Bryan Cranston (68 years old)
Mar 7 American actor (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), born in Canoga Park, California
- Mar 8 John Kapelos, Canadian actor
- Mar 10 Mitchell Lichtenstein, American actor; son of Roy Lichtenstein
- 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
- Mar 12 Lesley Manville, British stage and screen actress (Mum; Phantom Thread; The Crown; Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris), born in Brighton, England
- Mar 13 Dana Delany, American actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden), born in New York City
- Mar 14 Alexey Pajitnov, Russian video game designer and computer engineer (Tetris), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Mar 14 Patrick Leonard, American songwriter, film composer and music producer (Madonna), born in Crystal Falls, Michigan
- Mar 17 Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It's All Over), born in Redruth, Cornwall
- Mar 18 "The Model" Rick Martel [Richard Vignault], wrestler (WWF/AWA)
- Mar 22 Lena Olin, Swedish actress (Enemies A Love Story), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 25 Matthew Garber, English child actor (Mary Poppins), born in London, England (d. 1977)
- 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 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