History Births on March 16

Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (d. 1951)
#Hans_Merensky

Anthony Kenny, English philosopher and academic
#Anthony_Kenny

Alaric Alexander Watts, English poet and journalist (d. 1864)
#Alaric_Alexander_Watts

Lauren Graham, American actress and producer
#Lauren_Graham

Todd Heap, American football player
#Todd_Heap

Mark Carney, Canadian-English economist and banker
#Mark_Carney

Alexandra Daddario, American actress
#Alexandra_Daddario

Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
#Frederick_Reines

Dav Whatmore, Sri Lankan-Australian cricketer and coach
#Dav_Whatmore

Kenny Dykstra, American wrestler
#Kenny_Dykstra

Guesch Patti, French singer
#Guesch_Patti

Roger Norrington, English violinist and conductor
#Roger_Norrington

Umegatani T?tar? I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (d. 1928)
#Umegatani_T?tar?_I

Miguel Comminges, Guadeloupean footballer
#Miguel_Comminges

Louis C. Wyman, American lawyer and politician (d. 2002)
#Louis_C._Wyman

Ami Boué, Austrian geologist and ethnographer (d. 1881)
#Ami_Boué

Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (d. 1991)
#Aladár_Gerevich

David Heath, English politician
#David_Heath_(politician)

Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Swiss lawyer and politician
#Eveline_Widmer-Schlumpf
Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna (d. 2010)
#Wakanohana_Kanji_I

Augusto Boal, Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician (d. 2009)
#Augusto_Boal

Stephen Drew, American baseball player
#Stephen_Drew

Brandon League, American baseball player
#Brandon_League

Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. 1931)
#Martinus_Beijerinck

Enrico Tamberlik, Italian tenor (d. 1889)
#Enrico_Tamberlik

Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor
#Judah_Friedlander

Reggie Bullock, American basketball player
#Reggie_Bullock

Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (d. 1879)
#Napoléon,_Prince_Imperial

Jenny Eclair, English comedian, actress and screenwriter
#Jenny_Eclair

Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
#Curtis_Granderson

Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
#Jan_Pronk

Mónica Cruz, Spanish actress and dancer
#Mónica_Cruz

Florian Neuhaus, German football player
#Florian_Neuhaus

Andre Young, American basketball player
#Andre_Young_(basketball)

Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter
#Patty_Griffin

Charles Hudson, American baseball player
#Charles_Hudson_(baseball)

Aisling Bea, Irish comedienne and actress
#Aisling_Bea

Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (d. 1972)
#Léo-Ernest_Ouimet
Rashad Moore, American football player
#Rashad_Moore

Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian (d. 1998)
#Henny_Youngman

Attilio Nicora, Italian cardinal (d. 2017)
#Attilio_Nicora

Annett Renneberg, German actress and singer
#Annett_Renneberg

Gaëtan de Rochebouët, French prime minister (d. 1899)
#Gaëtan_de_Rochebouët

Emperor Nink? of Japan (d. 1846)
#Emperor_Nink?

Toney Douglas, American basketball player
#Toney_Douglas

Agostino Mitelli, Italian painter (d. 1660)
#Agostino_Mitelli

Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)
#Henry_IV,_Duke_of_Saxony
Sigmund Groven, Norwegian harmonica player and composer
#Sigmund_Groven

Amar Singh I, successor of Maharana Pratap of Mewar (d. 1620)
#Amar_Singh_I

Bob Ley, American sports anchor and reporter
#Bob_Ley

Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#Ray_Benson

Paul Jouve, French painter (d. 1973)
#Paul_Jouve

Matthew Flinders, English navigator and cartographer (d. 1814)
#Matthew_Flinders

Mencha Karnicheva, Macedonian revolutionary and assassin (d. 1964)
#Mencha_Karnicheva

Gerbrand Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1618)
#Gerbrand_Bredero

Christina Liebherr, Swiss equestrian
#Christina_Liebherr

Ebba Brahe, Swedish countess (d. 1674)
#Ebba_Brahe

Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (d. 1987)
#Charles_Goodell

Mary Kaldor, English economist and academic
#Mary_Kaldor

Catherine Quéré, French politician
#Catherine_Quéré
Gore Verbinski, American director, producer, and screenwriter
#Gore_Verbinski

Mike Mansfield, American politician and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 2001)
#Mike_Mansfield

Teddy Atine-Venel, French athlete
#Teddy_Atine-Venel

Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and translator (d. 2009)
#Francisco_Ayala_(novelist)

Fabiana Murer, Brazilian pole vaulter
#Fabiana_Murer

Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)
#Vladimir_Komarov

Erik Estrada, American actor
#Erik_Estrada

Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2003)
#Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan

Andrew Smith Hallidie, English-American engineer and businessman (d. 1900)
#Andrew_Smith_Hallidie

Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality
#Chuck_Woolery

Marine Lorphelin, Miss France
#Marine_Lorphelin

Clemens August Graf von Galen, German cardinal (d. 1946)
#Clemens_August_Graf_von_Galen

Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (d. 2002)
#Ray_Hnatyshyn

Philip Pavia, American painter and sculptor (d.2005)
#Philip_Pavia

Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)
#Pat_Nixon

Eduard Heine, German mathematician and academic (d. 1881)
#Eduard_Heine

John Hemming, English businessman and politician
#John_Hemming_(politician)

Richard Stallman, American computer scientist and programmer
#Richard_Stallman

César Vallejo, Peruvian poet, playwright, and journalist (d. 1938)
#César_Vallejo

Sharon Cherop, Kenyan long-distance runner
#Sharon_Cherop

Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys
#Todd_McFarlane

Herbert Lindström, Swedish tug of war player (d. 1951)
#Herbert_Lindström

Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano and actress
#Teresa_Berganza

Jung So-min, South Korean actress
#Jung_So-min

Josef Mengele, German physician and captain (d. 1979)
#Josef_Mengele

Leena Peisa, Finnish keyboard player and songwriter
#Leena_Peisa

Nancy Wilson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
#Nancy_Wilson_(rock_musician)

Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (d. 2002)
#Leo_McKern

Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentinian general and politician, 6th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1836)
#Juan_Ramón_Balcarce

Jurgis Bielinis, Lithuanian book smuggler (d. 1918)
#Jurgis_Bielinis

Pascal Richard, Swiss racing cyclist
#Pascal_Richard

George Ford, English rugby union player
#George_Ford_(rugby_union)

Anne Charrier, French actress
#Anne_Charrier

Magalie Pottier, French racing cyclist
#Magalie_Pottier

Theo Walcott, English footballer
#Theo_Walcott

Mehrdad Pahlbod, Iranian politician (d. 2018)
#Mehrdad_Pahlbod

Michael J. Bloomfield, American astronaut
#Michael_J._Bloomfield

Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. 1970)
#Conrad_Nagel

Carlos Bilardo, Argentinian footballer and manager
#Carlos_Bilardo

Émile Deshayes de Marcère, French politician (d. 1918)
#Émile_Deshayes_de_Marcère

Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese businessman (d. 1931)
#Shibusawa_Eiichi

Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player
#Joel_Embiid

Emilio Lunghi, Italian runner (d. 1925)
#Emilio_Lunghi

Blake Griffin, American basketball player
#Blake_Griffin

Rebecca Cole, American physician and social reformer (d. 1922)
#Rebecca_Cole

Brooke Burns, American fashion model and actress
#Brooke_Burns

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss priest and theologian (d. 1510)
#Johann_Geiler_von_Kaisersberg

Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (d. 1932)
#Frantz_Reichel

Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (d. 2014)
#Cornell_Borchers

Kunihiko Kodaira, Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1997)
#Kunihiko_Kodaira

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic
#Andrew_S._Tanenbaum

Phillip Wilcher, Australian pianist and composer
#Phillip_Wilcher

Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (d. 1854)
#Georg_Ohm

Michael Franck, German baker, teacher, poet, and composer (d. 1667)
#Michael_Franck

James Hector, Scottish geologist and surgeon (d. 1907)
#James_Hector

Clifton Powell, American actor, director, and producer
#Clifton_Powell

Joakim Berg, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Joakim_Berg

Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)
#Sully_Prudhomme

Malhar Rao Holkar, Indian nobleman (d. 1766)
#Malhar_Rao_Holkar

Johann Heinrich Meyer, Swiss painter and writer (d. 1832)
#Johann_Heinrich_Meyer

Andrey Mizurov, Kazakhstani road bicycle racer
#Andrey_Mizurov

Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)
#Jerry_Lewis

Jesús Del Nero, Spanish road bicycle racer
#Jesús_Del_Nero

Pierre Harmel, Belgian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2009)
#Pierre_Harmel

William Henry Monk, English organist and composer (d. 1889)
#William_Henry_Monk

Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer
#Blu_Cantrell

Fabien Lemoine, French football player
#Fabien_Lemoine

Cristiana Reali, Italian-Brazilian actress
#Cristiana_Reali
Kunigunde of Austria, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1520)
#Kunigunde_of_Austria

Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist and engineer (d. 2004)
#Luis_E._Miramontes

John Pope, American general (d. 1892)
#John_Pope_(military_officer)

Ii Naotaka, Japanese daimy? (d. 1659)
#Ii_Naotaka

Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (d. 2015)
#Tihomir_Novakov

Nicolas Rousseau, French road bicycle racer
#Nicolas_Rousseau

Willy Burmester, German violinist (d. 1933)
#Willy_Burmester

Georg Neumark, German poet and composer (d. 1681)
#Georg_Neumark

Tracy Bonham, American singer and violinist
#Tracy_Bonham

Jerome Flynn, English actor and singer
#Jerome_Flynn

Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (d. 2001)
#Tommy_Flanagan

Levi Brown, American football player
#Levi_Brown_(offensive_tackle)

Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 1927)
#Gösta_Mittag-Leffler

Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (d. 1899)
#Rosa_Bonheur

Hosea Gear, New Zealand rugby player
#Hosea_Gear

Daisuke Takahashi, Japanese figure skater
#Daisuke_Takahashi

Michael Ennis, Australian rugby player
#Michael_Ennis

Brian Wilson, American baseball player
#Brian_Wilson_(baseball)

Walter Cunningham, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
#Walter_Cunningham

Francis Rawdon Chesney, English general and explorer (d. 1872)
#Francis_Rawdon_Chesney

Sanford I. Weill, American banker, financier, and philanthropist
#Sanford_I._Weill

Tim O'Brien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Tim_O'Brien_(musician)

Susanne Ljungskog, Swedish cyclist
#Susanne_Ljungskog

Sydney Chaplin, English actor (d. 1965)
#Sydney_Chaplin

S. Stillman Berry, American marine zoologist (1984)
#S._Stillman_Berry

Ozzie Newsome, American football player and manager
#Ozzie_Newsome

Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
#Felipe_Reyes

Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (d. 1871)
#Anna_Atkins

Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)
#Mercedes_McCambridge

François de Franquetot de Coigny, French general (d. 1759)
#François_de_Franquetot_de_Coigny

René Daumal, French author and poet (d. 1944)
#René_Daumal

John Butler Yeats, Irish painter (d. 1922)
#John_Butler_Yeats

Riley Cote, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
#Riley_Cote

Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2018)
#Bernardo_Bertolucci

Ronnie McCoury, American bluegrass mandolin player, singer and songwriter
#Ronnie_McCoury

Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1906)
#Alexander_Stepanovich_Popov

Sébastien Ostertag, French handball player
#Sébastien_Ostertag

Gijs van Lennep, Dutch race car driver
#Gijs_van_Lennep
John Darnielle, American musician and novelist
#John_Darnielle

Sienna Guillory, English model and actress
#Sienna_Guillory

The Xuande Emperor, ruler of Ming China (d. 1435)
#Xuande_Emperor

Hannah T. King, British-born American writer and pioneer (d. 1886)
#Hannah_T._King

Frédéric François-Marsal, French prime minister (d. 1958)
#Frédéric_François-Marsal

Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (d. 1861)
#Peter_Ernst_von_Lasaulx

José Paranhos, Brazilian politician (d. 1880)
#José_Paranhos,_Viscount_of_Rio_Branco

Flavor Flav, American rapper and actor
#Flavor_Flav

Don Blasingame, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
#Don_Blasingame

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and poet (d. 1647)
#Pieter_Corneliszoon_Hooft

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (d. 1757)
#Sophia_Dorothea_of_Hanover

Peter Forster, English bishop
#Peter_Forster

Brandon Prust, Canadian ice hockey player
#Brandon_Prust

Isabelle Huppert, French actress
#Isabelle_Huppert

Jean Bouhier, French jurist and scholar (d. 1746)
#Jean_Bouhier_(jurist)

Olga San Juan, American actress and dancer (d. 2009)
#Olga_San_Juan

Andrei Stepanov, Estonian footballer
#Andrei_Stepanov_(footballer)

Wolfgang Van Halen, American bassist
#Wolfgang_Van_Halen

Hans Heyer, German racing driver
#Hans_Heyer

Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Jerry_Jeff_Walker

Rainer Knaak, German chess player
#Rainer_Knaak

Carlo Amoretti, Italian scientist (d. 1816)
#Carlo_Amoretti

Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (d. 1958)
#Ethel_Anderson
Bruno Barreto, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
#Bruno_Barreto

Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
#Abraham_Núñez_(infielder)

Franck Fréon, French race car driver
#Franck_Fréon

Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (d. 1999)
#Aldo_van_Eyck

Alan Tudyk, American actor
#Alan_Tudyk

Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (d. 1848)
#Caroline_Herschel

Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian-English cricketer and politician, 8th Nawab of Pataudi (d. 1952)
#Iftikhar_Ali_Khan_Pataudi

Victor Garber, Canadian actor and singer
#Victor_Garber

Ursula Goodenough, American biologist, zoologist, and author
#Ursula_Goodenough

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer (d. 1875)
#Jean-Frédéric_Waldeck
Maria Louise Albertine (d. 1818)
#Countess_Maria_Louise_Albertine_of_Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

Zhu Chen, Qatari chess Grandmaster
#Zhu_Chen

James Soong, Chinese-Taiwanese politician, Governor of Taiwan Province
#James_Soong

Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress
#Nadja_Tiller

Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and author
#Kurt_Diemberger
Inga Janulevi?i?t?, Lithuanian figure skater
#Inga_Janulevi?i?t?

Félix De Vigne, Belgian painter (d. 1862)
#Félix_De_Vigne

Eddy Lover, Panamanian singer-songwriter
#Eddy_Lover

Keith Rowe, English guitarist
#Keith_Rowe

Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter (d. 1835)
#Antoine-Jean_Gros

Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1953)
#Patsy_Donovan

Axel Heiberg, Norwegian financier and diplomat (d. 1932)
#Axel_Heiberg

Tramon Williams, American football player
#Tramon_Williams

Steve Marker, American musician
#Steve_Marker

Fannie Charles Dillon, American composer (d. 1947)
#Fannie_Charles_Dillon

Elliott Murphy, American-French singer-songwriter and journalist
#Elliott_Murphy

Vagif Mustafazadeh, Azerbaijani pianist and composer (d. 1979)
#Vagif_Mustafazadeh

Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway, 13th Secretary General of NATO
#Jens_Stoltenberg

Cyril Hume, American novelist (d. 1966)
#Cyril_Hume

James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)
#James_Madison

Christa Ludwig, German soprano and actress
#Christa_Ludwig