History Births on March 15

Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer-songwriter

#Veronica_Maggio

Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist (d. 1895)

#Johann_Josef_Loschmidt

Penny Lancaster, English model and photographer

#Penny_Lancaster

Ben Hilfenhaus, Australian cricketer

#Ben_Hilfenhaus

Kristian Kostov, Russian/Bulgarian singer-songwriter

#Kristian_Kostov

Richard Layard, Baron Layard, English economist and academic

#Richard_Layard,_Baron_Layard

Malin Buska, Swedish actress

#Malin_Buska

Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981)

#Zarah_Leander

Brian Tee, Japanese-American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Brian_Tee

Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo (d. 2001)

#Fadil_Hoxha

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge

#Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg

Sam Baldock, English footballer

#Sam_Baldock

Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant (d. 1333)

#Margaret_of_England,_Duchess_of_Brabant

E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)

#E._Donnall_Thomas

Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player and coach

#Craig_Ludwig

David Silverman, American animator, director, and screenwriter

#David_Silverman_(animator)

Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

#Mark_Hoppus

Shunzhi Emperor of China (d. 1661)

#Shunzhi_Emperor

Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and mountaineer (d. 1980)

#Boris_Delaunay

Francesco Gonzaga, Catholic cardinal (d. 1483)

#Francesco_Gonzaga_(1444-1483)

Lawrence Tierney, American actor (d. 2002)

#Lawrence_Tierney

Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer-songwriter, actress, and producer

#Sabrina_Salerno

Anne Davies, English television presenter and newsreader

#Anne_Davies_(British_journalist)

Freddie Bynum, American baseball player

#Freddie_Bynum

Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1951)

#Eugène_Fiset

Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary and lexicographer (d. 1660)

#Alexandre_de_Rhodes

Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of the American band Grateful Dead

#Phil_Lesh

Massimo Bubola, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Massimo_Bubola

Arif Mardin, Turkish-American record producer (d. 2006)

#Arif_Mardin

Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

#Sly_Stone

Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1889)

#Karl_Davydov

Eric Decker, American football player

#Eric_Decker

Howard Devoto, English singer-songwriter

#Howard_Devoto

Macdonald Carey, American actor (d. 1994)

#Macdonald_Carey

Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)

#Bobby_Bonds

Daniel Featley, English theologian and controversialist (d. 1645)

#Daniel_Featley

George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (d. 1738)

#George_Bähr

Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player

#Kostas_Vasileiadis

Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (d. 2014)

#Michael_Scott-Joynt

Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)

#Punch_Imlach

Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1952)

#Harold_L._Ickes

Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss bacteriologist and microbiologist (d. 1930)

#Waldemar_Haffkine

Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer

#Umut_Bulut

Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer (d. 1987)

#Gilberto_Freyre

Holger Stromberg, German chef

#Holger_Stromberg

Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater

#Takeru_Kobayashi

Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor

#Joaquim_de_Almeida

Kate Bornstein, American author and activist

#Kate_Bornstein

Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1453)

#Jacob,_Margrave_of_Baden-Baden

Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986)

#Howard_Greenfield

Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host

#Jimmy_Swaggart

Manuk Abeghian, Armenian author and scholar (d. 1944)

#Manuk_Abeghian

Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor, often erroneously identified as the inventor of the Paper clip (d. 1910)

#Johan_Vaaler

Marjorie Merriweather Post, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded General Foods (d. 1973)

#Marjorie_Merriweather_Post

Christine Anu, Australian singer

#Christine_Anu

J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor (d. 1985)

#J._Pat_O'Malley

Ted Kaufman, American engineer and politician

#Ted_Kaufman

Tavon Austin, American footballer

#Tavon_Austin

Robyn Malcolm, New Zealand actress

#Robyn_Malcolm

Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey

#Yutaka_Take

Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter (d. 1986)

#Jaroslava_Muchová

Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer

#Renny_Harlin

Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player and coach

#Mike_Pagliarulo

Anne de Montmorency, French captain and diplomat (d. 1567)

#Anne_de_Montmorency

Alia Bhatt, Actress and singer of Indian origin and British citizenship

#Alia_Bhatt

Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)

#Lightnin'_Hopkins

Marcus Raichle, American neurologist and physiologist

#Marcus_Raichle

Jackson Scholz, American runner (d. 1986)

#Jackson_Scholz

George Brent, Irish-American actor (d. 1979)

#George_Brent

Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author (d. 2015)

#Valentin_Rasputin

Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean educator and politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2014)

#Kumba_Ialá

Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (d. 1907)

#Jules_Chevalier

Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (d. 1979)

#Louis_Paul_Boon

Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player

#Veselin_Topalov

Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Dee_Snider

Abhay Deol, Indian actor

#Abhay_Deol

John Henry Kagi, American lawyer and activist (d. 1859)

#John_Henry_Kagi

Reza Shah, Iranian king (d. 1944)

#Reza_Shah

Jens Salumäe, Estonian skier

#Jens_Salumäe

Juraj Kukura, Slovak-German actor

#Juraj_Kukura

Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach

#Mike_Tomlin

Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge (d. 1944)

#Berthold_Schenk_Graf_von_Stauffenberg

Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter

#Olsen_Brothers

Harold Baines, American baseball player and coach

#Harold_Baines

Young Buck, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Young_Buck

Judd Hirsch, American actor

#Judd_Hirsch

Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian historian and politician, 1st President of Liberia (d. 1876)

#Joseph_Jenkins_Roberts

Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)

#Sérgio_Vieira_de_Mello

Robert Fick, American baseball player

#Robert_Fick

A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (d. 2007)

#A._K._Faezul_Huq

William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar (d. 1939)

#William_Mitchell_Ramsay

The Iron Sheik, Iranian-American wrestler and actor

#The_Iron_Sheik

Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter and television host

#Mark_McGrath

Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player

#Kostas_Kaimakoglou

Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Mike_Love

Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1925)

#Christian_Michelsen

Bob Wilber, American clarinetist and saxophonist

#Bob_Wilber

Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian-Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1917)

#Wladimir_Burliuk

Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1916)

#Eduard_Strauss

will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor (The Black Eyed Peas and Atban Klann)

#Will.i.am

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)

#William_Lamb,_2nd_Viscount_Melbourne

Lütfi K?rdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (d. 1961)

#Lütfi_K?rdar

Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist and academic, co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science (d. 1954)

#Liberty_Hyde_Bailey

Alan Bean, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2018)

#Alan_Bean

John Snow, English physician and epidemiologist (d. 1858)

#John_Snow

Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter

#Jacques_Doillon

Joe Hahn, American DJ, producer, and director (Linkin Park)

#Joe_Hahn

Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish landowner, playwright, and translator (d. 1932)

#Augusta,_Lady_Gregory

Mark J. Green, American lawyer and politician

#Mark_J._Green

Charles Knight, English author and publisher (d. 1873)

#Charles_Knight_(publisher)

Rona Ambrose, Canadian journalist and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Health

#Rona_Ambrose

William Milligan, Scottish theologian, author, and educator (d. 1892)

#William_Milligan

Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ry_Cooder

Jimmy Baio, American actor

#Jimmy_Baio

Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and author

#Ben_Okri

Alqas Mirza, Safavid prince (d. 1550)

#Alqas_Mirza

Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer

#Mikael_Forssell

Xavier Henry, American basketball player

#Xavier_Henry

Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player and scout

#Kevin_Youkilis

Jan Fyt, Flemish painter (d. 1661)

#Jan_Fyt

Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician

#Chi_Cheng_(athlete)

Karl Josef von Hefele, German bishop and theologian (d. 1893)

#Karl_Josef_von_Hefele

David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

#David_Cronenberg

Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)

#Andrew_Jackson

Élisée Reclus, French geographer and academic (d. 1905)

#Élisée_Reclus

Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer

#Daryl_Murphy

Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer

#Kyle_Mills

Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (d. 343)

#Saint_Nicholas

Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983)

#Norm_Van_Brocklin

Bryce Gibbs, Australian footballer

#Bryce_Gibbs_(Australian_rules_footballer)

Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (d. 1983)

#Harry_James

Robin Hunicke, American video game designer and producer

#Robin_Hunicke

Paul Pogba, French footballer

#Paul_Pogba

Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (d. 1842)

#Archibald_Menzies

Alexander Sims, English race car driver

#Alexander_Sims_(racing_driver)

Howard Koh, American physician and politician, 14th United States Assistant Secretary for Health

#Howard_Koh

Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner

#Wilson_Kipsang_Kiprotich

Bob Budiansky, American author and illustrator

#Bob_Budiansky

Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (d. 2006)

#Kanshi_Ram

James Basevi Ord, Mexican-American colonel (d. 1938)

#James_Basevi_Ord

Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (Oslo Philharmonic) (d. 1935)

#Johan_Halvorsen

Adrien Silva, Portuguese footballer

#Adrien_Silva

Siobhan Magnus, American singer-songwriter

#Siobhan_Magnus

Kurt Baptiste, Australian rugby league player

#Kurt_Baptiste

John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (d. 1916)

#John_Sebastian_Little

Derek Parra, American speed skater and coach

#Derek_Parra

Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Bret_Michaels

Kurt Koch, Swiss cardinal

#Kurt_Koch

Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy

#Terje_Riis-Johansen

Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg (d. 1573)

#Hedwig_Jagiellon,_Electress_of_Brandenburg

Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health

#Frank_Dobson

Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (d. 1924)

#Mariano_Álvarez

Stanis?aw Wojciechowski, Polish scholar and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Poland (d. 1953)

#Stanis?aw_Wojciechowski

Charles Lloyd, American saxophonist and flute player

#Charles_Lloyd_(jazz_musician)

Eva Longoria, American actress and producer

#Eva_Longoria

Katherine Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Katherine_Brooks

Yo Yo Honey Singh, Indian music producer

#Yo_Yo_Honey_Singh

Richard Bruton, Irish economist and politician, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

#Richard_Bruton

Emil von Behring, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)

#Emil_von_Behring

Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic

#Sunetra_Gupta

Matthew Charlton, Australian miner and politician (d. 1948)

#Matthew_Charlton

Philip Green, English businessman

#Philip_Green

Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)

#Paul_Heyse

Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player

#Darcy_Tucker

Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)

#Zhores_Alferov

Caitlin Wachs, American actress

Sandro Raniere, Brazilian footballer

Jolo Revilla, Filipino actor and politician

James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player

Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer

Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian footballer

Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater

Badradine Belloumou, French-Algerian footballer

Ricky Sekhon, English actor

Heiko Niidas, Estonian basketball player

Golda Marcus, Salvadoran swimmer

Sean Biggerstaff, Scottish actor

Emily Dunn, American actress and dancer

Tom Budge, Australian actor

Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)

Eric Grothe, Jr. Australian rugby league player and guitarist

Cara Pifko, Canadian actress

Masayuki Naruse, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

Joanne Wise, English long jumper

Naka Drotske, South African rugby player

Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer and coach

Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer

Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese manga artist, creator of Sailor Moon

Rockwell, American singer-songwriter and musician

Davide Pinato, Italian footballer

Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer-songwriter

Terry Cummings, American basketball player and singer

Phil Walsh, Australian rules footballer and coach (d. 2015)

Lisa Holton, American journalist and author

Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager

Clay Matthews, Jr., American football player and coach

Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer

Craig Wasson, American actor

Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman, co-founded MonaVie

Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress

Heather Graham Pozzessere, American author

David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English educator and politician

Gino Ferrin, German footballer and manager

Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)

Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author

Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (d. 1986)

Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 2016)

Leonid Yengibarov, Russian-Armenian clown and boxer (d. 1972)

David Andrews, Irish politician, 21st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ireland

Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)

Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (d. 2019)

Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (d. 1978)

Madelyn Pugh, American television writer and producer (d. 2011)

Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (d. 1987)

Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (d. 2009)

Jack Fairman, English race car driver (d. 2002)

Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician (d. 1944)

Saint Daniele Comboni, Italian missionary and saint (d. 1881)

Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician and academic (d. 1861)

Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (d. 1663)

Fujiwara no Tadamichi, Japanese noble (d. 1164)