- Mar 1 Catherine Bach, American actress (Daisey Duke-The Dukes of Hazzard), born in Warren, Ohio
- Mar 1 Janis Gill, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo - "Midnight Girl"), born in Torrance, California
- Mar 1 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, American violist and operatic mezzo-soprano, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2006)
- Mar 1 Ron Howard, American actor and director (American Graffiti, Happy Days), born in Duncan, Oklahoma
- Mar 2 Hunt Sales, American rock drummer (Todd Rundgren; Iggy Pop; Tin Machine), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 2 John Sciarra, American College Football Hall of Fame safety (UCLA; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 2 Pete Johnson, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl, All Pro 1981; Cincinnati Bengals), born in Fort Valley, Georgia
- Mar 2 Stone Phumelele Sizani, South African treasurer (UDF)
- Mar 3 Chris Hughes, English record producer and rock drummer (Adam & The Ants), born in London, England
- Mar 3 John Lilley, American rock guitarist and dobro player (The Hooters - "All You Zombies"; "And We Danced"), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Mar 3 Keith Fergus, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Temple, Texas
Catherine O'Hara (69 years old)
Mar 4 Canadian actress (Home Alone movies, Schitt's Creek), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 4 François Fillon, French politician and Prime Minister of France (2007-12), born in Le Mans, Sarthe, France
- Mar 4 Mark Chorvinsky, American author, editor and publisher of "Strange Magazine", born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
- Mar 4 Peter Jacobsen, American golfer (US Senior Open 2004, Senior Players C'ship 2005; 7 PGA Tour titles), born in Portland, Oregon
- Mar 4 Willie Thorne, English snooker player (1985 Classic), born in Leicester, England (d. 2020)
- Mar 5 João Lourenço, Angolan politician (President of Angola 2017-), born in Luanda, Angola
- Mar 5 Marsha Warfield, American comedian, and actress (Night Court, 1986-92 - "Roz"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 7 Matt Frenette, Canadian rock drummer (Loverboy)
- Mar 8 Cheryl Baker, British rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies"), and TV presenter, born in Bethnal Green, London, ENgland
- Mar 8 David Wilkie MBE, Scottish swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1976; World C 'ship gold 200m breaststroke 1973, 75, 100m 1975), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Mar 8 Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper (Olympic gold 1976)
- Mar 9 Bobby Sands, Irish IRA member and leader of the hunger strike at Maze Prison where he died, born in Newtownabbey, Northern Abbey (d. 1981)
- Mar 9 Carlos Ghosn, French Brazilian automobile executive (Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors), born in Porto Velho, Brazil
- Mar 9 Charmain Elaine Sylvers, American rocker (The Sylvers), born in Watts, Los Angeles
- Mar 9 Kevin Wade, American screenwriter (Working Girls), born in Chappaqua, New York
- Mar 10 Scott Litt, American sound engineer and record producer (Flaming Lips; R.E.M.), born in New York
- Mar 10 Tina Charles [Hoskins], British disco singer ("I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"), born in Whitechapel, London, England
- Mar 11 Gale Norton, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior
- Mar 12 Anish Kapoor, Indian born British sculptor, born in Mumbai, India
- Mar 12 Joseph Ngute, Cameroonian politician (Prime Minister of Cameroon 2019-), born in Bongong Barombi, Cameroon
- Mar 13 Robin Duke, Canadian actress and comedienne (SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 14 Adrian Zmed, American actor (TJ Hooker, Dance Fever), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 14 Jann Browne, American country singer (Mexican Wind), born in Anderson, Indiana
- Mar 15 Craig Wasson, Oregon, actor (Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club)
- Mar 16 Colin Ireland, Kent, England, serial killer ('Gay Slayer'/ Coleherne killer), (d. 2012)
- Mar 16 Dav Whatmore, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Victoria) and coach (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Mar 16 Hollis Stacy, American golfer (US Open, 1977-78, 84), born in Savannah, Georgia
- Mar 16 Jimmy Nail, singer/actor (Evita, Spender, Howling II)
- Mar 16 Miklós Csemiczky, Hungarian contemporary classical and electronic music composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Mar 16 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist (Heart - "Baracuda"; "What About Love"), born in San Francisco, California
- Mar 17 Lesley-Anne Down, British actress and singer (A Little Night Music; Moonraker), born in London, England
- Mar 17 Rena Jones, American musician and producer
- Mar 18 James F Reilly II, Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut (STS 89, sk:100)
- Mar 19 Indu Shahani, Indian educationist and Sheriff of Mumbai
- Mar 20 Charlie Simmer, Ontario, NHL left winger (LA Kings)
- Mar 20 Jim Seales, American country singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South"), born in Hamilton, Alabama
- Mar 20 Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
- Mar 20 Louis Sachar, American Newberry Medal winning young-adult author (Holes; Wayside School; Marvin Redpost series), born in East Meadow, New York
- Mar 22 Ross Browner, American College Football HOF defensive end (Notre Dame; Maxwell Award 1977; Cincinnati Bengals), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2022)
- Mar 23 Bobby Crush English cabaret pianist, songwriter, actor, and broadcaster, born in Leyton, England
- Mar 23 Geno Auriemma, Italian-born American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies), born in Montella, Italy
- Mar 24 Donna Pescow, actress (Angie, Out of this World, Rainbow), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 24 Hank Roberts, American electric and acoustic jazz cellist (Bill Frissell Quartet; Arcado String Trio), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Mar 24 Irina Ratushinskaya, Soviet dissident poet (Beyond the Limit), born in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union (d. 2017)
- Mar 24 Mike Braun, American politician (Senator-R-Indiana 2019-), born in Jasper, Indiana
- Mar 24 Robert Carradine, actor (Slim-The Cowboys, Wavelength), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 25 Elli Stai, Greek journalist and TV presenter
- Mar 25 Thom Loverro, American sportswriter
- Mar 26 Curtis Sliwa, American activist, founder of the Guardian Angels, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 26 Dorothy Porter, Australian poet (The Monkey's Mask), librettist, (The Eternity Man), and lyricist (The Fiery Maze), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2008)
- Mar 26 Kazuhiko Inoue, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
- Mar 26 Piers Gardner, British human rights lawyer (British Institute of Intl & Comparative Law)
- Mar 28 Bill Bourne, Canadian Juno Award-winning folk, rock, and world music guitarist, and singer-songwriter, born in Red Deer, Alberta
- Mar 28 Morris Mason, American convicted rapist and murderer (d. 1985)
- Mar 29 Karen Ann Quinlan, American famous comatose patient (right to die case), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Mar 31 Tony Brock, England, rock drummer (Isn't It Time, Every Time I Think of You)
About March 1954
How Old? 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No