March 6: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is March 6th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on March 6th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

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

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March 6th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

March 6th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian Renaissance painter (The Sistine Chapel), sculptor (David and la Pieta) and architect (St. Peter's Basilica), was born on March 6, 1475.

British caricaturist George duMaurier (Punch) was born on March 6, 1834.

Rob Reiner, American actor (All in the Family, Postcards from the Edge and Sleepless in Seattle) and film director (A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally), was born on March 6, 1945. Rob Reiner is the son of actor Carl Reiner.

Austrian operatic and classical composer Oscar Straus (The Chocolate Soldier and A Waltz Dream) was born on March 6, 1870.

March 6th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Elizabeth Pinkston Becker, American platform diver and Olympic gold medalist (1928), was born on March 6, 1903.

Ann Curtis, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1948), was born on March 6, 1926.

Ronnie Delaney, Irish runner and Olympic gold medalist (1956), was born on March 6, 1935.

Dick Fosbury, American high jumper and Olympic gold medalist (1968), was born on March 6, 1947.

Carla McGhee, American basketball player and Olympic gold medalist (1996), was born on March 6, 1968.

Shaquille O'Neal, American professional basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic) and Olympic gold medalist (1996), was born on March 6, 1972.

Cuban professional baseball player Octavio Victor (Cookie Rojas) Rivas (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and Philadelphia Phillies) was born on March 6, 1939.

American professional baseball player Wilver Dornel (Willie) Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirates) was born on March 6, 1941. Willie Stargell was also known as Pops Stargell.

March 6th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, British poet and author (Sonnets from the Portuguese), was born on March 6, 1806. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was married to poet Robert Browning. The most famous poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning was probably the often-quoted "How Do I Love Thee - Let Me Count the Ways."

Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, French soldier, duelist and playwright (The States and Empires of the Sun), was born on March 6, 1619. Edmond Rostand's famous play, Cyrano de Bergerac, was based on his life story.

Colombian author Gabriel Garcia-Marquez (A Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera) was born on March 6, 1928. Gabriel Garcia-Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

Ring Lardner, American sports columnist and author (Alibi Ike, Elmer the Great, June Moon and You Know Me Al), was born on March 6, 1885.

March 6th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Alan Greenspan, American economist and U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman (1987-2006), was born on March 6, 1926.

William Webster, American jurist and U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director, was born on March 6, 1924.

March 6th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American actor Tom Arnold (The Jackie Thomas Show, Roseanne, Tom and True Lies) was born on March 6, 1959. Tom Arnold was married to comedienne and actress Roseanne Barr.

Connie Britton, American actress (Friday Night Lights and Spin City), was born on March 6, 1968.

Louis Francis (Lou Costello) Cristillo, American comedian (Abbott & Costello) and actor (Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, In the Navy, Jack and the Beanstalk, One Night in the Tropics, Ride 'Em Cowboy and The World of Abbott and Costello), was born on March 6, 1906. Abbott & Costello's most famous comedy routine may have been "Who's on First."

American bluegrass and country music banjo player Doug Dillard (The Dillards) was born on March 6, 1937.

Donald Ralph (Skip) Ewing, American country music singer and songwriter, was born on March 6, 1964. Skip Ewing has written songs for Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Diamond Rio, Dave Koz, George Jones, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Collin Raye, Kenny Rogers, George Strait, Randy Travis, Conway Twitty, Andy Williams, Trisha Yearwood and other artists. Skip Ewing's most popular hit songs include "Answer to My Prayer," "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart," "The Coast of Colorado," "The Dotted Line," "The Gospel According to Luke," "Grandma's Back," "I Don't Have Far to Fall," "I Get the Picture," "If a Man Could Live on Love Alone," "I'm Your Man," "It's You Again," "Losing You Is New to Me," "Mary Go 'Round," "Naturally" and "Your Memory Wins Again."

Shannon Farmer, American country music guitarist and singer (Ricochet), was born on March 6, 1974.

American actor Jimmy Galeota (Clubhouse Detectives, Look Who's Talking Too, Michael Hayes and Thirst) was born on March 6, 1986.

David Gilmour, British rock guitarist (Pink Floyd), was born on March 6, 1945.

American rap artist Dwight (Beanie Sigel) Grant was born on March 6, 1974.

British rock drummer Hugh Grundy (The Zombies) was born on March 6, 1945.

Shuler Hensley, American singer and actor (Someone Like You and Van Helsing), was born on March 6, 1967.

American comedian, actor (The Hughleys and The Original Kings of Comedy) and television personality (D.L. Hughley Breaks the News) Darryl Lynn (D.L.) Hughley was born on March 6, 1964.

Moira Kelly, American actress (Billy Bathgate, Chaplin, The Cutting Edge, Dangerous Beauty, Daybreak, Little Odessa, Love Lies and Murder, One Tree Hill, The Safety of Objects, To Have & to Hold, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and The West Wing) and voice-over artist (The Lion King, The Lion King 1 1/2 and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride), was born on March 6, 1968.

French-American orchestral conductor Lorin Maazel (New York Philharmonic Orchestra) was born on March 6, 1930.

Eli Marienthal, American actor (American Pie, American Pie 2 and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) and voice-over artist (Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Iron Giant and Tucker), was born on March 6, 1986.

American rap artist Warren Anderson (Bubba Sparxxx) Mathis was born on March 6, 1977. Bubba Sparxxx' best-known songs include "Back in the Mud," "Deliverance," "Ms. New Booty" and "Ugly."

Pauline (Kiki Dee) Matthews, British rock singer ("Amoureuse," "Star" and "You Don't Know How Glad I Am"), was born on March 6, 1947. Kiki Dee first became popular after recording a duet with rocker Elton John, titled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

American radio announcer and television personality (The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Star Search, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and TV's Most Hilarious Bloopers) Ed McMahon was born on March 6, 1923.

Joanna Miles, French-American actress (Crossfire Trail, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Star Trek: The Next Generation), was born on March 6, 1940.

John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery, American jazz guitarist, was born on March 6, 1925. Wes Montgomery played with The Montgomery Brothers and The Wes Montgomery Trio. Wes Montgomery's brothers are jazz musicians Buddy Montgomery and Monk Montgomery.

American actor Ben Murphy (Alias Smith and Jones, The Chisholms, Name of the Game, Time Walker, Yours Mine and Ours and The Winds of War) was born on March 6, 1942.

Amy Pietz, American actress (Caroline in the City and Rodney), was born on March 6, 1969. Amy Pietz married actor Kenneth Alan Williams.

New Zealand operatic soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was born on March 6, 1944.

Chris Tomson, American indie rock drummer (Vampire Weekend), was born on March 6, 1983.

American country music singer Trent Willmon was born on March 6, 1973. Trent Willmon's best known songs include "Beer Man," "Broken In," "Cold Beer and a Fishin' Pole," "Dixie Rose Deluxe's Honky-Tonk Feed Store Gun Shop Used Car Beer Bait BBQ Barber Shop Laundromat," "The Good Life," "Home Sweet Holiday Inn," "On Again Tonight," "So Am I" and "There Is a God."

Bob Wills, American country music fiddler and bandleader (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and The Light Crust Doughboys), was born on March 6, 1905.

Mary Wilson, American R&B singer (The Supremes), was born on March 6, 1944.

American comedienne and actress Yvette Wilson (Friday, House Party 2, House Party 3, Moesha, The Parkers and Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam) was born on March 6, 1964.

March 6th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Leroy Cooper, American astronaut, was born on March 6, 1927. Leroy Cooper was part of the Gemini 5 and Mercury 9 space missions.

Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova-Nikolaeva was born on March 6, 1937.

March 6th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Thomas S. Foley, U.S. Congressman (D-WA), Majority Whip and Speaker of the House of Representatives, was born on March 6, 1929.

Castilian King Johan II was born on March 6, 1405.

Henry Laurens, American Continental Congress President, was born on March 6, 1724.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on March 6th?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on March 6th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, March 6th.

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