Here is a list who born on date 16 February today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for February 16
Date | Name |
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1222 | Nichiren, founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282) |
1304 | Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Chinese emperor (d. 1332) |
1331 | Coluccio Salutati, Italian political leader (d. 1406) |
1419 | John I, Duke of Cleves (d. 1481) |
1470 | Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1540) |
1471 | Krishnadevaraya, emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire (d. 1529) |
1497 | Philip Melanchthon, German astronomer, theologian, and academic (d. 1560) |
1514 | Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian cartographer and instrument maker (d. 1574) |
1519 | Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (d. 1572) |
1543 | Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator (d. 1590) |
1620 | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1688) |
1643 | John Sharp, English archbishop (d. 1714) |
1698 | Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1758) |
1727 | Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (d. 1817) |
1740 | Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (d. 1813) |
1761 | Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) |
1774 | Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer (d. 1830) |
1786 | Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess (d. 1859) |
1802 | Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher (d. 1866) |
1804 | Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (d. 1885) |
1812 | Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875) |
1821 | Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (d. 1865) |
1822 | Francis Galton, English biologist and statistician (d. 1911) |
1824 | Peter Kosler, Slovenian lawyer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1879) |
1826 | Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet and author (d. 1886) |
1830 | Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (d. 1902) |
1831 | Nikolai Leskov, Russian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1895) |
1834 | Ernst Haeckel, German biologist, physician, and philosopher (d. 1919) |
1838 | Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (d. 1918) |
1841 | Armand Guillaumin, French painter (d. 1927) |
1843 | Henry M. Leland, American engineer and businessman, founded Cadillac and Lincoln (d. 1932) |
1845 | George Kennan, American journalist and explorer (d. 1924) |
1848 | Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist, geneticist, and academic (d. 1935) |
1848 | Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1917) |
1856 | Ossian Everett Mills, American academic, founded Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (d. 1920) |
1866 | Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (d. 1940) |
1868 | Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer (d. 1952) |
1873 | Radoje Domanović, Serbian journalist and author (d. 1908) |
1876 | G. M. Trevelyan, English historian and academic (d. 1962) |
1877 | Tom Crean, Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer (d. 1938) |
1878 | Pamela Colman Smith, English occultist and illustrator (d. 1951) |
1878 | James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1920) |
1884 | Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (d. 1951) |
1886 | Andy Ducat, English international footballer, manager and cricketer (d. 1942) |
1887 | Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962) |
1891 | Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist and academic (d. 1968) |
1893 | Katharine Cornell, American actress and producer (d. 1974) |
1896 | Eugénie Blanchard, French super-centenarian (d. 2010) |
1901 | Wayne King, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985) |
1901 | Chester Morris, American actor (d. 1970) |
1902 | Cyril Vincent, South African cricketer (d. 1968) |
1903 | Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist and actor (d. 1978) |
1904 | James Baskett, African-American actor and singer (d. 1948) |
1904 | George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (d. 2005) |
1906 | Vera Menchik, British-Czechoslovak-Russian chess player (d. 1944) |
1909 | Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (d. 1982) |
1914 | Jimmy Wakely, American country music singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1982) |
1916 | Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
1919 | Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer (d. 1989) |
1920 | Anna Mae Hays, American general (d. 2018) |
1921 | Vera-Ellen, German-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1981) |
1921 | Jean Behra, French race car driver (d. 1959) |
1921 | John Galbraith Graham, English priest and academic (d. 2013) |
1922 | Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German soldier and pilot (d. 1950) |
1923 | Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2016) |
1926 | Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim (d. 1945) |
1926 | John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003) |
1927 | June Brown, English actress (d. 2022) |
1929 | Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer and architect (d. 1980) |
1929 | Peter Porter, Australian-English poet and educator (d. 2010) |
1931 | Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002) |
1931 | Ken Takakura, Japanese actor and singer (d. 2014) |
1932 | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2014) |
1932 | Gretchen Wyler, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2007) |
1934 | August Coppola, American author and academic (d. 2009) |
1934 | Marlene Hagge, American golfer |
1935 | Brian Bedford, English-American actor and director (d. 2016) |
1935 | Sonny Bono, American actor, singer, and politician (d. 1998) |
1935 | Stephen Gaskin, American activist, co-founded The Farm (d. 2014) |
1935 | Bradford Parkinson, American colonel and engineer |
1935 | Kenneth Price, American painter and sculptor (d. 2012) |
1937 | Paul Bailey, British novelist, critic, and biographer |
1937 | Yuri Manin, Russian-German mathematician and academic |
1938 | John Corigliano, American composer and academic |
1939 | Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino lawyer and judge |
1940 | Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer (d. 1979) |
1941 | Kim Jong-il, North Korean commander and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 2011) |
1942 | Richard Williams, American tennis player and coach |
1944 | Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician |
1944 | Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer |
1944 | António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (d. 2016) |
1947 | Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (d. 2020) |
1948 | Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler and coach (d. 2014) |
1950 | Peter Hain, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales |
1951 | Barry Foote, American baseball player and coach |
1952 | Peter Kitchen, English footballer |
1952 | James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2019) |
1953 | John Bradbury, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 2015) |
1953 | Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player and manager |
1953 | Roberta Williams, American video game designer, co-founded Sierra Entertainment |
1954 | Iain Banks, Scottish author and playwright (d. 2013) |
1954 | Margaux Hemingway, American model and actress (d. 1996) |
1954 | Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster |
1956 | Vincent Ward, New Zealand director and screenwriter |
1957 | LeVar Burton, American actor, director, and producer |
1958 | Natalie Angier, American author |
1958 | Ice-T, American rapper and actor |
1958 | Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player |
1958 | Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach |
1959 | John McEnroe, American tennis player and sportscaster |
1959 | Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player and sportscaster |
1960 | Pete Willis, English guitarist and songwriter |
1961 | Des Hasler, Australian rugby league player and coach |
1961 | Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
1961 | Niko Nirvi, Finnish journalist |
1961 | Andy Taylor, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
1962 | John Balance, English singer-songwriter (d. 2004) |
1964 | Bebeto, Brazilian footballer and manager |
1964 | Christopher Eccleston, English actor |
1965 | Dave Lombardo, Cuban-American drummer |
1967 | Keith Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1968 | Warren Ellis, English author and screenwriter |
1970 | Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer and manager |
1971 | Michael Avenatti, American attorney and pundit |
1971 | Craig Laundy, Australian politician |
1972 | Jerome Bettis, American football player |
1972 | Zoran Čampara, Bosnian football player |
1972 | Sarah Clarke, American actress |
1972 | Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress |
1972 | Darrell Trindall, Australian rugby league player |
1973 | Cathy Freeman, Australian sprinter |
1974 | Mahershala Ali, American actor |
1974 | José Dominguez, Portuguese international footballer and manager |
1976 | Eric Byrnes, American baseball player and sportscaster |
1976 | Kyo, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer |
1977 | Ian Clarke, Irish-American computer scientist, founded Freenet |
1977 | Ahman Green, American football player |
1978 | Tia Hellebaut, Belgian high jumper and chemist |
1978 | Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer |
1978 | John Tartaglia, American actor, singer, and puppeteer |
1979 | Stéphane Dalmat, French footballer |
1979 | Eric Mun, American-South Korean singer and actor |
1979 | Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer |
1980 | Longineu W. Parsons III, French-American drummer |
1981 | Jay Howard, English race car driver |
1981 | Susanna Kallur, Swedish sprint hurdler |
1981 | Jerry Owens, American baseball player |
1981 | Qyntel Woods, American basketball player |
1982 | Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Estonian footballer |
1982 | Rickie Lambert, English footballer |
1982 | Lupe Fiasco, American rapper |
1983 | Agyness Deyn, English model, actress, and singer |
1984 | Sofia Arvidsson, Swedish tennis player |
1984 | Oussama Mellouli, Tunisian swimmer |
1985 | Simon Francis, English footballer |
1985 | Stacy Lewis, American golfer |
1985 | Ron Vlaar, Dutch footballer |
1986 | Diego Godín, Uruguayan footballer |
1987 | Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008) |
1987 | Theresa Goh, Singaporean swimmer |
1987 | Hasheem Thabeet, Tanzanian basketball player |
1988 | Diego Capel, Spanish footballer |
1988 | Zhang Jike, Chinese table tennis player |
1988 | Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer |
1988 | Andrea Ranocchia, Italian footballer |
1988 | Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor and singer |
1989 | Elizabeth Olsen, American actress |
1990 | Dunamis Lui, Australian-Samoan rugby league player |
1990 | The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer |
1991 | Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer |
1992 | Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer |
1992 | Zsófia Susányi, Hungarian tennis player[43] |
1994 | Annika Beck, German tennis player |
1994 | Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer |
1994 | Ava Max, American singer and songwriter |
1995 | Katy Dunne, English tennis player |
1995 | Carina Witthöft, German tennis player |
1999 | Marie Ulven Ringheim, Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producer |
2000 | Koffee, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and rapper |
2001 | Yuki Naito, Japanese tennis player |
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