March 30 - Births

Births

1135 – Maimonides, Jewish philosopher (d. 1204)
1326 – Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359)
1432 – Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1481)
1640 – John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)
1727 – Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer (d. 1779)
1746 – Francisco Goya, Spanish painter (d. 1828)
1750 – John Stafford Smith, English composer (d. 1836)
1811 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist (d. 1899)
1820 – Anna Sewell, British author (d. 1878)
1830 – Mihály Zsupánek Slovene writer, poet and soldier
1844 – Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896)
1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890)
1857 – Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926)
1863 – Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (d. 1930)
1864 – Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist (d. 1943)
1874 – Charles Lightoller, English 2nd Officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1952)
1879 – Coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954)
1880 – Sean O'Casey, Irish dramatist (d. 1964)
1882 – Melanie Klein, British psychoanalyst (d. 1960)
1892 – Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician (d. 1945)
1892 – Fortunato Depero, Italian artist (d. 1960)
1892 – Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)
1892 – Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and filmmaker (d. 1918)
1894 – Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aerospace engineer (d. 1977)
1895 – Jean Giono, French author (d. 1970)
1899 – Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bengali writer (d. 1970)
1902 – Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007)
1902 – Ted Heath, British musician and bandleader (d. 1969)
1903 – Countee Cullen, American poet (d. 1946)
1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)
1904 – Ripper Collins, American baseball player (d. 1970)
1905 – Albert Pierrepoint, English executioner (d. 1992)
1907 – Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
1910 – Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish mathematician (d. 1940)
1912 – Alvin Hamilton, Canadian politician (d. 2004)
1913 – Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
1913 – Richard Helms, American CIA director (d. 2002)
1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer, songwriter, and actor (d. 2007)
1913 – Censu Tabone, Maltaian minister and nationalist, 4th President of Malta (d. 2012)
1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American harmonica player and singer (d. 1948)
1919 – McGeorge Bundy, American National Security Advisor (d. 1996)
1921 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist
1922 – Turhan Bey, Turkish actor
1923 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986)
1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish entrepreneur, founder of IKEA
1926 – Peter Marshall, American game show host
1926 – Werner Torkanowsky, German conductor (d. 1992)
1928 – Robert Badinter, French politician
1928 – Tom Sharpe, English author
1929 – Richard Dysart, American actor
1930 – John Astin, American actor
1930 – Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, English Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Head of the Privy Council and Vice-Chancellor of the High Court
1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter and television personality
1933 – Luis Bacalov, Italian composer
1933 – Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (d. 2007)
1933 – George Morfogen, American actor
1934 – Hans Hollein, Austrian architect
1935 – Karl Berger, German musicologist and musician
1935 – Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)
1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor and director
1940 – Jerry Lucas, American basketball player
1940 – Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish professor and judge
1940 – Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer
1941 – Graeme Edge, British drummer and songwriter (Moody Blues)
1941 – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistan politician, President of Pakistan
1941 – Bob Smith, American politician
1942 – Ruben Kun, Nauruan politician, President of Nauru
1942 – Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor
1943 – Ken Forssi, American musician (The Surfaris and Love) (d. 1998)
1945 – Eric Clapton, British guitarist (The Yardbirds and Cream)
1945 – Johnnie Walker, British radio disc jockey and broadcaster
1947 – Ryszard Kotla, Polish writer and activist
1948 – Mervyn King, British economist, Governor of the Bank of England
1948 – Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix
1949 – Naomi Sims, American model, businesswoman, and author (d. 2009)
1949 – Liza Frulla, Quebec politician
1949 – Ray Magliozzi, American radio personality
1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian
1951 – Yves Séguin, Quebec politician and actor
1951 – Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipina journalist
1952 – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
1955 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
1956 – Bill Butler, Scottish politician
1956 – Juanito Oiarzabal, Basque mountaineer
1956 – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist
1957 – Michael Lehmann, American film and television director
1957 – Paul Reiser, American actor
1958 – Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor
1959 – Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis, New Zealand child care worker and convicted child abuser
1959 – Sabine Meyer, German clarinetist
1959 – Andrew Bailey, British banker
1960 – Christoph M. Ohrt, German actor
1961 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
1962 – Mark Begich, American Senator
1962 – Bil Dwyer, American actor
1962 – MC Hammer, American rapper
1963 – Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor
1963 – Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter
1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Australian footballer
1964 – Dave Ellett, Canadian hockey player
1964 – Ian Ziering, American actor
1965 – Piers Morgan, British journalist and television personality
1966 – Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal)
1966 – Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess grandmaster and author
1967 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (d. 2008)
1967 – Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese voice actress and singer
1967 – Richard Hutten, Dutch designer
1968 – Donna D'Errico, American actress and model
1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer
1971 – Mark Consuelos, American actor
1971 – Mari Holden, American cycle racer
1972 – Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress
1972 – Makoto Nagano, Ninja Warrior Champion
1973 – Ali Ahmed Qatari athlete and archer
1973 – DJ AM, American DJ, musician, and Businessman (Crazy Town and TRV$DJAM) (d. 2009)
1973 – Robin Coleman, American actress and bodybuilder
1973 – Jan Koller, Czech footballer
1973 – Matthew Pritchard, Welsh stuntman
1975 – Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1975 – Haluk Piyes, Turkish-German actor
1975 – Bahar Soomekh, American actress
1976 – Jessica Cauffiel, American actress and singer
1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
1976 – Matt Doran, Australian actor
1976 – Ayako Kawasumi, Japanese voice actress
1976 – Mark McClelland, Irish musician (Snow Patrol, Little Doses, and The Reindeer Section)
1976 – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian athlete
1978 – Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player
1979 – Anatoliy Tymoschuk Ukrainian footballer
1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and actress
1979 – Simon Webbe, English singer and actor (Blue)
1980 – Fiona Gubelmann, American actress
1980 – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
1980 – Yalın, Turkish singer and songwriter
1981 – Jammal Brown, American football player
1981 – Angie Greenup, American comedian and television host
1981 – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
1982 – Jason Dohring, American actor
1982 – Mark Hudson, English footballer
1982 – Philippe Mexès, French footballer
1983 – Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
1983 – Zach Gowen, American wrestler
1983 – Scott Moffatt, Canadian singer, musician, and model (The Moffatts)
1983 – Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
1983 – Hebe Tien, Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E)
1984 – Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player
1984 – Anna Nalick, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
1986 – Beni, Japanese singer and songwriter
1986 – Simon R. Baker, Aboriginal-Canadian actor
1986 – Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
1987 – Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Canadian hockey player
1987 – Trent Barreta, American wrestler
1988 – Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer
1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball player
1990 – Allie Gonino, American actress
1990 – Cassie Scerbo, American actress
1990 – Ádám Simon, Hungarian footballer
1990 – Lee Gi Kwang, Korean singer and dancer (BEAST)
1990 – Rodney Strasser, Sierra Leonean footballer
1991 – Kim Grajdek, German tennis player
1994 – Sarah Solovay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1994 – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer
1995 – Tom Headey, Australian philosopher and co-founder of the Lumomayoshya movement.