- Mar 1 Sido Martens, Dutch guitarist/singer/mandolin player (Fungus)
- Mar 1 Zoia Ceauşescu, Romanian mathematician and daughter of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Mar 2 Alain Chamfort [Le Govic], French rock singer-songwriter, and piano player, born in Paris, France
- Mar 2 Gates McFadden, American actress (Beverly Crusher-Star Trek Next Generation), born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- Mar 2 J. P. R. Williams, Welsh rugby union fullback (55 caps Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Grand Slam 1971, 76, 78), born in Bridgend, Wales
- Mar 3 Bonnie J Dunbar, Sunnyside Wash, PhD/astro (STS 61-A, 32, 50, 71, 89)
- Mar 3 James S Voss, Cordova Alabama, Major USA/astronaut (STS 44, 53, 69)
- Mar 3 Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player
- Mar 3 Jüri Allik, Estonian psychologist
- Mar 3 Richie Cannata, American music producer, multi-instrumentalist and studio owner, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 4 Carroll Baker, Canadian country singer and songwriter, born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
- Mar 4 Doug Lofstrom, American double-bassist, contemporary classical and theater composer (Misdsummer Passage), and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 4 Jeff Grayshon MBE, English rugby league utility (England 11 caps; GB 13 caps; Dewsbury, Cronulla-Sutherland, Bradford Northern, Leeds, Featherstone Rovers, Batley), born in Birstall, England (d. 2021)
- Mar 4 Karel Loprais, Czech rally driver (Dakar Rally truck category 1988, 94, 95, 98, 99, 2001), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (d. 2021)
- Mar 5 Bernard Arnault, French businessman (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), born in Roubaix, France
- Mar 5 Franz Josef Jung, Commander-in-chief of the German Bundeswehr
- Mar 6 Martin Buchan, Scottish soccer player
- Mar 7 Ghulam Nabi Azad, Indian politician, born in Bhalessa, Dominion of India
- Mar 7 Rex Hunt, Australian TV and radio personality and former Australian rules player, born in Mentone, Australia
- Mar 8 Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner (Olympic silver 1972)
- Mar 9 Kalevi Aho, Finnish composer, born in Forssa, Finland
- Mar 9 Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer, born in Hamina, Finland
- Mar 11 Richard de Bois, Dutch drummer/producer
- Mar 12 Bill Payne, American rock keyboardist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), born in Waco, Texas
- Mar 12 David Mellor, secretary of the British treasury/MP
- Mar 12 Mary Alice Williams, American television news reporter and anchor (CNN; NBC; WNET; CBS; NJN), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mar 12 Mike Gibbins, Welsh musician and drummer (Badfinger - "No Matter What"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2005)
- Mar 12 Moctesuma Esparza, Mexican-American producer & filmmaker
- Mar 12 Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast
- Mar 12 Sara Lane, American actress (Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 13 Donny York, American rock singer (Sha Na Na,1969 - present), born in Boise, Idaho
- Mar 13 Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese racing driver, born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan (d. 1974)
- Mar 13 Julia Migenes, American soprano, born in NYC, New York
- Mar 14 Michael Stedman, British World War I Historian and Author
- Mar 14 Peter "Ollie" Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), born in Southport, England (d. 1992)
- Mar 14 Roger Powell, American Moog synthesizer and keyboard player (Utopia - Deface The Music; Todd Rundgren), born in Front Royal, Virginia
- Mar 15 Bernd Nickel, German soccer attacking midfielder (1 cap West Germany, 1972 Olympics; Eintracht Frankfurt 426 games, 141 goals), born in Siegbach, Germany (d. 2021)
- Mar 15 John Duttine, English actor (The Day of the Triffids), born in Barnsley, England
- Mar 16 Bertha Knox Gilkey, welfare & tenament rights for urban women
- Mar 16 Elliott Murphy, American singer/songwriter
- Mar 16 Erik Estrada, actor (CHiPs), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 16 Victor Garber, actor (Days & Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Mar 17 Pat Rice, Irish soccer defender and coach (49 caps; Arsenal, Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Mar 17 Patrick Duffy, American actor (Bobby-Dallas, Man from Atlantis), born in Townsend, Montana
- Mar 18 Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player (2x world-champ), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2010)
- Mar 18 Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
- Mar 18 Hannu Siitonen, Finnish athlete
- Mar 18 Jacques Secrétin, French table tennis player (World C'ship gold mixed doubles 1977), born in Carvin, France (d. 2020)
- Mar 18 Starr Danias, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 19 Denny Albee, American actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Mar 20 Marcia Ball, American blues singer and pianist (Presumed Innocent), born in Orange, Texas
- Mar 21 Alvin Kallicharran, West Indian cricket batsman (66 Tests 1972-81 @ 44.43), born in Port Mourant, British Guiana
- Mar 21 Eddie Money [Mahoney], American rock singer-songwriter ("Two Tickets To Paradise"; 'Take Me Home Tonight"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2019)
- Mar 21 Rolf-Dieter Amend, German canoeist (Olympic gold GDR C-2 slalom 1972), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2022)
- Mar 21 Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Mar 22 Brian Hanrahan, British TV newsman (BBC), born in Middlesex, England (d. 2010)
- Mar 22 Fanny Ardant, French actress (The Woman Next Door), born in Saumur, France
- Mar 23 Karen English, American politician (Rep-D-Arizona 1993-5), born in Berkeley, California
- Mar 23 Roland Lee, American Watercolor Artist
- Mar 24 Nick Lowe, British rock bassist, singer, songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding"; Rockpile - "Teacher, Teacher"; solo-"Cruel To Be Kind"), and producer (Elvis Costello; Graham Parker), born in, Walton-on-Thames, England
- Mar 24 Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan politician (Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 2022-), born in Colombo, Ceylon
- Mar 24 Steve Lang, Canadian rock bassist (April Wine, 1976-84 - "Just Between You And Me"), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2017)
- Mar 25 Bob Ezrin, Canadian keyboardist and music producer (Alice Cooper; Peter Gabriel; Kiss; Pink Floyd), born in Toronto, Canada
- Mar 25 Jean Potvin, Canadian NHL player, 1970-81 (New York Islanders, and three other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Mar 25 Kaja Danczowska, Polish classical violinist, and teacher, born in Krakow, Poland
- Mar 25 Klaus Mertens, German bass and bass-baritone singer, born in Kleve, West Germany
- Mar 25 Neil Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Amen Corner - "Bend Me Shape Me"), born in Llanbradach, South Wales (d. 2018)
- Mar 26 Baroness Hayman [Helene Hayman], British politician (Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, 2006-11), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Mar 26 Fran Sheehan, American rock bassist (Boston - "More Than A Feeling"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 26 Francisco Aguilar, Spanish soccer forward (3 caps; Real Madrid), born in Santander, Spain (d. 2020)
- Mar 26 Patrick Süskind, German novelist and screenwriter ("Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"), born in Ambach, Bavaria, Germany
- Mar 26 Rudi Koertzen, South African cricket umpire (Tests 108 1992-2010; ODIs 209; T20Is 14), born in Knysna, South Africa (d. 2022)
- Mar 26 Vicki Lawrence, American television actress (The Carol Burnett Show; Mama's Family), and singer ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"), born in Inglewood, California
- Mar 27 Patrick Deuchar, CEO (Albert Hall)
- Mar 27 Poul Ruders, Danish organist and composer (Four Compositions; Manhattan Abstraction; Sound And Simplicity), born in Ringsted, Denmark
- Mar 27 Russ Conway, American sports journalist (Eagleson NHL scandal), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- Mar 28 Michael W. Young, American geneticist noted for work studying circadian rhythms (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2017), born in Miami, Florida
- Mar 28 Paul Bayvel, South African rugby union scrum-half (10 caps; Transvaal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2020)
- Mar 28 Ronnie Ray Smith, American athlete, 4 X 100m relay runner (Olympic gold 1968), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
- Mar 28 Shafiq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani batsman during the 70's), born in Lahore, Pakistan
- Mar 29 Dave Greenfield, British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (The Stranglers - "Golden Brown"), born in Brighton, England (d. 2020)
- Mar 29 Keith Simpson, British politician and military historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk
- Mar 29 Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist (Brecker Brothers), born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- Mar 29 Uton Dowe, West Indian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 12 wickets; Jamaica), born in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- Mar 30 (Richenda Antoinette) "Dana" Gillespie, British actress (Jesus Christ Superstar), and folk-pop-rock-blues singer-songwriter, born in Woking, Surrey, England
- Mar 30 Lene Lovich, English-American singer, songwriter and musician (Lucky Number), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 30 Liza Frulla, Canadian politician (National Assembly of Quebec, 1989-98; Member of Parliament, 2002-06), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Mar 30 Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman
- Mar 30 Sue Cook, British broadcaster (Crimewatch), born in Ruislip, England
About March 1949
How Old? 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No