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Here are a series of clues to famous people, past or present, whose birthday is in March. I’ve placed their birthday along with the answers below.

Clues

1) Lead singer and lyricist of the band Elbow

 

2) American filmmaker and actor who came to prominence in ‘Happy Days’ but has gone on to direct many well known films including ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Apollo 13 and won an oscar for Best Director for the film ‘A Beautiful Mind’’

 

3) Satirical writer perhaps best known as the creator of the sci-fi anthology series ‘Black Mirror’ and was the presenter of ‘Newswipe’ and numerous others

 

4) Australian actress, comedian and writer who played Fat Amy in the Pitch Perfect series of films

 

5) Born in 1654, he was a french novelist, playwright and duelist and his story formed the basis of the film ‘Roxanne’ starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah

 

6) English comedian best known for his one-liners and who won the best joke at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe with ‘I decided to sell my hoover…..well it was just collecting dust’

 

7) British explorer who was the first person to visit both North and South poles by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot.

 

8) American actor and producer who is probably still best known for playing Don Draper in the series ‘Mad Men’

 

9) English singer and actress born in 1948 who played Eva Peron in the first production of Evita in 1978

 

10) Born in Edinburgh in 1946, he was the holder of the Land Speed record from 1983 to 1997 after travelling at 633mph in Thrust2

 

 

 

Answers

1) Lead singer and lyricist of the band Elbow

Guy Garvey (6th)

 

2) American filmmaker and actor who came to prominence in ‘Happy Days’ but has gone on to direct many well known films including ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Apollo 13 and won an oscar for Best Director for the film ‘A Beautiful Mind’’

Ron Howard (1st)

 

3) Satirical writer perhaps best known as the creator of the sci-fi anthology series ‘Black Mirror’ and was the presenter of ‘Newswipe’ and numerous others

Charlie Brooker (3rd)

 

4) Australian actress, comedian and writer who played Fat Amy in the Pitch Perfect series of films

Rebel Wilson (2nd)

 

5) Born in 1654, he was a french novelist, playwright and duelist and his story formed the basis of the film ‘Roxanne’ starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah

Cyrano de Bergerac (6th)

 

6) English comedian best known for his one-liners and who won the best joke at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe with ‘I decided to sell my hoover…..well it was just collecting dust’

Tim Vine (4th)

 

7) British explorer who was the first person to visit both North and South poles by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot.

Ranulph Fiennes (7th)

 

8) American actor and producer who is probably still best known for playing Don Draper in the series ‘Mad Men’

John Hamm (10th)

 

9) English singer and actress born in 1948 who played Eva Peron in the first production of Evita in 1978

Elaine Paige (5th)

 

10) Born in Edinburgh in 1946, he was the holder of the Land Speed record from 1983 to 1997 after travelling at 633mph in Thrust2

Richard Noble (6th)