March 7: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is March 7th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on March 7th? 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 7th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

March 7th Birthdays: Famous Artists

British photographer Anthony (Lord Snowdon) Armstrong-Jones was born on March 7, 1930. Lord Snowdon was married to Princess Margaret of England.

Milton Avery, American Modern painter (Gaspe Landscape and Green Sea), was born on March 7, 1885.

Piet Mondrian, Dutch Abstract painter (Broadway Boogie Woogie), author (Le Neo-Plasticisme) and publisher (De Stijl), was born on March 7, 1872.

Maurice Ravel, French composer (Bolero, La Mere l'Oye and Scheherazade), was born on March 7, 1875.

Kano Tanyu, Japanese painter (The Four Accomplishments), was born on March 7, 1602.

March 7th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Tom (Thomas James (Tom) Acker, American professional baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs and Cincinnati Reds), was born on March 7, 1930.

Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater and Olympic gold medalist, was born on March 7, 1904.

American professional football player Pete Beathard (Kansas City Chiefs) was born on March 7, 1942.

Homero Blancas, American professional golfer, was born on March 7, 1938.

American professional baseball player Jeffrey Alan (Jeff) Burroughs (Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Senators) was born on March 7, 1951.

Billy Joe DuPree, American professional football player (Dallas Cowboys), was born on March 7, 1950.

American race car driver Janet Guthrie was born on March 7, 1938. In 1977, Janet Guthrie was the first female driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500.

Franco Harris, American professional football player (Pro Football Hall of Famer: Pittsburgh Steelers), was born on March 7, 1950.

American professional baseball player Jeff Kent (New York Mets) was born on March 7, 1968.

Czechoslovakian tennis player Ivan Lendl was born on March 7, 1960.

Bill MacMillan, Canadian professional hockey player (Atlanta Flames, New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders), was born on March 7, 1943.

Canadian professional hockey player Bernie MacNeil (Cincinnati Stingers, Los Angeles Sharks and St. Louis Blues) was born on March 7, 1950.

Andy Phillip, American professional basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia Warriors), was born on March 7, 1922.

American professional football player Richard (Rick) Redman (San Diego Chargers) was born on March 7, 1943.

Lynn Swann, American professional football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), was born on March 7, 1952.

March 7th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Giuseppe Ferrari, Italian political philosopher and historian, was born on March 7, 1811.

Italian poet and author Alessandro Manzoni (Betrothed) was born on March 7, 1785.

Helen Parkhurst, American educator (The Dalton Plan), was born on March 7, 1887.

Willard Scott, American television weatherman (The Today Show), was born on March 7, 1934.

German poet Ewald Christian von Kleist (Der Fruhling) was born on March 7, 1715.

March 7th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

American movie and television executive Michael Eisner (ABC, CBS, Paramount Pictures and The Walt Disney Company) was born on March 7, 1942.

March 7th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American model and actress Audrey Marie Anderson (Going to California, Still Life and The Unit) was born on March 7, 1975.

Tammy Faye Bakker, American singer and televangelist (The PTL Club), was born on March 7, 1942. Tammy Faye Bakker was married to televangelist Jim Bakker and builder Roe Messner.

American rock singer Peter Wolf Blankfield (The J. Geils Band) was born on March 7, 1946. Peter Wolf was married to actress Faye Dunaway.

Bill Brochtrup, American actor (Betrayed, Duck, Man of the Year, NYPD Blue and Ravenous), television personality (Celebrity Poker Showdown and In the Life) and voice-over artist (The Wild Thornberrys), was born on March 7, 1963.

American actor James Broderick (Alice's Restaurant, Brenner, Dog Day Afternoon and Family) was born on March 7, 1927.

British pop singer Paul Cattermole (Charlie Bullitt, S Club and Skua) was born on March 7, 1977.

Mahlon Clark, American clarinetist (The Lawrence Welk Show), was born on March 7, 1923.

American actor Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, How I Met Your Mother, The King of Queens andMalcolm in the Middle) was born on March 7, 1956.

Paul Davis, British alternative rock keyboardist (Happy Mondays), was born on March 7, 1966.

American actress Mary Beth Evans (Days of Our Lives and General Hospital) was born on March 7, 1961.

Hugo Ferreira, African rock singer (Tantric), was born on March 7, 1974.

American actress Jenna Fischer (Blades of Glory, The Brothers Solomon, Employee of the Month, Lucky 13, The Office, The Promotion, Slither and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) was born on March 7, 1974.

British rock organist Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) was born on March 7, 1946.

Denyce Graves. American operatic mezzo-soprano, was born on March 7, 1964.

Randy Guss, American alternative rock drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket), was born on March 7, 1967.

American actor John Heard (Beaches, Between the Lines, Big, First Love, Home Alone, The Milagro Beanfield War, The Pelican Brief, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, Radio Flyer and Rambling Rose) was born on March 7, 1945. John Heard was married to actress Margot Kidder.

Ernie Isley, American R&B drummer, guitarist and singer (The Isley Brothers), was born on March 7, 1952. Ernie Isley's brothers included musicians Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley and Vernon Isley.

Michael Hugh (Michael York) Johnson, British actor (Austin Powers in Goldmember, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Cabaret, The Four Musketeers, Jesus of Nazareth, Logan's Run, Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, The Omega Code, The Return of the Musketeers, Romeo and Juliet, seaQuest 2032, The Taming of the Shrew and The Three Musketeers) and voice-over artist (Batman: The animated Series, Justice League Unlimited and The Word of Promise), was born on March 7, 1942.

Donna Loren, American singer and actress (Beach Blanket Bingo), was born on March 7, 1947.

Italian actress Anna Magnani (Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema, The Fugitive Kind, The Miracle and The Rose Tattoo) was born on March 7, 1908.

Kevin Mills, American contemporary Christian singer (Newsboys), was born on March 7, 19--.

American jazz bassoonist Frank Morelli was born on March 7, 1932.

Donna Murphy, American actress (The Nanny Diaries and Spider-Man 2), was born on March 7, 1958.

American actress Laura Prepon (That 70's Show) was born on March 7, 1980.

John Peter Sarsgaard, American actor (Another Day in Paradise, Boys Don't Cry, The Center of the World, Dead Man Walking, Desert Blue, The Dying Gaul, Empire, Flightplan, Garden State, Jarhead, K-19: The Widowmaker, Kinsey, The Man in the Iron Mask, Rendition, The Salton Sea and Shattered Glass), was born on March 7, 1971.

American actor Nick Searcy (Cast Away, The Comebacks, Fried Green Tomatoes, From the Earth to the Moon, Head of State, Mall Cop, A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story, Neighborhood Watch, Nell, Paradise Falls, Runaway Jury, Seven Days and Unspeakable Acts) was born on March 7, 1959.

Wanda Sykes, American comedienne, scriptwriter (The Chris Rock Show), television personality (Inside the NFL and Premium Blend), voice-over artist (Barnyard, Brother Bear 2,Crank Yankers and Over the Hedge) and actress (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Evan Almighty, License to Wed, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Pootie Tang and Wanda Does It), as born on March 7, 1964.

American actor Daniel J. Travanti (Hill Street Blues) was born on March 7, 1940.

Rachel Weisz, British actress (About a Boy, The Constant Gardener, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns) and Academy Award winner (2006), was born on March 7, 1971.

British rock bassist, singer and songwriter Chris White (The Zombies) was born on March 7, 1943.

American rock singer Leslie (Taylor Dayne) Wunderman was born on March 7, 1962. Taylor Dayne's most popular songs include "Can't Get Enough of Your Love," "Don't Rush Me," "Heart of Stone," "I'll Always Love You," "I'll Be Your Shelter," "Love Will Lead You Back," "Original Sin," "Prove Your Love," "Send Me a Lover," "Tell It to My Heart" and "With Every Beat of My Heart."

Lee Young, American jazz drummer (The Lee Young Band and The Nat King Cole Trio), was born on March 7, 1917.

March 7th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Luther Burbank, American horticulturalist, naturalist and author (Harvest of the Years, How Plants Are Trained to Work for Man, New Creations and Partner of Nature), was born on March 7, 1849.

Henry Draper, American astronomer, physician and spectrophotographic pioneer, was born on March 7, 1837.

British mathematician and astronomer Sir John Frederick William Herschel was born on March 7, 1792. Sir John Herschel's books included A General Catalogue of Nebulas and Outlines of Astronomy. His father was notable scientist William Herschel.

French inventor and photographic pioneer Joseph Niepce was born on March 7, 1765.

Julius Wagner von Jauregg, Austrian psychiatrist, neurologist and Nobel Prize winner (1927), was born on March 7, 1857.

March 7th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Tomas G. Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia, was born on March 7, 1850.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on March 7th?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on March 7th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, March 7th.

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