History Births on August 16

Barry Hay, Indian-born Dutch rock musician

#Barry_Hay

Candice Dupree, American basketball player

#Candice_Dupree

Stefan Klos, German footballer

#Stefan_Klos

Diane Dodds, Northern Irish educator and politician

#Diane_Dodds

Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Robert_Culp

Arvind Kejriwal, Indian civil servant and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Delhi

#Arvind_Kejriwal

Bob Hardy, English bass player

#Bob_Hardy_(bassist)

Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer

#Roque_Santa_Cruz

James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)

#James_Casey_(variety_artist)

Taika Waititi, New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor

#Taika_Waititi

Seán Brady, Irish cardinal

#Seán_Brady

Cristin Milioti, American actress

#Cristin_Milioti

Manisha Koirala, Indian actress

#Manisha_Koirala

Laura Innes, American actress and director

#Laura_Innes

Ketty Lester, American singer and actress

#Ketty_Lester

Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)

#Jakob_Rosanes

Greyson Chance, American musician

#Greyson_Chance

Didier Cuche, Swiss skier

#Didier_Cuche

Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player

#Yu_Darvish

Moussa Sissoko, French footballer

#Moussa_Sissoko

Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010)

#Fess_Parker

Arthur Achleitner, German author (d. 1927)

#Arthur_Achleitner

Lesley Ann Warren, American actress

#Lesley_Ann_Warren

Hasely Crawford, Trinidadian runner

#Hasely_Crawford

Pavel Královec, Czech football referee

#Pavel_Královec

Kathie Lee Gifford, American talk show host, singer, and actress

#Kathie_Lee_Gifford

Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)

#Amos_Alonzo_Stagg

Bernarr Macfadden, American bodybuilder and publisher, founded Macfadden Publications (d. 1955)

#Bernarr_Macfadden

David Behrman, American composer and producer

#David_Behrman

Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)

#Ivan_Bilibin

Gary Loizzo, American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer (d. 2016)

#Gary_Loizzo

Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (d. 1718)

#Vincenzo_Coronelli

Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor and producer

#Saif_Ali_Khan

Dave Thomas, English-Welsh golfer and architect (d. 2013)

#Dave_Thomas_(golfer)

George Meany, American plumber and labor leader (d. 1980)

#George_Meany

Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (d. 1983)

#Otto_Messmer

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer

#Shivnarine_Chanderpaul

Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

#Eddie_Kirkland

Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983)

#Willie_Jones_(baseball)

Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)

#Hongxi_Emperor

Jules Laforgue, Uruguayan-French poet and author (d. 1887)

#Jules_Laforgue

Ismaïl Aissati, Moroccan footballer

#Ismaïl_Aissati

Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

#Menachem_Begin

Timothy Hutton, American actor, producer and director

#Timothy_Hutton

Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player

#Diego_Schwartzman

Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand

#Carol_Moseley_Braun

Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina and educator

#Suzanne_Farrell

Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, English-Scottish cricketer (d. 1938)

#Martin_Hawke,_7th_Baron_Hawke

Ann Blyth, American actress and singer

#Ann_Blyth

Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)

#Arthur_Cayley

George Galloway, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster

#George_Galloway

Reiner Kunze, German poet and translator

#Reiner_Kunze

Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Pierre_Richard

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1598)

#Anne_of_Austria,_Queen_of_Poland

Lesley Turner Bowrey, Australian tennis player

#Lesley_Turner_Bowrey

Julie Newmar, American actress

#Julie_Newmar

Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Joey_Spampinato

John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (d. 1901)

#John_Jones_Ross

Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1800)

#Yevstigney_Fomin

Naseeruddin Shah, Indian film and stage actor and director.

#Naseeruddin_Shah

Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourger-American author and publisher (d. 1967)

#Hugo_Gernsback

Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Vanessa_Carlton

Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1981)

#Albert_Cohen_(novelist)

Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)

#Wilhelm_Wundt

Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (d. 2014)

#Leslie_Manigat

Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer

#Konstantin_Vassiljev

Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist and manager

#Marc_Sergeant

Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (d. 1602)

#Agostino_Carracci

Joleon Lescott, English footballer

#Joleon_Lescott

Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager

#Jonatan_Johansson_(footballer)

R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2015)

#R._R._Patil

Damian Jackson, American baseball player

#Damian_Jackson

Franz Welser-Möst, Austrian-American conductor and director

#Franz_Welser-Möst

Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer

#Krisztina_Egerszegi

Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Kevin_Ayers

Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)

#Gabriel_Lippmann

Donnie Dunagan, American actor and soldier

#Donnie_Dunagan

Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2012)

#Eduardo_Maiorino

James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

#James_Cameron

Liane Haid, Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (d. 2000)

#Liane_Haid

Bob Balaban, American actor, director, and producer

#Bob_Balaban

Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)

#Ernie_Freeman

Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (d. 2015)

#Alan_Hodgkinson

Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012)

#Millôr_Fernandes

Cameron Monaghan, American actor and model

#Cameron_Monaghan

Barry Venison, English footballer and journalist

#Barry_Venison

Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian soldier and politician (d. 2014)

#Vahan_Hovhannisyan

Russell Brookes, English race car driver

#Russell_Brookes

Godfrey Oboabona, Nigerian footballer

#Godfrey_Oboabona

Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (d. 1382)

#Philippa,_5th_Countess_of_Ulster

Mae Clarke, American actress (d. 1992)

#Mae_Clarke

Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer

#Wolfgang_Tillmans

Aparicio Saravia, Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1904)

#Aparicio_Saravia

Wang Hao, Chinese race walker

#Wang_Hao_(racewalker)

Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)

#Frank_Gifford

Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager

#Mike_Jorgensen

Wallace Thurman, American author and playwright (d. 1934)

#Wallace_Thurman

Mal Waldron, American pianist and composer (d. 2002)

#Mal_Waldron

Wendell Meredith Stanley, American biochemist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

#Wendell_Meredith_Stanley

Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976)

#Ida_Browne

Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)

#Vladimir_Sukhomlinov

Paul Callaway, American organist and conductor (d. 1995)

#Paul_Callaway

T. E. Lawrence, British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist (d. 1935)

#T._E._Lawrence

Álvaro Tardáguila, Uruguayan cyclist

#Álvaro_Tardáguila

Eddie Olczyk, American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator

#Eddie_Olczyk

John Bosco, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)

#John_Bosco

Eydie Gormé, American singer (d. 2013)

#Eydie_Gormé

Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan

#Masoud_Barzani

Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Billy_Joe_Shaver

Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater

#Matteo_Anesi

Piet Rooijakkers, Dutch cyclist

#Piet_Rooijakkers

Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)

#Ted_Drake

Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman

#Cliff_Fletcher

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (d. 1436)

#Jacqueline,_Countess_of_Hainaut

David Anderson, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician

#David_Anderson_(British_Columbia_politician)

Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author (d. 1696)

#Jean_de_La_Bruyère

Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian and television host

#Frankie_Boyle

Eri Kitamura, Japanese voice actress and singer.

#Eri_Kitamura

James Reilly, Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

#James_Reilly_(Irish_politician)

Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician

#Iván_Hurtado

Bonnie Bernstein, American journalist and sportscaster

#Bonnie_Bernstein

Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor (d. 1804)

#Pierre_Méchain

Christian Okoye, American football player

#Christian_Okoye

Mary Gilmore, Australian socialist, poet and journalist (d. 1962)

#Mary_Gilmore

Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer

#Caeleb_Dressel

Ara Güler, Turkish photographer and journalist

#Ara_Güler

Steve Carell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Steve_Carell

Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer

#Katharine_Hamnett

Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)

#Helmut_Rahn

Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player

#Carey_Price

Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (d. 1989)

#Minoru_Genda

Earl Blumenauer, American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon

#Earl_Blumenauer

Paul Pasqualoni, American football player and coach

#Paul_Pasqualoni

Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1994)

#Stuart_Roosa

Anita Gillette, American actress and singer

#Anita_Gillette

James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1922)

#James_McGowen

Roque Ruaño, Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)

#Roque_Ruaño

Lois Nettleton, American actress (d. 2008)

#Lois_Nettleton

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian businessman and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010)

#Umaru_Musa_Yar'Adua

Jimmy Arias, American tennis player and sportscaster

#Jimmy_Arias

Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)

#Bill_Evans

Angela Bassett, American actress

#Angela_Bassett

Karen Chen, American figure skater

#Karen_Chen

Paul Gallacher, Scottish footballer

#Paul_Gallacher

Ian Deans, Canadian politician (d. 2016)

#Ian_Deans

José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer

Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player

Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer

Ian Moran, Australian cricketer

George Stults, American model and actor

Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer

Didier Agathe, French footballer

Emily Robison, American singer-songwriter and banjo player

Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer

Mateja Svet, Slovenian skier

Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish journalist, actress, and author

Mark Coyne, Australian rugby league player

Nigel Redman, English rugby player

Christine Cavanaugh, American voice artist (d. 2014)

Aloísio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer and manager

Angela Smith, English academic and politician

Rosita Baltazar, Belizean choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor (d. 2015)

Oscar Collodo, Swiss-Italian rugby player and coach

José Luis Clerc, Argentinian tennis player and coach

Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director

James "J.T." Taylor, American R&B singer-songwriter

Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer

Bill Spooner, American guitarist and songwriter

Scott Asheton, American drummer (d. 2014)

Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician

Nigel Terry, British stage and film actor (d. 2015)

Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010)

Robert Squirrel Lester, American soul singer (d. 2010)

Barbara George, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer

Eric Weissberg, American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist

Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic

Boris Rõtov, Estonian chess player (d. 1987)

Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach

Sam Trimble, Australian cricketer

John Standing, English actor

Diana Wynne Jones, English author (d. 2011)

Tom Maschler, English author and publisher

Fritz Von Erich, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1997)

Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist (d. 2018)

Inez Voyce, American baseball player

Charles Bukowski, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994)

Karl-Heinz Euling, German captain (d. 2014)

Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)

Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)

Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)

Al Hibbler, American baritone singer (d. 2001)

E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)

Gloria Blondell, American actress (d. 1986)

William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000)

Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)

Georgette Heyer, English author (d. 1974)

Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator (d. 1982)

Armand J. Piron, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1943)

Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)

Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1892)

Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (d. 1820)

Louis, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1712)

Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (d. 1706)

Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1637)