- Mar 1 Stephen Davis, American football running back (NFL Pro Bowl 1999, 2000, 03; Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Mar 2 Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and broadcaster (World C'ship gold 200m freestyle 1991; Olympic silver 800m, bronze 400m 1992), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Mar 4 Ariel Ortega, Argentine footballer (Valencia), born in Ledesma, Argentina
- Mar 4 Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player (Hopman Cup 1998; World #6 1998), born in Bratislava Slovakia
- Mar 4 Tommy Phelps, American baseball player
- Mar 5 Brad Schumacher, American 400m/800m freesytyle (Olympic gold 1996)
- Mar 5 Jens Jeremies, German footballer
- Mar 7 Facundo Sava, Argentine footballer and manager, born in Ituzaingó, Argentina
- Mar 8 Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
- Mar 8 Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Mar 8 Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
- Mar 9 Mark Harrity, Australian cricketer (promising South Aust left-arm fast bowler), born in Semaphore, South Australia
- Mar 11 Billy Granville, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Mar 11 Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2014, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and four other teams), born in Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela
- Mar 13 Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 1999 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 13 Vampeta [Marcos André Batista dos Santos], Brazilian footballer, born in Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
- Mar 14 Justine Joyce, Australian rower (World C'ship gold LW2- 1997), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Mar 15 Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
- Mar 15 Robert Fick, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
- Mar 16 Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
- Mar 16 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
- Mar 16 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Mar 17 John Hall, American NFL placekicker (NY Jets), born in Port Charlotte, Florida
- Mar 18 Torrian Gray, American NFL football safety, 1997-99 (Minnesota Vikings), and collegiate coach, born in Bartow, Florida
- Mar 19 John Coppinger, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in El Paso, Texas
- Mar 21 Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer
- Mar 22 Marcus Camby, American NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Mar 22 Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer and coach, born in Antwerp, Belgium
- Mar 22 Tuomas Gronman, Finnish NHL defenceman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Pitts), born in Viitasaari, Finland
- Mar 23 Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
- Mar 23 Scott Galyon, linebacker (NY Giants)
- Mar 24 Terry Killens, linebacker (Tennessee Oilers)
- Mar 26 Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player who won 6 WTA, 5 ITF titles; World #7 1997, born in Bucharest, Romania
- Mar 26 Mike Peca, Canadian ice hockey center who won Olympic gold 2002; Buffalo Sabres, NY Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 27 Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish soccer midfielder who played 40 internationals; Valencia CF 230 games, born in Bilbao, Spain
- Mar 28 K C Jones, NFL center (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Mar 28 Mark King, English snooker player
- Mar 29 Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain
- Mar 30 Martin Love, Australian cricketer (high scoring Queensland batsman, Aust 1995), born in Mundubbera, Australia
About March 1974
How Old? 50 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No