People born on March 15 206
Saint Nicholas
b. 270 – d. 343
Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (d. 343)
Fujiwara no Tadamichi
b. 1097
Fujiwara no Tadamichi, Japanese noble (died 1164)
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant
b. 1275 – d. 1333
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant (d. 1333)
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
b. 1407 – d. 1453
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1453)
Francesco Gonzaga (1444-1483)
b. 1444 – d. 1483
Francesco Gonzaga, Catholic cardinal (d. 1483)
Anne de Montmorency
b. 1493 – d. 1567
Anne de Montmorency, French captain and diplomat (d. 1567)
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
b. 1513 – d. 1573
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg (d. 1573)
Daniel Featley
b. 1582 – d. 1645
Daniel Featley, English theologian and controversialist (d. 1645)
Deodat del Monte
b. 1582 – d. 1644
Deodat del Monte, Flemish painter and architect (d. 1644)
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Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
b. 1584 – d. 1663
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (d. 1663)
Alexandre de Rhodes
b. 1591 – d. 1660
Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary and lexicographer (d. 1660)
Jan Fyt
b. 1611 – d. 1661
Jan Fyt, Flemish painter (d. 1661)
Shunzhi Emperor
b. 1638 – d. 1661
Shunzhi Emperor of China (b. 1638)
George Bähr
b. 1666 – d. 1738
George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (b. 1666)
Archibald Menzies
b. 1754 – d. 1842
Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
Andrew Jackson
b. 1767 – d. 1845
Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
b. 1779 – d. 1848
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)
Charles Knight (publisher)
b. 1791 – d. 1873
Charles Knight, English author and publisher (d. 1873)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
b. 1809 – d. 1876
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
Karl Josef von Hefele
b. 1809 – d. 1893
Karl Josef von Hefele, German bishop and theologian (d. 1893)
John Snow
b. 1813 – d. 1858
John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)
Mariano Álvarez
b. 1818 – d. 1924
Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (b. 1818)
Johann Josef Loschmidt
b. 1821 – d. 1895
Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian chemist and physicist (b. 1821)
William Milligan
b. 1821 – d. 1892
William Milligan, Scottish theologian, author, and educator (d. 1892)
Jules Chevalier
b. 1824 – d. 1907
Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (d. 1907)
Paul Heyse
b. 1830 – d. 1914
Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
Élisée Reclus
b. 1830 – d. 1905
Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (b. 1830)
Saint Daniele Comboni
b. 1831 – d. 1881
Saint Daniele Comboni, Italian missionary and saint (d. 1881)
John Henry Kagi
b. 1835 – d. 1859
John Henry Kagi, American lawyer and activist (d. 1859)
Eduard Strauss
b. 1835 – d. 1916
Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1916)
Karl Davydov
b. 1838 – d. 1889
Karl Davydov, Russian cellist and composer (b. 1838)
John Sebastian Little
b. 1851 – d. 1916
John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (d. 1916)
William Mitchell Ramsay
b. 1851 – d. 1939
William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar (d. 1939)
Augusta, Lady Gregory
b. 1852 – d. 1932
Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
Emil von Behring
b. 1854 – d. 1917
Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
Christian Michelsen
b. 1857 – d. 1925
Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1925)
Liberty Hyde Bailey
b. 1858 – d. 1954
Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist and academic, co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science (d. 1954)
Waldemar Haffkine
b. 1860 – d. 1930
Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss bacteriologist and microbiologist (d. 1930)
Johan Halvorsen
b. 1864 – d. 1935
Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic) (d. 1935)
Matthew Charlton
b. 1866 – d. 1948
Matthew Charlton, Australian miner and politician (d. 1948)
Johan Vaaler
b. 1866 – d. 1910
Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor, invented the Paper clip (d. 1910)
Stanisław Wojciechowski
b. 1869 – d. 1953
Stanisław Wojciechowski, Polish scholar and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Poland (d. 1953)
Eugène Fiset
b. 1874 – d. 1951
Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1874)
Harold L. Ickes
b. 1874 – d. 1952
Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1874)
Reza Shah
b. 1878 – d. 1944
Reza Shah, Iranian king (d. 1944)
Wladimir Burliuk
b. 1886 – d. 1917
Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
Marjorie Merriweather Post
b. 1887 – d. 1973
Marjorie Merriweather Post, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded General Foods (d. 1973)
Lütfi Kırdar
b. 1887 – d. 1961
Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887)
Boris Delaunay
b. 1890 – d. 1980
Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)
James Basevi Ord
b. 1892 – d. 1938
James Basevi Ord, Mexican-American colonel (d. 1938)
Jackson Scholz
b. 1897 – d. 1986
Jackson Scholz, American runner (d. 1986)
Gilberto Freyre
b. 1900 – d. 1987
Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman (b. 1907)
George Brent
b. 1904 – d. 1979
George Brent, Irish-American actor (b. 1904)
J. Pat O'Malley
b. 1904 – d. 1985
J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor and singer (b. 1904)
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
b. 1905 – d. 1944
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge (d. 1944)
Zarah Leander
b. 1907 – d. 1981
Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981)
Jaroslava Muchová
b. 1909 – d. 1986
Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter (d. 1986)
Lightnin' Hopkins
b. 1911 – d. 1982
Lightnin' Hopkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1912)
Louis Paul Boon
b. 1912 – d. 1979
Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979)
Macdonald Carey
b. 1913 – d. 1994
Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)
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Jack Fairman
b. 1913 – d. 2002
Jack Fairman, English race car driver (d. 2002)
Frank Coghlan, Jr.
b. 1916 – d. 2009
Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)
Fadil Hoxha
b. 1916 – d. 2001
Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo (d. 2001)
Harry James
b. 1916 – d. 1983
Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (b. 1916)
Richard Ellmann
b. 1918 – d. 1985
Richard Ellmann American literary critic and biographer (b. 1918)
Punch Imlach
b. 1918 – d. 1987
Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)
Lawrence Tierney
b. 1919 – d. 2002
Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919)
E. Donnall Thomas
b. 1920 – d. 2012
E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
Madelyn Pugh
b. 1921 – d. 2011
Madelyn Pugh, American television writer and producer (d. 2011)
Charles Wheeler (journalist)
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (b. 1923)
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Ben Johnston (composer)
b. 1926
Ben Johnston, American composer and academic
Norm Van Brocklin
b. 1926 – d. 1983
Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
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Christian Marquand
b. 1927 – d. 2000
Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
Carl Smith (country musician)
b. 1927 – d. 2010
Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
Bob Wilber
b. 1928
Bob Wilber, American clarinet player and saxophonist
Zhores Alferov
b. 1930
Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Martin Karplus
b. 1930
Martin Karplus, Austrian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Kostas Nestoridis
b. 1930
Kostas Nestoridis, Greek footballer and manager
David Hayes (sculptor)
b. 1931 – d. 2013
David Hayes, American sculptor and painter (b. 1931)
Alan Bean
b. 1932
Alan Bean, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
Arif Mardin
b. 1932 – d. 2006
Arif Mardin, Turkish-American record producer (d. 2006)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
b. 1933
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge
Philippe de Broca
b. 1933 – d. 2004
Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
Richard Layard, Baron Layard
b. 1934
Richard Layard, Baron Layard, English economist and academic
Kanshi Ram
b. 1934 – d. 2006
Kanshi Ram, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
David Andrews (Irish politician)
b. 1935
David Andrews, Irish politician, 21st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ireland
Judd Hirsch
b. 1935
Judd Hirsch, American actor
Jimmy Swaggart
b. 1935
Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host
Leonid Yengibarov
b. 1935 – d. 1972
Leonid Yengibarov, Russian-Armenian clown and boxer (d. 1972)
Howard Greenfield
b. 1936 – d. 1986
Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986)
Marcus Raichle
b. 1937
Marcus Raichle, American neurologist and physiologist
Valentin Rasputin
b. 1937 – d. 2015
Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author (d. 2015)
Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)
b. 1938
Charles Lloyd, American saxophonist and flute player
Ted Kaufman
b. 1939
Ted Kaufman, American engineer and politician
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Robert Nye
b. 1939 – d. 2016
Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 2016)
Frank Dobson
b. 1940
Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health
Mike Love
b. 1941
Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician
David Cronenberg
b. 1943
David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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Lynda La Plante
b. 1943
Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author
Michael Scott-Joynt
b. 1943 – d. 2014
Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (d. 2014)
Sly Stone
b. 1943
Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
Chi Cheng (athlete)
b. 1944
Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician
Jacques Doillon
b. 1944
Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter
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Francis Mankiewicz
b. 1944 – d. 1993
Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
A. K. Faezul Huq
b. 1945 – d. 2007
A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1945)
Mark J. Green
b. 1945
Mark J. Green, American lawyer and politician
Bobby Bonds
b. 1946 – d. 2003
Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946)
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Howard E. Scott
b. 1946
Howard E. Scott, American funk/rock guitarist and songwriter
Kate Bornstein
b. 1948
Kate Bornstein, American author and activist
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
b. 1948 – d. 2003
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
Olsen Brothers
b. 1950
Niels Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kurt Koch
b. 1950
Kurt Koch, Swiss cardinal
David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool
b. 1951
David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English educator and politician
Howard Devoto
b. 1952
Howard Devoto, English singer-songwriter
Philip Green
b. 1952
Philip Green, English businessman
Howard Koh
b. 1952
Howard Koh, American physician and politician, 14th United States Assistant Secretary for Health
Richard Bruton
b. 1953
Richard Bruton, Irish economist and politician, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
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Heather Graham Pozzessere
b. 1953
Heather Graham Pozzessere, American author
Kumba Ialá
b. 1953 – d. 2014
Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean soldier and politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1953)
Massimo Bubola
b. 1954
Massimo Bubola, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Isobel Buchanan
b. 1954
Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress
Bob Budiansky
b. 1954
Bob Budiansky, American author and illustrator
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Henry Marsh (athlete)
b. 1954
Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman, co-founded MonaVie
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Mohsin Khan
b. 1955
Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer
Dee Snider
b. 1955
Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter and actor
Clay Matthews, Jr.
b. 1956
Clay Matthews, Jr., American football player and coach
Joaquim de Almeida
b. 1957
Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor
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Víctor Muñoz
b. 1957
Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager
David Silverman (animator)
b. 1957
David Silverman, American animator, director, and screenwriter
Anne Davies (British journalist)
b. 1958
Anne Davies, English television presenter and newsreader
Harold Baines
b. 1959
Harold Baines, American baseball player and coach
Renny Harlin
b. 1959
Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer
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Lisa Holton
b. 1959
Lisa Holton, American journalist and author
Mike Pagliarulo
b. 1960
Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player and coach
Phil Walsh (Australian footballer)
b. 1960 – d. 2015
Phil Walsh, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1960)
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Terry Cummings
b. 1961
Terry Cummings, American basketball player and singer
Craig Ludwig
b. 1961
Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player and coach
Terence Trent D'Arby
b. 1962
Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer-songwriter
Bret Michaels
b. 1963
Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Davide Pinato
b. 1964
Davide Pinato, Italian footballer
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Rockwell (musician)
b. 1964
Rockwell, American singer-songwriter and musician
Sunetra Gupta
b. 1965
Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic
Mark McGrath
b. 1968
Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter and television host
Terje Riis-Johansen
b. 1968
Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Rona Ambrose
b. 1969
Rona Ambrose, Canadian journalist and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Health
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Gianluca Festa
b. 1969
Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer and coach
Kim Raver
b. 1969
Kim Raver, American actress
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Naka Drotske
b. 1970
Naka Drotske, South African rugby player
Derek Parra
b. 1970
Derek Parra, American speed skater and coach
Penny Lancaster
b. 1971
Penny Lancaster, English model and photographer
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Joanne Wise
b. 1971
Joanne Wise, English long jumper
Mark Hoppus
b. 1972
Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Mike Tomlin
b. 1972
Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach
Robin Hunicke
b. 1973
Robin Hunicke, American video game designer and producer
Lee Jung-jae
b. 1973
Lee Jung-jae, South Korean model and actor
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Masayuki Naruse
b. 1973
Masayuki Naruse, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
Robert Fick
b. 1974
Robert Fick, American baseball player
Will.i.am
b. 1975
will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor
Eva Longoria
b. 1975
Eva Longoria, American actress and producer
Veselin Topalov
b. 1975
Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
Darcy Tucker
b. 1975
Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player
Katherine Brooks
b. 1976
Katherine Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Joe Hahn
b. 1977
Joe Hahn, American DJ, producer, and director (Linkin Park)
Brian Tee
b. 1977
Brian Tee, Japanese-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Kyle Mills
b. 1979
Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer
Kevin Youkilis
b. 1979
Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player and scout
Freddie Bynum
b. 1980
Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
Eric Grothe, Jr.
b. 1980
Eric Grothe, Jr. Australian rugby league player and guitarist
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Claudiney Ramos
b. 1980 – d. 2013
Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1980)
Young Buck
b. 1981
Young Buck, American rapper, producer, and actor
Mikael Forssell
b. 1981
Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer
Veronica Maggio
b. 1981
Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer-songwriter
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Emily Dunn (actress)
b. 1982
Emily Dunn, American actress and dancer
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
b. 1982
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner
Umut Bulut
b. 1983
Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer
Ben Hilfenhaus
b. 1983
Ben Hilfenhaus, Australian cricketer
Kostas Kaimakoglou
b. 1983
Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player
Daryl Murphy
b. 1983
Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
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Olivier Jean
b. 1984
Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater
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Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior
b. 1984
Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian footballer
Kostas Vasileiadis
b. 1984
Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player
Antti Autti
b. 1985
Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder
Tom Chilton
b. 1985
Tom Chilton, English race car driver
Curtis Davies
b. 1985
Curtis Davies, English footballer
Javier Garrido
b. 1985
Javier Garrido, Spanish footballer
Jon Jay
b. 1985
Jon Jay, American baseball player
Kellan Lutz
b. 1985
Kellan Lutz, American model and actor
Eric Decker
b. 1987
Eric Decker, American football player
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Éver Guzmán
b. 1988
Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer
James Reimer (ice hockey)
b. 1988
James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player
Jolo Revilla
b. 1988
Jolo Revilla, Filipino actor and politician
Alexander Sims (racing driver)
b. 1988
Alexander Sims, English race car driver
Sam Baldock
b. 1989
Sam Baldock, English footballer
Bryce Gibbs (Australian rules footballer)
b. 1989
Bryce Gibbs, Australian footballer
Sandro Raniere
b. 1989
Sandro Raniere, Brazilian footballer
Siobhan Magnus
b. 1990
Siobhan Magnus, American singer-songwriter
Tavon Austin
b. 1991
Tavon Austin, American football player
Kurt Baptiste
b. 1991
Kurt Baptiste, Australian rugby league player
Xavier Henry
b. 1991
Xavier Henry, American basketball player
Kevin Müller (footballer)
b. 1991
Kevin Müller, German footballer
Naren Weiss
b. 1991
Naren Weiss, American actor and playwright
Alia Bhatt
b. 1993
Alia Bhatt, British actress and singer
Michael Fulmer
b. 1993
Michael Fulmer, American baseball player
Paul Pogba
b. 1993
Paul Pogba, French footballer
Alyssa Reid
b. 1993
Alyssa Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kristian Kostov
b. 2000
Kristian Kostov, Russian/Bulgarian singer-songwriter