Famous Birthdays on March 25

1661 Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
1688 Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, German baroque composer and organist, born in Germany (d. 1747)
1699 Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer (Antonio e Cleopatra), baptized in Bergedorf, Germany (d. 1873)
1702 Christian Gottlieb Ziegler, German organist, kapellmeister, and composer, born in Pulsnitz, Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1772)
1702 Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst, Dutch silk merchant (founded Teyler's Museum), born in Haarlem, Dutch Republic (d. 1778)
1713 Jean-Baptiste Canavas [Canavasso], Italian composer and cellist, born in Turin, Duchy of Savor (now Italy) (d. 1784)
1723 Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], Dutch political protester in Rotterdam (orangism), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1798)
1745 Nicolas Etienne Framery, French composer and lyricist, born in Rouen, France (d. 1810)
1762 Francesco Giuseppe Pollini, Italian composer and pupil of Mozart, born in Ljubljana (d. 1846)
1767 Joachim Murat, French military leader and statesman (Marshal of France; King of Naples, 1808-15), born in La Bastide-Fortunière, France (d. 1815)
1769 Salvatore Vigano, Italian choreographer, dancer and composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1821)
1770 Carl Friedrich Ebers, German composer and arranger, born in Kassel (d. 1836)
1782 Caroline Bonaparte, Queen of Naples (d. 1839) and sister of Napoleon
1786 Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863)
1797 John Winebrenner, American clergyman (founded Church of God General Conference), born in Walkersville, Maryland (d. 1860)
1800 Paulin Paris, French scholar and historian, born in Avenay, France (d. 1881)
1808 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary and poet (Cortes), born in Almendralejo, Spain (d. 1842)
1818 Isaac Ingalls Stevens, American Major General (Union Army), born in North Andover, Massachusetts (d. 1862)
1820 Xavier de Merode, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope in Rome (d. 1874)
1823 William T. Thompson American Martin, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1910)

1824 Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (Rep-R-NY) (d. 1900)
1830 Julius Caesar, English cricket batsman (first English tours to North America 1859-60, Australia & NZ 1864-5; Surrey CCC), born in Godalming. England (d. 1878)
1839 William Bell Wait, American educator of the blind (NY Point system), born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 1916)
1840 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)
1848 William Keith Brooks, American marine zoologist (anatomy and embryology of marine animals), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1908)
1863 Simon Flexner, American pathologist (d. 1946)
1865 Pierre Weiss, French physicist (theory of ferromagnetism), born in Mulhouse, France (d. 1940)

Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957)

Italian cellist and conductor (La Scala, 1898-1908 & 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 & 1944-54), born in Parma, Kingdom of Italy

1867 John Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor (Mt Rushmore), born in St. Charles, Idaho Territory (d. 1941)
1868 Bill Lockwood, English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 7/71, 1 x 50; Surrey CCC), born in Nottingham, England (d. 1932)
1869 Gustaaf Schamelhout, Flemish physician and writer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1944)
1872 Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina), born in the Province of Venice (d. 1933)
1873 Rudolf Rocker, German American anarchist, born in Mainz, Germany (d. 1958)
1875 Spencer Charters, American actor (3 Faces West, Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
1877 Walter Little, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
1878 Theodore Samuel Holland, British composer and pedagogue, born in Wimbledon (d. 1947)
1879 Otakar Zich, Czech composer, born in Městec Králové (d. 1934)

Béla Bartok (1881-1945)

Hungarian pianist, composer (Concerto for Orchestra), and ethno-musicologist, born in Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary

1881 Mary Webb, English writer (Gone to Earth), born in Leighton, England (d. 1927)
1882 Haydn Wood, English composer, born in Slaithwaite (d. 1959)
1884 Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
1885 Veit Valentin, German-American controversial historian (Deutsche Revolution), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1947)
1886 Athenagoras, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
1892 Andy Clyde, Scottish actor (The Real McCoys, Lassie), born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1967)
1893 Edward Hart, American politician (Rep-D-NJ)/1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities, born in Jersey City (d. 1961)
1894 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, Swedish American composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1962)
1895 Siegfried Handloser, German physician (d. 1954)
1897 "Sweet" Emma Barrett, American Dixieland jazz pianist and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1983)
1897 John Laurie, Scottish actor (Hamlet, The 39 Steps, Jericho, Island of Desire), born in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (d. 1980)
1899 Bella Spewack, Hungarian-American playwright (Kiss Me Kate), born in Bucharest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1990)
1899 Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer, and subject of the film 'The World's Fastest Indian", born in Invercargill, New Zealand (d. 1978)
1899 Jacques Audiberti, French poet and playwright (Race of Men), born in Antibes, France (d. 1965)
1901 Camilla Wedgwood, English anthropologist (Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides), born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England (d. 1955)
1901 Ed Begley, American actor (12 Angry Men, The Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1970)
1902 Sten Broman, Swedish composer and actor, born in Uppsala, Uppsala län (d. 1983)
1903 Frankie Carle [Francesco Carlone], American pianist, known as "the Wizard of the Keyboard", big band and dance orchestra leader, and songwriter ("Sunrise Serenade"; "The Golden Touch"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2001)
1903 Gertrude "Binnie" Barnes, actress (Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers), born in London, England (d. 1998)
1903 Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (d. 1990)

A. J. P. Taylor (1906-1990)

English historian (The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918, Origins of the Second World War), born in Southport, England

1906 Curley Weaver, American blues guitarist, born in Covington, Georgia (d. 1962)
1906 Jean Sablon, French singer-songwriter, born in Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris (d. 1994)
1906 John Howard Pyle, American politician (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), born in Sheridan, Wyoming, (d. 1987)
1908 Bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater & hotel director, born in London, England (d. 1985)

David Lean (1908-1991)

English film director (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Ryan's Daughter), born in Croydon, England

1909 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), born in Auburn, Illinois (d. 1983)
1909 Jay Blackton, American conductor and arranger (Guys & Dolls; Oklahoma!), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1910 Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), born in Saluzzo, Italy (d. 2014)
1910 Mario Peragallo, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1996)

Jack Ruby (1911-1967)

American nightclub owner who murdered assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, born in Chicago, Illinois

1911 Willy Anthoons, Belgium avant-garde sculptor (Mystic verheffing), born in Malines, Belgium (d. 1982)
1912 Jean Vilar, French stage and film actor and director (Théâtre National Populaire), born in Sète, France (d. 1971)
1914 Marthe Robert, French essayist and translator who influenced Sigmund Freud, born in Paris, France (d. 1996)
1914 Norman Borlaug, American agronomist (Green Revolution - Nobel Peace Prize 1970), born in Cresco, Iowa (d. 2009)
1915 Dick Winslow, American actor (Tom Sawyer, Mutiny on the Bounty), born in Jennings, Louisiana (d. 1991)
1916 Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1995)
1917 Nancy Barbato Sinatra, first wife and life-long friend of Frank Sinatra, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2018)
1918 Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (Monday Night Football), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 1995)
1919 Jeanne Cagney, American stage, screen, and radio actress (Lion is in the Streets; Quicksand; Yankee Doodle Dandy), born in NYC, New York (d. 1984)
1920 Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner (d. 1992)
1920 Patrick Troughton, English actor (second Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Mill Hill (d. 1987)
1921 Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1993)
1921 Nancy Kelly, American child actress and model (The Bad Seed, Double Exposure, Jesse James), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1995)

Simone Signoret (1921-1985)

French actress (Casque d'Or, Room at the Top), born in Wiesbaden, Germany

1922 Bruno VeSota, American character actor and director (They Stand Accused, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1976)

Eileen Ford (1922-2014)

American modelling agency executive and co-founder (Ford Modelling Agency), born in Manhattan, New York,

1922 Tobias Schneebaum, American writer, anthropologist and explorer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1923 Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2019)
1923 Lee Hale, American choral director (The Entertainers), born in Tacoma, Washington
1923 Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), born in Fijnaart, Netherlands (d. 2003)
1924 Julia Perry, American classical composer (Soul Symphony; Cask of Amontillado; Homunuclus C.F.), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1979)
1924 Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu), born in Osaka, Japan
1925 Flannery O'Connor, American Southern novelist (A Good Man is Hard to Find), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1964)
1926 Hans Rausing, Swedish British industrial billionaire (Tetra Pak)
1926 Laszlo Papp, Hungarian Olympic Boxer (Gold-1948, 1952, 1956)
1926 Riz Ortolani, Italian Grammy Award-winning composer and arranger, predominantly of film scores (Mondo Cane - "More"), born in Pesaro, Italy (d. 2014)
1927 Leslie Claudius, Indian field hockey (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56), born in Bilaspur, India (d. 2012)
1928 Hilton Kramer, American art critic, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1928 James A. Lovell Jr, American astronaut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1929 Cecil Taylor, American pianist, poet, and one of the pioneers of free jazz, born in Corona, Queens, New York (d. 2018)
1929 Harris W. Fawell, American politician (Rep-R-IL, 1985-99), born in Chicago, Illinois
1929 Kenneth Haigh, British actor (Look Back in Anger; Search for the Nile), born in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2018)
1929 Tommy Hancock, American western swing fiddler and bandleader (Supernatural Family Band - "I Should Have Married Marie"; "Tacos for Two"), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2020)
1930 David Burge, American pianist, composer and conductor, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2013)
1931 Paul Motian, American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio; Keith Jarrett), composer, and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1931 Roger Zatkoff, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954, 55, 56; First Team All Pro 1954, 55; Green Bay Packers), born in Hamtramck, Michigan (d. 2021)
1931 Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon & Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1978)
1932 Wes Santee, American runner, born in Ashland, Kansasmiler (d. 2010)
1933 (Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", born in Bermondsey, England (d. 2023)
1933 Carlos Duarte, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; FC Porto, Leixões SC), born in Huambo, Angola (d. 2022)

Gloria Steinem (89 years old)

1934 American feminist and publisher (Ms Magazine), born in Toledo, Ohio

1934 Johnny Burnette, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Train Kept A-Rollin'"; "You're Sixteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1964)
1935 (Juan) "Johnny" Pacheco, Dominican-American salsa flutist, bandleader, composer, record producer and label executive (Fania Records), born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (d. 2021) [1]
1935 Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde, Filipino boxer (featherweight and super featherweight champion), born in Bogo (d. 1985)
1935 Susan Engel, British actress (Ascendancy), born in Vienna, Austria
1936 Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales, American jazz bassist, born in New York City (d. 1995)
1937 Scot Palmer, Australian sports journalist (The Sun, Sunday Press, Seven Network; President Football Writers Association), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
1937 Tom Monaghan, American founder of Dominos pizza, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1938 Daniel Buren, French conceptual artist, born in Paris, France
1938 Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver
1938 Hoyt Axton, American songwriter, singer ("No No Song"; "Joy To The World"; "I've Never Been To Spain"), and actor (McCloud; Gremlins; The Rousters), born in Duncan, Oklahoma (d. 1999)
1939 Toni Cade Bambara, American director, writer and academic (The Salt Easters), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1940 Anita Bryant, American singer (George Gobel Show) and anti-homosexuality campaigner, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma
1941 Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian politician

American singer known as "The Queen of Soul" ("Respect"; "Think"; "Chain of Fools"), pianist, songwriter, and first female performer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), born in Memphis, Tennessee

1942 Jacqueline Lichtenberg, American sci-fi author (Star Trek Lives!, Dreamspy)
1942 Kim Woodburn, English television personality (How Clean is Your House), born in Eastney, England
1942 Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
1943 Paul Michael Glaser, American actor (Starsky-Starsky & Hutch), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1943 Pavel Lednev, Russian pentathlete (Olympic gold 1980)
1944 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1944 Terry L. Bruce, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1985-93), born in Olney, Illinois
1946 Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin], American actress (Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel), born in NYC, New York
1946 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France, born in Toulouse, France (d. 2010)
1946 Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (d. 1995)
1946 Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions, born in Mulhouse, France (d. 1991)
1947 Claudine Schneider, American politician (Rep-R-RI, 1981-91), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania

Elton John (76 years old)

1947 English singer-songwriter and piano player ("Rocketman"; "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"; "Candle In The Wind"), born in Pinner, Middlesex

1948 Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter (Watchdog), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
1948 Michael Stanley [Gee], American rocker (Michael Stanley Band - "My Town"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
1949 Bob Ezrin, Canadian keyboardist and music producer (Alice Cooper; Peter Gabriel; Kiss; Pink Floyd), born in Toronto, Canada
1949 Jean Potvin, Canadian NHL player, 1970-81 (New York Islanders, and three other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1949 Kaja Danczowska, Polish classical violinist, and teacher, born in Krakow, Poland
1949 Klaus Mertens, German bass and bass-baritone singer, born in Kleve, West Germany
1949 Neil Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Amen Corner - "Bend Me Shape Me"), born in Llanbradach, South Wales (d. 2018)
1950 Chuck Greenberg, American jazz and new age saxophonist, composer, and producer (Shadowfax), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
1950 Robert O'Reilly, American stage and screen actor (Star Trek - "Klingon Chancellor Gowron"), born in New York City
1950 Ronald "Ronnie" McDowell, American country singer ("The King Is Gone"), born in Portland, Tennessee
1951 Bob Pelander, American rock keyboardist/vocalist (Michael Stanley Band, 1976-87), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1951 Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Canadian politician (first indigenous women elected to Canadian parliament and first cabinet minister), born in Tulita, Northwest Territories [1]
1951 Maisie Williams, British vocalist (Boney M), born in Brades, Montserrat, British West Indies
1952 Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician
1952 Jack Lee, American rock singer and songwriter (Blondie - "Hanging on the Telephone"; Paul Young - "Come Back and Stay"), born in Alaska (d. 2023)
1953 Haroon Rashid, Pakistani cricket batsman (23 Tests, 3 x 100s; 12 ODIs; Karachi, Sind, UBIL, UBP), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1953 Mary Gross, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds), born in Chicago, Illinois
1954 Elli Stai, Greek journalist and TV presenter
1954 Thom Loverro, American sportswriter
1955 Daniel Boulud, French chef and restaurateur
1955 Lee Mazzilli, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1979, NY Mets; World Series 1986, Pittsburgh Pirates), manager (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2000, NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York
1956 Matthew Garber, English child actor (Mary Poppins), born in London, England (d. 1977)
1956 Sonia M Lannaman, England, 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1980)
1957 Jim Uhls, American screenwriter
1958 Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician
1958 James McDaniel, actor (Arthur Fancy-NYPD Blue), born in Washington, D.C.
1958 Maria Caridad Colón, Cuba, javelin thrower, (Olympic gold 1980)
1958 Sisy Chen, Taiwanese politician and television commentator
1958 Yograj Singh, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's)
1959 Vince Guerra, American jockey, born in Tucson
1960 Haywood Nelson, American actor (Haywood-Grady, Dwayne-What's Happening), born in NYC, New York
1960 Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress
1960 Robert Green, tennis star, born in Omaha, Nebraska
1960 Steve Norman, British rock saxophone player (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
1961 Fred Goss, American actor, comedian, and writer (Sons and Daughters), born in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan
1961 John Stockwell, actor (Born to Ride, City Limits), born in Galveston, Texas
1961 Mark Brooks, American golfer (PGA Championship 1996), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1962 Fernando Martín, Spanish basketball center (first Spaniard in NBA 1986, Portland Trail Blazers; FIBA Club World Cup 1981, Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1989)
1962 Marcia Cross, American television actress (Melrose Place), born in Marlborough, Massachusetts
1964 Alex Solls, American jockey, born in Panama City, Panama
1964 Ken Wregget, Brandon, NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins)
1965 Avery Johnson, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)

Sarah Jessica Parker (58 years old)

1965 American actress (Square Pegs, Sex and the City), born in Nelsonville, Ohio

1965 Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton, DJ (Hangin' With Hollywood, Z-100)
1966 Anton Rogan, Irish soccer defender (18 caps NI; Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1966 David Hohl, American freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1966 Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer (Guns N' Roses, 2006 -present), born in Brooklyn, New York