Famous Birthdays on March 1

17 notable people were born on March 1.

19th Century

Frédéric Chopin

1810 – 1849

France

Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849)

Oskar Kokoschka

1886 – 1980

Pakistan

Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)

draftspersondesignervisual artist

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

1892 – 1927

Japan

Japanese writer (1892–1927)

20th Century

Phạm Văn Đồng

1906 – 2000

Vietnam

First Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, diplomat (1906–2000)

politician

Yizhak Rabin

1922 – 1995

Israel

Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)

diplomatmilitary officerpolitician

Harry Belafonte

1927 – 2023

Jamaica

American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)

recording artistpeace activistpolitical activist

Tzvetan Todorov

1939 – 2017

Bulgaria

Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist (1939-2017)

semiologistliterary scholarnon-fiction writer

Denis Mukwege

1955

Belgium

Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

obstetriciangynecologisthuman rights defender

Dalia Grybauskaitė

1956

Lithuania

President of Lithuania fom 2009 to 2019 (born 1956)

university teacherdiplomateconomist

Javier Bardem

1969

Spain

Spanish actor

Liya Kebede

1978

Ethiopia

Ethiopian model and actress (born 1978)

modelfashion designerdiplomat

Melaine Walker

1983

Jamaica

athletics competitor

athletics competitor

Lupita Nyong'o

1983

Kenya

Kenyan-Mexican actress and film director (born 1983)

film actor

Carlos Vela

1989

Mexico

Mexican footballer (born 2024)

Harold Cummings

1992

Panama

Panamanian association football player

association football player

Édouard Mendy

1992

Senegal

Senegalese-French footballer (born 1992)

association football player

Justin Bieber

1994

Canada

Canadian singer (born 1994)