25 March Births

March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 281 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
Births

1259 – Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1332)
1252 – Conradin, Duke of Swabia (d. 1268)
1297 – Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1341)
1297 – Arnošt of Pardubice, Polish archbishop (d. 1364)
1345 – Blanche of Lancaster (d. 1369)
1347 – Catherine of Siena, Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint (d. 1380)
1404 – John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (d. 1444)
1414 – Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1455)
1434 – Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Italian saint (d. 1485)
1453 – Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1478)
1479 – Vasili III of Russia (d. 1533)
1491 – Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel (d. 1549)
1538 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1612)
1541 – Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)
1545 – John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (d. 1622)
1593 – Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 1649)
1611 – Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman Turk traveller and writer (d. 1682)
1643 – Louis Moréri, French priest and scholar (d. 1680)
1661 – Paul de Rapin, French soldier and historian (d. 1725)
1699 – Johann Adolph Hasse, German singer-songwriter (d. 1783)
1741 – Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor and educator (d. 1828)
1767 – Joachim Murat, French general (d. 1815)
1782 – Caroline Bonaparte, French daughter of Carlo Buonaparte (d. 1839)
1800 – Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen, German geologist and academic (d. 1889)
1808 – José de Espronceda, Spanish poet and author (d. 1842)
1824 – Clinton L. Merriam, American banker and politician (d. 1900)
1840 – Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel (d. 1876)
1863 – Simon Flexner, American physician and academic (d. 1946)
1867 – Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (d. 1941)
1867 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian-American cellist and conductor (d. 1957)
1868 – Bill Lockwood, English cricketer (d. 1932)
1871 – Louis Perrée, French fencer (d. 1924)
1872 – Horatio Nelson Jackson, American race car driver and physician (d. 1955)
1873 – Rudolf Rocker, German-American author and activist (d. 1958)
1876 – Irving Baxter, American jumper and pole vaulter (d. 1957)
1877 – Walter Little, Canadian politician (d. 1961)
1878 – František Janda-Suk, Czech discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1955)
1879 – Amedee Reyburn, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1920)
1881 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1945)
1881 – Patrick Henry Bruce, American painter and educator (d. 1936)
1881 – Mary Webb, English author and poet (d. 1927)
1893 – Johannes Villemson, Estonian runner (d. 1971)
1895 – Siegfried Handloser, German general and physician (d. 1954)
1897 – Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (d. 1981)
1899 – François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (d. 1994)
1901 – Ed Begley, American actor (d. 1970)
1903 – Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (d. 1998)
1903 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
1903 – Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Ukrainian-American theologian and scholar (d. 1990)
1904 – Pete Johnson, American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (d. 1967)
1905 – Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, German colonel (d. 1944)
1906 – Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (d. 1994)
1906 – A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and academic (d. 1990)
1908 – David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1910 – Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (d. 2014)
1910 – Benzion Netanyahu, Polish-Israeli historian and academic (d. 2012)
1912 – Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (d. 2005)
1912 – Jean Vilar, French actor and director (d. 1971)
1913 – Reo Stakis, Cypriot-Scottish businessman, founded Stakis Hotels (d. 2001)
1914 – Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 – S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (d. 1993)
1918 – Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1995)
1920 – Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1978)
1920 – Patrick Troughton, English actor (d. 1987)
1921 – Nancy Kelly, American actress (d. 1995)
1921 – Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985)
1922 – Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (d. 2014)
1923 – Bonnie Guitar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1923 – Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (d. 2003)
1924 – Roberts Blossom, American actor (d. 2011)
1924 – Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
1925 – Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (d. 1964)
1925 – Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English physician and philosopher (d. 2010)
1926 – Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1926 – László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
1926 – Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (d. 1999)
1926 – Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic
1927 – P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry (d. 2013)
1928 – Jim Lovell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1928 – Gunnar Nielsen, Danish runner and typographer (d. 1985)
1929 – Cecil Taylor, American pianist and composer
1930 – David Burge, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2013)
1930 – Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1982)
1930 – Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
1931 – Humphrey Burton, English radio and television host
1932 – Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1993)
1932 – Wes Santee, American runner (d. 2010)
1934 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
1934 – Bernard King, Australian actor and chef (d. 2002)
1934 – Karlheinz Schreiber, German-Canadian businessman
1934 – Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center
1935 – Gabriel Elorde, Filipino boxer (d. 1985)
1936 – Carl Kaufmann, American-German sprinter (d. 2008)
1937 – Tom Monaghan, American businessman, founded Domino's Pizza
1938 – Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)
1938 – Daniel Buren, French sculptor and painter
1938 – Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian race car driver
1939 – Toni Cade Bambara, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1995)
1939 – D. C. Fontana, American screenwriter and producer
1941 – Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian sociologist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Research
1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 – Richard O'Brien, English actor and screenwriter
1942 – Kim Woodburn, English television host
1943 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director
1945 – Leila Diniz, Brazilian actress (d. 1972)
1946 – Cliff Balsom, English footballer
1946 – Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (d. 2010)
1946 – Stephen Hunter, American author and critic
1946 – Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist (d. 1991)
1947 – Richard Cork, English historian and critic
1947 – Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
1948 – Bonnie Bedelia, American actress
1948 – Michael Stanley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Ronnie Flanagan, Northern Irish Chief Constable (Royal Irish Constabulary, Police Service of Northern Ireland)
1950 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1995)
1950 – Ronnie McDowell, American singer-songwriter
1950 – David Paquette, American-New Zealand pianist
1951 – Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (d. 2000)
1952 – Stephen Dorrell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health
1952 – Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician, Mayor of Bogotá
1953 – Robert Fox, English producer and manager
1953 – Vesna Pusić, Croatian sociologist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
1953 – Haroon Rasheed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1954 – Thom Loverro, American journalist and author
1955 – Daniel Boulud, French chef and author
1955 – Lee Mazzilli, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1957 – Christina Boxer, English runner and journalist
1957 – Jonathan Michie, English economist and academic
1957 – Aleksandr Puchkov, Russian hurdler
1957 – Jim Uhls, American screenwriter and producer
1958 – Susie Bright, American journalist, author, and critic
1958 – Sisy Chen, Taiwanese journalist and politician
1958 – María Caridad Colón, Cuban javelin thrower and shot putter
1958 – John Ensign, American physician and politician
1958 – Ray Tanner, American baseball player and coach
1958 – Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician, 3rd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure
1960 – Steve Norman, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
1960 – Peter O'Brien, Australian actor
1960 – Brenda Strong, American actress
1961 – Mark Brooks, American golfer
1962 – Marcia Cross, American actress
1962 – David Nuttall, English lawyer and politician
1963 – Karen Bruce, English dancer and choreographer
1963 – Velle Kadalipp, Estonian architect
1963 – Andrew O'Connor, British actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer
1964 – René Meulensteen, Dutch footballer and coach
1964 – Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper
1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer
1966 – Tom Glavine, American baseball player and sportscaster
1966 – Humberto Gonzalez, Mexican boxer
1966 – Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
1966 – Anton Rogan, Northern Irish footballer
1967 – Matthew Barney, American sculptor and photographer
1967 – Doug Stanhope, American comedian and actor
1967 – Debi Thomas, American figure skater and physician
1969 – George Chlitsios, Greek conductor and composer
1969 – Dale Davis, American basketball player
1969 – Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
1969 – Jeffrey Walker, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1970 – Magnus Larsson, Swedish golfer
1971 – Stacy Dragila, American pole vaulter and coach
1971 – Cammi Granato, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
1971 – Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Giniel de Villiers, South African race car driver
1972 – Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (d. 2007)
1973 – Michaela Dorfmeister, Austrian skier
1973 – Anders Fridén, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Bob Sura, American basketball player
1974 – Serge Betsen, Cameroonian-French rugby player
1974 – Lark Voorhies, American actress and singer
1975 – Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player
1975 – Melanie Blatt, English singer-songwriter and actress
1975 – Erika Heynatz, Papua New Guinean-Australian model and actress
1976 – Francie Bellew, Irish footballer
1976 – Lars Figura, German sprinter
1976 – Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
1976 – Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1977 – Natalie Clein, English cellist and educator
1977 – Andrew Lindsay, Scottish rower
1978 – Gennaro Delvecchio, Italian footballer
1979 – Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, French sprinter
1980 – Kathrine Sørland, Norwegian fashion model and television presenter
1981 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver
1982 – Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
1983 – Mickaël Hanany, French high jumper
1984 – Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Liam Messam, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Diana Rennik, Estonian figure skater
1986 – Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player
1986 – Megan Gibson, American softball player
1986 – Kyle Lowry, American basketball player
1986 – Mickey Paea, Australian rugby league player
1987 – Jacob Bagersted, Danish handball player
1987 – Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer
1987 – Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
1988 – Ryan Lewis, American DJ, musician, record producer, and hip hop recording artist
1988 – Mitchell Watt, Australian long jumper
1988 – Arthur Zeiler, German rugby player
1989 – Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Scott Sinclair, English footballer
1990 – Mehmet Ekici, Turkish footballer
1990 – Alexander Esswein, German footballer
1993 – Jacob Gagan, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Sam Johnstone, English footballer
1994 – Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier

Source: Wikipedia