| 26071 | March 8 | Birth | 1924 – Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013) |
| 26072 | March 8 | Birth | 1924 – Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010) |
| 26073 | March 8 | Birth | 1924 – Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003) |
| 26074 | March 8 | Birth | 1925 – Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014) |
| 26075 | March 8 | Birth | 1926 – Grigori Kromanov, Estonian director and screenwriter (d. 1984) |
| 26076 | March 8 | Birth | 1926 – Francisco Rabal, Spanish-French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
| 26077 | March 8 | Birth | 1927 – Dick Hyman, American pianist and composer |
| 26078 | March 8 | Birth | 1927 – Stanisław Kania, Polish politician |
| 26079 | March 8 | Birth | 1927 – Irene Tinker, American economist and academic |
| 26080 | March 8 | Birth | 1929 – Hebe Camargo, Brazilian actress and singer (d. 2012) |
| 26081 | March 8 | Birth | 1930 – Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996) |
| 26082 | March 8 | Birth | 1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| 26083 | March 8 | Birth | 1931 – Neil Adcock, South African cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2013) |
| 26084 | March 8 | Birth | 1931 – John McPhee, American essayist and writing instructor |
| 26085 | March 8 | Birth | 1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer |
| 26086 | March 8 | Birth | 1931 – Neil Postman, American author and critic (d. 2003) |
| 26087 | March 8 | Birth | 1933 – Luca Ronconi, Italian actor and director (d. 2015) |
| 26088 | March 8 | Birth | 1933 – Evelyn Ay Sempier, American model, Miss America 1954 (d. 2008) |
| 26089 | March 8 | Birth | 1934 – Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006) |
| 26090 | March 8 | Birth | 1935 – George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader |
| 26091 | March 8 | Birth | 1936 – Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer |
| 26092 | March 8 | Birth | 1936 – Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist and composer (d. 1982) |
| 26093 | March 8 | Birth | 1937 – Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966) |
| 26094 | March 8 | Birth | 1937 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (d. 1994) |
| 26095 | March 8 | Birth | 1938 – Pete Dawkins, American football player, colonel, and politician |
| 26096 | March 8 | Birth | 1938 – Hans Fogh, Danish-Canadian sailor (d. 2014) |
| 26097 | March 8 | Birth | 1938 – George Innes, English actor |
| 26098 | March 8 | Birth | 1938 – Juris Kalniņš, Latvian basketball player (d. 2010) |
| 26099 | March 8 | Birth | 1938 – Bruno Pizzul, Italian footballer and journalist |
| 26100 | March 8 | Birth | 1939 – Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist |