- Mar 4 Mattias Sköld, Swedish contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, and educator, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 4 Stza Crack [Scott Sturgeon], American punk rock musician (Choking Victim; Leftover Crack), born in New York
- Mar 8 (Gareth) "Gaz" Coombes, British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Supergrass - "Alright"), born in Oxford, England
- Mar 10 Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese-Egyptian actress, model, pop and world music singer, born in Mahrouna, Lebanon
- Mar 10 Kisaki [Matsuura Tadashi], Japanese progressive rock keyboardist, bassist, and record producer (Phantasmagoria), born in Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
- Mar 12 Simon Young, English music journalist, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
- Mar 13 James Dewees, American musician (The Get Up Kids), born in Liberty, Missouri
- Mar 16 Blu Cantrell [Tiffany Cobb], American singer-songwriter (Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!), Breathe), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Mar 17 Stephen Gately, Irish pop singer (Boyzone - "A Different Beat"; "No Matter What"), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2009)
- Mar 19 Zach Lind, American drummer (Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"), born in Mesa, Arizona
- Mar 20 Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (Linkin Park), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2017)
- Mar 25 Baek Ji Young, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer ("Ordinariness"; "Hate"), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Mar 25 Gigi Leung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Tempting Heart), born in Hong Kong
- Mar 25 Juvenile [Terius Gray], American rapper (The Hot Boys), born in Magnolia, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mar 27 Tia Fuller, American jazz saxophonist (Soul (film); Beyoncé backing band), composer, and educator (Berklee School), born in Aurora, Colorado
- Mar 28 David Keuning, American guitar player (The Killers), born in Pella, Iowa
- Mar 30 Mark McClelland, Northern Irish rock bassist and songwriter (Degrassi; Snow Patrol), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
About March 1976
How Old? 48 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes
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