People born on March 1 161
Alfonso VII of León
b. 1105 – d. 1157
Alfonso VII of Castile (d. 1157)
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
b. 1261 – d. 1326
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (d. 1326)
Antoninus of Florence
b. 1389 – d. 1459
Antoninus of Florence, Italian archbishop and saint (d. 1459)
Isabella of Coimbra
b. 1432 – d. 1455
Isabella of Coimbra (d. 1455)
Vladislaus II of Hungary
b. 1456 – d. 1516
Vladislaus II of Hungary (d. 1516)
Angela Merici
b. 1474 – d. 1540
Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (b. 1474)
Rudolph Goclenius
b. 1547 – d. 1628
Rudolph Goclenius, German lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1547)
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William Stafford (conspirator)
b. 1554 – d. 1612
William Stafford, English courtier and conspirator (d. 1612)
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
b. 1577 – d. 1635
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (d. 1635)
Jean-Charles della Faille
b. 1597 – d. 1652
Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (d. 1652)
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John Pell
b. 1611 – d. 1685
John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (d. 1685)
Abraham Teniers
b. 1629 – d. 1670
Abraham Teniers, Flemish painter (d. 1670)
John de Brito
b. 1647 – d. 1693
John de Brito, Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1693)
Samuel Werenfels
b. 1657 – d. 1740
Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)
6th Dalai Lama
b. 1683 – d. 1706
Tsangyang Gyatso, sixth Dalai Lama (d. 1706)
Caroline of Ansbach
b. 1683 – d. 1737
Caroline of Ansbach, British queen and regent (d. 1737)
William Cushing
b. 1732 – d. 1810
William Cushing, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)
François Buzot
b. 1760 – d. 1794
François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (b. 1760)
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers
b. 1769 – d. 1796
François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769)
Wilford Woodruff
b. 1807 – d. 1898
Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
Frédéric Chopin
b. 1810 – d. 1849
Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1849)
Augustus Pugin
b. 1812 – d. 1852
Augustus Pugin, English architect and critic, designed Scarisbrick Hall (b. 1812)
Giovanni Duprè
b. 1817 – d. 1882
Giovanni Duprè, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1882)
Joseph Hubert Reinkens
b. 1821 – d. 1896
Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
William Dean Howells
b. 1837 – d. 1920
William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
Nikolaos Gyzis
b. 1842 – d. 1901
Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
b. 1848 – d. 1907
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish-American sculptor and academic (d. 1907)
Théophile Delcassé
b. 1852 – d. 1923
Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1852)
Aleksandr Golovin (artist)
b. 1863 – d. 1930
Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
E. M. Antoniadi
b. 1870 – d. 1944
E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and chess player (b. 1870)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
b. 1876 – d. 1942
Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1876)
Lytton Strachey
b. 1880 – d. 1932
Lytton Strachey, English writer and critic (b. 1880)
Oskar Kokoschka
b. 1886 – d. 1980
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter, poet and playwright (b. 1886)
Ewart Astill
b. 1888 – d. 1948
Ewart Astill, English cricketer and billiards player (d. 1948)
Tetsuro Watsuji
b. 1889 – d. 1960
Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (d. 1960)
Theresa Bernstein
b. 1890 – d. 2002
Theresa Bernstein, Polish-American painter and author (d. 2002)
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
b. 1892 – d. 1927
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
Mercedes de Acosta
b. 1893 – d. 1968
Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
Dimitri Mitropoulos
b. 1896 – d. 1960
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1960)
Moriz Seeler
b. 1896 – d. 1942
Moriz Seeler, German playwright and producer (d. 1942)
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
b. 1899 – d. 1972
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, German SS officer (d. 1972)
Paul Hartman
b. 1904 – d. 1973
Paul Hartman, American actor and dancer (b. 1904)
Glenn Miller
b. 1904 – d. 1944
Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1944)
Doris Hare
b. 1905 – d. 2000
Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2000)
Phạm Văn Đồng
b. 1906 – d. 2000
Phạm Văn Đồng, Vietnamese lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1906)
Eugene Esmonde
b. 1909 – d. 1942
Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)
Winston Sharples
b. 1909 – d. 1978
Winston Sharples, American composer (b. 1909)
Archer John Porter Martin
b. 1910 – d. 2002
Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
David Niven
b. 1910 – d. 1983
David Niven, English military officer and actor (b. 1910)
Gerald Emmett Carter
b. 1912 – d. 2003
Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
Boris Chertok
b. 1912 – d. 2011
Boris Chertok, Polish-Russian engineer and academic (d. 2011)
Harry Caray
b. 1914 – d. 1998
Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)
Ralph Ellison
b. 1914 – d. 1994
Ralph Ellison, American novelist and critic (b. 1913)
Robert Lowell
b. 1917 – d. 1977
Robert Lowell, American poet (b. 1917)
João Goulart
b. 1918 – d. 1976
João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (d. 1976)
Gladys Spellman
b. 1918 – d. 1988
Gladys Spellman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
Max Bentley
b. 1920 – d. 1984
Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1920)
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Cameron Argetsinger
b. 1921 – d. 2008
Cameron Argetsinger, American race car driver and lawyer (b. 1921)
Terence Cooke
b. 1921 – d. 1983
Terence Cooke, American cardinal (b. 1921)
Richard Wilbur
b. 1921
Richard Wilbur, American poet, translator, and essayist
William Gaines
b. 1922 – d. 1992
William Gaines, American publisher (d. 1992)
Yitzhak Rabin
b. 1922 – d. 1995
Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
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Arnold Drake
b. 1924 – d. 2007
Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Deke Slayton
b. 1924 – d. 1993
Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1924)
Robert Clary
b. 1926
Robert Clary, French-American actor and author
Cesare Danova
b. 1926 – d. 1992
Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (d. 1992)
Pete Rozelle
b. 1926 – d. 1996
Pete Rozelle, American businessman (d. 1996)
Allan Stanley
b. 1926 – d. 2013
Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)
1927
b. 1927 – d. 1983
George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927)
Harry Belafonte
b. 1927
Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter and actor
Robert Bork
b. 1927 – d. 2012
Robert Bork, American lawyer and scholar, United States Attorney General (d. 2012)
Jacques Rivette
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Jacques Rivette, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1928)
Georgi Markov
b. 1929 – d. 1978
Georgi Markov, Bulgarian author and playwright (b. 1929)
Gastone Nencini
b. 1930 – d. 1980
Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (d. 1980)
Jean-Michel Folon
b. 1934 – d. 2005
Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
Joan Hackett
b. 1934 – d. 1983
Joan Hackett, American actress (b. 1934)
Robert Conrad
b. 1935
Robert Conrad, American actor, radio host and stuntman
Jean-Edern Hallier
b. 1936 – d. 1997
Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (b. 1936)
Leo Brouwer
b. 1939
Leo Brouwer, Cuban guitarist, composer, and conductor
Robin Gray (Australian politician)
b. 1940
Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania
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Robert Grossman
b. 1940
Robert Grossman, American painter, sculptor, and author
Robert Hass
b. 1941
Robert Hass, American poet
Richard Myers
b. 1942
Richard Myers, American general
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Gil Amelio
b. 1943
Gil Amelio, American businessman
José Ángel Iribar
b. 1943
José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer and manager
Rashid Sunyaev
b. 1943
Rashid Sunyaev, Russian-German astronomer and physicist
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
b. 1944
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
John Breaux
b. 1944
John Breaux, American lawyer and politician
Roger Daltrey
b. 1944
Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Mike d'Abo
b. 1944
Mike d'Abo, English singer
Dirk Benedict
b. 1945
Dirk Benedict, American actor and director
Gerry Boulet
b. 1946 – d. 1990
Gerry Boulet, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
Jim Crace
b. 1946
Jim Crace, English author and academic
Alan Thicke
b. 1947 – d. 2016
Alan Thicke, Canadian-American actor and composer (d. 2016)
Sergei Kourdakov
b. 1951 – d. 1973
Sergei Kourdakov, Russian-American KGB agent (d. 1973)
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Dave Barr (golfer)
b. 1952
Dave Barr, Canadian golfer
Nevada Barr
b. 1952
Nevada Barr, American actress and author
Leigh Matthews
b. 1952
Leigh Matthews, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
Jerri Nielsen
b. 1952 – d. 2009
Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (d. 2009)
Martin O'Neill
b. 1952
Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager
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Sinan Çetin
b. 1953
Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
Carlos Queiroz
b. 1953
Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
Catherine Bach
b. 1954
Catherine Bach, American actress
Ron Howard
b. 1954
Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
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Rod Reddy
b. 1954
Rod Reddy, Australian rugby league player and coach
Tim Daly
b. 1956
Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
Dalia Grybauskaitė
b. 1956
Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania
Nik Kershaw
b. 1958
Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Wayne B. Phillips
b. 1958
Wayne B. Phillips, Australian cricketer and coach
Nick Griffin
b. 1959
Nick Griffin, English politician
Mike Rozier
b. 1961
Mike Rozier, American football player
Russell Coutts
b. 1962
Russell Coutts, New Zealand sailor
Mark Gardner (baseball)
b. 1962
Mark Gardner, American baseball player
Bill Leen
b. 1962
Bill Leen, American bass player and producer
Bryan Batt
b. 1963
Bryan Batt, American actor and singer
Maurice Benard
b. 1963
Maurice Benard, American actor
Ron Francis
b. 1963
Ron Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Clinton Gregory
b. 1964
Clinton Gregory, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
Paul Le Guen
b. 1964
Paul Le Guen, French footballer and manager
Booker T (wrestler)
b. 1965
Booker T, American wrestler and sportscaster
Stewart Elliott
b. 1965
Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey
Zack Snyder
b. 1966
Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
George Eads
b. 1967
George Eads, American actor
Aron Winter
b. 1967
Aron Winter, Suriname-Dutch footballer and manager
Javier Bardem
b. 1969
Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer
Jason V Brock
b. 1970
Jason V Brock, American author, filmmaker, artist, scholar and musician
Thomas Adès
b. 1971
Thomas Adès, English pianist, composer, and conductor
Ivan Cleary
b. 1971
Ivan Cleary, Australian rugby league player and coach
Jack Davenport
b. 1973
Jack Davenport, English actor
Anton Gunn
b. 1973
Anton Gunn, American academic and politician
Chris Webber
b. 1973
Chris Webber, American basketball player and sportscaster
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
b. 1974
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
Travis Kvapil
b. 1976
Travis Kvapil, American race car driver
Rens Blom
b. 1977
Rens Blom, Dutch pole vaulter
Esther Cañadas
b. 1977
Esther Cañadas, Spanish actress and model
Jensen Ackles
b. 1978
Jensen Ackles, American actor and director
Mikkel Kessler
b. 1979
Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer
Bruno Langlois
b. 1979
Bruno Langlois, Canadian cyclist
Shahid Afridi
b. 1980
Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
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Sercan Güvenışık
b. 1980
Sercan Güvenışık, German-Turkish footballer
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Djimi Traoré
b. 1980
Djimi Traoré, Malian footballer
Will Power
b. 1981
Will Power, Australian race car driver
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Juan Manuel Ortiz
b. 1982
Juan Manuel Ortiz, Spanish footballer
Daniel Carvalho
b. 1983
Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian footballer
Lupita Nyong'o
b. 1983
Lupita Nyong'o, Mexican-Kenyan actress
Davey Richards
b. 1983
Davey Richards, American wrestler
Anthony Tupou
b. 1983
Anthony Tupou, Australian rugby league player
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Naima Mora
b. 1984
Naima Mora, American model and actress
Alexander Steen
b. 1984
Alexander Steen, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
Andreas Ottl
b. 1985
Andreas Ottl, German footballer
Big E (wrestler)
b. 1986
Big E, American wrestler
Kesha
b. 1987
Kesha, American singer-songwriter and actress
Yang Hyeon-jong
b. 1988
Yang Hyeon-jong, South Korean baseball player
Tenille Dashwood
b. 1989
Tenille Tayla, Australian professional wrestler
Carlos Vela
b. 1989
Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer
Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993)
b. 1993
Nathan Brown, Australian rugby league player
Michael Conforto
b. 1993
Michael Conforto, American baseball player
Kurt Mann
b. 1993
Kurt Mann, Australian rugby league player
Josh McEachran
b. 1993
Josh McEachran, English footballer
Justin Bieber
b. 1994
Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter
Ye Shiwen
b. 1996
Ye Shiwen, Chinese swimmer