23 historically significant individuals born on March 9. March 9 marks the birth date of several notable individuals, including José Paciano Laurel, President of the Philippines during World War II; Mexican architect Luis Barragán; and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Walter Kohn. Other prominent figures born on this day include former Bangladeshi President Zillur Rahman and former Ecuadorian President León Febres-Cordero.
Total Born
23
Countries
19
Top Century
20th· 18
Top Field
politician
4 individuals
Headline Figures
Bailarina (Dancer)
Maite Perroni
1983 – PresentMexican singer, dancer, actress, compositor, producer, host, model, business woman
association football player
Lucas Neill
1978 – PresentAustralian defender who captained the national soccer team and played for clubs including Everton, West Ham United, and Galatasaray.
architect
Luis Barragán
1902 – 1988Mexican architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1980 for his minimalist designs integrating color, light, and water. His most famous works include the Casa Barragán and Torres de Satélite in Mexico City.
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (18)
14th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Maite Perroni
Bailarina (Dancer)film actor
Mexican singer, dancer, actress, compositor, producer, host, model, business woman
Lucas Neill
association football player
Australian defender who captained the national soccer team and played for clubs including Everton, West Ham United, and Galatasaray.
Luis Barragán
architecturban planner
Mexican architect who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1980 for his minimalist designs integrating color, light, and water. His most famous works include the Casa Barragán and Torres de Satélite in Mexico City.
León Febres-Cordero
chief officermechanical engineer
Conservative politician and engineer who served as President of Ecuador from 1984 to 1988, implementing free-market economic reforms and facing significant political opposition.
Antonio Saca
journalistpolitician
Former journalist and President of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009, later convicted of corruption and money laundering charges.
Takaaki Kajita
physicistuniversity teacher
Japanese physicist who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering neutrino oscillations. He conducted groundbreaking research at the Super-Kamiokande detector facility.
Alejandro Giammattei
politician
Conservative politician and former prison director who served as President of Guatemala from 2020 to 2024.
José Ignacio Palma
engineerminister
Chilean politician
Walter Kohn
chemistphysicist
American physicist (1923–2016)
Zillur Rahman
politician
Bangladeshi politician who served as the 19th President of Bangladesh from 2009 until his death in 2013. He was a senior leader of the Awami League party.
Bobby Fischer
animatorchess player
American chess player (1943–2008)
Uļjana Semjonova
basketball player
Latvian basketball player who dominated women's basketball in the 1970s and 1980s, winning two Olympic gold medals and multiple World Championships while standing 2.16 meters tall.
Leilia Adzhametova
athletics competitorParalympic athlete
Paralympic sprinter specializing in T12 classification events for athletes with visual impairments. She won bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the 400m T12 event.
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Georgie Welcome
association football player
Georgie Welcome is a Honduran professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs including Marathón and represented Honduras in international competitions during the 2000s and 2010s.
Oscar Isaac
actorfilm actor
American actor (born 1979)
Daley Blind
association football player
Dutch defender who played for Ajax, Manchester United, and the Netherlands, capable of playing both left-back and center-back positions throughout his career.
Khaby Lame
influencerInternet celebrity
Senegalese-Italian social media personality (born 2000)
Pastor Maldonado
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Pastor Maldonado became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One race when he triumphed at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix while driving for Williams.
19th Century
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Carlos Albán
astronomerchemist
Colombian inventor who specialized in mathematics, chemistry, medicine, and surgery.
Jelica Belović-Bernadžikovski
editorethnographer
Croatian novelist and ethnographer, editor (1870-1946)
José Paciano Laurel
judgepolitician
President of the Philippines from 1943 to 1945
18th Century
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Udagawa Yōan
botanistchemist
Japanese scientist (1798 - 1846)
14th Century
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Longchenpa
compilerspiritual teacher
Tibetan Buddhist
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on March 9?
José Paciano Laurel, President of the Philippines from 1943 to 1945, was born on March 9, 1891. Other notable individuals born on this date include Nobel Prize-winning physicist Walter Kohn and architect Luis Barragán.
Are there any Nobel Prize winners born on March 9?
Yes, Walter Kohn was born on March 9, 1923. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998 for his density-functional theory, contributing significantly to quantum chemistry and electronic structure theory.
What world leaders were born on March 9?
World leaders born on March 9 include José Paciano Laurel, former President of the Philippines, Zillur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh, and León Febres-Cordero, former President of Ecuador. They held office during various periods of the 20th and 21st centuries.