Famous people born on 15 March

• MichelangeloItalian artist and architect · 1475–1564
  88 yrs
• Andrew JacksonPresident of the United States from 1829 to 1837 · 1767–1845
  78 yrs
• Paul HeyseGerman writer · 1830–1914
  84 yrs
• Emil von BehringGerman physiologist who received the first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin · 1854–1917
  63 yrs
• Ruth Bader GinsburgAmerican lawyer and jurist · 1933–2020
  87 yrs
• Reza ShahShah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty · 1878–1944
  66 yrs
• Zhores AlferovSoviet-Russian physicist · 1930–2019
  88 yrs
• Gerardus MercatorFlemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer · 1512–1594
  82 yrs
• Nicolas Louis de LacailleFrench astronomer · 1713–1762
  49 yrs
• Cesare Beccaria ↗Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy · 1738–1794
  56 yrs
• Alan Bean ↗American astronaut and painter · 1932–2018
  86 yrs
• Francesco Guicciardini ↗Italian writer, historian and politician · 1483–1540
  57 yrs
• Élisée Reclus ↗French geographer and writer · 1830–1905
  75 yrs
• Martin Karplus ↗Austrian-born American theoretical chemist · 1930–2024
  94 yrs
• Christian Michelsen ↗9th Prime Minister of Norway · 1857–1925
  68 yrs
• E. Donnall Thomas ↗American hematologist · 1920–2012
  92 yrs
• Shunzhi Emperor ↗Qing Dynasty emperor of China · 1638–1661
  22 yrs
• Juan Luis Vives ↗Spanish philosopher · 1492–1540
  48 yrs
• William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ↗British politician · 1779–1848
  69 yrs
• John II of Castile ↗King of Castille and Leon · 1405–1454
  49 yrs
• Hara Takashi ↗Prime Minister of Japan from 1918 to 1921 · 1856–1921
  65 yrs
• Augusta, Lady Gregory ↗Irish playwright, poet, folklorist · 1852–1932
  80 yrs
• John Snow ↗English epidemiologist and physician · 1813–1858
  45 yrs
• William Oughtred ↗English mathematician and Anglican minister · 1574–1660
  86 yrs
• Joseph Jenkins Roberts ↗President of Liberia · 1809–1876
  66 yrs
• Zarah Leander ↗Swedish actress and singer · 1907–1981
  74 yrs
• Valentin Rasputin ↗Soviet and Russian writer · 1937–2015
  77 yrs
• Filippo I, Duke of Parma ↗Monarch of Parma, Piacenza · 1720–1765
  45 yrs
• Johann Josef Loschmidt ↗Austrian chemist and physicist · 1821–1895
  74 yrs
• Alexandre de Rhodes ↗Jesuit missionary from Avignon and Rome · 1591–1660
  69 yrs
• Johann Adolf Hasse ↗German composer, singer and teacher · 1699–1783
  84 yrs
• Philippe de Broca ↗French film director · 1933–2004
  71 yrs
• Sly Stone ↗American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer · 1943–2025
  82 yrs
• Waldemar Haffkine ↗Bacteriologist · 1856–1930
  74 yrs
• Jakob Fugger ↗German merchant · 1459–1526
  66 yrs
• Kumba Ialá ↗Bissau-Guinean politician · 1953–2014
  61 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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