| 29791 | March 17 | Birth | 1926 – Marjory Shedd, Canadian badminton player (d. 2008) |
| 29792 | March 17 | Birth | 1927 – Betty Allen, American soprano (d. 2009) |
| 29793 | March 17 | Birth | 1927 – Rudy Ray Moore, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2008) |
| 29794 | March 17 | Birth | 1928 – William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007) |
| 29795 | March 17 | Birth | 1929 – Florence Howe, American historian, author, and publisher, founded The Feminist Press |
| 29796 | March 17 | Birth | 1930 – Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014) |
| 29797 | March 17 | Birth | 1930 – James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991) |
| 29798 | March 17 | Birth | 1931 – David Peakall, English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001) |
| 29799 | March 17 | Birth | 1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist and academic |
| 29800 | March 17 | Birth | 1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist |
| 29801 | March 17 | Birth | 1933 – Pat Galvin, Australian public servant |
| 29802 | March 17 | Birth | 1933 – Penelope Lively, British author |
| 29803 | March 17 | Birth | 1933 – Sándor Rácz, Hungarian politician (d. 2013) |
| 29804 | March 17 | Birth | 1935 – Frederick T. Mackenzie, American sedimentary and global biogeochemist |
| 29805 | March 17 | Birth | 1935 – Patrick Etolu, Ugandan high jumper (d. 2013) |
| 29806 | March 17 | Birth | 1936 – Ladislav Kupkovič, Slovakian composer and conductor |
| 29807 | March 17 | Birth | 1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress and puppeteer |
| 29808 | March 17 | Birth | 1936 – Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut |
| 29809 | March 17 | Birth | 1937 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor |
| 29810 | March 17 | Birth | 1937 – Galina Samsova, Russian ballerina |
| 29811 | March 17 | Birth | 1938 – David Dilks, English historian and academic |
| 29812 | March 17 | Birth | 1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993) |
| 29813 | March 17 | Birth | 1938 – Keith O'Brien, Irish-Scottish cardinal |
| 29814 | March 17 | Birth | 1938 – Izold Pustõlnik, Estonian astronomer and academic (d. 2008) |
| 29815 | March 17 | Birth | 1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007) |
| 29816 | March 17 | Birth | 1939 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006) |
| 29817 | March 17 | Birth | 1939 – Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician, 4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 29818 | March 17 | Birth | 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor |
| 29819 | March 17 | Birth | 1939 – Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager |
| 29820 | March 17 | Birth | 1940 – Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas |