22 March Births

March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 284 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).
Births

841 – Bernard Plantapilosa, French son of Bernard of Septimania (d. 885)
875 – William I, Duke of Aquitaine (d. 918)
1212 – Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235)
1366 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (d. 1399)
1394 – Ulugh Beg, Persian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1449)
1459 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
1490 – Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Italian noble (d. 1538)
1499 – Johann Carion, German astrologer and chronicler (d. 1537)
1503 – Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian author and educator (d. 1583)
1599 – Anthony van Dyck, Flemish-English painter and etcher (d. 1641)
1609 – John II Casimir Vasa, Polish king (d. 1672)
1663 – August Hermann Francke, German clergyman, philanthropist, and scholar (d. 1727)
1684 – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician, Secretary at War (d. 1764)
1712 – Edward Moore, English poet and playwright (d. 1757)
1720 – Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect, designed the Yellow Palace and Bernstorff Palace (d. 1799)
1723 – Charles Carroll, American lawyer and politician (d. 1783)
1728 – Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter and theorist (d. 1779)
1785 – Adam Sedgwick, English scientist (d. 1873)
1797 – William I, German Emperor (d. 1888)
1808 – David Swinson Maynard, American physician and lawyer (d. 1873)
1812 – Stephen Pearl Andrews, American author and activist (d. 1886)
1814 – Thomas Crawford, American sculptor, designed the Statue of Freedom (d. 1857)
1817 – Braxton Bragg, American general (d. 1876)
1818 – John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer, founded Penwortham (d. 1846)
1822 – Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman sociologist, historian, scholar, statesman and jurist (d. 1895)
1842 – Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1912)
1846 – Randolph Caldecott, English illustrator and painter (d. 1886)
1846 – James Timberlake, American lieutenant, police officer, and farmer (d. 1891)
1852 – Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and educator (d. 1934)
1852 – Hector Sévin, French cardinal (d. 1916)
1855 – Dorothy Tennant, British painter (d. 1926)
1857 – Paul Doumer, French mathematician, journalist, and politician, 14th President of France (d. 1932)
1866 – Jack Boyle, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1913)
1868 – Robert Andrews Millikan, American colonel and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
1869 – Tom McInnes, Scottish-English footballer (d. 1939)
1873 – Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (d. 1939)
1880 – Ernest C. Quigley, Canadian-American football player and coach (d. 1960)
1884 – Arthur H. Vandenberg, American journalist and politician (d. 1951)
1884 – Lyda Borelli, Italian actress of cinema and theatre (d. 1959)
1885 – Aryeh Levin, Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (d. 1969)
1886 – August Rei, Estonian lawyer and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d. 1963)
1887 – Chico Marx, American actor (d. 1961)
1890 – George Clark, American racing driver (d. 1978)
1892 – Charlie Poole, American country banjo player (d. 1931)
1892 – Johannes Semper, Estonian poet and scholar (d. 1970)
1896 – He Long, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1969)
1896 – Joseph Schildkraut, Austrian-American actor (d. 1964)
1899 – Ruth Page, American ballerina and choreographer (d. 1991)
1901 – Greta Kempton, Austrian-American painter (d. 1991)
1902 – Johannes Brinkman, Dutch architect, designed the Van Nelle Factory (d. 1949)
1902 – Madeleine Milhaud, French actress and composer (d. 2008)
1903 – Bill Holman, American cartoonist (d. 1987)
1907 – James M. Gavin, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (d. 1990)
1908 – Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (d. 1991)
1908 – Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1988)
1909 – Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author and educator (d. 1983)
1910 – Nicholas Monsarrat, English sailor and author (d. 1979)
1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)
1912 – Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (d. 2004)
1912 – Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (d. 1959)
1913 – Tom McCall, American journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon (d. 1983)
1913 – Lew Wasserman, American businessman and talent agent (d. 2002)
1914 – John Stanley, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)
1914 – Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes, English businessman (d. 2008)
1917 – Virginia Grey, American actress (d. 2004)
1917 – Irving Kaplansky, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2006)
1917 – Paul Rogers, English actor (d. 2013)
1918 – Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese politician, 4th President of Guyana (d. 1997)
1919 – Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (d. 1990)
1920 – James Brown, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
1920 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (d. 2000)
1920 – Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (d. 1995)
1920 – Fanny Waterman, English pianist and educator, founded the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition
1921 – Nino Manfredi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1922 – John J. Gilligan, American lieutenant and politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (d. 2013)
1922 – Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (d. 2015)
1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (d. 2007)
1924 – Al Neuharth, American journalist and author, founded USA Today (d. 2013)
1924 – Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian colonel, pilot, and engineer (d. 1960)
1924 – Bill Roost, English footballer (d. 2013)
1924 – Osman F. Seden, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1924 – Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999)
1927 – Marty Blake, American basketball player and manager (d. 2013)
1928 – Carrie Donovan, American journalist (d. 2001)
1928 – E. D. Hirsch, American author, critic, and academic
1928 – Ed Macauley, American basketball player, coach, and priest (d. 2011)
1929 – P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. (d. 1973)
1930 – Derek Bok, American lawyer and academic
1930 – Pat Robertson, American minister and broadcaster, founded the Christian Broadcasting Network
1930 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer and songwriter
1931 – Burton Richter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor
1931 – Leslie Thomas, Welsh journalist and author (d. 2014)
1932 – Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2014)
1932 – Larry Evans, American chess player and journalist (d. 2010)
1933 – Abolhassan Banisadr, Iranian economist and politician, 1st President of Iran
1934 – May Britt, Swedish actress
1934 – Sheila Cameron, English lawyer and judge
1934 – Orrin Hatch, American lawyer and politician
1935 – Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2013)
1935 – M. Emmet Walsh, American actor
1936 – Ron Carey, American trade union leader (d. 2008)
1936 – Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Erol Büyükburç, Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor (d. 2015)
1937 – Angelo Badalamenti, American pianist and composer
1937 – Armin Hary, German sprinter
1937 – Jon Hassell, American trumpet player and composer
1938 – Rein Etruk, Estonian chess player (d. 2012)
1940 – Dave Keon, Canadian ice hockey player
1940 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (d. 1996)
1941 – Billy Collins, American poet
1941 – Jeremy Clyde, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor
1941 – Cassam Uteem, Mauritian politician, 2nd President of Mauritius
1942 – Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1942 – Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic
1943 – George Benson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1943 – Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1976)
1945 – Eric Roth, American screenwriter and producer
1945 – Peter Williams, English physicist and academic
1946 – Don Chaney, American basketball player and coach
1946 – Richard Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester, English journalist and politician
1946 – Rivka Golani, Israeli viola player and composer
1946 – Rudy Rucker, American mathematician, computer scientist, and author
1946 – Harry Vanda, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947 – George Ferguson, English architect and politician, 1st Mayor of Bristol
1947 – James Patterson, American author and producer
1947 – Maarten van Gent, Dutch basketball player and coach
1948 – Wolf Blitzer, American journalist
1948 – Andrew Lloyd Webber, English director and composer
1949 – Fanny Ardant, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1949 – Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (d. 2010)
1952 – Des Browne, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1952 – Bob Costas, American talk show host and sportscaster
1955 – Lena Olin, Swedish actress
1955 – Pete Sessions, American politician
1955 – Valdis Zatlers, Latvian physician and politician, 7th President of Latvia
1957 – Jürgen Bucher, German footballer
1957 – Stephanie Mills, American actress and singer
1959 – Matthew Modine, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Tarmo Laht, Estonian architect
1960 – Lauri Vahtre, Estonian historian and politician
1963 – Deborah Bull, English ballerina
1963 – Susan Ann Sulley, English pop singer (The Human League)
1964 – David Gillespie, Australian rugby league player
1966 – Pia Cayetano, Filipino lawyer and politician
1966 – Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1966 – Artis Pabriks, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Minister for Defence of Latvia
1966 – António Pinto, Portuguese runner
1966 – Brian Shaw, American basketball player and coach
1967 – Mario Cipollini, Italian cyclist
1967 – Bernie Gallacher, Scottish-English footballer (d. 2011)
1970 – Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer-songwriter
1970 – Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
1970 – Hwang Young-cho, South Korean runner
1971 – Keegan-Michael Key, American actor, comedian, and writer
1972 – Shawn Bradley, German-American basketball player, coach, and actor
1972 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1972 – Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater and sportscaster
1973 – Beverley Knight, English singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Joe Nedney, American football player and coach
1973 – Christopher Wheeldon, English dancer and choreographer
1974 – Marcus Camby, American basketball player
1974 – Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer
1975 – Cole Hauser, American actor and producer
1975 – Jiří Novák, Czech-Monegasque tennis player
1976 – Teun de Nooijer, Dutch field hockey player
1976 – Kathryn Jean Lopez, American journalist
1976 – Asako Toki, Japanese singer-songwriter
1976 – Kellie Shanygne Williams American actress
1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer
1977 – Joey Porter, American football player and coach
1977 – Tom Poti, American ice hockey player
1979 – Aaron North, American guitarist
1979 – Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Arne Gabius, German runner
1982 – Piá, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Enrico Gasparotto, Italian cyclist
1982 – Michael Janyk, Canadian skier
1984 – Piotr Trochowski, German footballer
1985 – Mayola Biboko, Belgian footballer
1985 – Jakob Fuglsang, Danish cyclist
1985 – Mike Jenkins, American football player
1985 – Justin Masterson, American baseball player
1985 – Kelli Waite, Australian swimmer
1986 – David Choi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1987 – Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete
1987 – Ike Davis, American baseball player
1987 – Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (d. 2013)
1987 – Liam Doran, British rally cross driver
1989 – Ruben Popa, Romanian footballer
1989 – J. J. Watt, American football player

Source : Wikipedia