March 31st Birthdays

If you were born on March 31st you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

William Daniels (married Bonnie Bartlett)

Emmy Award-winning American actor of TV (George Feeny on Boy Meets World; St. Elsewhere; Knight Rider) and movies (The Graduate; The Blue Lagoon; All Night Long; Reds; Oh God!; Blind Date; Her Alibi; The Parallax View), born March 31, 1927. (William Daniels 1976 The Nancy Walker Show: ABC TV)

Shirley Jones (ex of Jack Cassidy; mother of Patrick & Shaun Cassidy)

Oscar-winning American singer-actress of TV (Shirley on The Partridge Family) & films (Oklahoma!; Carousel; The Music Man; April Love; Elmer Gantry; Gideon; The Courtship of Eddie’s Father; Fluffy), born March 31, 1934. Step-mother of David Cassidy. (Shirley Jones 1959 Never Steal Anything Small Trailer)

Richard Chamberlain (nee George Richard Chamberlain)

American singer & actor of stage, TV (The Thorn Birds; Shōgun; Dr. Kildare; Brothers & Sisters) and movies (The Three Musketeers; The Towering Inferno; The Slipper and the Rose; Lady Caroline Lamb; King Solomon’s Mines), born March 31, 1934. (Richard Chamberlain 1964 Dr. Kildare Photo: MGM-TV)

Herb Alpert (aka Tito Alpert; Dore Alpert)

American Tony & Grammy Award-winning singer & trumpeter of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (This Guy’s in Love with You; Casino Royale; Rise; The Lonely Bull; A Taste of Honey; Zorba the Greek; Diamonds; Spanish Flea; Ladyfingers), born March 31, 1935. (Herb Alpert 1968 This Guy’s in Love With You)

Christopher Walken (nee Ronald Walken)

Academy Award-winning American movie actor (The Deer Hunter; Pulp Fiction; Catch Me If You Can; The Dead Zone; King of New York; Batman Returns; The Dogs of War; True Romance; Last Man Standing; Sleepy Hollow; Hairspray; The Jungle Book), born March 31, 1943. (Christopher Walken: Vanesser III)

Gabe Kaplan (nee Gabriel Weston Kaplan)

American professional poker player & commentator (High Stakes Poker), comedian, screenwriter, and actor of TV (Welcome Back, Kotter; Lewis & Clark) and movies (Groucho; Fast Break; Tulips; Nobody’s Perfekt), born March 31, 1945. (Gabe Kaplan 1976 Welcome Back, Kotter Photo: ABC TV)

Valerie Curtin (cousin of Jane Curtin; ex of Barry Levinson)

American screenwriter (…and justice for all.; Inside Moves; Best Friends; Unfaithfully Yours; Toys), actress of TV (Judy Bernly on Nine to Five; The District) and movies (A Different Story; Why Would I Lie?; Maxie; Big Trouble; Rabbit Test), born March 31, 1945. (Valerie Curtin 1982 9 to 5 Photo: ABC)

Rhea Perlman (married Danny DeVito)

American children’s book author (Otto Undercover series), Emmy Award-winning actress of TV (Carla Tortelli on Cheers; Pearl; The Mindy Project; Taxi; Kirstie) and movies (Matilda; Class Act; Ted & Venus; There Goes the Neighborhood), born March 31, 1948. (Rhea Perlman 1988 Photo: Alan Light) 

Ed Marinaro (nee Edward Francis Marinaro)

College Football Hall of Fame NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks), actor of films & TV (Officer Joe Coffey on Hill Street Blues; Mitch on Sisters; Laverne & Shirley; Falcon Crest; Coach Daniels on Blue Mountain State), born March 31, 1950. (Ed Marinaro 1982: NBC)

Angus Young (brother of Alexander, George, & Malcolm Young)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Scottish songwriter & lead guitarist of AC/DC (T.N.T.; Thunderstruck; Jailbreak; Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap; Highway to Hell; Hells Bells; You Shook Me All Night Long; Back in Black; Shoot to Thrill; Let There Be Rock), born March 31, 1955. (Angus Young 2008 ACDC Photo: Doctoracdc72)

Anne Marie Howard

American spokeswoman, actress of TV (Kimberly Brady on Days of Our Lives; Nicole Love on Another World; Caelia Avitus on Star Trek: Progeny) and movies (Model Behavior; Prince of Darkness; Ghost Ship; Lost Signal), born March 31, 1960. (Anne Marie Howard Photo: AnneMarieHoward.com) 

William McNamara

American actor and producer of TV (Beggars and Choosers; Island Son) & movies (Chasers; Copycat; Stealing Home; The Kings of Brooklyn; Doc Holliday’s Revenge; Girl in the Cadillac; Snitch; Glam; Something to Believe In; Ringmaster), born March 31, 1965. (William McNamara Photo: Natalie Ford)

Ewan McGregor (married Mary Elizabeth Winstead)

Emmy-winning Scottish actor of TV (Halston; Fargo) & films (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; Trainspotting; Down With Love; Miss Potter; Beauty and the Beast; Emma; The Ghost Writer; Salmon Fishing in the Yemen; Black Hawk Down; Moulin Rouge), born March 31, 1971. (Ewan McGregor 2009: Nicolas Genin)

Pavel Bure (“The Russian Rocket“)

Hockey Hall of Fame Russian hockey player (Central Red Army Team; Olympic Team; 1990 & 1991 World Champs), NHL right winger (Vancouver Canucks; Florida Panthers; New York Rangers), and 1992 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, born March 31, 1971. (Pavel Bure 1997: Hakan Dahlstrom)

(Shirley Jones 1956 | Richard Chamberlain 1963)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on March 31st!

Remember These March 31st Famous Birthdays

John Jakes (aka Jay Scotland)

American writer of fantasy, science fiction (Brak the Barbarian series; Master of the Dark Gate), and historical fiction novels (The Bastard and the Kent Family Chronicles; North and South trilogy; Homeland; The Texans Ride North; Johnny Havoc; Veils of Salome; California Gold; Charleston) (born Mar. 31, 1932 – died Mar. 11, 2023; age 90) (John Jakes 1984: Bud Dunn)

Gordie Howe (nee Gordon Howe; father of Marty & Mark Howe)

Canadian WHA & NHL Hockey Hall of Fame pro hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Houston Aeros, Hartford Whalers), 6-time winner of the Art Ross Trophy & the Hart Memorial Trophy, and 23-time NHL All Star (born Mar. 31, 1928 – died June 10, 2016; age 88). Gordie Howe suffered a stroke in 2014 and had dementia before he died. (Gordie Howe 1946 or 1947 Photo)

Richard Kiley

Tony & Emmy Award-winning American actor of stage, TV (The Thorn Birds; A Year in the Life; Picket Fences; The Edge of Night; Gunsmoke; Kraft Theatre; The F.B.I.) and movies (Looking for Mr. Goodbar; The Little Prince; Phenomenon; The Sniper) (born Mar. 31, 1922 – died Mar. 5, 1999; age 76). Richard Kiley died of a bone marrow disease. (Richard Kiley 1971 Murder Once Removed)

Lee Patterson (nee Beverly Francis Atherly-Patterson)

Canadian actor of movies (The Counterfeit Plan; Breakout; Third Man on the Mountain; The Ceremony) and TV (Dave Thorne on Surfside 6; Brad Kiernan on The Nurses; Joe Riley on One Life to Live; Dr. Kevin Cook on Another World & Texas) (born Mar. 31, 1929 – died Feb. 14, 2007; age 77). Lee Patterson died of congestive heart failure. (Lee Patterson 1966 12 O’Clock High)  

Patrick Magee

Northern Irish director & actor of stage, TV, and films (The Black Cat; The Young Racers; The Birthday Party; Barry Lyndon; A Clockwork Orange; You Can’t Win ‘Em All; Young, Willing and Eager; Telefon; Hard Contract; Cromwell; Young Winston; Ricochet) (born Mar. 31, 1922 – died Aug. 14, 1982; age 60). Patrick Magee died of a heart attack. (Patrick Magee 1963 Dementia 13)

John Fowles

English teacher, poet, and novelist (The French Lieutenant’s Woman; The Magus; The Collector; The Ebony Tower; Shipwreck; Daniel Martin; Islands; The Tree; The Enigma of Stonehenge; A Short History of Lyme Regis; Mantissa; A Maggot) (born Mar. 31, 1926 – died Nov. 5, 2005; age 79). John Fowles died of heart failure. (John Fowles 1974 Photo: J. R. Oldfield / Little, Brown)

Eddie Quillan (nee Edward Francis Quillan)

American actor of movies (The Godless Girl; The Mandarin Mystery; Made For Each Other; A Little Bit of Everything; Brigadoon; Mutiny on the Bounty; Kid Glove Killer; Young Mr. Lincoln; Alaska Highway; The Grapes of Wrath, and TV (Julia; Valentine’s Day; Hell Town) (born Mar. 31, 1907 – died July 19, 1990; age 83). Brother of Marie Quillan & John Quillan. (Eddie Quillan 1944 Dark Mountain)

Judith Rossner (nee Judith Louise Perelman)

American novelist (Looking For Mr. Goodbar; August; Attachments; Perfidia; Any Minute I Can Split; Emmeline; His Little Women; Nine Months in the Life of an Old Maid; Olivia; To the Precipice) & children’s author (What Kind of Feet Does a Bear Have?) (born Mar. 31, 1935 – died Aug. 9, 2005; age 70).  Judith Rossner died of diabetes & leukemia complications. (Judith Rossner 1977: Jerry Bauer)

John D. Loudermilk (nee John D. Loudermilk Jr.)

American singer and songwriter (Indian Reservation; Tobacco Road; This Little Bird; Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye; Ebony Eyes; Language of Love; Abilene; Road Hog; Midnight Bus; Turn Me On; A Rose and a Baby Ruth) (born Mar. 31, 1934 – died Sept. 21, 2016; age 82). John D. Loudermilk died of a heart attack. (John D. Loudermilk 1960s Photo: Courtesy HarlanHoward.com)

Charles Russell (married Nancy Guild)

American actor of radio (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar) and movies (Night Wind; Beyond Our Own; Chinatown at Midnight; Trouble Preferred; The Late George Apley; Canon City; Tucson; Wake Up and Dream; Johnny Comes Flying Home; Behind Green Lights) (born Mar. 31, 1918 – died Jan. 18, 1985; age 66). Cause of death for Charles Russell is unknown. (Charles Russell 1948 Inner Sanctum)

William Waldorf Astor (aka Baron Astor; 1st Viscount Astor)

American philanthropist, lawyer, politician (U.S. Assembly & Senate; British House of Lords), property developer (Waldorf Hotels in New York City & London), and publisher (Pall Mall Gazette; Pall Mall Magazine; The Observer) (born Mar. 31, 1848 – died Oct. 18, 1919; age 71). William Waldorf Astor died of heart failure. (William Waldorf Astor c. 1896-1899)

Victor Varconi (nee Mihály Várkonyi)

Hungarian actor of TV, classic & silent movies (The Red Peacock; Men in Her LIfe; The Song You Gave Me; Mister Dynamite; Masters of the Sea; Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo; Changing Husbands; The Volga Boatman; For Wives Only; Strange Cargo; The Sea Hawk; Unconquered) (born Mar. 31, 1891 – died June 6, 1976; age 85). (Victor Varconi 1927: Hommel)

Johann Sebastian Bach

German classical music organist and composer (Goldberg Variations; Toccata and Fugue in D Minor; Ave Maria; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major; Air on the G String; Bach Preslude; St. Matthew Passion; Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major; Cello suite No. 1 in G Major; Joy) (born Mar. 31, 1685 – died July 28, 1750; age 65). (Johann Sebastian Bach 1748: E. G. Haussmann)

Jack Johnson (nee John Arthur Johnson; “Galveston Giant“)

International Boxing Hall of Fame American boxer, World Colored Heavyweight Champion (1903-1908), first black World Heavyweight Boxing Champion (1808-1915), his victory over James L. Jeffries in the 1910 “fight of the century” triggered race riots; and club owner (born Mar. 31, 1878 – died June 10, 1946; age 68). (Jack Johnson 1908: Otto Sarony Co)

Liz Claiborne (nee Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne)

Belgian-American fashion designer (mix and match separates for career women; women’s sportswear; accessories), founder of Liz Claiborne Inc. (first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company), philanthropist, conservationist & environmentalist (born Mar. 31, 1929 – died June 26, 2007; age 78). Cause of death for Liz Claiborne was cancer. (Liz Claiborne 1986 Photo)

John Harron (brother of Robert Harron & Mary Harron)

American actor of silent films (Silk Stockings; Below the Line; The Boy Friend; Dulcy; The Ragged Heiress) and early sound movies (Czar of Broadway; Street Girl; Sister to Judas; The White Zombie; The Murder in the Museum; Beauty Parlor) (born Mar. 31, 1903 – died Nov. 24, 1939; age 36). Married Betty Egan. John Harron died of spinal meningitis. (John Harron 1924)

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