List of Famous people born in March
Nurgül Yeşilçay
Nurgül Yeşilçay is a Turkish stage and film actress.
Charles Young
Charles Young was an American soldier. He was the third African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, first black military attaché, first black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking black officer in the regular army until his death in 1922.
V Shanta
Viswanathan Shanta was an Indian oncologist and the chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai. She was best known for her efforts towards making quality and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients in her country. She dedicated herself to the mission of organizing care for cancer patients, study of the disease, research on its prevention and cure, spreading awareness about the disease, and developing specialists and scientists in various subspecialties of oncology. Her work won her several awards, including the Magsaysay Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award given by the Government of India.
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French general in Revolutionary France. With Toussaint Louverture and Abram Petrovich Gannibal in Imperial Russia, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas stands as one of the highest-ranking men of African descent ever to lead a European army. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, the first to become divisional general, and the first to become general-in-chief of a French army. Dumas and Toussaint Louverture were the two highest-ranking officers of sub-Saharan African descent in the Western world until 1975, when "Chappie" James achieved the equivalent rank of four-star general in the United States Air Force.
Mateus Uribe
Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Porto and the Colombia national team.
Rio Mavuba
Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba is a French footballer who plays for Football Club des Écureuils de Mérignac-Arlac as a midfielder.
Nathalia Dill
Nathalia Goyannes Dill Orrico, better known as Nathalia Dill, is a Brazilian actress. She has played the lead role in three telenovelas, the lead antagonist role in another two and the lead role in 2012's film Artificial Paradises.
Gaby Sylvia
Gaby Sylvia was an Italian actress who appeared in many French films and television series.
Johnny Pacheco
Juan Azarías Pacheco Knipping, known as Johnny Pacheco, is a Dominican musician, arranger, bandleader and record producer. As a flutist and bandleader, Pacheco became one of the leading exponents of the Cuban charanga format in the United States in the early 1960s. As the founder and musical director of Fania Records, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New York salsa scene in the 1960s and 1970s. He popularized the use of the term "salsa" and established the Fania All-Stars to showcase the leading artists of the genre.
Matt Hobden
Matthew Edward Hobden was an English cricketer, a right-arm fast-medium bowler who batted right-handed. Born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Hobden was educated at Millfield School and Eastbourne College. A police investigation into his death concluded in May 2016 with no further action or arrests.