Famous Birthdays on March 9
18 notable people were 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.
20th Century17 people
Maite Perroni
1983Mexican singer, dancer, actress, compositor, producer, host, model, business woman
Daley Blind
1990Dutch defender who played for Ajax, Manchester United, and the Netherlands, capable of playing both left-back and center-back positions throughout his career.
association football playerNetherlands
Pastor Maldonado
1985Pastor Maldonado became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One race when he triumphed at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix while driving for Williams.
Lucas Neill
1978Australian defender who captained the national soccer team and played for clubs including Everton, West Ham United, and Galatasaray.
association football playerAustralia
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.
León Febres-Cordero
1931 – 2008Conservative 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
1965Former journalist and President of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009, later convicted of corruption and money laundering charges.
Takaaki Kajita
1959Japanese 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
1956Conservative politician and former prison director who served as President of Guatemala from 2020 to 2024.
politicianGuatemala
Zillur Rahman
1929 – 2013Bangladeshi 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.
politicianBangladesh
Khaby Lame
2000TikTok's most-followed creator with over 160 million followers, famous for his silent reaction videos debunking overly complicated life hacks.
Uļjana Semjonova
1952 – 2026Latvian 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.
basketball playerLatvia
Leilia Adzhametova
1994Paralympic 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.
Georgie Welcome
1985Georgie 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.
association football playerHonduras
19th Century1 person
José Paciano Laurel
1891 – 1959President of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1945 during World War II, later serving on the Philippine Supreme Court.
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.