History Births on March 06

Adam Osborne, Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (d. 2003)

#Adam_Osborne

Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1975)

#Bob_Wills

Peter Brötzmann, German saxophonist and clarinet player

#Peter_Brötzmann

Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian and politician (d. 1540)

#Francesco_Guicciardini

Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (d. 1971)

#Nella_Walker

Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepali banker and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Nepal

#Madhav_Kumar_Nepal

Matthew Guy, Australian politician

#Matthew_Guy

Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet and diplomat (d. 1556)

#Luigi_Alamanni

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Canadian pianist and conductor

#Yannick_Nézet-Séguin

Guy Kibbee, American actor and singer (d. 1956)

#Guy_Kibbee

D. L. Hughley, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#D._L._Hughley

Marcus Thames, American baseball player and coach

#Marcus_Thames

Cyrano de Bergerac, French author and playwright (d. 1655)

#Cyrano_de_Bergerac

John of Gaunt (d. 1399)

#John_of_Gaunt

Tim Howard, American soccer player

#Tim_Howard

Marcus Smart, American basketball player

#Marcus_Smart

Shuler Hensley, American actor and singer

#Shuler_Hensley

Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer

#Simon_Mignolet

Eskil Pedersen, Norwegian politician

#Eskil_Pedersen

Will Eisner, American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005)

#Will_Eisner

Sage Rosenfels, American football player

#Sage_Rosenfels

Henry Laurens, English-American merchant and politician, 5th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1792)

#Henry_Laurens

Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013)

#Ottmar_Walter

Clint Barmes, American baseball player

#Clint_Barmes

Philip Sheridan, Irish-American general (d. 1888)

#Philip_Sheridan

Timo Werner, German footballer

#Timo_Werner

Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (d. 2014)

#Leo_Bretholz

Francis Atterbury, English bishop and poet (d. 1732)

#Francis_Atterbury

José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (d. 1960)

#José_Antonio_Aguirre_(politician)

Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (d. 2010)

#Marc_Bazin

Charles I of Württemberg (d. 1891)

#Charles_I_of_Württemberg

Ken Anderson, American wrestler and actor

#Ken_Anderson_(wrestler)

Joanna Miles, French-born American actress

#Joanna_Miles

Richard Rushall, British businessman (d. 1953)

#Richard_Rushall

Shabani Nonda, DR Congolese footballer

#Shabani_Nonda

Alan Greenspan, American economist and politician

#Alan_Greenspan

Connie Britton, American actress

#Connie_Britton

Peter Lindgren, Swedish guitarist and songwriter

#Peter_Lindgren_(musician)

Molla Mallory, Norwegian-American tennis player (d. 1959)

#Molla_Mallory

Ben Murphy, American actor

#Ben_Murphy

Bronis?aw Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)

#Bronis?aw_Geremek

Afonso Costa, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1937)

#Afonso_Costa

Charlie Mulgrew, Scottish footballer

#Charlie_Mulgrew

John II of Castile (d. 1454)

#John_II_of_Castile

Richard Noble, Scottish race car driver and businessman

#Richard_Noble

Carolyn Porco, American astronomer and academic

#Carolyn_Porco

William H. Webster, American lawyer and jurist, 14th Director of Central Intelligence

#William_H._Webster

Jake Arrieta, American baseball player

#Jake_Arrieta

Ed McMahon, American comedian, game show host, and announcer (d. 2009)

#Ed_McMahon

Bakaye Traoré, French-Malian footballer

#Bakaye_Traoré

George Pocock, English admiral (d. 1792)

#George_Pocock

Ross Detwiler, American baseball player

#Ross_Detwiler

Princess Clémentine of Orléans (d. 1907)

#Princess_Clémentine_of_Orléans

Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (d. 1959)

#Lou_Costello

Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri

#Kit_Bond

George du Maurier, French-English author and illustrator (d. 1896)

#George_du_Maurier

Glenn Greenwald, American journalist and author

#Glenn_Greenwald

Pehr Kalm, Swedish-Finnish botanist and explorer (d. 1779)

#Pehr_Kalm

Antoine-Henri Jomini, Swiss-French general (d. 1869)

#Antoine-Henri_Jomini

Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist

#Rob_Reiner

Jam Handy, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1983)

#Jam_Handy

Alison Nicholas, British golfer

#Alison_Nicholas

Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1564)

#Michelangelo

Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Andrzej_Wajda

Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer

#Georgi_Kitanov

Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)

#Gerrie_Knetemann

Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (d. 1938)

#Ben_Harney

Stanis?aw Jerzy Lec, Polish poet and author (d. 1966)

#Stanis?aw_Jerzy_Lec

Denis Napthine, Australian politician, 47th Premier of Victoria

#Denis_Napthine

Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975)

#Lefty_Grove

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English-Italian poet and translator (d. 1861)

#Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning

Michael Finley, American basketball player

#Michael_Finley

John Stossel, American journalist and author

#John_Stossel

Arthur Roche, English archbishop

#Arthur_Roche

Wesley Hoedt, Dutch footballer

#Wesley_Hoedt

Santi di Tito, Italian painter (d. 1603)

#Santi_di_Tito

Andranik Teymourian, Armenian-Iranian footballer

#Andranik_Teymourian

Jim Knight, English politician

#Jim_Knight

Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby league player

#Tyrell_Fuimaono

Ann Curtis, American swimmer (d. 2012)

#Ann_Curtis

Oscar Straus, Viennese composer and conductor (d. 1954)

#Oscar_Straus_(composer)

William Claflin, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)

#William_Claflin

Beanie Sigel, American rapper

#Beanie_Sigel

Ella P. Stewart, pioneering Black American pharmacist (d. 1987)

#Ella_P._Stewart

Dick Fosbury, American high jumper

#Dick_Fosbury

Daniël de Ridder, Dutch footballer

#Daniël_de_Ridder

Gordon Cooper, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004)

#Gordon_Cooper

Empress K?jun of Japan (d. 2000)

#Empress_K?jun

Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand soprano and actress

#Kiri_Te_Kanawa

Guy Garvey, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Guy_Garvey

Aracely Arámbula, Mexican actress and singer

#Aracely_Arámbula

Julio Bocca, Argentinian ballet dancer and director

#Julio_Bocca

Jean Seaton, English historian and academic

#Jean_Seaton

Ron Delany, Irish runner and coach

#Ron_Delany

Tyler Gregory Okonma, American rapper

#Tyler,_the_Creator

Stephen Schwartz, American composer and producer

#Stephen_Schwartz_(composer)

Mary Wilson, American singer

#Mary_Wilson_(singer)

Nathan Redmond, English footballer

#Nathan_Redmond

Darrick Martin, American basketball player and coach

#Darrick_Martin

Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (d. 2004)

#Ted_Abernathy

Viktor Burenin, Russian author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1926)

#Viktor_Burenin

Lorin Maazel, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)

#Lorin_Maazel

Érik Bédard, Canadian baseball player

#Érik_Bédard

Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach (d. 2001)

#Willie_Stargell

Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1826)

#Joseph_von_Fraunhofer

Jimmy Hunter, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1962)

#Jimmy_Hunter

Wes Montgomery, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1968)

#Wes_Montgomery

Jakob Fugger, German merchant and banker (d. 1525)

#Jakob_Fugger

Juan Luis Vives, Spanish scholar and humanist (d. 1540)

#Juan_Luis_Vives

Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American businessman, co-founded the Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895)

#Aaron_Lufkin_Dennison

Gus Sonnenberg, American football player and wrestler (d. 1944)

#Gus_Sonnenberg

David Gilmour, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#David_Gilmour

Steve Vizard, Australian television host, actor, and producer

#Steve_Vizard

Phil Alvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Blasters)

#Phil_Alvin

Karol Kurpi?ski, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1857)

#Karol_Kurpi?ski

Red Simpson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

#Red_Simpson

Kiki Dee, English singer-songwriter

#Kiki_Dee

Marina Erakovic, New Zealand tennis player

#Marina_Erakovic

Valentina Tereshkova, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut

#Valentina_Tereshkova

Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (d. 2015)

#Richard_Corliss

Jeff Greenwald, American author, photographer, and monologist

#Jeff_Greenwald

Keishu Tanaka, Japanese politician, 17th Japanese Minister of Justice

#Keishu_Tanaka

Georg Luger, Austrian gun designer, designed the Luger pistol (d. 1923)

#Georg_Luger

Frankie Howerd, English comedian (d. 1992)

#Frankie_Howerd

Albert Tessier, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1976)

#Albert_Tessier

Jaret Reddick, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Jaret_Reddick

Tom Foley, American lawyer and politician, 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2013)

#Tom_Foley

Francisco Cervelli, Venezuelan-Italian baseball player

#Francisco_Cervelli

Eli Marienthal, American actor

#Eli_Marienthal

Chris Tomson, American drummer

#Chris_Tomson

Choummaly Sayasone, Laotian politician, 5th President of Laos

#Choummaly_Sayasone

Howard McGhee, American trumpeter (d. 1987)

#Howard_McGhee

Kevin-Prince Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer

#Kevin-Prince_Boateng

Antoine-François Andréossy, French general and diplomat (d. 1828)

#Antoine-François_Andréossy

Ring Lardner, American journalist and author (d. 1933)

#Ring_Lardner

Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player, actor, and rapper

#Shaquille_O'Neal

Ellen Muth, American actress

#Ellen_Muth

Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)

#Gabriel_García_Márquez

Agnieszka Radwa?ska, Polish tennis player

#Agnieszka_Radwa?ska

Shaukat Aziz, Pakistani economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan

#Shaukat_Aziz

Giorgos Karagounis, Greek footballer

#Giorgos_Karagounis

Alan Davies, English comedian, actor and screenwriter

#Alan_Davies

Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (d. 2014)

#Marion_Barry

Andrés Rentería, Colombian footballer

Emma McDougall, English footballer (d. 2013)

Lex Luger, American keyboard player and producer

Agnes Carlsson, Swedish singer

José Manuel Flores, Spanish footballer

Emílson Cribari, Brazilian footballer

David Flair, American wrestler

Chad Wicks, American wrestler

Nantie Hayward, South African cricketer

Brad Schumacher, American swimmer

Trent Willmon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Greg Ostertag, American basketball player

Moira Kelly, American actress and director

Allan Bateman, Welsh rugby player

Sleepy Floyd, American basketball player and coach

Peter Roebuck, English cricketer, journalist, and sportcaster (d. 2011)

Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (d. 2015)

Cyprien Ntaryamira, Burundian politician, 5th President of Burundi (d. 1994)

Harald Schumacher, German footballer and manager

Martin Buchan, Scottish footballer and manager

Anna Maria Horsford, American actress

Angelo Castro, Jr., Filipino actor and journalist (d. 2012)

Marilyn Strathern, Welsh anthropologist and academic

Jeff Wooller, English accountant and banker

R. H. Sikes, American golfer

Ken Danby, Canadian painter (d. 2007)

Ivan Boesky, American businessman

Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (d. 2002)

Derek Kevan, English footballer (d. 2013)

Augusto Odone, Italian economist and inventor of Lorenzo's oil (d. 2013)

William Davis, German-English journalist and economist (d. 2019)

David Sheppard, English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005)

William J. Bell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)

Ray O'Connor, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Western Australia (d. 2013)

Lewis Gilbert, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003)

Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 2014)

Ella Logan, Scottish-American singer and actress (d. 1969)

Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 1987)

Henri Jeanson, French journalist and author (d. 1970)

Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001)

Furry Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)

F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, co-designed Villa Vizcaya (d. 1980)

Lucy Barnes, American writer (d. 1809)