10. March 21, 1937: Tom Flores. The 1st starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, he coached them to win Super Bowl XV, and then to Super Bowl XVIII after their move to Los Angeles. He was the 1st Hispanic coach to win the Super Bowl.
9. March 21, 1958: Gary Oldman. He's been the Devil himself, Pontius Pilate, Count Dracula, Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale, Ludwig van Beethoven, Winston Churchill, Herman Mankiewicz, George Smiley, Elvis Presley, Lee Harvey Oswald, Joe Orton, Sid Vicious, Clive "Bex" Bissell, Mason Verger, Sirius Black, and Commissioner James Gordon. He's also been married to Uma Thurman and engaged to Isabella Rossellini.
8. March 21, 1962: Rosie O'Donnell. She's a New Yorker, she's funny, she has her priorities in order, and she really, really hates Donald Trump. What more could you ask?
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1962: Matthew Broderick. I liked Ferris Bueller a lot more when I was a kid and didn't know that the real guy was a New York Mets fan.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1880: Broncho Billy Anderson. One of the 1st film stars, including in the 1st Western, The Great Train Robbery in 1903.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1946: Timothy Dalton. He only made 2 James Bond films, The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill. But he's also the only actor to play Bond without making a bad film.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1958: Brad Hall. He was a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live in the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons. So was Julia Louis-Dreyfus. They married in 1987, are still together, and have occasionally collaborated, although most of Brad's work since SNL has been behind the camera.
7. March 21, 1867: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. His production of the Ziegfeld Follies helped move American musical theater into the 20th Century.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1940: Solomon Burke. A boy preacher who became one of the main men of rhythm & blues, and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
6. March 21, 1935: Brian Clough. He was one of the top forwards in English soccer until he wrecked his knee, forcing him into retirement and management. He led East Midlands team Derby County to the 1972 Football League title. After a short and disastrous tenure at Yorkshire team Leeds United, he moved to Derby's arch-rivals Nottingham Forest, and led them to the League title in 1978, and to the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.
As early as his title at Derby, his massive ego led him to say, "I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the country, but I'm in the top one." At times, he was right.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1889: Jock Sutherland. At the University of Pittsburgh, he played on National Championship teams in 1915 and 1916; and coached them in 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936 and 1937.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1961: Lothar Matthäus. For Bayern Munich, the midfielder won 7 German national league titles. For Internazionale Milano, he won the Italian league title in 1989. In 1990, he led West Germany to the World Cup, and won the Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) as world player of the year.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1963: Ronald Koeman. As a player, he won the Dutch league title with Ajax Amsterdam in 1985, and with PSV Eindhoven in 1987, 1988 and 1989. With FC Barcelona, he won the Spanish league title in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. And he's one of the few players to win the European Cup/UEFA Champions League with 2 different teams: PSV in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992. He also played on the Netherlands team that won Euro 88. As a manager, he won the Dutch league with Ajax in 2002 and 2004, and with PSV in 2007.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1989: Jordi Alba. The left back helped Barcelona win La Liga in 2013, '15, '16, '18 and '19; and the Champions League in 2015. He was too young to play on Spain's World Cup-winning team in 2010, but he played on their Euro 2012 winners.
Somewhat Honorable Mention: March 21, 1985: Adrian Peterson. He was named the NFL's 2007 Rookie of the Year, a season which included his gaining 296 yards rushing in a single game, which remains the NFL record. He was named the NFL's 2012 Most Valuable Player. He's made 7 Pro Bowls, and led the League in rushing yards 3 times.
He has 14,918 career rushing yards, 5th all-time; 305 receptions for 2,474 yards, and 126 touchdowns. These totals are in spite of missing most of the 2014, '16 and '17 seasons due to injury. He has also been cited for domestic violence, which will cast a cloud over his Hall of Fame chances when he becomes eligible.
Honorable Mention: March 21, 1991: Antoine Griezmann.The Atlético Madrid forward was a member of France's 2018 World Cup winners.
5. March 21, 1980: Ronaldinho.One of the most exciting soccer players of all time, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira starred for Barcelona, helping them win the 2006 Champions League; and AC Milan, helping them win the 2011 Italian league title. And he led his homeland of Brazil to the 2002 World Cup. He won the Ballon d'Or in 2005.
4. March 21, 1904: Forrest Mars. Taking over the candy company that carried his father's name, he introduced the Milky Way bar in 1923, the Mars bar in 1932, and M&M's in 1941. Outside of candy, he introduced Uncle Ben's rice in 1943.
For the record: "M&M" stands for Mars himself, and Bruce Murrie, son of the President of Hershey's, who supplied the chocolate and had a 20 percent share in the product.
3. Honorable Mention: March 21, 1713: Francis Lewis. A Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York, the Borough of Queens has both a high school and a boulevard named for him.
2. March 21, 1806: Benito Juárez. Mexico's greatest hero, he was its President from 1858 until his death in 1872. He led the opposition to the French occupation of 1862 to 1867, and achieved the equality under the law of indigenous people in his country with those of purely Spanish blood. He is the only person whose birthday is a federal holiday in Mexico.
Dishonorable Mention: March 21, 1955: Jair Bolsonaro. President of Brazil since 2019, he has run a far-right, disgustingly bigoted administration. Needless to say, America's Republican Party loves him, especially Donald Trump.
1. March 21, 1685: Johann Sebastian Bach. He wasn't the first great composer of classical music. But he was the one against whom all who have come after him have been measured.
Still alive as of this writing: Flores, Oldman, O'Donnell, Broderick, Dalton, Hall, Matthäus, Koeman, Alba, Peterson, Griezmann, Ronaldinho, Bolsonaro.