miami, Florida
• 1963 Ximo Tebar, Spanish jazz and flamenco guitarist, and composer (Goes Blue), born in Valencia, Spain
• 1964 Corey Millen, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Cloquet
• 1964 Dave Ellett, American NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1964 Ian Ziering, American actor (Beverly Hills 90210), born in West Orange, New Jersey

• 1964 Vlado Bozinovski, Australian former footballer
• 1965 Piers Morgan, English newspaper editor and TV personality (Daily Mirror, CNN), born in Newick, England
• 1966 Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess grandmaster and author, born in Aigio, Greece
• 1966 Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age, 2002-12), born in Gardena, California
• 1967 Hayashibara Megumi, Japanese voice actress, singer (Give A Reason), and lyricist, born in Kita Tokyo, Japan

• 1968 Donna D'Errico, American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (Sep, 1995), born in Dothan, Alabama
• 1969 Marco Foddis, Italian-Dutch heavy metal drummer (Pestilence), born in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
• 1969 Mark Astley, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Calgary, Alberta
• 1970 Mark Consuelos, American actor (All My Children, 1996-2001 & 2010 - "Mateo Santos"), and husband of Kelly Ripa, born in Zaragosa, Spain

• 1972 Brenden Stai, American NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Phoenix, Arizona

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