| 23221 | March 2 | Birth | 1885 – Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (d. 1955) |
| 23222 | March 2 | Birth | 1886 – Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director (d. 1962) |
| 23223 | March 2 | Birth | 1886 – Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (d. 1971) |
| 23224 | March 2 | Birth | 1900 – Harri Moora, Estonian archeologist and academic (d. 1968) |
| 23225 | March 2 | Birth | 1900 – Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (d. 1969) |
| 23226 | March 2 | Birth | 1900 – Kurt Weill, German-American composer (d. 1950) |
| 23227 | March 2 | Birth | 1902 – Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972) |
| 23228 | March 2 | Birth | 1902 – Edward Condon, American physicist and academic (d. 1974) |
| 23229 | March 2 | Birth | 1904 – Dr. Seuss, American author, poet, and illustrator (d. 1991) |
| 23230 | March 2 | Birth | 1905 – Marc Blitzstein, American composer (d. 1964) |
| 23231 | March 2 | Birth | 1905 – Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (d. 1985) |
| 23232 | March 2 | Birth | 1908 – Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990) |
| 23233 | March 2 | Birth | 1908 – Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant (d. 1968) |
| 23234 | March 2 | Birth | 1909 – Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 1958) |
| 23235 | March 2 | Birth | 1912 – Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001) |
| 23236 | March 2 | Birth | 1912 – William Thayer Tutt, American businessman (d. 1989) |
| 23237 | March 2 | Birth | 1913 – Godfried Bomans, Flemish television host and author (d. 1971) |
| 23238 | March 2 | Birth | 1913 – Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958) |
| 23239 | March 2 | Birth | 1913 – Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist and songwriter (The Romeros) (d. 1996) |
| 23240 | March 2 | Birth | 1914 – Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder and model (d. 2002) |
| 23241 | March 2 | Birth | 1914 – Martin Ritt, American actor, director, and playwright (d. 1990) |
| 23242 | March 2 | Birth | 1915 – John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (d. 2010) |
| 23243 | March 2 | Birth | 1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1986) |
| 23244 | March 2 | Birth | 1917 – David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (d. 1967) |
| 23245 | March 2 | Birth | 1917 – Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976) |
| 23246 | March 2 | Birth | 1918 – Michael Rye, American actor (d. 2012) |
| 23247 | March 2 | Birth | 1919 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (d. 2009) |
| 23248 | March 2 | Birth | 1919 – Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 23249 | March 2 | Birth | 1919 – Tamara Toumanova, Russian-American ballerina and actress (d. 1996) |
| 23250 | March 2 | Birth | 1920 – Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt, German footballer and manager (d. 2008) |