History Births on April 16
Vince Hill, English singer-songwriter
#Vince_Hill
Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007)
#Barry_Nelson
Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (d. 1708)
#Jules_Hardouin-Mansart
Aaron Lennon, English footballer
#Aaron_Lennon
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (d. 2013)
#Pedro_Ramírez_Vázquez
Gina Carano, American mixed martial artist and actress
#Gina_Carano
John Bowe, Australian racing driver
#John_Bowe_(racing_driver)
Luol Deng, Sudanese-English basketball player
#Luol_Deng
Patricia De Martelaere, Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2009)
#Patricia_De_Martelaere
Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, journalist, and politician (d. 1963)
#Ronald_Barnes,_3rd_Baron_Gorell
Charles Lennox Richardson, English merchant (d. 1862)
#Charles_Lennox_Richardson
Nolan Arenado, American baseball player
#Nolan_Arenado
Paul Waner, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
#Paul_Waner
Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
#Epke_Zonderland
Will Fuller, American football player
#Will_Fuller
Lars Börgeling, German pole vaulter
#Lars_Börgeling
Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet and critic (d. 1963)
#Tristan_Tzara
Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player
#Kyle_Okposo
Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
#Gerry_Rafferty
Tony McQuay, American sprinter
#Tony_McQuay
David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
#David_M._Brown
David Nutt, English psychiatrist and academic
#David_Nutt
J?tar? Watanabe, Japanese general (d. 1936)
#J?tar?_Watanabe
Rafael Benítez, Spanish footballer and manager
#Rafael_Benítez
Marié Digby, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
#Marié_Digby
John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (d. 1847)
#John_Franklin
Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (d. 1753)
#Hans_Sloane
Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American football player and javelin thrower (d. 1957)
#Michalis_Dorizas
Douglas Elmendorf, American economist and politician
#Douglas_Elmendorf
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player and coach
#Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar
Jan II the Mad, Duke of ?aga? (1439-1449 and 1461-1468 and again in 1472) (d. 1504)
#Jan_II_the_Mad
Margot Adler, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
#Margot_Adler
Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist (d. 2008)
#Esbjörn_Svensson
Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1557)
#Petrus_Apianus
Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier
#Lise-Marie_Morerod
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
#Margrethe_II_of_Denmark
Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
#Berton_Roueché
Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
#Vangelis_Mantzaris
Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian drummer
#Jarle_Vespestad
Ellen Barkin, American actress
#Ellen_Barkin
Mike Zuke, Canadian ice hockey player
#Mike_Zuke
Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter (d. 1893)
#Ford_Madox_Brown
Pope Benedict XVI
#Pope_Benedict_XVI
Arch A. Moore Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2015)
#Arch_A._Moore_Jr.
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 3rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (d. 1930)
#Ponnambalam_Ramanathan
Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (d. 2015)
#Vadim_Kuzmin_(physicist)
José de Diego, Puerto Rican journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1918)
#José_de_Diego
Jonathan Vilma, American football player
#Jonathan_Vilma
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter (d. 1681)
#Frans_van_Mieris_the_Elder
Dorothy P. Lathrop, American author and illustrator (d. 1980)
#Dorothy_P._Lathrop
John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1909)
#John_Millington_Synge
Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis player
#Natasha_Zvereva
John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (d. 1744)
#John_Hadley
Taye Taiwo, Nigerian footballer
#Taye_Taiwo
R. E. Foster, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1914)
#R._E._Foster
Hsuan Hua, Chinese-American monk and author (d. 1995)
#Hsuan_Hua
Robert Henry Best, American journalist (d. 1952)
#Robert_Henry_Best
Yves-François Blanchet, Canadian politician
#Yves-François_Blanchet
Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)
#Árpád_Weisz
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (d. 1715)
#Charles_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax
Michel Blanc, French actor and director
#Michel_Blanc
Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller (d. 1879)
#Octave_Crémazie
Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (d. 2013)
#Lennart_Risberg
Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist
#Ulf_Wakenius
Kelli O'Hara, American actress and singer
#Kelli_O'Hara
Lukas Haas, American actor and musician
#Lukas_Haas
Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (d. 2011)
#Nilla_Pizzi
Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1968)
#Germaine_Guèvremont
Dusty Springfield, English singer and record producer (d. 1999)
#Dusty_Springfield
Cat Osterman, American softball player
#Cat_Osterman
Akon, Senegalese-American singer, rapper and songwriter
#Akon
Bruce Bochy, American baseball player and manager
#Bruce_Bochy
John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008)
#John_Harvey-Jones
Dave Pirner, American singer, songwriter and producer (Soul Asylum)
#Dave_Pirner
Thomas Willmore, English geometer and academic (d. 2005)
#Thomas_Willmore
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
#Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg
Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (d. 1964)
#Joseph-Armand_Bombardier
Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (d. 2015)
#Johnnie_Lewis
Chance the Rapper, American rapper
#Chance_the_Rapper
Ian MacKaye, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#Ian_MacKaye
Vera Krepkina, Russian long jumper
#Vera_Krepkina
Boris Diaw, French basketball player
#Boris_Diaw
Benjamín Rojas, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor
#Benjamín_Rojas
Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1977)
#Charlie_Chaplin
Travis Shaw, American baseball player
#Travis_Shaw
Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Italian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1908)
#Antonio_Starabba,_Marchese_di_Rudinì
Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
#Freddie_Ljungberg
John Hodiak, American actor (d. 1955)
#John_Hodiak
Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014)
#Leo_Tindemans
Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
#Cenk_Akyol
Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976)
#Rudy_Pompilli
Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player
#Peter_Regin
Peter Ustinov, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
#Peter_Ustinov
Maya Dunietz, Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist
#Maya_Dunietz
August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (d. 1947)
#August_Eigruber
Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (d. 2005)
#Frits_Philips
Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (d. 1994)
#Henry_Mancini
Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater
#Mirai_Nagasu
Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (d. 2013)
#Victoria_Eugenia_Fernández_de_Córdoba,_18th_Duchess_of_Medinaceli
Roy Hamilton, American singer (d. 1969)
#Roy_Hamilton
Billy West, American voice actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian
#Billy_West
Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
#Merce_Cunningham
Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)
#Wahab_Akbar
Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (d. 1906)
#Hans_Auer
Robert Stigwood, Australian producer and manager (d. 2016)
#Robert_Stigwood
Jon Cryer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
#Jon_Cryer
Ernst Bakker, Dutch politician (d. 2014)
#Ernst_Bakker
Shinji Okazaki, Japanese footballer
#Shinji_Okazaki
Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1799)
#Joseph_Black
Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician (d. 1891)
#Sir_James_Corry,_1st_Baronet
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (d. 1986)
#Prince_George_Valdemar_of_Denmark
Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (d. 2014)
#Wolfgang_Leonhard
Patrik Järbyn, Swedish skier
#Patrik_Järbyn
John Davies, English poet and lawyer (d. 1626)
#John_Davies_(poet)
Jay O. Sanders, American actor
#Jay_O._Sanders
Claire Foy, English actress
#Claire_Foy
Harry Chauvel, Australian general (d. 1945)
#Harry_Chauvel
Paul di Resta, Scottish racing driver
#Paul_di_Resta
Vickie Guerrero, American wrestler and manager
#Vickie_Guerrero
Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (d. 1852)
#Gotthold_Eisenstein
Bobby Vinton, American singer
#Bobby_Vinton
Christijan Albers, Dutch racing driver
#Christijan_Albers
Teddy Cobeña, Spanish-Ecuadorian expressionist and representational sculptor
#Teddy_Cobeña
Henry Clinton, English general and politician (d. 1795)
#Henry_Clinton_(British_Army_officer,_born_1730)
Bill Belichick, American football player and coach
#Bill_Belichick
Anna Dello Russo, Italian journalist
#Anna_Dello_Russo
Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (d. 1919)
#Kandukuri_Veeresalingam
Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (d. 1960)
#Leó_Weiner
Reg Alcock, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Canadian President of the Treasury Board (d. 2011)
#Reg_Alcock
Jungjong of Joseon (d. 1544)
#Jungjong_of_Joseon
Esther Roth-Shahamorov, Israeli sprinter and hurdler
#Esther_Roth-Shahamorov
Rich Rollins, American baseball player
#Rich_Rollins
R. Carlos Nakai, American flute player
#R._Carlos_Nakai
Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
#Martin_Lawrence
David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)
#David_Graf
Dero Goi, German singer-songwriter and drummer
#Dero_Goi
Selena, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (d. 1995)
#Selena
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (d. 1888)
#George_Bingham,_3rd_Earl_of_Lucan
Albert Almora, American baseball player
#Albert_Almora
Peter Garrett, Australian singer-songwriter and politician
#Peter_Garrett
T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (d. 2010)
#T_Lavitz
Jim Lonborg, American baseball pitcher
#Jim_Lonborg
Lonesome Dave Peverett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
#Dave_Peverett
Conchita Martínez, Spanish-American tennis player
#Conchita_Martínez
Ernst Thälmann, German politician (d. 1944)
#Ernst_Thälmann
Tracy K. Smith, American poet and educator
#Tracy_K._Smith
Sadie Sink, American actress
#Sadie_Sink
Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader (d. 1979)
#Ray_Ventura
Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (d. 1988)
#Osman_Achmatowicz
Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (d. 2014)
#Jarbom_Gamlin
Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1954)
#Fred_Root
Herbie Mann, American flute player and composer (d. 2003)
#Herbie_Mann
Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager
#Pierre_Littbarski
Reggie Jackson, American basketball player
#Reggie_Jackson_(basketball,_born_1990)
Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player
#Brendon_Leonard
Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
#Anatole_France
Kerron Stewart, Jamaican sprinter
#Kerron_Stewart
Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (d. 1915)
#Rose_Talbot_Bullard
Tucker Fredricks, American speed skater
#Tucker_Fredricks
Lawrence N. Guarino, American colonel (d. 2014)
#Lawrence_N._Guarino
Petro Tyschtschenko, Austrian-German businessman
#Petro_Tyschtschenko
Edie Adams, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
#Edie_Adams
Joan Bakewell, English journalist and author
#Joan_Bakewell
Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1864)
#Caleb_Blood_Smith
Pawe? Kieszek, Polish footballer
#Pawe?_Kieszek