March 17 - Births

Births

1231 – Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)
1473 – King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
1628 – François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)
1665 – Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French musician, harpsichordist and composer (d. 1729)
1676 – Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)
1686 – Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter, engraver, and tapestry designer (d. 1755)
1725 – Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)
1747 – Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
1777 – Patrick Bronte, Anglo-Irish writer, curate, and father of the Brontë sisters (d. 1861)
1777 – Roger Brooke Taney, 5th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1864)
1780 – Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847)
1781 – Ebenezer Elliott, British poet (d. 1849)
1787 – Edmund Kean, English actor (d. 1833)
1804 – Jim Bridger, American trapper and explorer (d. 1881)
1820 – Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)
1834 – Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and inventor (d. 1900)
1846 – Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator (d. 1901)
1849 – Charles F. Brush, American inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1929)
1856 – Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)
1862 – Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)
1864 – Joseph Baptista, Indian Home Rule Movement founder (d. 1930)
1866 – Pierce Butler, American jurist (d. 1939)
1870 – Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)
1872 – Konstantinos Skarlatos, Greek shooter (d. 1969)
1876 – Frederick Ayres, American composer (d. 1926)
1877 – Frank Castleman, American sportsman (d. 1946)
1877 – Otto Gross, Austrian psychoanalyst (d. 1920)
1880 – Sir Patrick Hastings, British barrister (d. 1952)
1880 – Lawrence Oates, English army officer and Antarctic explorer (d. 1912)
1881 – Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
1883 – Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923)
1884 – Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934)
1885 – Ralph Rose, American track and field athlete (d. 1913)
1886 – Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)
1888 – Paul Ramadier, French politician (d. 1961)
1892 – Sayed Darwish, Egyptian Singer and Composer (d. 1923)
1894 – Paul Green, American writer (d. 1981)
1897 – Jozef C. Mazur, American stained glass artist and painter (d. 1970)
1901 – Alfred Newman, American composer (d. 1970)
1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. 1971)
1906 – Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996)
1907 – Jean Van Houtte, Belgian politician (d. 1991)
1910 – Sonny Werblin, American football franchise owner (d. 1991)
1911 – Vello Kaaristo, Estonian cross-country skier (d. 1965)
1912 – Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (d. 1987)
1914 – Sammy Baugh, American football player (d. 2008)
1915 – Henry Bumstead, American art director (d. 2006)
1915 – Ray Ellington, British singer (d. 1985)
1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (d. 1965)
1920 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Founding Leader of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
1921 – Meir Amit, Israeli politician and general (d. 2009)
1925 – Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor
1926 – Siegfried Lenz, German writer
1926 – Marjory Shedd, Canadian badminton player
1927 – Rudy Ray Moore, American comedian and actor (d. 2008)
1928 – William John McKeag, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
1930 – Paul Horn, American jazz flutist
1930 – James Irwin, American astronaut (d. 1991)
1931 – David Peakall, British scientist (d. 2001)
1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist
1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American activist
1936 – Ladislav Kupkovic, Slovakian composer
1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress
1936 – Ken Mattingly, American astronaut
1937 – Adam Wade, American singer and actor
1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
1938 – Keith O'Brien, Scottish cardinal
1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007)
1939 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)
1939 – Bill Graham, Canadian politician
1939 – Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian football manager
1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, British Yachtsman
1940 – Mark White, American politician
1941 – Paul Kantner, American musician (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and KBC Band)
1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
1942 – John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. 1994)
1943 – Jim Weatherly, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Pattie Boyd, British photographer and model
1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
1944 – John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter (The Lovin' Spoonful and The Mugwumps)
1945 – Michael Hayden, American Air Force General and CIA director
1945 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
1946 – Harold Brown, American musician (War, Lowrider Band)
1947 – Jan Andersson, Swedish politician
1947 – Yury Chernavsky, Russian composer and producer
1947 – James Morrow, American author
1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and football manager
1948 – William Gibson, American writer
1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor
1949 – Daniel Lavoie, Canadian singer and songwriter
1949 – Pat Rice, Irish footballer and manager
1950 – Patrick Adams, American record producer and songwriter
1950 – Michael Been, American singer/songwriter/musician (The Call (band)) (d. 2010)
1951 – Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer
1951 – Scott Gorham, American musician (Thin Lizzy and 21 Guns)
1951 – Craig Ramsay, Canadian hockey player
1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor
1952 – Susie Allanson, American singer and actress
1952 – Barry Horne, Animal rights activist (d. 2001)
1952 – Nikos Xydakis, Greek musician and composer
1953 – Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist (d. 2001)
1953 – Chuck Muncie, American football player
1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress
1955 – Mark Boone Jr., American actor
1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American politician
1955 – Paul Overstreet, American singer and songwriter
1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor
1956 – Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist
1956 – Rory McGrath, English comedian and writer
1957 – Michael Kelly, American journalist (d. 2003)
1958 – Pat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster
1958 – Christian Clemenson, American actor
1958 – Jorge Ramos, Mexican news anchor
1959 – Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Paul Black, American singer (L.A. Guns)
1960 – Rebeca Arthur, American actress
1960 – Arye Gross, American actor
1960 – Vicki Lewis, American actress
1961 – Sam Bowie, American basketball player
1961 – Andrew Paul, English actor
1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress and activist (d. 2006)
1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
1961 – Alexander Bard, Swedish singer and producer (Army Of Lovers, Vacuum, and Bodies Without Organs)
1962 – Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, Dutch politician
1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish actress and singer
1962 – Rob Sitch, Australian director, producer and screenwriter
1963 – Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Chinese actor
1963 – Nick Peros, Canadian composer
1963 – Jaggesh, Kannada Film actor
1964 – Lee Dixon, English footballer
1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor
1964 – Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
1966 – Jeremy Sheffield, English actor
1967 – Van Conner, American musician (Screaming Trees)
1967 – Billy Corgan, American musician (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Spirits in the Sky, and Starchildren)
1967 – Barry Minkow, American criminal
1968 – Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
1969 – Patricia Ford, American model
1969 – Edgar Grospiron, French skier
1969 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (d. 2010)
1970 – Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
1970 – Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman), American musician (Ween)
1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player
1972 – Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian musician (Hole)
1972 – Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player
1972 – Torquil Campbell, lead singer and songwriter for Montreal-based band Stars
1973 – Rico Blanco, Filipino singer (Rivermaya)
1973 – Caroline Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs)
1973 – Amelia Heinle, American actress
1973 – Vance Wilson, American baseball player
1973 – Jerome Woods, American football player
1974 – Marisa Coughlan, American actress
1974 – Mark Dolan, British television host
1974 – Swifty McVay (Ondre Moore), American rapper (D12)
1974 – Oliver Palotai, German keyboard player (Doro, Kamelot, and Sons of Seasons)
1975 – Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness, British Whale, and Hot Leg)
1975 – Gina Holden, Canadian actress
1975 – Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian wrestler (d. 2009)
1975 – Puneet Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and director
1975 – Natalie Zea, American actress
1976 – Brittany Daniel, American actress
1976 – Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
1976 – Scott Downs, American baseball player
1976 – Stephen Gately, Irish singer and actor (Boyzone) (d. 2009)
1976 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
1978 – Jason M. Burns, American writer
1978 – Adam Jennings, British actor, producer, and director
1979 – Nicole "Coco" Austin, American model
1979 – Stormy Daniels, American porn actress
1979 – Andrew Ference, Canadian hockey player
1979 – Samoa Joe, Samoan wrestler
1979 – Sharman Joshi, Indian actor
1979 – Stephen Kramer Glickman, American actor and comedian
1980 – Danny Califf, American soccer player
1980 – Katie Morgan, American porn actress
1981 – Aaron Baddeley, Australian golfer
1981 – Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer
1981 – Eva Fislová, Slovak tennis player
1981 – Kyle Korver, American basketball player
1981 – Thorsten Stuckmann, German footballer
1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
1983 – Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Ryan Rottman, American actor
1985 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greek volleyball player
1986 – Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
1986 – Miles Kane, British musician (The Little Flames, The Rascals, and The Last Shadow Puppets)
1986 – Olesya Rulin, Russian actress
1987 – Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby player
1987 – Rob Kardashian, American television personality and model
1987 – Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
1988 – Fraser Forster, English footballer
1988 – Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
1989 – Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
1989 – Mason Musso, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metro Station)
1990 – Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
1992 – Eliza Bennett, English actress and singer
1993 – Julia Winter, Swedish-English actress