Famous people born on 21 March

• Joseph FourierFrench mathematician and physicist · 1768–1830
  62 yrs
• Ayrton SennaBrazilian racing driver · 1960–1994
  34 yrs
• Torquato TassoItalian poet · 1544–1595
  51 yrs
• Modest Petrovich MussorgskyRussian composer · 1839–1881
  42 yrs
• Ali Abdullah SalehPresident of North Yemen (1978–1990) and Yemen · 1947–2017
  70 yrs
• Jean PaulGerman Romantic writer · 1763–1825
  62 yrs
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher ↗German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party · 1927–2016
  89 yrs
• Charles I of Naples ↗King of Sicily · 1226–1285
  58 yrs
• Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur ↗Spanish missionary and saint · 1626–1667
  41 yrs
• Éric Rohmer ↗French film director · 1920–2010
  89 yrs
• Peter Brook ↗English theatre and film director · 1925–2022
  97 yrs
• Konstantinos Karamanlis ↗Greek politician and lawyer (1907–1998), Prime Minister of Greece intermittently between 1955–80, President from 1980–85, 1990–95 · 1907–1998
  91 yrs
• Nizar Qabbani ↗Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher · 1923–1998
  75 yrs
• Abdul Salam Arif ↗Iraqi politician · 1921–1966
  45 yrs
• Brian Clough ↗English football player and manager · 1935–2004
  69 yrs
• Moacir Rodrigues Santos ↗Brazilian association football player · 1970–2024
  54 yrs
• Erich Mendelsohn ↗Jewish-German architect · 1887–1953
  66 yrs
• Françoise Dorléac ↗French actress · 1942–1967
  25 yrs
• Ghazi of Iraq ↗King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq (1912-1939) · 1912–1939
  27 yrs
• Mohsen Fakhrizadeh ↗Iranian general and physicist · 1961–2020
  59 yrs
• Solomon Burke ↗American singer · 1940–2010
  70 yrs
• Bismillah Khan ↗Indian shehnai player · 1916–2006
  90 yrs
• Louis I, Duke of Orléans ↗French prince, regent of France · 1372–1407
  35 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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