March 9: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is March 9th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on March 9th? 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 9th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

March 9th Birthdays: Famous Artists

American composer Samuel Barber (Adagio for Strings, Agnus Dei - Lamb of God, Capricorn Concerto, A Hand of Bridge, Hermit Songs, Medea, Prayers of Kierkegaard, Pulitz, The School for Scandal and Vanessa) was born on March 9, 1910.

Domenico della Robbia Girolamo, Italian painter (Christ Carrying the Cross and Christ and the Woman of Samaria), was born on March 9, 1488. With his father (Andrea della Robbia) and brothers, Domenico della Robbia Girolamo was part of the famous della Robbie family of artists.

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (Boris Godunov) was born on March 9, 1839.

Edward Durell Stone, American architect (U.S. Embassy in New Delhi), was born on March 9, 1902.

March 9th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Cuban professional baseball player Dabogerto (Bert Campaneris) Blanco (California Angels, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers) was born on March 9, 1942.

Jim Colbert, American professional golfer, was born on March 9, 1941.

American chess master Bobby Fischer was born on March 9, 1943. Bobby Fischer beat Russian chess master Boris Spassky in 1971 to win the world championship of chess.

Adonal Foyle, Vincentian-American professional basketball player (San Francisco Warriors), was born on March 9, 1975.

Jack Eugene (Jackie) Jensen, American professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Washington Nationals), was born on March 9, 1927.

American professional golfer Andy North was born on March 9, 1950.

Iuliana Semenova, Russian basketball player and Olympic gold medalist (1976), was born on March 9, 1952.

March 9th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Charles Gibson, American television newscaster (20/20, ABC News and Good Morning America), was born on March 9, 1943.

American journalist (Columbia Journalism Review, The Guardian andLos Angeles Times), actor (The Birdcage, Dave and Rising Sun) and television newscaster (Crossfire) Michael Kinsley was born on March 9, 1951.

Victoria Mary Sackville-West, British poet and author (All Passion Spent, The Edwardians, The Garden, Knole and the Sackvilles, The Land, Pepita and Selected Poems), was born on March 9, 1892.

Frank (Mickey Spillane) Morrison Spillane, American author (I the Jury, The Killing Man, Kiss Me Deadly, My Gun Is Quick and Vengeance Is Mine), was born on March 9, 1918. Mickey Spillane is perhaps best known as the creator of the fictional detective, Mike Hammer.

British poet and novelist Rex Warner (Wild Goose Chase) was born on March 9, 1905.

March 9th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

French fashion designer Andre Courreges was born on March 9, 1923. Andre Courreges introduced the mini-skirt and go-go boots.

Leland Stanford, American railroad builder and philanthropist, was born on March 9, 1824. Founder of Stanford University in California, Leland Stanford served as Governor of California.

Gustav Stickley, American furniture designer, was born on March 9, 1858.

March 9th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American alternative rock and contemporary Christian music singer Tiffany Arbuckle (Plumb) was born on March 9, 19--. Tiffany Arbuckle married alternative rock bassist Jeremy Lee.

Howard (Chingy) Bailey, Jr., American hip hop artist, was born on March 9, 1980.

American actress Jamie Lyn Bauer (Centerfold Girls and The Young and the Restless) was born on March 9, 1948.

Carl Betz, American actor (Deadly Encounter, The Donna Reed Show, The Meal and Spinout), was born on March 9, 1920.

French actress (Cache, Chocolat, The English Patient, Three Colors: Blue and The Unbearable Lightness of Being) and Academy Award winner (1997) Juliet Binoche was born on March 9, 1964.

Trevor Burton, British rock guitarist (The Move and The Uglys), was born on March 9, 1944.

American actor Fred Clark (Auntie Mame, Burns and Allen and Hazard) was born on March 9, 1914.

Jim Cregan, British rock guitarist and bassist (Family and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel), was born on March 9, 1946.

American actress Patricia (Trish van Devere) Dressel (All God's Children, The Day of the Dolphin, Deadly Currents, Hollywood Vice Squad, One is a Lonely Number and Where's Poppa) was born on March 9, 1943.

Jimmie Fadden, American rock and country music guitarist, harmonica player and singer (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), was born on March 9, 1948.

American actress Clorinda (Linda Fiorentino) Fiorentino (Bodily Harm, Jade, The Last Seduction, Men in Black, The Moderns, Unforgettable and Vision Quest) was born on March 9, 1960.

American vaudevillian, comedian and singer Edwin (Eddie Foy) Fitzgerald, Sr., was born on March 9, 1854. With his children (including performer Eddie Foy, Jr.), he formed the entertainment group known as Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys.

Billy Ford, American pop singer (Billy & Lillie), was born on March 9, 1925.

British singer and songwriter Martin Fry (ABC) was born on March 9, 1958.

Luis Armand Garcia, American actor (George Lopez), was born on March 9, 1992.

American actor William Auge (Will Geer) Ghere (Broken Arrow, In Cold Blood, It's a Small World, Union Pacific and The Waltons) was born on March 9, 1902.

Mickey Gilley, American country music singer, was born on March 9, 1937. Mickey Gilley's best known songs include "Bring It on Home," "Don't the Girls Get Prettier at Closing Time," "Room Full of Roses" and "Stand by Me." Mickey Gilley's cousins include televangelist Jimmy Swaggart and rock and roll pianist and singer Jerry Lee Lewis.

American actor Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) was born on March 9, 1980.

Marty Ingels, American comedian (A Guide for the Married Man, If It's Tuesday This Must be Belgium and I'm Dickens -,He's Fenster), was born on March 9, 1936.

Puerto Rican actor (The Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Two Gentlemen of Verona) and television personality (Sesame Street) Raul Julia was born on March 9, 1940.

Tamara Karsavina, Russian-British ballerina, was born on March 9, 1885.

American singer Dorothy (Keely Smith) Keely ("How Are Ya' Fixed for Love" and "That Old Black Magic") was born on March 9, 1932. Keely Smith married jazz bandleader Louie Prima.

Jean Louisa Kelly, American actress (Aspects of Love, Cold Feet, The Fantasticks, Landfall, Little Red Light, Mr. Holland's Opus and Uncle Buck), was born on March 9, 1972.

American actor Emmanuel Lewis (Webster) was born on March 9, 1971.

Mark Lindsay, American rock saxophonist, singer and songwriter (Paul Revere & the Raiders), was born on March 9, 1942.

American rap artist Corey Miller was born on March 9, 1971. Corey Miller is also known as C-Murder.

Shad Gregory (Lil' Bow Wow) Moss, American rap artist, was born on March 9, 1987.

American rock drummer, singer and songwriter Jeffrey Osborne (L.T.D.) was born on March 9, 1948.

Irene Papas, Greek actress (Moses the Lawgiver), was born on March 9, 1926.

American R&B pianist, singer and songwriter Lloyd Price was born on March 9, 1933. Lloyd Price's most popular songs included "I'm Gonna Get Married," "Just Because," "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Personality" and "Stagger Lee."

Lonnie Price, American actor (The Muppets Take Manhattan), was born on March 9, 1959.

American rock bassist and singer Robert Sledge (Bend Folds Five) was born on March 9, 1968.

Kerr Smith, American actor (Charmed, CSI: NY, Dawson's Creek and Justice), was born on March 9, 1972.

American actress Brittany Snow (American Dreams and Hairspray) was born on March 9, 1986.

British blues and rock guitarist Robin Trowell (The Paramounts and Procol Harum) was born on March 9, 1945.

Joyce Van Patten, American actress (The Bad News Bears, Breathing Lessons, The Don Rickles Show, The Goodbye Guys and Monkey Shines), was born on March 9, 1934. Joyce Van Patten's brother is actor Dick Van Patten.

March 9th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934.

March 9th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Croatian King Aimone was born on March 9, 1900.

Robert Eichelberger, U.S. Army General and World War II leader, was born on March 9, 1886.

Hugh Desmond Hoyte, Guyana President, was born on March 9, 1929.

Italian cartographer and explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born on March 9, 1454. The Americas were named for him.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on March 9th?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on March 9th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, March 9th.

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