- Mar 1 James Fleming Fagan, American farmer and Condeferate Army Major General (Shiloh; Mark's Mill), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1893)
- Mar 1 Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright
- Mar 2 Jefferson Columbus Davis, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Clark County, Indiana (d. 1879)
- Mar 4 Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
- Mar 17 Patrick Cleburne, Irish -born American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Ovens, Ireland (d. 1864)
- Mar 18 William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1908)
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)
Mar 20 Norwegian playwright (Peer Gynt, Hedda Gabler), born in Skien, Norway
