Famous Birthdays on March 22

1771 Heinrich D. Zschokke, German Swiss author (Das Goldmacherdorf), born in Magdeburg, Prussia (d. 1848)

Wilhelm I (1797-1888)

King of Prussia (1861-88) and the 1st German Emperor (1871-88), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire

1799 Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, German astronomer, cataloguer of 324,188 stars, born in Memel, Kingdom of Prussia, (d. 1875)
1799 Joseph Saxton, American inventor, watchmaker, and photographer (1st daguerrotype in US), born in Huntington, Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
1812 Stephen Pearl Andrews, American abolitionist (d. 1886)
1813 Gabriel René Paul, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1886)
1814 Thomas Crawford, American sculptor (Babes in the Wood, Statue of Freedom on dome of US Capitol), born in New York City (d. 1857)
1817 Braxton Bragg, American General (Confederate Army), born in Warrenton, North Carolina (d. 1876)
1818 John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (d. 1846)
1819 William Wirt Adams, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1888)
1822 Ahmed Cevdet Paşa, Turkish statesman and historian (Minister of Justice), born in Lovča, Ottoman Empire (d. 1895)
1822 Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte, Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1866), born in Goes, Netherlands (d. 1902)
1822 Seth Williams, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Augusta, Maine (d. 1866)
1824 William Henry Chase Whiting, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1865)
1834 Francis Asbury Shoup, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1896)
1842 Carl Rosa, German-born violinist and composer (founder of the Rosa opera company that toured UK and US), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1889)
1842 Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian composer (Taras Bulba), conductor and ethno-musicologist, born in Hrynky, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1912)
1846 Randolph Caldecott, English illustrator (Caldecott Medal namesake), born in Chester, England (d. 1886)
1857 Arnold Sauwen, Belgium poet (Along the Meuse), born in Stokkem, Belgium (d. 1938)
1857 Paul Doumer, French politician (Governor-General of French Indochina 1897-1902, 13th President of France 1931-32), born in Aurillac, France (d. 1932)
1860 Alfred Ploetz, German physician (d. 1940)
1867 Meijer Linnewiel [Prof Cockadorus], Amsterdam famous street hawker, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1934)
1868 Hamish MacCunn, Scottish composer (The Land of the Mountain and the Flood), and teacher, born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 1916)

Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953)

American physicist (photoelectric effect; Nobel 1923), born in Morrison, Illinois

Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964)

1st President of the Philippines (1899-1901), born in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines

1874 Ellen Glasgow, American novelist (Pulitzer Prize for the Novel 1942), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1945)
1878 Michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (Olympic gold representing France, marathon 1900), born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1923)
1880 Ernie Quigley, Canadian Basketball HOF official (St. Mary's College, Kansas Uni), basketball umpire (1936 Olympics), MLB umpire (6xWorld Series) & football referee, born in Newcastle, New Brunswick (d. 1960)
1885 Adriano Lualdi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1971)
1885 Aryeh Levin [Reb Aryeh], Orthodox Jewish rabbi (d. 1969)
1885 Jēkabs Mediņš, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1971)
1887 Chico Marx [Leonard Marx], American comedian (Marx Brothers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1961)
1894 Surya Sen "Master Da", Indian activist for independence (Chittagong armoury raid), born in Chittagong, British India (d. 1934)
1896 He Long, Chinese Communist revolutionary, marshal of the People's Liberation Army, born in Sangzhi, Hunan, China (d. 1969)
1896 Joseph Schildkraut, Austrian actor (Cleopatra, Joseph Schildkraut Presents, Diary of Anne Frank), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1964)
1899 Ruth Page, American ballet dancer and choreographer (Diaghilev; Pygmalion), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1991)
1901 Greta Kempton, Austrian born American artist (White House artist under Truman), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1991)
1902 Ellin Berlin (née MacKay), American heiress, writer (Lace Curtain), and second wife of songwriter Irving Berlin, born in Roslyn, New York (d. 1988)
1903 James Sargent Russell, US pilot and admiral (WW II Pacific Ocean), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1996)
1903 Jochen Klepper, German writer, born in Beuthen, Silesia (d. 1942)
1905 Carlo Alberto Pizzini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1981)
1905 Grigorij Kosinzev, Russian director of film and theater, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
1907 Hugh Mitchell, American politician (Senator-D-Washington 1944-46, Rep-D-Washington 1949-63), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 1996)
1907 James Gavin, US 82nd Airborne Division General (Sicily/Normandy), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
1907 Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun who claimed to have witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima as a child (d. 2005) or born 28 March
1908 Albrecht Goes, German writer and theologian, born in Langenbeutingen (d. 2000)
1908 Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Urangeline, NSW (d. 1991)
1908 Louis D L'Amour, American best-selling author (Hondo, Jubal Sackett), born in Jamestown, North Dakota (d. 1988)
1908 Maurice Stans, American Secretary of Commerce (1969-72) and Watergate figure, born in Shakopee, Minnesota (d. 1998)
1909 Gabrielle Roy, French Canadian author (The Tin Flute, Street of Riches), born in St. Boniface, Manitoba (d. 1973)
1909 Jack Popplewell, British composer and playwright (If I Should Fall In Love Again), born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)
1910 Nicholas Monsarrat, English novelist (The Cruel Sea), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1979)
1912 Agnes Martin, Canadian-American abstract painter, born in Macklin, Saskatchewan (d. 2004)
1912 Henri Rousselot, French admiral (submarine commander during WWII), born in Lorraine, France (d. 1994)
1912 Karl Malden [Mladen George Sekulovich], American actor (Streets of San Francisco; A Streetcar Named Desire; American Express commercials), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
1912 Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (Hard Day's Night, Steptoe and Son), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1985)
1913 James Westerfield, American actor (Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1971)
1913 Lew Wasserman, American film studio executive (d. 2002)
1913 Tom McCall, American politician, Governor of Oregon (d. 1983)
1914 Lord Stokes [Donald Stokes], English industrialist (British Leyland), born in Plymouth, England (d. 2008)
1914 Masao Maruyama, Japanese social scientist, born in Osaka, Japan (d. 1996)
1915 Fen Cresswell, New Zealand cricket slow bower (3 Tests, 13 wickets; Wellington, Central Districts), born in Wanganui, New Zealand (d. 1966)
1915 Forest 'Bud' Sagendorf, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Wenatchee, Washington (d. 1994)
1915 Georgiy Zhzhonov, Russian actor and writer (The Secret Agent's Blunder), born in Petrograd, Russian Empire (d. 2005)
1916 George Wyle [Bernard Weissman], American composer (The Ballad of Gilligan's Island"; "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"), and orchestra leader (The Flip Wilson Show), born in New York City (d. 2003)
1917 Charles Pick, British publisher (William Heinemann), (d. 2000)
1917 Josephine van Gasteren, Dutch actress and director (Bluejackets, De kleine zielen), born in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1989)
1917 Virginia Grey, American actress (Another Thin Man, Idiot's Delight, Idaho), born in Edendale, California (d. 2004)
1918 Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese politician, Guyanese Premier (1953, 1957-64) 'Father of the Nation', born in Port Mourant, Guiana (d. 1997)
1918 Tauno Pylkkanen, Finnish opera composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1980)
1920 Fanny Waterman, English concert pianist and teacher (founder of Leeds International Piano Competition), born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
1920 James Brown, American actor (Objective, Burma!, Rin Tin Tin), born in Desdemona, Texas (d. 1992)
1920 Ross Martin [Martin Rosenblatt], Polish-American actor (Mr Lucky, The Wild Wild West), born in Gródek, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1981)
1920 Werner Klemperer, German-American Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actor (Judgment at Nuremberg; Hogan's Heroes - "Col. Klink"), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2000)
1921 Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi, Italian actor (Between Miracles), born in Castro dei Volsci, Italy (d. 2004)
1921 Wilhelmus Norbert Schmelzer, Dutch foreign minister (KVP), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008)
1922 Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause), born in New York City (d. 2015)
1923 Bryan Clieve Roberts, English lawyer and colonial administrator (instrumental in Malawi transition to independence), born in Southsea, England (d. 1996)
1923 Marcel Marceau, French mime artist and actor (Barbarella, Silent Movie), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2007)
1924 Al Neuharth, American newspaper founder (USA Today)
1924 Bill Wendell, American TV announcer (To Tell The Truth, 1972-77; Late Night With David Letterman; Late Show With David Letterman, 1993-95), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1924 Paul Fussell, American historian (The Great War and Modern Memory), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2012)
1925 Colin Spedding, British biologist and animal welfare advocate (d. 2012)
1925 Gerard Hoffnung, German-British artist, humorist and tuba player (Hoffnung Music Festival), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1959)
1926 Billy Goodman, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1949, 53; AL batting champion 1950; Boston Red Sox), born in Concord, North Carolina (d. 1984)
1926 Julius Marmur, American biochemist and geneticist (DNA research), born in Bialystok, Poland (d. 1996)
1927 Marty Blake, NBA executive (GM Atlanta Hawks, NBA Director of Scouting), born in Wyoming, PA (d. 2013)
1928 Betty Callaway, English figure skating coach (Torvill & Dean, Regőczy & Sallay), born in Reading, England (d. 2011)
1928 Bill Archer, American politician (Rep-R-TX, 1971-2001), born in Houston, Texas
1928 Carrie Donovan, American fashion editor (d. 2001)
1928 Dmitri Volkogonov, Russian historian (biographies of Stalin and Lenin) and colonel general, born in Chita, USSR (d. 1995)
1928 E.D. Hirsch. American social commentator, born in Memphis, Tennessee
1928 Ed Macauley, American Basketball Hall of Fame center (7-time NBA All Star), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2011)
1930 Derek Bok, American lawyer and educator (President of Harvard University), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1930 Lynden Pindling, Bahamas 'Father of the Nation' Prime Minister of Bahamas (1967-92), born in Nassau, Bahamas (d. 2000)
1930 Pat Robertson, American Baptist televangelist and media mogul (700 club, Presidential candidate-R-1989), born in Lexington, Virginia (d. 2023) [1]

American Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning composer and lyricist (West Side Story; Sunday in the Park With George; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Gypsy), born in NYC, New York [1]

1931 Billy Vessels, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1952, University of Oklahoma), born in Cleveland, Oklahoma (d. 2001)
1931 Igor Hajek, Czech translator and writer, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (d. 1995)
1931 Leslie Thomas, Welsh writer (The Virgin Soldiers), born in Newport (d. 2014)

William Shatner (92 years old)

1931 Canadian author, director and actor (Star Trek; T J Hooker), born in Montreal, Quebec

1932 Larry Evans, American chess grandmaster, author and journalist (5 x US Chess C'ship; 20+ books), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)
1932 Leo "Bud" Welch, American gospel and Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("You Can't Hurry God"; "Cadillac Baby"), born in Sabougla, Mississippi (d. 2017)
1932 Richard Thomas, British admiral (Royal Navy) and NATO representative, born in Rhyl, Wales (d. 1998)
1933 Abolhassan Banisadr, Iranian politician, President of Iran (1980-81), born in Hamadan, Iran
1933 Buddy MacKay, American politician (Rep-D-FL, 1983-89), Governor of Florida for 24 days, born in Ocala, Florida
1933 J. P. McCarthy, American radio personality (WJR Detroit), born in NYC, New York (d. 1995)
1933 Michel Hidalgo, French soccer midfielder (1 cap; Monaco) and manager (France 1976-84; UEFA Euro 1984), born in Leffrinckoucke, France (d. 2020)
1934 Larry Martyn, English comedy actor (d. 1994)
1934 Leslie Turnberg, British medical researcher and academic, President of the Royal College of Physicians
1934 May Britt, Swedish actress (Young Lions), and wife of Sammy Davis Jr, born in Lidingö, Sweden
1934 Orrin Hatch, American politician (US Senator from Utah (R), 1977-2019) longest-serving Utah US Senator, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
1935 Bertil Johansson, Swedish soccer striker (5 caps; IFK Göteborg 267 games) and manager (IFK Göteborg), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2021)
1935 Danny Ray, American MC, stage manager, valet and "cape man" for soul singer James Brown, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021)
1935 M[ichael] Emmet Walsh, American actor (Wildcats, War Party), born in Ogdensburg New York
1936 Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-British country singer ("The Last Farewell"; "Durham Town"), born in Nairobi, Kenya (d. 2023) [1]
1936 Ron Carey, American labor leader (International Brotherhood of Teamsters), born in NYC, New York (d. 2008)
1937 Angelo Badalamenti, American Grammy Award-winning film composer (Twin Peaks; The Straight Story; Blue Velvet; Mulholland Drive), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022) [1]
1937 Armin Hary, German athlete (2 Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m relay 1960), born in Quierschied, Germany
1937 Jon Hassell, American composer and trumpet player (Dream Theory In Malaya), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2021)
1938 Sonny Holland, American college football coach (Montana State University 1971-77; Big Sky C'ship 1972, 76), born in Butte, Montana (d. 2022)
1940 Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American obstetrician, author, refugee and actor (The Killing Fields), born in Samrong Yong, Cambodia (d. 1996)
1941 Billy Collins, American poet (Poet Laureate of the United States 2001-2003), born in New York City
1941 Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (Strapless, Wings of Desire), born in Zurich, Switzerland
1941 Jeremy Clyde, English pop singer and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy - "A Summer Song") and actor (The Iron Lady), born in Dorney, Buckinghamshire
1942 Bernd Herzsprung, German actor (Freunde fürs Leben), born in Hamburg, Germany
1942 Dick Pound, Canadian chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency
1942 Jorge Ben, Brazilian musician and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1943 George Benson, American jazz and blues singer and guitarist (Breezin'), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1943 Joseph Schwantner, American composer (Aftertones of Infinity), born in Chicago, Illinois
1943 Keith Relf, British blues-rock singer and harmonica player (The Yardbirds - "For Your Love"; Renaissance, 1969-71), born in Richmond, England (d. 1976)
1944 Chris Stainton, English session and touring bass and keyboard player (Joe Cocker; The Who), born in Woodseats, England
1944 Tony McPhee, British blues-rock guitarist and singer (The Groundhogs), born in Humberston, England (d. 2023)
1945 Alan Opie, British Grammy Award-winning baritone (Boughton - Bethlehem; Britten's Peter Grimes "Balstrode"), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England
1945 Chuck Jackson, American R&B singer (The Independents - "Leaving Me"), songwriter and record producer (Natalie Cole; Phyllis Hyman), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1946 Don Chaney, NBA player (Houston Rockets)/coach (Detroit Pistons)
1946 José Luiz Carbone, Brazilian soccer midfielder (6 caps; São Paulo, Internacional, Botafogo) and coach (Fluminense, Guarani), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2020)
1946 Laraine Ashton, fashion models' agent (London)
1946 Melvin Sparks, American soul-jazz, hard bop, jazz-blues, and session guitarist (Lou Donaldson, Houston Person, Jimmy McGriff), born in Houston Texas (d. 2011)
1946 Rudy Rucker, American sci-fi author (Wetware) and one of the founders of cyberpunk, born in Louisville, Kentucky
1946 Serge [Ruud Schaap], Dutch singer and guitarist (Saskia & Serge), born in Den Helder, Netherlands
1947 Harry Vanda [Vandenberg], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Easybeats - "Friday On My Mind"), born in Voorburg, Netherlands

James Patterson (76 years old)

1947 American author (Alex Cross, Witch and Wizard), born in Newburgh, New York

1947 Marek Bliziński, Polish jazz guitarist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1989)
1947 Patrick Olive, Grenadian percussionist (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), born in Grenada

Andrew Lloyd Webber (75 years old)

1948 British theatrical composer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Phantom of the Opera; Cats), born in London, England

1948 Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band: McCoys), born in Winchester, Indiana (d. 1993)
1948 Wolf Blitzer, American television journalist (CNN), born in Augsburg, Germany
1949 Brian Hanrahan, British TV newsman (BBC), born in Middlesex, England (d. 2010)
1949 Fanny Ardant, French actress (The Woman Next Door), born in Saumur, France
1950 Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1982, 89), born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland (d. 2012)
1951 Howard Reitzes, American rocker (Iron Butterfly), born in Southgate, California
1951 Musa Manarov, Soviet cosmonaut who spent 541 days in space (Soyuz TM-4, TM-11), born in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR
1952 Bob Costas, American sportscaster and talk show host (Later), born in Queens, New York
1952 Jay Dee Daugherty, American drummer, worked with Patti Smith, born in New York City
1953 Robin Le Mesurier [Halliley], British session and touring guitarist (The Wombles; Rod Stewart; Johnny Hallyday), born in Kensington, England (d. 2021)
1953 Thomas H. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-Maine 1991-95), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
1954 Ross Browner, American College Football HOF defensive end (Notre Dame; Maxwell Award 1977; Cincinnati Bengals), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 2022)
1955 (Waliou) "Wally" Badarou, French musician (Level 42), born in Paris, France
1955 Pete Sessions, American politician (REP-R-Texas 1997-209, 2021-), born in Waco, Texas
1955 Valdis Zatlers, Latvian politician 7th President of Latvia, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
1956 Generosa Ammon, American widow of murdered multimillionaire Ted Ammon, suspect in his death, born in Laguna Beach, California (d. 2003)
1956 Lena Olin, Swedish actress (Enemies A Love Story), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1957 Stephanie Mills, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Wiz), born in Brooklyn, New York
1958 Fatih Birol, Turkish economist and energy expert (International Energy Agency), born in Ankara, Turkey
1958 Joyce Lester, Australian softball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
1958 Laurie David, American political activist
1958 Pete Wylie, English rocker (Sinful), born in Liverpool, England
1959 Avraham Fried [Friedman], Orthodox Jewish Musician, born in Brooklyn, New York
1959 Carlton Cuse, Mexican-born American TV writer and executive
1959 Matthew Modine, American actor (Full Metal Jacket), born in Loma Linda, California
1962 Juan Aguilera, Spanish tennis player, born in Barcelona, Spain
1962 Steve Dillon, English comic book artist (Preacher), born in London (d. 2016)
1963 Rich Monteleone, pitcher (California Angels), born in Tampa, Florida
1963 Suzanne Sulley, English rocker (The Human League - "Don't You Want Me"), born in Sheffield, England
1963 Tony Elumelu, Nigerian economist and philanthropist (United Bank for Africa, The Tony Elumelu Foundation), born in Jos, Nigeria
1965 Emma Wray, English actress, born in Birkenhead, England
1966 Artis Pabriks, Latvian politician, born in Jūrmala, Lavtian SSR, USSR
1966 Brian Shaw, American NBA guard and coach (Orlando Magic, SF Warriors), born in Oakland, California
1966 Martha McSally, American politician (Senator Arizona (R) 2019-20), first female American pilot to fly in combat, born in Warwick, Rhode Island
1966 Sara Crowe, Scottish stage and screen actress (Four Weddings and a Funeral; Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners), and novelist, born in Irvine, Scotland
1966 Sean Berry, American infielder (Houston Astros), born in Santa Monica, California
1967 Mario Cipollini, Italian professional road cyclist, born in Luca, Italy
1968 Euronymous [Øystein Aarseth], Norwegian black-metal guitaits and producer (Mayhem), born in Surnadal, Norway (d. 1993)

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