March 21: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is March 21st your birthday? Was someone special to you born on March 21st? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

March 21st was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

March 21st Birthdays: Famous Artists

Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer, was born on March 21, 1685. Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous compositions include The Art of the Fugue, Brandenburg Concertos, Christmas Oratorio, Clavierubung, Das Orgelbuchlein, Magnificat, Musical Offering, Phoebus and Pan, St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion and The Well-Tempered Clavier.

British film director Peter Brook (1776, King Lear and Lord of the Flies) was born on March 21, 1925.

Hans Hoffman, German-American painter (Search for the Real), was born on March 21, 1880.

Russian operatic and classical composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Boris Godunov, Khovanshchina, A Night on Bald Mountain and Pictures at an Exhibition) was born on March 21, 1839.

American theatrical producer Florenz Ziegfeld (Ziegfeld Follies) was born on March 21, 1869. Florenz Ziegfeld married actresses Anna Held and Billie Burke.

March 21st Birthdays: Famous Athletes

American professional football player Junior Lee Coffey (Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and New York Giants) was born on March 21, 1942/

Herman Thomas (Tommy) Davis, Jr., American professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Pilots), was born on March 21, 1939.

Antal Dunai, Hungarian soccer player and Olympic gold medalist (1968), was born on March 21, 1943.

American race car driver Truman Fontell (Fonty) Flock was born on March 21, 1921.

Charles Edward Greene, American runner, Olympic gold medalist (1968) and Special Olympics International director, was born on March 21, 1944.

American professional football player John Hicks (New York Giants) was born on March 21, 1951.

Martha Hudson, American relay runner and Olympic gold medalist (1960), was born on March 21, 1939.

Panamanian professional baseball player Manuel de Jesus (Manny Sanguillen) was born on March 21, 1944. Manny Sangiullen played for the Oakland Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, Brazilian soccer player, was born on March 21, 1980. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira is also known as Ronaldinho Gaucho.

American professional football player Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) was born on March 21, 1985.

William Francis (Bill) Plummer, American professional baseball player, was born on March 21, 1947. Bill Plummer played for the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners.

Ayrton Senna da Silva, Brazilian race car driver, was born on March 21, 1960.

John Walter Tewksbury, American runner and Olympic gold medalist (1900), was born on March 21, 1876.

Barbel Wockel-Eckert, German runner and Olympic gold medalist (1976 and 1980), was born on March 21, 1955.

March 21st Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

American poet, author (The Love Letters of Phyllis McGinley, A Pocketful of Wry, Saint-Watching and Times Three) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1961) Phyllis McGinley was born on March 21, 1905. Phyllis McGinley's most popular poems included "The Horse Who Lived Upstairs," "Saint-Watching," "Sixpence in her Shoe" and "Sugar and Spice."

March 21th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Maurice Farman, French aviator and aircraft manufacturer (Farman Aviation Works), was born on March 21, 1877.

Julio Gallo, American winemaker (Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery), was born on March 21, 1910. Julio Gallo was brother to winemaker Ernest Gallo.

American oil executive and philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller, III, was born on March 21, 1906.

March 21st Birthdays: Famous Performers

Laura Allen, American actress (All My Children and Mona Lisa Smile), was born on March 21, 1974.

Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress (Stardust Memories), was born on March 21, 1944.

Swedish rock guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter Jonas (Joker) Berggren (Ace of Base) was born on March 21, 1967.

American actor Matthew Broderick (Biloxi Blues, The Cable Guy, Election, Family Business, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, The Freshman, Godzilla, Ladyhawke, Torch Song Trilogy, War Games and You Can Count on Me) was born on March 21, 1962. Son of actor James Broderick and dramatist Patricia Broderick, Matthew Broderick married actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

Solomon Burke, American preacher and R&B singer, was born on March 21, 1940. Solomon Burke's best known songs include "Cry to Me," "Down in the Valley," "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," "Just Out of Reach of My Open Arms," "Message to My Son" and "None of Us Are Free."

American actor James Coco (The Chair, Ensign Pulver, The Man of La Mancha and Murder by Death) was born on March 21, 1930.

Andrew Copeland, American rock guitarist and singer (Sister Hazel), was born on March 21, 1969.

Welsh actor Timothy Dalton (Centennial, Flash Gordon, Jane Eyre, Licence to Kill, The Lion in Winter, The Living Daylights and Wuthering Heights) was born on March 21, 1946.

Al Freeman, Jr., American actor (Ensign Pulver, Finian's Rainbow, Hot L Baltimore, Malcolm X, My Sweet Charlie, A Patch of Blue, One Life to Live and Roots: The Next Generation), was born on March 21, 1934.

American actress Cynthia Geary (8 Seconds, Northern Exposure, Smoke Signals, To Grandmother's House We Go and When Time Expires) was born on March 21, 1965.

British keyboardist, guitarist and singer Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) was born on March 21, 1950.

Jean Marie Hon, American actress (Man from Atlantis), was born on March 21, 1955.

American actress Sabrina LeBeauf (The Cosby Show) was born on March 21, 1957.

Mort Lindsey, American bandleader (The Merv Griffin Show), was born on March 21, 1923.

American rock bassist Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) was born on March 21, 1951.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford, American folk and country music singer and songwriter ("Good Old Mountain Dew"), was born on March 21, 1882. Bascom Lamar Lunsford originated the national Clogging and Hoedown Council of America.

American rock singer and songwriter Edward Joseph (Eddie Money) Mahoney was born on March 21, 1949. Eddie Money's most popular songs included "Baby Hold On," "I Wanna Go Back," "I'll Get By," "Shakin'," "Take Me Home Tonight," "Think I'm in Love," "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Walk on Water."

Christopher Edward (D.J. Premier) Martin, American hip hop artist (Gang Starr), was born on March 21, 1966.

American contemporary Christian music guitarist Karl Messner (Apologetix) was born on March 21, 1970.

Rosie O'Donnell, American comedienne, television personality (The Rosie O'Donnell Show) and actress (Beautiful Girls, The Flintstones and A League of Their Own), was born on March 21, 1962.

British actor Gary Oldman (Batman Begins, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Contender, Criminal Law, The Fifth Element, Hannibal, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Immortal Beloved, JFK , Lost in Space, Murder in the First, Nil by Mouth, Prick Up Your Ears, Quest for Camelot, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The Scarlet Letter, Sid and Nancy, State of Grace and True Romance) was born on March 21, 1958.

Keith Palmer, British electronica rock singer and songwriter (The Prodigy), was born on March 21, 1967. Keith Palmer is also known as Maxim Realty.

Joseph Silverstein, American concert violinist and orchestral conductor, was born on March 21, 1932.

American funk and soul pianist and singer Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) was born on March 21, 1945.

Robert Sweet, American Christian metal rock drummer (Roxx Regime and Stryper), was born on March 21, 1960. Robert Sweet's brother is Christian rocker Michael Sweet.

Russell Thompkins, Jr., American soul singer (The Stylistics), was born on March 21, 1951.

Sir Charles Thompson, American jazz organist and pianist, was born on March 21, 1918. Sir Charles Thompson played with Buck Clayton, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins and other artists.

Kassie Wesley, American actress (Evil Dead 2 and One Life to Live), was born on March 21, 1961.

American actress Kathleen Widdoes (As the World Turns and Without a Trace) was born on March 21, 1939.

March 21st Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, French mathematician, physicist and author (Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur), was born on March 21, 1768.

March 21st Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Benito Pablo Juarez, Mexican President and national hero, was born on March 21, 1806.

Polish King Jan II Kazimierz was born on March 21, 1609.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on March 21st?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on March 21st, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, March 21st.

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