Famous People Who Died on March 14

Discover the most famous people who died on March 14. The list includes people like Karl Marx, Tony Benn, Susan Hayward, George Eastman, Juan Manuel de Rosas. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, artists and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.

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Stephen Hawking

(Theoretical Physicist - First to Set Out a Theory of Cosmology)

Birthdate: January 8, 1942

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Oxford, England

Died: 2018

Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, who despite being afflicted motor neurone disease that severely limited his physical abilities, was able to build a phenomenally successful career. He was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Hawking was ranked 25 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, in 2002.

 2 

Karl Marx

(Philosopher & Economist - Famous for His Theory of 'Marxism' )

Birthdate: May 5, 1818

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Trier, Germany

Died: 1883

Karl Marx, the philosopher, economist, political theorist and socialist revolutionary, is best-known for the 1848 pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto and the three-volume Das Kapital. His theories, called Marxism, maintained that class conflict leads to the development of human societies and that internal tension were inherent in capitalism, which would ultimately be replaced by the socialist mode of production.

 3 

Peter Graves

(Best Known for His Role as ‘Jim Phelps’ in the TV Series ‘Mission: Impossible’)

Birthdate: March 18, 1926

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Died: 2010

Peter Graves won a Golden Globe for playing Jim Phelps in the series Mission: Impossible and its revival. Fans also loved him as Captain Clarence Oveur in the movie Airplane! and its sequel. He won an Emmy for hosting the show Biography and also narrated the interactive video-game film Darkstar.

 4 

Scott Hall

(Professional Wrestler Best Known for His Tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW))

Birthdate: October 20, 1958

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States

Died: 2022

Scott Hall is an American retired wrestler best known for his association with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he is popularly known as Razor Ramon. Apart from his several championship reigns in WWE, Scott Hall is also renowned for being an original member of the New World Order, one of the most popular stables in the history of professional wrestling.

 5 

Susan Hayward

(American Film Actress, Best Known for her Film Portrayals of Women that were Based on True Stories)

Birthdate: June 30, 1917

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1975

Susan Hayward was an American model and actress best known for playing characters based on true stories. During her illustrious acting career, which spanned 35 years, Susan Hayward won several prestigious awards, such as Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. She was also one of the most bankable Hollywood actresses throughout the 1950s.

Birthdate: March 2, 1931

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died: 2018

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Birthdate: July 12, 1854

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Waterville

Died: 1932

George Eastman revolutionized the world of photography with his Eastman Kodak Company and the roll film, which also came to be used in movies. Initially a banker, he later devoted himself to his camera company. A dedicated philanthropist, too, he contributed financially to music, dentistry, and medicine.

 8 

Howard Ashman

(Playwright, Lyricist & Stage Director)

Birthdate: May 17, 1950

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died: 1991

Birthdate: October 6, 1917

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States

Died: 1977

Fannie Lou Hamer was an American community organizer and women's rights activist. She also played an important role in the civil rights movement. Hamer is credited with co-founding the Freedom Democratic Party as well as the National Women's Political Caucus. In 1993, Fannie Lou Hamer was made an inductee of the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Birthdate: August 30, 1943

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina

Died: 2009

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Edward Abbey

(Essayist)

Birthdate: January 29, 1927

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1989

 12 

Ed Roberts

(American disability rights activist)

Birthdate: January 23, 1939

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: San Mateo, California, United States

Died: 1995

Ed Roberts was an American activist best remembered for his contribution to the disability rights movement. Roberts, who became the first student to attend the University of California, Berkeley in a wheelchair, played an important role in inspiring and motivating people with physical disabilities. In 2011, Ed Roberts was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

Birthdate: April 29, 1907

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Rzeszów, Austria-Hungary

Died: 1997

Four-time Academy Award-winning director Fred Zinnemann had started off as an extra. He later directed/produced masterpieces such as A Man for All Seasons and was one of the first to use non-professional actors along with stars. He was shattered when his ambitious project Man's Fate was shelved.

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Jim Bowen

(Comedian and Broadcaster Who Was Best Known for Hosting the Darts-Based Gameshow ‘Bullseye')

Birthdate: August 20, 1937

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Heswall, Cheshire, England

Died: 2018

Comedian Jim Bowen is best remembered for appearing on the ITV game show Bullseye for over a decade. Born to an unwed mother, he was put up for adoption and ended up being adopted by a bricklayer. He grew up to be a PE teacher and later stepped into stand-up comedy.

 15 

Busby Berkeley

(Film director)

Birthdate: November 29, 1895

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1976

 16 

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

Birthdate: May 9, 1892

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Tuscany, Italy

Died: 1989

 17 

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

(Aristocrat)

Birthdate: July 25, 1860

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany

Died: 1917

 18 

Fritz Perls

(Psychologist, Psychiatrist)

Birthdate: July 8, 1893

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Berlin

Died: 1970

Fritz Perls initially fought in World War I, following which he treated brain injuries of soldiers. He was later drawn to Freudian psychoanalysis. During World War II, he was the psychiatrist for the South African military. His Gestalt therapy, which he co-created with his wife, Laura, redefined psychology.

Birthdate: March 29, 1929

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Tallinn, Estonia

Died: 2006

Lennart Meri was an Estonian writer, politician, and film director. He played a key role in the Estonian independence movement. From 1992 to 2001, he served as the president of Estonia and is often counted among the most revered presidents of Estonia. In 2009, Tallinn Airport was renamed Lennart Meri Tallinn International Airport.

 20 

Adrian Lamo

(Journalist)

Birthdate: February 20, 1981

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2018

 21 

Lucie Aubrac

(French History Teacher and Member of the ‘French Resistance’ During the Second World War’)

Birthdate: June 29, 1912

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Mâcon, France

Died: 2007

Lucie Samuel was a French history-teacher and member of French Resistance during Second World War. She obtained an agrégation of history, an uncommon feat for a woman of her time. Her husband Raymond Aubrac, a leader of French Resistance, was given death-sentence. Lucie helped in organising his escape from prison. The couple later joined Charles de Gaulle’s government in exile. 

 22 

Tokugawa Hidetada

(Politician)

Birthdate: May 2, 1579

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Hamamatsu

Died: 1632

Tokugawa Hidetada was the second shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty. Named to the shogunate by his father Tokugawa Ieyasu because of his even temper, he not only consolidated his family’s rule, but also banned Christianity and Christian literature in Japan, executing many missionaries and converts. To protect Japan from foreign influence, he also took steps to ban foreign trade.

 23 

Charles François Dumouriez

(General)

Birthdate: January 26, 1739

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Cambrai, France

Died: 1823

 24 

Gareth Hunt

(Actor)

Birthdate: February 7, 1942

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 2007

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 25 

Peter Maxwell Davies

(Composer)

Birthdate: September 8, 1934

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Salford, England

Died: 2016

 26 

Akira Yoshizawa

(Japanese Artist and Author)

Birthdate: March 14, 1911

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Kaminokawa, Tochigi, Japan

Died: 2005

Legendary Japanese origamist Akira Yoshizawa had authored around 18 books and created over 50,000 models in his lifetime. He went from selling tsukudani to winning the Order of the Rising Sun. He had chanced upon origami while teaching geometry to his subordinates at the factory where he worked.

 27 

Doc Pomus

(Singer)

Birthdate: June 27, 1925

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Died: 1991

 28 

Akiba Rubinstein

(Polish Chess Player)

Birthdate: December 1, 1880

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Stawiski, Poland

Died: 1961

 29 

Maurice Ronet

(Actor)

Birthdate: April 13, 1927

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Nice, France

Died: 1983

 30 

Walter Crane

(Painter, Illustrator)

Birthdate: August 15, 1845

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Liverpool

Died: 1915

 31 

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

(Sovereign)

Birthdate: January 29, 1584

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands

Died: 1647

 32 

Jingtai Emperor

(Emperor)

Birthdate: September 21, 1428

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Beijing, China

Died: 1457

 33 

Ben Shahn

(Photographer, Painter)

Birthdate: September 12, 1898

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Kaunas

Died: 1969

 34 

Anna Jantar

(Singer)

Birthdate: June 10, 1950

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Poznań, Poland

Died: 1980

 35 

Ignacy Krasicki

(Polish Poet and Archbishop of Gniezno)

Birthdate: February 3, 1735

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Dubiecko, Poland

Died: 1801

Ignacy Krasicki was a Primate of Poland, playwright, journalist, encyclopedist, translator, critic of the clergy and a prominent Enlightenment poet of Poland. The most notable works of Krasicki are his Fables and Parables and Satires. The first Polish novel, The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom, written in the form of a diary by Krasicki is a milestone in Polish literature.

 36 

Rusty Tillman

(American football player)

Birthdate: February 27, 1946

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 37 

Jean Poiret

(Actor)

Birthdate: August 17, 1926

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: rue de la Tombe-Issoire, Paris, France

Died: 1992

 38 

Noble Consort Ying

(Qianlong Emperor's wife)

Birthdate: March 7, 1731

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Mongolia

Died: 1800

Birthdate: March 30, 1793

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Buenos Aires

Died: 1877

Remembered as the Restorer of the Laws, Argentine governor and dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas was born into a ranch-owning family and was initially a cowboy. Following his ascension to the governorship, his parapolice, Mazorca, killed scores of citizens. He spent his final years, exiled, as a farmer.

 40 

Jānis Čakste

(President)

Birthdate: September 14, 1859

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lielsesava, Latvia

Died: 1927

 41 

Royal Robbins

(American Rock Climber)

Birthdate: February 3, 1935

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States

Died: 2017

 42 

Marie-Louise Coidavid

(Queen regnant)

Birthdate: May 8, 1778

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Bredou, Ouanaminthe, Saint-Domingue

Died: 1851

 43 

C. Jérôme

(Singer)

Birthdate: December 21, 1946

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 2000

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 44 

Alain Bashung

(Singer-Songwriter)

Birthdate: December 1, 1947

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 2009

 45 

Lies Noor

(Actress)

Birthdate: 1938 AD

Birthplace: Dutch East Indies

Died: 1961

 46 

Val Lewton

(Novelist, Film Producer)

Birthdate: May 7, 1904

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Yalta, Ukraine

Died: 1951

 47 

Pat Laffan

(Film actor)

Birthdate: June 8, 1939

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: County Meath, Ireland

Died: 2019

 48 

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford

(Minister)

Birthdate: 1485 AD

Birthplace: Dorset, England

Died: 1555

 49 

Chic Young

(Cartoonist)

Birthdate: January 9, 1901

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1973

 50 

Huw Wheldon

(Executive)

Birthdate: May 7, 1916

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Prestatyn, Wales

Died: 1986