- Mar 1 Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Catholic bishop (d. 1896)
John Abbott
Mar 12 John Abbott, 3rd Canadian Prime Minister (1891-92), born in Saint-Andre, Quebec (d. 1893)
John Abbott
- Mar 12 Luitpold von Bayern, Prince-regent of Bayern
- Mar 14 Jens Worsaae, Danish archaeologist, historian and politician, born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1885)
- Mar 15 William Milligan, Scottish theologian (d. 1892)
- Mar 15 Eduard Heine, German mathematician (d. 1881)
- Mar 15 Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (d. 1895)
- Mar 16 Ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau)
- Mar 19 Francis Barretto Spinola, American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Old Field, New York (d. 1891)
Richard Francis Burton
Mar 19 Richard Burton, English explorer and translator (Arabian Nights), born in Torquay, Devon (d. 1890)
Richard Francis Burton
- Mar 19 William Allingham, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Irish poet (The Fairies, Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland)
- Mar 23 Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper)
- Mar 24 Elisa Felix [Rachel], tragedienne
- Mar 24 [George] Hector Tyndale, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1880)
- Mar 26 Ernst Engel, German statistician and economist (Law of Engel), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1896)
- Mar 29 Joshua Thomas Owen, British-American educator, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Carmarthen, United Kingdom (d. 1887)