Happy March Birthdays!
Born This Way On This Day
March isn’t just a hint of spring and a time for new beginnings—it’s also a time to celebrate the birthdays of some LGBTQ historical heroes and Queer Pioneers:
03-01 = Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) = Polish composer
03-01 = Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) = British writer and critic
03-01 = Mercedes de Acosta (1893-1968) = American writer
03-01 = William Dorsey Swann (1860-1925) = American "queen of drag"
03-02 = Matthew Mitcham (1988- ) = Australian diver
03-02 = Renata Borgatti (1894-1964) = Italian classical pianist
03-03 = Perry Ellis (1940-1986) = American fashion designer
03-03 = Xavier Bettel (1973- ) = Prime Minister of Luxembourg
03-04 = Aribert Reimann (1936-2024) = German composer
03-04 = Chaz Bono (1969- ) = American advocate, writer and musician
03-04 = Svend Robinson (1952- ) = Canadian former politician
03-05 = Eva Kotchever (1891-1943) = Polish-Jewish librarian and writer
03-05 = Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) = Italian filmmaker and poet
03-05 = Sadao Hasegawa (1945-1999) = Japanese artist and activist
03-06 = Casimir Pulaski (1745-1779) = Polish-American military commander
03-06 = Charles I of Württemberg (1823-1891) = German aristocrat
03-06 = Michelangelo (1475-1564) = Italian artist and architect
03-07 = Andrew Haigh (1973- ) = English filmmaker
03-07 = Bret Easton Ellis (1964- ) = American writer
03-07 = Eva Brunne (1954- ) = Swedish Lutheran bishop
03-07 = Sir Henry Channon (1897-1958) = British politician
03-07 = Wanda Sykes, (1964- ) American comedian, writer and actor
03-08 = Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (1887-1963) = English artist
03-09 = Lord Ivar Mountbatten (1963- ) = British nobleman
03-09 = Richard Adams (1947-2012) = Filipino-American activist
03-09 = Samuel Barber (1910-1981) = American composer
03-09 = Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) = English writer and poet
03-09 = Will Geer (1902-1978) = American actor and social activist
03-10 = Janet Mock (1983- ) = American writer, TV host, and trans rights activist
03-10 = Jean Wyllys (1974- ) = Brazilian lecturer, journalist and politician
03-10 = Peter Berlin (1942- ) = German photographer, model, and artist
03-11 = Bill Siksay (1955- ) = Canadian politician
03-11 = Christopher Rice (1978- ) = American writer
03-11 = Eudy Simelane (1977-2008) = South African footballer
03-11 = Joe Brainard (1942-1994) = American artist and writer
03-11 = The Lady Chablis (1957-2016) = American drag entertainer
03-12 = Edward Albee (1928-2016) = American playwright
03-12 = Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) = American writer, part of the Beat Generation
03-12 = Patricia Campos Doménech (1977- ) = Spanish coach and pilot
03-12 = Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) = Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
03-13 = Armistead Maupin (1944- ) = American writer
03-13 = Bill Cunningham (1929-2016) = American fashion photographer
03-14 = Alfred Redl (1864-1913) = Austrian counter-intelligence officer and spy
03-14 = Diane Arbus (1923-1971) = American photographer
03-15 = Amir Ohana (1976- ) = Israeli lawyer and politician
03-15 = Gerda Wegener (1886-1940) = Danish illustrator and painter
03-15 = Kwame Harris (1982- ) = Jamaican-born American football player
03-16 = Donal Óg Cusack (1977- ) = Irish hurling goalkeeper
03-16 = Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) = British artist
03-16 = Gabriel Attal (1989- ) = French politician, Prime Minister of France
03-16 = Jon Hinson (1942-1995) = American politician
03-16 = Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) = French artist
03-17 = Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) = British fashion designer
03-17 = Alice Austen (1866-1952) = American photographer
03-17 = Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) = American activist and organizer
03-17 = Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) = Russian ballet dancer
03-18 = Eugène Jansson (1862-1915) = Swedish painter
03-18 = Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) = British wartime poet
03-18- Stanley Bennett Clay (1950- ) = American actor, director, and producer
03-20 = Dominique Jackson (1975- ) = American actor and activist
03-20 = Jan Cina (1988- ) = Czech actor
03-20 = Murray Bartlett (1971- ) = Australian actor (Looking)
03-21 = Rosie O'Donnell (1962- ) = American comedian and talk show host
03-22 = Princess Isabella Of Parma (1741-1763) = Spanish noblewoman
03-22 = Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) = American composer and lyricist
03-23 = Ernstine Eckstein (1941-1992) = American activist
03-23 = Joseph C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) = German-born American illustrator
03-23 = Prince Felix Yusupov (1887-1967) = Russian aristocrat
03-24 = Bob Mackie (1940- ) = American fashion designer
03-24 = Jim Parsons (1973- ) = American actor and producer
03-24 = Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021) = American poet and bookstore owner
03-24 = Margarethe Cammermeyer (1942- ) = Norwegian-American officer
03-25 = Elton John (1947- ) = English singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist
03-25 = Glenn Ligon (1960- ) = American conceptual artist
03-26 = Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) = American playwright
03-27 = Arthur Mitchell (1934-2018) = American dancer and choreographer
03-27 = Bob Mizer (1922-1992) = American photographer and filmmaker
03-27 = Pat Bond (1925-1990) = American actor
03-28 = Alexandra Billings (1962- ) = American actor and activist
03-28 = James Bidgood (1933-2022) = American filmmaker and photographer
03-28 = Lady Gaga (1986- ) = American singer-songwriter and actor
03-29 = Bruce Weber (1946- ) = American photographer
03-29 = Dora Carrington (1893-1932) = English artist
03-29 = Edward Burra (1905-1976) = British painter
03-29 = Philip Ahn (1905-1978) = American actor and activist (Kung Fu)
03-30 = Jean-Claude Brialy (1933-2007) = French actor, director, and socialite
03-30 = Tracy Chapman (1964- ) = American singer-songwriter
03-30 = Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) = Dutch artist
03-31 = Barney Frank (1940- ) = American politician
03-31 = Camille Cabral (1944- ) = French-Brazilian politician
03-31 = Richard Chamberlain (1934- ) = American actor