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March 4 birthdays

329 notable historical figures were born on March 4, and 178 died on this day. Everyone born on March 4 is a Pisces.

15% of March 4 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (76) than any other country.

Born on March 4

• Catherine O'Hara (1954 to 2026. Canadian and American actress (1954–2026))
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 to 1741. Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741))
• Khaled Hosseini (born 1965. Afghan-American novelist (born 1965))
• Prince Henry the Navigator (1394 to 1460. Portuguese prince and governor (1394–1460))
• Emilio Estefan (born 1953. American musician (born 1953))
• Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani (born 1970. Prime Minister of Iraq since 2022)
• Luis Carrero Blanco (1904 to 1973. Spanish Navy officer and Prime Minister (1904–1973))
• Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789 to 1848. Egyptian general and Wāli of Egypt and Sudan (1789–1848))
• Željka Cvijanović (born 1967. Bosnian Serb politician (born 1967))
• François Fillon (born 1954. Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012)
• Patrick Moore (1923 to 2012. English astronomer, broadcaster and writer (1923–2012))
• Alpha Condé (born 1938. President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021)
• Blanche of Castile (1188 to 1252. Queen of France from 1223 to 1226)
• George Gamow (1904 to 1968. American theoretical physicist (1904–1968))
• Cate Le Bon (born 1983. Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer)
• Lucio Dalla (1943 to 2012. Italian singer-songwriter (1943–2012))
• Tancredo Neves (1910 to 1985. Prime minister of Brazil from 1961 to 1962)
• Mihály Károlyi (1875 to 1955. President of Hungary from 1918 to 1919 (1875–1955))
• Longqing Emperor (1537 to 1572. Emperor of China from 1567 to 1572)
• Richard C. Tolman (1881 to 1948. American physicist (1881–1948))
• Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (1946 to 2021. American writer (1946–2021))
• Michael Goi (born 1959. American cinematographer and director)
• Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877 to 1974. Georgian-Russian warlord (1894–1923))
• Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (1951 to 1982. American author and artist (1951–1982))
• Hindal Mirza (1519 to 1551. Mughal prince (1519–1551))
• Catherine M. Russell (born 1961. American government and UN official (born 1961))
• Aleksandr Popov (physicist) (1859 to 1905. Russian physicist (1859–1906))
• Nikolai Kondratiev (1892 to 1938. Russian Soviet economist (1892–1938))
• Sergei Bagapsh (1949 to 2011. President of Abkhazia from 2005 to 2011)
• David Saar Salama (born 1969. Israeli Vice Admiral and commander of the Israeli Navy)
• Giorgio Bassani (1916 to 2000. Italian writer)
• Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859 to 1915. President of Haiti (1859–1915))
• Kenny Dalglish (born 1951. Scottish footballer and manager (born 1951))
• Alejandro Lerroux (1864 to 1949. Spanish pro-Republican politician)
• Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676 to 1730. Electress of Bavaria from 1695 to 1726)
• Kul Tigin (685 to 731. Prince and military commander of the Second Turkic Khaganate)
• Prince Gustav of Denmark (1887 to 1944. Danish prince (1887–1944))
• Kim Yong-chun (1936 to 2018. North Korean soldier and politician (1936–2018))
• Muhammad Ali (1769 to 1849. Ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848)
• Halim El-Dabh (1921 to 2017. Egyptian-American classical composer (1921–2017))
• Sarah Midori Perry (born 1991. British-Japanese singer)
• Landon Donovan (born 1982. American soccer player (born 1982))
• Dazzy Vance (1891 to 1961. American baseball player (1891–1961))
• Tony Hendrik (born 1945. German music producer and composer)
• Samuel Adler (composer) (born 1928. American composer and conductor)
• Fra Galgario (1655 to 1743. Italian painter (1655–1743))
• Liu Zhiyuan (895 to 948. Later Han emperor from 947 to 948)
• Eva Moskowitz (born 1964. American politician & education leader (born 1964))
• Chris Rea (1951 to 2025. English musician and producer (1951–2025))
• Moncef Bey (1881 to 1948. Bey of Tunis)
• Reginald Innes Pocock (1863 to 1947. British zoologist (1863–1947))
• Ripudaman Singh (1883 to 1942. Maharaja of Nabha from 1911–1928)
• Nicolae Titulescu (1882 to 1941. Romanian diplomat and politician (1882–1941))
• George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484 to 1543. German margrave (1484–1543))
• Kazimierz Łyszczyński (1634 to 1689. Polish philosopher and noble (1634–1689))
• Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1901 to 1937. Malagasy writer (1901/1903 – 1937))
• Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan (1785 to 1845. Sheikh)
• William H. Keeler (1931 to 2017. American Catholic cardinal (1931–2017))
• Alexander Tamanian (1878 to 1936. Armenian architect (1878–1936))
• Claire Lacombe (1765 to 1826. French actress, revolutionary, women's rights activist)

Died on March 4

• Saladin (1138 to 1193. Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137–1193))
• Matthew C. Perry (1794 to 1858. United States Navy officer (1794–1858))
• Gary Gygax (1938 to 2008. American game designer and author (1938–2008))
• Antonin Artaud (1896 to 1948. French artist, writer and actor (1896–1948))
• William Carlos Williams (1883 to 1963. American poet (1883–1963))
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920 to 2020. Peruvian diplomat and politician (1920–2020))
• Saint Casimir (1458 to 1484. Lithuanian and Polish saint (1458–1484))
• Princess Elizabeth of Clarence (1820 to 1821. British princess (1820–1821))
• Joe Nickell (1944 to 2025. American skeptic and paranormal investigator (1944–2025))
• Charles Scott Sherrington (1857 to 1952. English footballer, neurophysiologist and Nobel Prize recipient (1857–1952))
• Moritz Moszkowski (1854 to 1925. German composer, pianist and teacher)
• Howard Greenfield (1936 to 1986. American lyricist and songwriter (1936–1986))
• Joan of England (1210 to 1238. Queen of Scotland from 1221 to 1238)
• Larbi Ben M'hidi (1923 to 1957. Algerian revolutionary)
• Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (1725 to 1793. French duke; grandson of Louis XIV (1725–1793))
• Stephen III of Hungary (1147 to 1172. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1162 to 1172)
• Vladislav Ardzinba (1945 to 2010. Soviet-Abkhaz politician; President of Abkhazia (1945-2010))
• Abraham Baldwin (1754 to 1807. American Founding Father and politician (1754–1807))
• Solomon kaDinuzulu (1891 to 1933. King of the Zulus)
• Sigismund of Austria (1427 to 1496. Ruler of Austria from 1439 to 1496)
• Edward Makuka Nkoloso (1919 to 1989. Zambian resistance member (1919–1989))
• Har Dayal (1884 to 1939. Indian revolutionary (1884–1939))
• Harry Chauvel (1865 to 1945. Australian army officer (1865–1945))
• Simon van der Meer (1925 to 2011. Dutch physicist (1925–2011))
• Robert H. Dicke (1916 to 1997. American astronomer and physicist (1916–1997))
• Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (1831 to 1873. Swedish prince (1831–1873))
• Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author) (1913 to 1986. Canadian poet and novelist (1913–1986))
• Yuri II (1188 to 1238. Grand Prince of Vladimir)
• Frederick William (1700 to 1771. German nobleman (1700–1771))
• Vasily Margelov (1908 to 1990. Soviet general (1908–1990))

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