- Mar 1 Ken Harvey, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 2004; KC Royals), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 2 Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey defenceman (4 x NHL All Star; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 2011, Boston Bruins; World C'ship gold 2005), born in Rakovník, Czech Republic
- Mar 3 Matt Diaz, American baseball player
- Mar 4 Denis Dallan, Italian rugby union footballer
- Mar 4 Nate Ackerman, British-American logician and wrestler
- Mar 4 Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mar 5 Mike Hessman, American baseball player
- Mar 6 Sage Rosenfels, American Football Player
- Mar 9 Lucas Neill, Australian footballer, born in Sydney
- Mar 11 Albert Luque, Spanish soccer forward (17 caps Spain, 3 Catalonia; RC Deportivo La Coruña 101 games), born in Terrassa, Spain
Didier Drogba (46 years old)
Mar 11 Ivorian football player (Chelsea, Phoenix Rising FC, Ivorian national team), born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Mar 12 Casey Mears, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1 win, 51 Top 10s, 3 Poles) and broadcaster (NASCAR analyst Fox Sports 1), born in Bakersfield, California
- Mar 12 Cristina Teuscher, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4 x 200m freestyle relay 1996; World C'ship gold 2001), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Mar 12 Tara Mounsey, American hockey HOF defenseman (Olympic gold 1998, silver 2002; All World team 1998, 2002), born in Concord, New Hampshire
- Mar 13 Kenny Watson, American football player, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Mar 13 Tom Danielson, American road racing cyclist, born in East Lyme, Connecticut
- Mar 14 Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
- Mar 14 Ron Dayne, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1999, University of Wisconsin; NY Giants), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Mar 18 Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer
- Mar 18 Yoshie Takeshita, Japanese volleyball player
- Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
- Mar 22 Tom Poti, American professional hockey player, born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Mar 23 Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
- Mar 30 Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Mar 31 Jérôme Rothen, French soccer winger (France 13 caps, Paris SG, Caen, Monaco), born in Châtenay-Malabry, France
About March 1978
How Old? 46 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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