Famous People Born in 1939

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Jan 1 Michèle Mercier, French actress (Angelique, Marquise des Anges.), born in Nice, France
Jan 1 Phil Read, English motorcycle racer (World C'ship 125cc 1968, 250cc 1964-65, 68, 71 & 500 cc 1973-74; Formula TT 1977), born in Luton, England (d. 2022)

Jim Bakker (85 years old)

Jan 2 American televangelist (Assemblies of God, The PTL Club) and convicted fraud, born in Muskegon, Michigan

Jan 3 (Gwendolyn) Dianne Brooks, American R&B, jazz, session and touring vocalist (Three Playmates - "Sugah Wooga"; solo - "Walking On My Mind"; Anne Murray), born in New Jersey (d. 2005)

Bobby Hull (1939-2023)

Jan 3 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks; 3 x Art Ross Trophy; 2 x Hart Memorial Trophy; Winnipeg Jets), born in Pointe Anne, Ontario

Jan 3 Janice Crosio, Australian politician
Jan 3 Nikos Alefantos, Greek soccer midfielder and manager (Olympiacos), born in Edessa, Greece (d. 2020)
Jan 4 Jens Jørgen Hansen, Danish soccer right back (40 caps; Esbjerg fB), born in Struer, Denmark (d. 2022)
Jan 4 Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator, and co-developer of the Synclavier, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
Jan 5 Bridget Parker, British equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1972)
Jan 5 Peter Struycken, Dutch artist, born in The Hague, Netherlands
Jan 6 Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer (4x oly gold), born in Birmingham, United Kingdom (d. 2012)
Jan 7 Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, royal biographer and historian, born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Jan 7 Romualdo Arppi Filho, Brazilian football referee (FIFA-listed 1963–89; FIFA World Cup Final 1986), born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023)
Jan 7 Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British & Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
Jan 8 Bob Talamini, American football guard (Super Bowl 1968 NY Jets; 3 × First-team All-AFL; 6 × AFL All-Star; Houston Oilers), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2022)
Jan 9 Susannah York, English actress (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Superman), born in London, England
Jan 10 Bill Toomey, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1968), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10 David Horowitz, American author and political commentator, born in New York City
Jan 10 Davie Wilson, Scottish soccer forward (22 caps; Rangers, Dundee United) and manager (Dumbarton), born in Cambuslang, Scotland (d. 2022)
Jan 10 Jared Carter, American poet, born in Elwood, Indiana
Jan 10 Jorge Toro, Chilean soccer midfielder (29 caps; Colo-Colo, Sampdoria, Modena, Unión Española), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2024)
Jan 10 Sal Mineo, American actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause), born in New York City (d. 1976)
Jan 10 Scott McKenzie, American singer (San Francisco), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida (d. 2012)
Jan 10 William Levy, American writer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2019)
Jan 11 Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1960), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Jan 12 Helmut Eisendle, Austrian writer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 2003)
Jan 12 Jacques Hamelink, Dutch writer and poet (Cold Unrest), born in Terneuzen, Netherlands
Jan 13 Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
Jan 14 Fred Arbanas, American football tight end (All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970; Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
Jan 15 Christopher Steel, British composer ("Changing Moods"; "The Morning Stars Sang Together"), born in London (d. 1992)
Jan 15 Tony Bullimore, British yachtsman (1997 solo around-the-world yacht race, dramatic rescue), born in Southend-on-Sea, England (d. 2018) [1]
Jan 16 Ramon "Ray" Philips, Welsh rock singer (Nashville Teens - "Tobacco Road"), born in Tiger Bay, South Wales
Jan 17 Antao D'Souza, Pakistani cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests, 17 wickets; Karachi, Peshawar), born in Nagoa, Goa, India
Jan 17 Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung
Jan 17 Toini Gustafson, Swedish cross country skier (Olympic gold 5k/10k 1968), born in Suomussalmi, Finland
Jan 18 Bernard Glassman, American Zen Buddhist roshi (Zen Center of NY), born in Brighton Beach, New York

Phil Everly (1939-2014)

Jan 19 American rock and roll singer-guitarist (The Everly Brothers - "Bye, Bye Love"; "Wake Up Little Susie"; "When WIll I Be Loved"), born in Chicago, Illinois

Jan 20 Murle Breer, American golfer (US Women's Open 1962), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Jan 20 Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-born British mathematician & astronomer, born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jan 20 Paul Coverdell, American politician, born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2000)
Jan 21 Friedel Lutz, German soccer full-back (12 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.), born in Bad Vilbel, Gau Hesse-Nassau, Germany (d. 2023)
Jan 21 Mary Ellen McAnally, American poet (Dance of the Zygotes), born in Vandalia, Illinois
Jan 22 J.C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup x 5 Montreal Canadiens; 7 x NHL All Star), born in Bagotville, Quebec (d. 1994)
Jan 22 Jeff Smith, American chef (d. 2004)
Jan 22 Luigi Simoni, Italian soccer midfielder (Napoli, Torino, Juventus, Brescia, Genoa) and manager (UEFA Cup 1998, Inter; Genoa, Torino, Napoli), born in Crevalcore, Italy (d. 2020)
Jan 22 Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba [Sadaho Maeda], Japanese martial artist and actor (The Street Fighter; Kill Bill: Volume 1), born in Fukuoka, Japan (d. 2021)
Jan 23 Ray Elliott, Irish rock and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and keyboard player (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)

Ray Stevens (85 years old)

Jan 24 American country, pop, and novelty singer-songwriter ("Ahab the Arab"; "Everything Is Beautiful"; "The Streak"), born in Clarkdale, Georgia

Jan 25 Angela Thorne, British stage and screen actress (To The Manor Born; Three Up, Two Down), born in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan)
Jan 25 Gabriel Romanus, Swedish politician, born in Helsingborg, Sweden
Jan 25 Tami Lynn [Gloria Brown], American soul singer ("I'm Gonna Run Away From You"), and session vocalist (Dr. John; Rolling Stones), born in Gert Town, Louisiana (d. 2020)
Jan 26 Marshall Leib [Leibovitz], American pop singer (Teddy Bears - "To Know Him Is To Love Him"), and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2002)
Jan 27 Mike Hill, American golfer (3 PGA; PGA 18 Senior titles), born in Jackson, Michigan
Jan 27 N R Bomford, head master (Harrow School)
Jan 27 Tigran Mansuryan, Armenian composer (The Tango of Our Childhood; Requiem), born in Beirut, Lebanon
Jan 28 John M Fabian, Goosecreek Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G)
Jan 29 Germaine Greer, Australian feminist and author (Female Eunuch), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Jan 30 Frank Wolf, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1981-2015), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30 Norma Tanega, American folk and pop singer-songwriter, guitarist ("Walkin' My Cat Named Dog"; "You're Dead"), percussionist, and painter, born in Vallejo, California (d. 2019)
Jan 31 Claude Gauthier, Canadian folk singer-songwriter, and actor, born in Lac-Saguay, Quebec
Jan 31 Johnny Egan, American basketball point guard (Detroit Pistons, NY Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, LA Lakers, SD/Houston Rockets) and coach (Houston Rockets 1973-76), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2022)
Feb 1 Claude François, French pop singer-songwriter ("Comme d'habitude"), born in Ismaïlia, Egypt (d. 1978)
Feb 1 Del McCoury, American bluegrass guitarist and singer, born in York, Pennsylvania
Feb 1 Joe Sample, American jazz and session keyboardist and composer (The Jazz Crusaders), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2014)
Feb 1 Paul Gillmor, American politician (Rep-R-Ohio 1989-2007), born in Tiffin, Ohio (d. 2007)
Feb 2 Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
Feb 2 Dale T. Mortensen, American economist (Nobel, 2010), born in Enterprise, Oregon (d. 2014)
Feb 3 Michael Cimino, American director (The Deer Hunter), born in New York City (d. 2016)
Feb 3 Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky, Russian cosmonaut
Feb 4 Jacques Charlier, Belgian artist and sculptor, born in Liège, Belgium
Feb 4 Stan Lundine, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1976-86, Lieutenant Governor of New York. 1987-94), born in Jamestown, New York
Feb 5 Brian Luckhurst, cricketer (England opener of 60's & early 70's)
Feb 5 Derek Wadsworth, British jazz composer and arranger, born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire (d. 2008)
Feb 5 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster/financial writer (Everyone's Money Book), born in Niagara Falls, New York
Feb 5 Patric Standford, British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem), born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2014)
Feb 6 Mike Farrell, American actor (M*A*S*H;, 1975-83 - B.J."; Providence), producer (Patch Adams), and human rights activist, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Feb 8 Gerrit Lakmaaker, Dutch sculptor/painter (Leidsepleingroep) (d. 1995)
Feb 8 José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
Feb 9 Barry Mann [Imberman], American pop songwriter ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"), and singer ("Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Feb 9 Janet Suzman, South African actress (Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run)
Feb 10 Adrienne Clarkson, 26th Governor General of Canada
Feb 10 Barbara Kolb, American contemporary classical composer (Trobar Jus), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 10 Peter Purves, English television presenter and actor (Doctor Who, Blue Peter), born in Preston, Lancashire
Feb 11 Bryan Gould, New Zealand and British politician (L), born in Hawera, New Zealand
Feb 11 Gerry Goffin, American pop and rock lyricist ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Up On The Roof"; "Pleasant Valley Sunday"), married to Carole King, 1959-69, born in Queens, New York (d. 2014)
Feb 11 Jane Yolen, American sci-fi and children's literature author and poet (Spider Jane; Heart's Blood), born in Manhattan, New York
Feb 12 John D Hancock, American actor and director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 12 Ray Manzarek, American rock organist and songwriter (The Doors - "Light My Fire"; "Love Her Madly"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
Feb 13 Beate Klarsfeld, Franco-German journalist, born in Berlin, Germany
Feb 13 Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2011)
Feb 14 Chris Pyne, British jazz, touring, and session trombonist (Mike Gibbs; Ronnnie Scott; Humphrey Lyttelton), born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
Feb 14 Michael Rudman, American theater director and producer working in the UK (Death of the Salesman, Donkeys' Years), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 2023) [1]
Feb 15 Alvin Cash [Welch], American pop singer ("Twine Time"; "The Philly Freeze"), and actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1999)
Feb 15 Jo Clayton, American sci-fi author (Irsud, Maeve, Star Hunters)
Feb 15 Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 50km & 4×10km relay 1968; World C'ship gold 4×10km relay 1966), born in Furnes, Norway (d. 2022)
Feb 15 Robert Hansen, American serial killer
Feb 15 Tony Bloom, deputy CEO (Sketchley)
Feb 16 David Griffiths, Welsh portrait painter, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Feb 17 Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress (Miss America-1959, Diff'rent Strokes), Biloxi Mississippi (d. 2014)
Feb 18 Bobby Hart [Harshman], American pop songwriter ("I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone"; "Last Train To Clarksville") and singer (Boyce & Hart - "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Feb 18 Claude Ake, political scientist
Feb 18 Dal Maxvill, American baseball player
Feb 18 Marek Janowski, Polish-German conductor (Dresden Philharmonic, 2001-03 & 2019-23: Berlin Radio Symphony, 2002-16; Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, 1984-2000), born in Warsaw, Poland
Feb 18 Marlos Nobre, Brazilian classical composer (Desafio), born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Feb 18 Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer)
Feb 19 Douglas Mitchell, Canadian Football Hall of Fame executive (CFL Commissioner 1984-88), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2022)
Feb 19 Gwen Taylor, British actress (Monty Python's Life of Brian; Duty Free; Heartbeat - "Peggy"), born in Crich, Derbyshire, England
Feb 20 (Roy George) Elroy Josephs, Jamaican-British jazz dance teacher, and actor, born in Jamaica (d. 1997)
Feb 20 Frank Arundel, English footballer
Feb 21 Richard Beymer, American stage actor and singer (West Side Story; Diary of Anne Frank), born in Avoca, Iowa
Feb 21 Ron Nagle, American sculptor, and songwriter, born in San Francisco, California
Feb 22 George Haslam, British avant-garde jazz baritone saxophonist, and tárogató player, born in Preston, Lancashire, England
Feb 22 Steve Barber, American MLB pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 2007)
Feb 23 Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher
Feb 23 Esteban "Steve" Jordan, American conjunto, Tejano, rock and jazz accordion player, born in Elsa, Texas (d. 2010)
Feb 23 Josef Feistmantl, Austrian luger (Olympic gold men's doubles 1964; World C'ship gold singles 1969), born in Absam, Austria (d. 2019)
Feb 24 George Bain, principal (London Business School)
Feb 25 A C F Verity, master (Dulwich College)
Feb 25 Marisa Mell, Graz Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70)
Feb 26 Josephine Tewson, British actress (Keeping Up Appearances; Last Of The Summer Wine, 2003-10), born in Hampstead, England (d. 2022)
Feb 27 Antoinette Sibley, British ballerina (Turning Point), born in Bromley, England
Feb 27 Kenzō Takada, Japanese fashion designer (Kenzo), born in Himejo, Japan (d. 2020)
Feb 27 Lester King, West Indian cricketer (WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts), born in St Catherine, Jamaica
Feb 27 Peter Revson, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1971 pole winner, runner-up), born in New York City (d. 1974)
Feb 28 Charles Brown, featherweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1964), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 28 Charles Gayle, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Streets"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2023)
Feb 28 John Fahey, American folk singer and guitarist (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2001)
Feb 28 Kamel Lemoui, Algerian soccer defender (7 caps; AS Béziers Hérault) and manager (Algeria 1988-89), born in Batna, Algeria (d. 2022)
Feb 28 Tommy Tune, American dancer, choreographer, and theater director (Boyfriend), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
Mar 1 Leo Brouwer, Cuban composer, conductor and musician, born in Havana
Mar 1 Warren Davis, American doo-wop singer (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2016)
Mar 2 Barbara Luna, American actress (5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage), born in New York City
Mar 2 Gerard van Tongeren, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (The Buffoons - "Tomorrow Is Another Day; "It's The End"), born in Enschede, Netherlands
Mar 3 Bill Frindall, English cricket scorer and statistician (BBC, "the Bearded Wonder"), born in Epsom, England (d. 2009)
Mar 3 Hans Pieter Verhagen, Dutch poet (Hoepla/Holland's Hole)
Mar 3 M L Jaisimha, cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties)
Mar 4 Carlos Vereza, Brazilian actor, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mar 5 Charles Fuller, American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Soldier's Play; Zooman and the Sign; The Brownsville Raid), and screenwriter (A Soldier's Story; A Gathering of Old Men), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
Mar 5 Norman Seeff, South African-American photographer, filmmaker, and album cover artist (Joni Mitchell; Captain & Tenille; Fleetwood Mac), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mar 5 Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer
Mar 5 Samantha Eggar, English actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle) [or May 3], born in London, England
Mar 5 Terry Curry, English multi-millionaire
Mar 6 Christopher Bond, (Sen-R Missouri)
Mar 6 Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball second baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Havana, Cuba
Mar 6 David Spielberg, Weslaco Tx, actor (Jessica Novak, The Practice)
Mar 6 Infanta Margarita of Spain, duchess of Soria
Mar 6 Jerry Naylor, American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets), born in Stephenville, Texas (d. 2019)
Mar 7 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
Mar 7 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), born in Durrës, Albania (d. 2010)
Mar 8 George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy)

Jim Bouton (1939-2019)

Mar 8 American baseball pitcher, 1962-70 and 1978 (New York Yankees and 3 other teams; All-Star, 1969), author ("Ball Four"), and broadcaster, born in Newark, New Jersey

Mar 8 Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
Mar 8 Lynn Seymour [Berta Lynn Springbett], Canadian-English ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1962-78), choreographer, and director, born in Wainwright, Alberta (d. 2023)
Mar 8 Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), born in St. John, Washington (d. 2017)
Mar 8 Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970), born in Barry, Wales
Mar 8 Yannis Vlachopoulos, Greek composer (Morphes), born in Piraeus, Greece
Mar 9 John Howard Davies, British child actor (Oliver Twist), and television comedy producer and director (Monty Python's Flying Circus; Fawlty Towers; The Good Life), born in Paddington, England (d. 2011)
Mar 10 Irina Press, Soviet 80m hurdles runner and pentathlete (Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
Mar 10 Len Ashurst, English soccer defender (Sunderland AFC 409 games) and manager (Cardiff City, Sunderland, Newport County), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2021)
Mar 10 Paolo Signorelli, Italian footballer, 1960-70 (Trevigliese, Pro Patria, Atalanta), born in Bassa, Italy (d. 2018)
Mar 11 (Leonardo) "Flaco" Jiménez, American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados), born in San Antonio, Texas [1]
Mar 11 Lorraine Hunt, American businesswoman, and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, born in Niagara Falls, New York
Mar 12 David Mlinaric, British interior director (The National Trust, Chatsworth)
Mar 12 John Paul Sr, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978; 24 Hours of Daytona 1982; 12 Hours of Sebring 1982), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (disappeared 2001)
Mar 13 Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter ("Breaking Up is Hard to Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 14 Bertrand Blier, French novelist and director (Going Places), born in Paris, France
Mar 14 Raymond J. Barry, American actor (Steel City), born in Hempstead, New York
Mar 14 Stavros Xarhakos, Greek composer and conductor, born in Athens, Greece
Mar 14 William Benjamin Lenoir, American astronaut (STS 5), born in Miami, Florida
Mar 15 Jack Whyte, Scottish-Canadian author
Mar 15 Robert Nye, British novelist and poet (Facts of Life & other fiction), born in London (d. 2016)
Mar 16 Carlos Bilardo, Argetinian football coach
Mar 17 Jim Gary, American sculptor known for whimsical monumental art and sculptors of large, colorful dinosaurs made from discarded automobile parts, born in Sebastian, Florida (d. 2006)

Robin Knox-Johnston (85 years old)

Mar 17 British yachtsman who completed the 1st single non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in 1969, born in London, England

Mar 17 Shahid Mahmoud, Pakistani cricketer (opener scored 16 & 9 in only Pak Test)
Mar 18 Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer (Zavara-Katra-Nemia; 24 Dances), born in Heraklion, Crete (d. 2023)
Mar 18 Ron Atkinson, English soccer wing half, manager (Oxford United, Manchester United, Sheffield Wed, Aston Villa), born in Liverpool, England
Mar 19 Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959)
Mar 19 Joe Kapp, American College / Canadian Football HOF quarterback (UC Berkeley; NFL C'ship & Pro Bowl 1969 Minnesota Vikings; CFL Grey Cup 1964 BC Lions; CFL All-Star 1963, 64), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico (d. 2023)
Mar 19 Peter Thorburn MNZM, New Zealand rugby union coach (North Harbour, NZ sevens, Bristol RFC, United States), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021)

Brian Mulroney (1939-2024)

Mar 20 18th Prime Minister of Canada (1984-93), born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec

Mar 20 Kevin Flynn, Irish rugby union centre (22 caps; Leinster RFC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2022)
Mar 21 Kathleen Widdoes, actress (Without a Trace), born in Wilmington, Delaware
Mar 21 Martha Hudson, American sprinter (Olympic 4X100m gold 1960), born in Eastman, Georgia
Mar 21 Tommy Davis, American baseball utility (3 x MLB All Star; World Series 1963; NL batting champion 1962, 63 LA Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
Mar 23 Bert Berdis, American comedian (Tim Conway Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 23 Boris Tischenko, Russian-Soviet pianist and composer, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2010)
Mar 23 Rosie Reyes, Mexican tennis player (French C'ships women's doubles 1958 [Yola Ramírez]), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2024)
Mar 24 [Lilian] Lynda Baron, British actress, comedian, and singer (Open All Hours - "Nurse Gladys"; Come Inside - "Auntie Mabel"), born in Urmston, Lancashire, England
Mar 25 Toni Cade Bambara, American director, writer and academic (The Salt Easters), born in New York City (d. 1995)
Mar 26 Colin Webb, British fleet street editor and journalist (Press Association) (d. 2013)
Mar 26 Jonathan Tod, British Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)
Mar 26 Phillip R. Allen, American stage and screen actor (Hardy Boys Mysteries - "Harry"; Star Trek III - "Captain Esteban"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
Mar 26 Stuart Sutherland, British psychologist, educator (Sussex University), and writer (Breakdown) (d. 1998)
Mar 27 Bo Winberg, Swedish instrumental rock guitarist (The Spotnicks - "Hava Nagila"; "Amapola"; "Karelia"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2020)

Cale Yarborough (1939-2023)

Mar 27 American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1976, 77, 78; Daytona 500 1968, 77, 83, 84), born in Timmonsville, South Carolina [1]

Mar 27 Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords (d. 2017)
Mar 27 Jay Kim, U.S. House of Representatives from California, born in Seoul, South Korea
Mar 27 Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports & NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Level Cross, North Carolina (d. 2020)