| 29401 | March 16 | Birth | 1940 – Vagif Mustafazadeh, Azerbaijani pianist and composer (d. 1979) |
| 29402 | March 16 | Birth | 1940 – Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
| 29403 | March 16 | Birth | 1940 – Keith Rowe, English guitarist (AMM and M.I.M.E.O.) |
| 29404 | March 16 | Birth | 1941 – Robert Guéï, Ivorian soldier and politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (d. 2002) |
| 29405 | March 16 | Birth | 1941 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host and actor |
| 29406 | March 16 | Birth | 1942 – Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996) |
| 29407 | March 16 | Birth | 1942 – James Soong, Chinese-Taiwanese politician, Governor of Taiwan Province |
| 29408 | March 16 | Birth | 1942 – Gijs van Lennep, Dutch race car driver |
| 29409 | March 16 | Birth | 1942 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lost Gonzo Band) |
| 29410 | March 16 | Birth | 1943 – Ursula Goodenough, American biologist, zoologist, and author |
| 29411 | March 16 | Birth | 1943 – Kim Mu-saeng, South Korean actor (d. 2005) |
| 29412 | March 16 | Birth | 1944 – John Kipkurgat, Kenyan runner |
| 29413 | March 16 | Birth | 1944 – Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic |
| 29414 | March 16 | Birth | 1946 – Michael Basman, English chess player and author |
| 29415 | March 16 | Birth | 1946 – Sigmund Groven, Norwegian harmonica player and composer |
| 29416 | March 16 | Birth | 1946 – Mary Kaldor, English economist and academic |
| 29417 | March 16 | Birth | 1946 – Hubert Soudant, Dutch horn player and conductor |
| 29418 | March 16 | Birth | 1947 – Ramzan Paskayev, Kazakh accordion player and composer |
| 29419 | March 16 | Birth | 1947 – Baek Yoon-sik, South Korean actor |
| 29420 | March 16 | Birth | 1947 – Trevor Hartley, English footballer and manager |
| 29421 | March 16 | Birth | 1948 – Michael Owen Bruce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice Cooper) |
| 29422 | March 16 | Birth | 1948 – Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer-songwriter and director |
| 29423 | March 16 | Birth | 1948 – Margaret Weis, American author and game designer |
| 29424 | March 16 | Birth | 1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor and producer |
| 29425 | March 16 | Birth | 1949 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor and singer |
| 29426 | March 16 | Birth | 1949 – Elliott Murphy, American-French singer-songwriter and journalist |
| 29427 | March 16 | Birth | 1949 – Joseph Pilato, American actor |
| 29428 | March 16 | Birth | 1950 – Peter Forster, English bishop |
| 29429 | March 16 | Birth | 1950 – Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress |
| 29430 | March 16 | Birth | 1951 – Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Asleep at the Wheel) |