History Births on July 16

Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer

#Johann_Zarco

Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player

#Duncan_Keith

Cecilia Renata of Austria (d. 1644)

#Cecilia_Renata_of_Austria

Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)

#Stan_McCabe

Andros Townsend, English footballer

#Andros_Townsend

Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada

#Richard_Bryan

Sherri Stoner, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Sherri_Stoner

Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1971)

#Carmen_Lombardo

Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

#Guy_Béart

Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist

#Assata_Shakur

Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager

#Lars_Lagerbäck

Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and conductor (d. 1995)

#Mariele_Ventre

Corey Feldman, American actor

#Corey_Feldman

Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1931)

#Eugène_Ysaÿe

Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

#Louise_Fréchette

Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)

#Vincent_Sherman

Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer

#Gareth_Bale

Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)

#Frits_Zernike

Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (d. 1931)

#Ida_B._Wells

Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2003)

#Goffredo_Petrassi

Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

#Desmond_Dekker

Jürgen Ligi, Estonian economist and politician, 25th Estonian Minister of Defence

#Jürgen_Ligi

Lido Vieri, Italian football manager and football player

#Lido_Vieri

Donald M. Payne, American educator and politician (d. 2012)

#Donald_M._Payne

Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2018)

#Denise_LaSalle

Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (d. 1910)

#Mary_Baker_Eddy

Cyrus Griffin, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1810)

#Cyrus_Griffin

John Maxwell, American golfer (d. 1906)

#John_Maxwell_(golfer)

Kim Rhode, American sport shooter

#Kim_Rhode

Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge (d. 1968)

#Fritz_Bauer

Anna Vyrubova, Russian author (d. 1964)

#Anna_Vyrubova

Dhanraj Pillay, Indian field hockey player and manager

#Dhanraj_Pillay

Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter

#Stewart_Copeland

Michel Desjoyeaux, French sailor

#Michel_Desjoyeaux

Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter

#Tony_Kushner

Zach Randolph, American basketball player

#Zach_Randolph

Douglas J. Feith, American lawyer and politician, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

#Douglas_J._Feith

Ryan McCombs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ryan_McCombs

Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright

#Dag_Solstad

Michael Flatley, American-Irish dancer and choreographer

#Michael_Flatley

Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (d. 1530)

#Andrea_del_Sarto

AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer

#AnnaLynne_McCord

Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)

#Barbara_Stanwyck

Barnard Hughes, American actor (d. 2006)

#Barnard_Hughes

Jeremy Enigk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jeremy_Enigk

Alexandra Marinina, Ukrainian-Russian colonel and author

#Alexandra_Marinina

Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)

#Kathleen_Norris

Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)

#Ginger_Rogers

Paul Farnes, famed World War II Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and one of "The Few" surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain

#Paul_Farnes

Nate Schmidt, American ice hockey player

#Nate_Schmidt

Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Rubén_Blades

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter

#Apichatpong_Weerasethakul

Buddy Merrill, American guitarist

#Buddy_Merrill

Dustin Boyd, Canadian ice hockey player

#Dustin_Boyd

Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby player

#Wendell_Sailor

Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish footballer

#Vicente_Rodríguez

Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009)

#Dave_Treen

Terry Pendleton, American baseball player and coach

#Terry_Pendleton

Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 1968)

#Wilfrid_Hamel

Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006)

#Choi_Kyu-hah

Jyrki Lumme, Finnish ice hockey player

#Jyrki_Lumme

Maret Maripuu, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs

#Maret_Maripuu

Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan

#Yasuo_Fukuda

Faye Grant, American actress

#Faye_Grant

Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (d. 1910)

#Anderson_Dawson

Phil Hellmuth, American poker player

#Phil_Hellmuth

Mick Cornett, American politician, and former mayor of Oklahoma City.

#Mick_Cornett

Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer

#Shaun_Pollock

Chris Mihm, American basketball player

#Chris_Mihm

Grigory Leps, Russian singer-songwriter

#Grigory_Leps

André Greipel, German cyclist

#André_Greipel

Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor

#Alexis_Herman

Dennis Priestley, English darts player

#Dennis_Priestley

Misako Uno, Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer

#Misako_Uno

Bella Davidovich, Soviet-American pianist

#Bella_Davidovich

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher (d. 1875)

#Jean-Baptiste-Camille_Corot

Sre?ko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach

#Sre?ko_Katanec

Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (d. 2000)

#Andrzej_Zawada

Adam Scott, Australian golfer

#Adam_Scott_(golfer)

Phoebe Cates, American actress

#Phoebe_Cates

Ben Cahoon, American-Canadian football player and coach

#Ben_Cahoon

Gordon Prange, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1980)

#Gordon_Prange

Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator

#Shirley_Hughes

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess (d. 1559)

#Frances_Grey,_Duchess_of_Suffolk

Robert Kranjec, Slovenian ski jumper

#Robert_Kranjec

Corin Redgrave, English actor and activist (d. 2010)

#Corin_Redgrave

Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic

#Cynthia_Enloe

Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993)

#Mary_Philbin

Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1968)

#Trygve_Lie

Vernon Bogdanor, English political scientist and academic

#Vernon_Bogdanor

Olga Souza, Brazilian singer and dancer

#Olga_Souza

Bureta Faraimo, New Zealand rugby league player

#Bureta_Faraimo

Petrus Peckius the Elder, Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (d. 1589)

#Petrus_Peckius_the_Elder

Norm Sherry, American former catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball

#Norm_Sherry

Rupert Deese, Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist (d. 2010)

#Rupert_Deese

Carli Lloyd, American soccer player

#Carli_Lloyd

Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer (d. 1999)

#Hermine_Braunsteiner

Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's (d. 1995)

#Orville_Redenbacher

Anna Smashnova, Belarusian-Israeli tennis player

#Anna_Smashnova

Robert Sherman, American songwriter and businessman

#Robert_J._Sherman

Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic (d. 1803)

#Joseph_Wilton

Frank Jobe, American sergeant and surgeon (d. 2014)

#Frank_Jobe

Rosita Quintana, Argentine actress

#Rosita_Quintana

Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005)

#Robert_Sheckley

Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer

#Will_Ferrell

Clare of Assisi, Italian nun and saint (d. 1253)

#Clare_of_Assisi

Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (d. 1792)

#Joshua_Reynolds

Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia and Citizendium

#Larry_Sanger

Tomás Eloy Martínez, Argentine journalist (d. 2010)

#Tomás_Eloy_Martínez

Tim Ryan, American politician

#Tim_Ryan_(Ohio_politician)

Barry Sanders, American football player

#Barry_Sanders

Frances Horwich, American educator and television host (d. 2001)

#Frances_Horwich

Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (d. 1928)

#Roald_Amundsen

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (d. 1706)

#Pierre_Le_Moyne_d'Iberville

Zoran Jolevski, Macedonian economist, politician, and diplomat, Macedonian Ambassador to the United States

#Zoran_Jolevski

Elaine Barrie, American actress (d. 2003)

#Elaine_Barrie

Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician (d. 1977)

#Alexander_Luria

Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Live)

#Ed_Kowalczyk

Bert Rechichar, American football defensive back and kicker

#Bert_Rechichar

Jimmy Johnson, American football player and coach

#Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)

Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)

#Shoeless_Joe_Jackson

Tomasz Kuchar, Polish race car driver

#Tomasz_Kuchar

William Bell, American singer-songwriter

#William_Bell_(singer)

Konstantin Skrylnikov, Russian footballer

#Konstantin_Skrylnikov

Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French engineer and author (d. 1800)

#Marc_René,_marquis_de_Montalembert

Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)

#Irwin_Rose

Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer

#Michael_Umaña

Mike Rogers, American politician

#Mike_Rogers_(Alabama_politician)

Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer

#Sergio_Busquets

Lynn Wyatt, American socialite and philanthropist

#Lynn_Wyatt

Nikolai von Glehn, Estonian-German architect and activist (d. 1923)

#Nikolai_von_Glehn

Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister

#Margaret_Court

Charles Sheeler, American photographer and painter (d. 1965)

#Charles_Sheeler

Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014)

#Bess_Myerson

Jules De Martino, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Jules_De_Martino

Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

#Hans_Wiegel

Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician

#Michael_Bilirakis

Barbara Lee, American politician

#Barbara_Lee

Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General

#Dick_Thornburgh

Daniel Pearson, English actor and presenter

Wizkid, Nigerian singer and songwriter

Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer

M?rti?š Krav?enko, Latvian basketball player

Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete

Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese race car driver

Giuseppe Di Masi, Italian footballer

Nathan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mai Nakamura, Japanese swimmer

Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2006)

Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer

Bas Leinders, Belgian race car driver

Graham Robertson, American director and producer

François Drolet, Canadian speed skater

Raimonds Miglinieks, Latvian basketball player and coach

Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player and sportscaster

Michael Searle, Australian rugby league player and businessman

Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player

Miguel Indurain, Spanish cyclist

Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player

James MacMillan, Scottish composer and conductor

Gary Anderson, South African-American football player

Saw Swee Leong, Malaysian badminton player

Susan Wheeler, American poet and academic

Jeanette Mott Oxford, American politician

Ken McEwan, South African cricketer

Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter

Richard Egielski, American author and illustrator

Che Rosli, Malaysian politician

Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist

Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (d. 2007)

Frances Spalding, English historian and academic

Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician

Alan Fitzgerald, American guitarist and keyboardist

Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor

Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer

Don Burke, Australian television host and producer

Ron Yary, American football player

Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012)

Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990)

Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013)

Ruth Perry, president of Liberia (d. 2017)

Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (d. 2003)

John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer

Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012)

Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., American general (d. 2014)

Katherine D. Ortega, 38th Treasurer of the United States

Julian A. Brodsky, American businessman

Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2007)

John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer (d. 2016)

Fergus Gordon Kerr, Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican Province

Gaby Tanguy, French swimmer

Sheri S. Tepper, American author and poet (d. 2016)

Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (d. 1984)

Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (d. 2011)

Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (d. 2016)

Derek Hawksworth, English footballer

Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (d. 2013)

Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Cal Tjader, American jazz musician (d. 1982)

James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician

Bola Sete, Brazilian guitarist (d. 1987)

Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic (d. 2013)

Anatole Broyard, American critic and editor (d. 1990)

Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (d. 2009)

Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015)

Amy Paterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher

Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007)

Sonny Tufts, American actor (d. 1970)

Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1974)

Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (d. 1969)

Arthur Bowie Chrisman, American author (d. 1953)

Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. 1964)

Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (d. 1937)

Frank Cooper, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Queensland (d. 1949)

Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (d. 1956)

Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1796)