- Mar 1 Paula Fox, American writer (The Slave Dancer), dies at 92
- Mar 2 Simon Hobday, South African golfer (US Senior Open 1994), dies of cancer at 76
- Mar 3 Jim Fuller, American 'Godfather of Surf Guitar' and songwriter (The Surfaris - "Wipe Out"), dies at 69
- Mar 3 Lyle Ritz, American jazz ukulele and session bassist, dies at 87
- Mar 3 Misha Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist and composer (Reconstruction), dies at 81
Raymond Kopa (1931-2017)
Mar 3 French soccer attacking midfielder (45 caps; Angers, Reims, Real Madrid; Ballon d'Or 1958; 'the Napoleon of football'), dies at 85
René Préval (1943-2017)
Mar 3 President of Haiti (1996-2001, 2006-2011), dies of cardiac arrest at 74
- Mar 3 Stephen Ross, American economist (arbitrage pricing theory), dies at 73
- Mar 3 Tommy Page, American pop singer ("I'll Be Your Everything"), found dead of apparent suicide at 46
- Mar 4 Clayton Yeutter, American trade negotiator and Republican National chairman, dies at 86
- Mar 4 Mother Divine [Edna Rose Ritchings], American cult leader of the International Peace Mission Movement, dies at 91
- Mar 4 Thomas Starzl, American surgeon, performed 1st successful liver transplant, dies at 90
- Mar 4 Valerie Carter, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, and session vocalist, dies of a heart attack at 64
- Mar 5 Anthony Beilenson, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1977-97), dies at 84
- Mar 5 Kurt Moll, German bass opera singer, dies at 78
- Mar 5 Leonard Manasseh, British architect (Rutherford School), dies at 100
- Mar 6 Alberto Zedda, Italian opera conductor and musicologist, dies at79
- Mar 6 Robert Osborne, American film historian and television host (Turner Classic Movies), dies at 84
- Mar 7 Francis Thorne, American composer (Fortuna; Elegy), dies at 94
- Mar 7 Hans Dehmelt, German-born American physicist (Nobel Prize 1989), dies at 94
- Mar 7 Lynne Stewart, American defense attorney (known for representing controversial, poor, and often unpopular defendants), dies at 77
- Mar 8 Lou Duva, American boxing trainer, dies at 94
- Mar 9 Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, dies at 84
- Mar 10 (Joan) "Joni" Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge "We Are Family"), dies at 60
- Mar 10 Gido Kokars, Latvian choral conductor, dies at 95
- Mar 10 John Surtees, British auto racer (World F1 C'ship 1964) and motorcycle racer (World C'ships: 350 cc – 1958, 59, 60; 500 cc – 1956, 58, 59, 60), dies of respiratory failure at 83
- Mar 10 Robert James Waller, American author (Bridges of Madison County), dies at 77
- Mar 12 Luigi Barbarito, Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 94
- Mar 13 Ed Whitlock, British-Canadian runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), dies at 86
- Mar 13 Eligio [Kika] De La Garza, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1965-97), dies at 89
- Mar 13 Tommy LiPuma, American Grammy Award-winning jazz record producer (George Benson; Natalie Cole; Diana Krall), and record label executive (A&M, Verve, GRP), dies at 80
- Mar 15 Jackie Pung, American golfer (5 LPGA titles), dies at 95
- Mar 16 James Cotton, American blues vocalist and harmonica player, dies at 81
- Mar 16 Torgny Lindgren, Swedish writer (The Way of a Serpent), dies at 78
- Mar 17 Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet (Omeros), Nobel Prize for Literature 1992, dies at 87
Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
Mar 18 American rock n' roll guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Roll Over Beethoven"; "Sweet Little Sixteen"), dies at 90
- Mar 18 Don Hunstein, American photographer of musicians, dies at 88
- Mar 18 Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer, dies at 80
- Mar 19 Jimmy Breslin, American investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist (NY Post; Daily News: Newsday), and novelist (The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight), dies at 88
- Mar 19 Ken Still, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), dies of kidney failure at 82
- Mar 19 Mary Maples Dunn, American college president (Smith College), dies at 85
- Mar 19 Roger Pingeon, French cylist (Tour de France 1967 champion), dies at 76
- Mar 20 David Rockefeller, American CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank) and philanthropist, dies at 101
- Mar 20 George Weinberg, American psychotherapist (coined "homophobia"), dies at 87
- Mar 20 Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women's rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, dies of colon cancer at 87
- Mar 21 Chuck Barris, american TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), dies at 87
- Mar 21 Colin Dexter, English crime writer (Inspector Morse), dies at 86
Martin McGuinness (1950-2017)
Mar 21 Irish Sinn Féin politician and IRA member, dies of the rare heart condition amyloidosis at 66
- Mar 22 Dallas Green, American baseball manager and pitcher (Phillies, Yankees), dies at 82
- Mar 22 Francine Hughes Wilson, American domestic abuse victim "The Burning Bed" who changed pubic perceptions, dies at 69
- Mar 23 Lola Albright, American singer and actress (Delta Country, Kid Galahad, A Cold Wind in August), dies at 92
- Mar 23 Louis Frémaux, French conductor (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, 1956-65; City of Birmingham Symphony, 1969-78; Sydney Symphony, 1979-82), dies at 95
- Mar 25 Roberta Hazard, American retired Rear Admiral (US Navy), dies at 82
- Mar 26 Alain Gagnon, Canadian composer (Chansons d'Orient), and music educator (Université Laval, 1967-2008), dies at 78
- Mar 26 Brian Oldfield, American shot-putter (credited with making rotational technique popular), dies at 71
- Mar 26 Darlene Cates, American actress (What's Eating Gilbert Grape), dies at 69
- Mar 27 Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 76
- Mar 27 Chelsea Brown, American comedienne (Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln), dies at 74
- Mar 27 David Storey, British novelist and playwright (This Sporting Life), dies at 83
- Mar 28 Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, dies at 87
- Mar 28 Christine Kaufmann, Austrian-born actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips), dies at 72
- Mar 28 Janine Sutto, French Canadian actress and comedian (Guide de la petite vengeance), dies of natural causes at 95
- Mar 28 Ronald Hines, British actor (Not in Front of the Children, Pack of Lies), dies at 87
- Mar 29 Alexei Abrikosov, Russian-born American physicist (Nobel Prize 2003), dies at 88
- Mar 30 Donald Harvey, American serial killer, healthcare worker who killed at least 37 patients, dies after being attacked in prison at 64
- Mar 30 Rosalie “Rosie” Hamlin, American singer-songwriter (Rosie and The Originals – “Angel Baby”), dies at 71
- Mar 31 Gilbert Baker, American gay activist, designed the rainbow flag, dies at 65
- Mar 31 James Rosenquist, American pop artist, dies at 83
- Mar 31 Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 81
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