| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Joseph P. Addabbo |
Politician |
17-Mar-1925 |
10-Apr-1986 |
Congressman from New York, 1961-86 |
| Melissa Auf der Maur |
Bassist |
17-Mar-1972 |
|
Bass player for Smashing Pumpkins, Hole |
| Sidney Barthelemy |
Politician |
17-Mar-1942 |
|
Mayor of New Orleans, 1986-94 |
| Sammy Baugh |
Football |
17-Mar-1914 |
17-Dec-2008 |
Redskins QB and charter Hall of Famer |
| Pattie Boyd |
Model |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Ex-Wife of George Harrison, Eric Clapton |
| Patricia Breslin |
Actor |
17-Mar-1931 |
12-Oct-2011 |
The People's Choice |
| Lester Breslow |
Doctor |
17-Mar-1915 |
9-Apr-2012 |
Dean, UCLA School of Public Health, 1972-80 |
| Charles F. Brush |
Inventor |
17-Mar-1849 |
15-Jun-1929 |
Street lights |
| W. Haydon Burns |
Politician |
17-Mar-1912 |
22-Nov-1987 |
Mayor of Jacksonville, 1949-65 |
| Pierce Butler |
Judge |
17-Mar-1866 |
16-Nov-1939 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1923-39 |
| Turner Catledge |
Journalist |
17-Mar-1901 |
27-Apr-1983 |
New York Times editor |
| Thomas Chalmers |
Religion |
17-Mar-1780 |
30-May-1847 |
Free Church of Scotland |
| Christian Clemenson |
Actor |
17-Mar-1958 |
|
Dr. Tom Loman on CSI: Miami |
| Nat King Cole |
Singer |
17-Mar-1917 |
15-Feb-1965 |
Unforgettable |
| Billy Corgan |
Musician |
17-Mar-1967 |
|
Lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins |
| Marisa Coughlan |
Actor |
17-Mar-1974 |
|
Side Order of Life |
| Gottlieb Daimler |
Engineer |
17-Mar-1834 |
6-Mar-1900 |
Invented the motorcycle |
| Brittany Daniel |
Actor |
17-Mar-1976 |
|
Jessica on Sweet Valley High |
| Stormy Daniels |
Pornstar |
17-Mar-1979 |
|
Space Nuts: Episode 69 |
| Frank DeKova |
Actor |
17-Mar-1910 |
15-Oct-1981 |
Chief Wild Eagle on F Troop |
| Lesley-Anne Down |
Actor |
17-Mar-1954 |
|
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Patrick Duffy |
Actor |
17-Mar-1949 |
|
Bobby Ewing on Dallas |
| William S. Farish |
Business |
17-Mar-1939 |
|
W.S. Farish & Co. |
| Meyer Feldberg |
Educator |
17-Mar-1942 |
|
Dean of Columbia Business School, 1989-2004 |
| Dusty Foggo |
Government |
17-Mar-1954 |
|
CIA Executive Director, 2004-06 |
| Patricia Ford |
Model |
17-Mar-1969 |
|
Playboy lingerie model |
| John Wayne Gacy |
Criminal |
17-Mar-1942 |
10-May-1994 |
28 dead boys in his crawlspace |
| Cito Gaston |
Baseball |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Manager, Toronto Blue Jays, 1989-97 and 2008-10 |
| Stephen Gately |
Singer |
17-Mar-1976 |
10-Oct-2009 |
Boyzone |
| William Gibson |
Author |
17-Mar-1948 |
|
Pioneer of Cyberpunk science fiction |
| François Girardon |
Sculptor |
17-Mar-1628 |
1-Sep-1715 |
French sculptor under Louis XIV and XV |
| Bill Graham |
Politician |
17-Mar-1939 |
|
Interim Leader, Canada's Liberal Party |
| Kate Greenaway |
Artist |
17-Mar-1846 |
6-Nov-1901 |
British illustrator |
| Walter Q. Gresham |
Government |
17-Mar-1832 |
28-May-1895 |
US Secretary of State, 1893-95 |
| Arye Gross |
Actor |
17-Mar-1960 |
|
Adam Green on Ellen |
| Patrick Hamilton |
Playwright |
17-Mar-1904 |
23-Sep-1962 |
Gaslight |
| Mia Hamm |
Soccer |
17-Mar-1972 |
|
Top US women's soccer player |
| Justin Hawkins |
Musician |
17-Mar-1975 |
|
The Darkness frontman |
| Michael V. Hayden |
Government |
17-Mar-1945 |
|
Former Director of the CIA |
| Amelia Heinle |
Actor |
17-Mar-1973 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
| Walter Hess |
Scientist |
17-Mar-1881 |
12-Aug-1973 |
Brain mapping, neurophysiological methods |
| Donald F. Hornig |
Educator |
17-Mar-1920 |
|
President of Brown University, 1970-76 |
| James Irwin |
Astronaut |
17-Mar-1930 |
8-Aug-1991 |
8th to walk on the Moon |
| Michael Ivins |
Bassist |
17-Mar-1963 |
|
Bassist for The Flaming Lips |
| James IV |
Royalty |
17-Mar-1473 |
9-Sep-1513 |
King of Scotland, 1488-1513 |
| Bobby Jones |
Golf |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
Winner of 13 major championships |
| Mark Boone Junior |
Actor |
17-Mar-1955 |
|
Robert Munson on Sons of Anarchy |
| Paul Kantner |
Musician |
17-Mar-1941 |
|
Jefferson Airplane |
| Edmund Kean |
Actor |
17-Mar-1789 |
15-May-1833 |
English tragic actor |
| Siegfried Lenz |
Author |
17-Mar-1926 |
|
Deutschstunde |
| Carl Leubsdorf |
Journalist |
17-Mar-1938 |
|
Dallas Morning News |
| Vicki Lewis |
Actor |
17-Mar-1960 |
|
Redhead Beth on NewsRadio |
| Penelope Lively |
Novelist |
17-Mar-1933 |
|
Moon Tiger |
| Rob Lowe |
Actor |
17-Mar-1964 |
|
Brat-packer, Sam on The West Wing |
| Mercedes McCambridge |
Actor |
17-Mar-1916 |
2-Mar-2004 |
All the King's Men |
| Jim Nance McCord |
Politician |
17-Mar-1879 |
2-Sep-1968 |
Governor of Tennessee, 1945-49 |
| Gale W. McGee |
Politician |
17-Mar-1915 |
9-Apr-1992 |
US Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77 |
| Lachlan McIntosh |
Military |
17-Mar-1725 |
20-Feb-1806 |
Killed Button Gwinnett in a duel |
| Cynthia McKinney |
Politician |
17-Mar-1955 |
|
Congresswoman from Georgia, 1993-2003 and 2005-07 |
| Don Mitchell |
Actor |
17-Mar-1943 |
|
Mark Sanger on Ironside |
| Rudy Ray Moore |
Actor |
17-Mar-1937 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Dolemite |
| Katie Morgan |
Pornstar |
17-Mar-1980 |
|
Blonde Crack Attack |
| Rudolf Nureyev |
Dancer |
17-Mar-1938 |
6-Jan-1993 |
Defected to France from Kirov Ballet |
| Michael O'Shea |
Actor |
17-Mar-1906 |
4-Dec-1973 |
It's a Great Life |
| Mark W. Olson |
Economist |
17-Mar-1943 |
|
Chairman, PCAOB |
| Lindsay Owen-Jones |
Business |
17-Mar-1946 |
|
CEO of L'Oreal, 1988-2006 |
| John O. Pastore |
Politician |
17-Mar-1907 |
15-Jul-2000 |
Governor and Senator from Rhode Island |
| Mark Pellington |
Film Director |
17-Mar-1962 |
|
Arlington Road |
| Mujibur Rahman |
Head of State |
17-Mar-1920 |
15-Aug-1975 |
President, Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Dana Reeve |
Activist |
17-Mar-1961 |
6-Mar-2006 |
Christopher Reeve Foundation |
| Jeanne-Marie Roland |
Relative |
17-Mar-1754 |
8-Nov-1793 |
French woman of intrigue |
| Sydne Rome |
Actor |
17-Mar-1951 |
|
What? |
| Olesya Rulin |
Actor |
17-Mar-1986 |
|
High School Musical |
| Kurt Russell |
Actor |
17-Mar-1951 |
|
Call him Snake |
| Bayard Rustin |
Activist |
17-Mar-1910 |
24-Aug-1987 |
Organized the 1963 March on Washington |
| John Sebastian |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Theme to Welcome Back, Kotter |
| Jeremy Sheffield |
Actor |
17-Mar-1966 |
|
Alex Adams on Holby City |
| Casey Siemaszko |
Actor |
17-Mar-1961 |
|
Three O'Clock High |
| Gary Sinise |
Actor |
17-Mar-1955 |
|
Det. Taylor on CSI: NY |
| Mathew St. Patrick |
Actor |
17-Mar-1968 |
|
Keith Charles on Six Feet Under |
| Swift |
Rapper |
17-Mar-1976 |
|
D-12 |
| H. Patrick Swygert |
Educator |
17-Mar-1943 |
|
President of Howard University, 1995-2008 |
| Roger Brooke Taney |
Judge |
17-Mar-1777 |
12-Oct-1864 |
US Chief Justice, 1836-64 |
| Zola Taylor |
Singer |
17-Mar-1934 |
30-Apr-2007 |
The Platters |
| Yanic Truesdale |
Actor |
17-Mar-1970 |
|
Michel Gerard on Gilmore Girls |
| Rusty Warren |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Mar-1931 |
|
Songs for Sinners |
| Stephen L. Weber |
Educator |
17-Mar-1942 |
|
President, San Diego State University |
| Gene Ween |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Mar-1970 |
|
Ween |
| Mark White |
Politician |
17-Mar-1940 |
|
Governor of Texas, 1983-87 |
| Patricia A. Woertz |
Business |
17-Mar-1953 |
|
CEO of Archer Daniels Midland |
| Natalie Zea |
Actor |
17-Mar-1975 |
|
Winona Hawkins on Justified |