| 23281 | March 2 | Birth | 1939 – BarBara Luna, American actress |
| 23282 | March 2 | Birth | 1940 – Tony Croatto, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) |
| 23283 | March 2 | Birth | 1940 – Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan |
| 23284 | March 2 | Birth | 1941 – Jon Finch, English actor (d. 2012) |
| 23285 | March 2 | Birth | 1941 – David Satcher, American admiral and physician, 16th Surgeon General of the United States |
| 23286 | March 2 | Birth | 1942 – Kwang Jo Choi, South Korean martial artist |
| 23287 | March 2 | Birth | 1942 – John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter |
| 23288 | March 2 | Birth | 1942 – Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 23289 | March 2 | Birth | 1942 – Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran |
| 23290 | March 2 | Birth | 1942 – Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Velvet Underground and Metal Machine Trio) (d. 2013) |
| 23291 | March 2 | Birth | 1943 – George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 23292 | March 2 | Birth | 1943 – Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows and The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 2005) |
| 23293 | March 2 | Birth | 1943 – Peter Straub, American novelist and poet |
| 23294 | March 2 | Birth | 1943 – Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist |
| 23295 | March 2 | Birth | 1944 – Uschi Glas, German actress and screenwriter |
| 23296 | March 2 | Birth | 1945 – Derek Watkins, English trumpet player and composer (d. 2013) |
| 23297 | March 2 | Birth | 1947 – Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 23298 | March 2 | Birth | 1947 – Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager |
| 23299 | March 2 | Birth | 1948 – Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Taste) (d. 1995) |
| 23300 | March 2 | Birth | 1948 – Jeff Kennett, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria |
| 23301 | March 2 | Birth | 1949 – Alain Chamfort, French singer |
| 23302 | March 2 | Birth | 1949 – Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer |
| 23303 | March 2 | Birth | 1949 – J.P.R. Williams, Welsh rugby player and surgeon |
| 23304 | March 2 | Birth | 1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983) |
| 23305 | March 2 | Birth | 1950 – Jeffrey Chodorow, American lawyer and businessman |
| 23306 | March 2 | Birth | 1952 – Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter |
| 23307 | March 2 | Birth | 1952 – Laraine Newman, American actress and singer |
| 23308 | March 2 | Birth | 1953 – Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician |
| 23309 | March 2 | Birth | 1954 – Ed Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 23310 | March 2 | Birth | 1955 – Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader, founded Aum Shinrikyo |