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March 25 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on March 25, and 154 died on this day. Everyone born on March 25 is a Aries.

19% of March 25 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on March 25

• Aretha Franklin (1942 to 2018. American soul singer (1942–2018))
• Elton John (born 1947. British musician and songwriter (born 1947))
• Mikey Madison (born 1999. American actress (born 1999))
• Rob Jetten (born 1987. Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2026)
• Naftali Bennett (born 1972. Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022)
• Catherine of Siena (1347 to 1380. Italian Dominican saint (1347–1380))
• Benzion Netanyahu (1910 to 2012. Israeli encyclopedist and historian (1910–2012))
• Joachim Murat (1767 to 1815. French military officer and statesman (1767–1815))
• Richard O'Brien (born 1942. British-New Zealand writer and actor (born 1942))
• Béla Bartók (1881 to 1945. Hungarian composer (1881–1945))
• Amy Pascal (born 1958. American film producer and business executive (born 1958))
• Bassirou Diomaye Faye (born 1980. President of Senegal since 2024)
• Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762 to 1806. French Army officer (1762–1806))
• Sunjong of Korea (1874 to 1926. Emperor of Korea from 1907 to 1910)
• Vasili III (1479 to 1533. Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533)
• A. J. P. Taylor (1906 to 1990. English historian (1906–1990))
• Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259 to 1332. Byzantine emperor from 1282 to 1328)
• Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1921 to 1993. Queen of Yugoslavia from 1944 to 1945)
• Caroline Bonaparte (1782 to 1839. Princess Murat)
• Gloria Steinem (born 1934. American activist, journalist (born 1934))
• Conrad II the Younger (1252 to 1268. Duke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and Sicily (1252–1268))
• Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297 to 1341. Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341)
• Blanche of Lancaster (1342 to 1368. English noblewoman (1342–1368))
• Alexander Herzen (1812 to 1870. Russian author and revolutionary (1812–1870))
• Jung Chang (born 1952. Chinese-British author (born 1952))
• Evliya Çelebi (1611 to 1682. Turkish traveler and writer (1611–1682))
• Prince George William of Hanover (1915 to 2006. German nobleman (1915–2006))
• Athenagoras I (1886 to 1972. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972)
• Francesco I de' Medici (1541 to 1587. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1574 to 1587)
• Veronica Franco (1546 to 1591. Italian poet and courtesan (c. 1546–1591))
• Alfonso II (1157 to 1196. King of Aragon from 1164 to 1196)
• Sylvia Anderson (1927 to 2016. British producer (1927–2016))
• Johnny Pacheco (1935 to 2021. Dominican musician (1935–2021))
• Philippe de Villiers (born 1949. French politician and essayist (born 1949))
• Paul Motian (1931 to 2011. American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer (1931–2011))
• Mary Douglas (1921 to 2007. British anthropologist (1921–2007))
• Ibrahim al-Jaafari (born 1947. Prime Minister of Iraq from 2005 to 2006)
• John Keel (1930 to 2009. American journalist and UFOlogist (1930–2009))
• Susie Bright (born 1958. American writer and feminist)
• Michael Davitt (1846 to 1906. Irish republican, nationalist agrarian agitator (1846–1906))
• Frances Glessner Lee (1878 to 1962. Mother of forensic science (1878–1962))
• Christopher Clavius (1538 to 1612. German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612))
• Antanas Mockus (born 1952. Colombian politician and educator)
• Jim Lovell (1928 to 2025. American astronaut (1928–2025))
• Hassan Fathy (1900 to 1989. Egyptian architect (1900–1989))
• Joseph McNeil (1942 to 2025. United States Air Force general (1942–2025))
• Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965. American actress (born 1965))
• May Morris (1862 to 1938. English artisan and embroidery designer)
• Emma Dabiri (born 1979. Irish writer and broadcaster (born 1979))
• William S. Knudsen (1879 to 1948. American automotive industry executive (1879–1948))
• Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614 to 1685. Spanish painter)
• Mid'hat Frashëri (1880 to 1949. Albanian diplomat and poet (1880–1949))
• Johann Adolph Hasse (1699 to 1783. German composer, singer and teacher (1699–1783))
• George Sutherland (1862 to 1942. US Supreme Court justice from 1922 to 1938)
• Paul Scott (novelist) (1920 to 1978. English novelist, playwright and poet (1920–1978))
• Ana Blandiana (born 1942. Romanian writer (born 1942))
• Wladimir Klitschko (born 1976. Ukrainian boxer (born 1976))
• David Spergel (born 1961. American astrophysicist)
• Amanda Peters (born 1977. Canadian writer)
• Jadon Sancho (born 2000. English footballer (born 2000))

Died on March 25

• Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906 to 1975. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975)
• Claude Debussy (1862 to 1918. French classical composer (1862–1918))
• Novalis (1772 to 1801. German poet and writer (1772–1801))
• Henry Lee III (1756 to 1818. American politician (1756–1818))
• Frederick of Hesse-Cassel (1676 to 1751. King of Sweden from 1720 to 1751)
• Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887 to 1949. German prince and Nazi officer (1887–1949))
• Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833 to 1913. Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army (1833–1913))
• Milton H. Erickson (1901 to 1980. American psychiatrist (1901–1980))
• Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489 to 1537. 16th-century French prince and governor)
• Afonso II (1185 to 1223. King of Portugal from 1211 to 1223)
• Turlough O'Carolan (1670 to 1738. Irish composer and musician (1670–1738))
• Albine de Montholon (1779 to 1848. French noblewoman (1779–1848))
• James Braid (surgeon) (1795 to 1860. Scottish surgeon (1795–1860), pioneer of hypnotism)
• Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples (1257 to 1323. Queen of Naples from 1285 to 1309)
• John Hope Franklin (1915 to 2009. American historian (1915–2009))
• Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813 to 1843. Minister in the Church of Scotland (1813–1843))
• Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 to 1677. Czech engraver, etcher and painter (1607–1677))
• Hermann Kallenbach (1871 to 1945. South African architect (1871–1945))
• Kenneth III of Scotland (1000 to 1005. King of Alba from 997 to 1005)
• Aliaskhab Kebekov (1972 to 2015. North Caucasian militant (1972–2015))
• Linda Carol Brown (1943 to 2018. American activist (1943–2018))
• Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921 to 1977. President of Congo-Brazzaville from 1963 to 1968)
• Giambattista Marino (1569 to 1625. Italian poet (1569–1625))
• Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1657 to 1696. Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 to 1696)
• Ihsan Nuri (1892 to 1976. Leader of Ararat rebellion)
• Grace Alele-Williams (1932 to 2022. Nigerian mathematician and academic (1932–2022))
• John William of Jülich- Cleves-Berg (1562 to 1609. Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1592-1609))
• Horacio Vásquez (1860 to 1936. President of the Dominican Republic (1860–1936))
• Princess Zenebework (1917 to 1934. Second daughter of Emperor Haile Selassie (1917–1934))
• Marcos de Niza (1495 to 1558. Franciscan friar and explorer (c. 1495–1558))

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