10. March 10, 1886: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. A leader in "modern" architecture, most praised for Midtown Manhattan's Seagram Building.
9. March 27, 1863: Henry Royce. With Charles Rolls, he founded car company Rolls-Royce, and built it into a watchword for automotive luxury.
8. March 27, 1914: Budd Schulberg. He wrote the novels What Makes Sammy Run? and The Harder They Fall; and the screenplays for A Star Is Born, On the Waterfront, and A Face in the Crowd. He later became the chief boxing correspondent for Sports Illustrated magazine, and was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his writing.
7. March 27, 1917: Cyrus Vance. One of the negotiators attempting to bring a peace accord to the Vietnam War in 1968, President Jimmy Carter appointed him U.S. Secretary of State in 1977. But after Carter refused to listen to his recommendations against bringing the Shah of Iran to America and later the ill-fated plan to rescue the hostages, he resigned. His son Cyrus Jr. was the longtime District Attorney in New York.
6. March 27, 1901: Eisaku Satō. Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972, he led his nation through unprecedented economic growth, and his work for nuclear non-proliferation led to his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Somewhat Honorable Mention: March 27, 1912: James Callaghan. Prime Minister of Britain from 1976 to 1979, he was one of the least effective holders of that office, so much so that the Labour Party didn't regain it for 18 years.
5. March 27, 1899: Gloria Swanson. One of the stars of silent film, she made a bravura comeback in Sunset Boulevard in 1950. As her character, Norma Desmond put it, "I am big. It's the pictures that got small."
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1921: Harold Nicholas. He and his brother Fayard were the greatest dance team in Hollywood history.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1931: David Janssen. He played his share of tough guys, but none more memorable than the one who had to be the most mentally tough: Dr. Richard Kimble on The Fugitive.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1942: Michael York. He's been Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew, D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers and The Four Mustketeers, Pip in Great Expectations, and Logan 5 in Logan's Run.
Somewhat Honorable Mention: March 27, 1963: Quentin Tarantino. Great writer, but much too violent and over-the-top as a director. Also has some whacked-out ideas about women (especially their feet) and Superman.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1969: Pauley Perrette. If I didn't include the actress who played Goth forensic genius Dr. Abby Sciutto on NCIS, this list would be very hinky.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1971: Nathan Fillion. He played Joey Buchanan on One Life to Live, and Captain Malcolm Reynolds on Firefly, and now plays Officer John Nolan on The Rookie. But he will forever be mystery writer and police consultant Richard Castle on Castle.
4. March 27, 1924: Sarah Vaughan. The Newark, New Jersey native was one of the greatest jazz singers of all time.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1921: Phil Chess. With his brother Leonard, he founded Chess Records in Chicago, a major building block of early rock and roll.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1975: Fergie. The former lead singer of The Black Eyed Peas, Stacy Ann Ferguson has gone on to a big solo career. Just don't ask her to sing the National Anthem.
3. March 27, 1879: Miller Huggins. He was a decent player, but became a Hall-of-Famer as the manager of the New York Yankees, winning 6 American League Pennants and 3 World Series from 1921 to 1928. He died the next season, and the Yankees made him the first honoree in what became Monument Park.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1952: Annemarie Moser-Pröll. The Austrian was the top women's skier of the 1970s, but it took until 1980 in Lake Placid for her to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1963: Randall Cunningham.Sports Illustrated called the quarterback "The Ultimate Weapon." If only his coaches, Buddy Ryan and Rich Kotite, had known what to do with him.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1986: Manuel Neuer. Perhaps the greatest goalkeeper in soccer today, he's helped Bayern Munich win the German national league 9 times and the UEFA Champions League twice. He was probably the biggest reason Germany won the 2014 World Cup, holding Argentina, including Lionel Messi, scoreless for 122 minutes in the Final.
Honorable Mention: March 27, 1987: Buster Posey. A 7-time All-Star, Gerald Dempsey Posey III was the National League's Rookie of the Year in 2010, its batting champion and Most Valuable Player in 2012, and its Gold Glove catcher in 2016. He helped the San Francisco Giants win the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He batted .302 lifetime.
2. March 27, 1845: Wilhelm Röntgen. The discoverer of X-rays and the inventor of the X-ray camera.
1. March 27, 1969: Mariah Carey. The most successful solo singer in the history of Billboard magazine's music charts, her 19 Number 1 hits are topped only by The Beatles.
Still alive as of this writing: York, Tarantino, Perrette, Fillion, Fergie, Moser-Pröll, Cunningham, Neuer, Posey, Carey.