Famous Births on 16 May

Famous Births on 16 May

1490 - Duke Albert of Prussia (d. 1568)
1578 - Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)
1611 - Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
1710 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)
1718 - Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)
1763 - Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist (d. 1829)
1788 - Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)
1801 - William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872)
1821 - Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
1824 - Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrison (d.1920)
1827 - Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect (d. 1921)
1831 - David E. Hughes, American musician (d. 1900)
1845 - Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)
1860 - Herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896)
1891 - Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor (d. 1948)
1898 - Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director (d. 1956)
1898 - Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (d. 1980)
1905 - Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
1906 - Alfred Pellan, French Canadian painter (d. 1988)
1906 - Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (d. 2001)
1906 - Margret Rey, author and illustrator (d. 1996)
1909 - Margaret Sullavan, American actress (d. 1960)
1910 - Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (d. 1972)
1910 - Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (d. 1975)
1912 - Studs Terkel, American writer
1913 - Woody Herman, American musician and band leader (d. 1987)
1914 - Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author
1916 - Adriana Caselotti, American actress (d. 1997)
1917 - Juan Rulfo, Mexican novelist (d. 1986)
1917 - James C. Murray, American politician (d. 1999)
1917 - George Gaynes, American actor
1918 - Wilf Mannion, English former footballer (d. 2000)
1919 - Liberace, American pianist (d. 1987)
1919 - Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (d. 2004)
1920 - Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
1921 - Harry Carey, Jr., American actor
1923 - Merton Miller, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000)
1925 - Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian entertainer
1926 - Ronald Podrow, British peace activist (d. 2004)
1927 - Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer
1928 - Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
1929 - John Conyers, American politician
1929 - Claude Morin, French Canadian politician
1929 - Adrienne Rich, American writer
1930 - Betty Carter, American jazz singer (d. 1998)
1930 - Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist (d. 2000)
1931 - Hana Brady, Killed during Holocaust
1931 - Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American politician
1931 - Natwar Singh, Indian politician
1931 - Denise Filiatrault, French Canadian actress and director
1931 - Jack Dodson, American actor (d. 1994)
1935 - James Bolam, English actor
1936 - Roy Hudd, English radio and television actor
1936 - Karl Lehmann, German Catholic cardinal
1937 - Yvonne Craig, American actress
1944 - Danny Trejo, American actor
1944 - Billy Cobham, American virtuoso drummer
1945 - Nicky Chinn, English songwriter (Sweet, Suzi Quatro)
1946 - Robert Fripp, English guitarist (King Crimson)
1946 - Roger Earl, English rock drummer (Savoy Brown, Foghat)
1947 - Bill Smitrovich, American actor
1948 - Judy Finnegan, English TV presenter (Richard & Judy)
1948 - Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress
1950 - J. Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel laureate
1950 - Ray Condo, Canadian rockabilly musician
1951 - Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
1951 - Jonathan Richman, American proto-punk icon
1952 - James Herndon, American media psychologist
1953 - Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor
1954 - Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut
1955 - Debra Winger, American actress
1955 - Hazel O'Connor, English singer
1955 - Jack Morris, American baseball player
1955 - Olga Korbut, Russian gymnast
1959 - Mare Winningham, American actress
1961 - Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
1961 - Charles Wright, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"
1963 - Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
1963 - Jon Coffelt, American artist
1964 - John Salley, American basketball player
1964 - Boyd Tinsley, American violinist (Dave Matthews Band)
1964 - Edit Berces, Hungarian Ultra-Marathon runner
1965 - Krist Novoselic, American bassist (Nirvana)
1966 - Thurman Thomas, American football player
1966 - Scott Reeves, American actor and singer
1966 - Janet Jackson, American singer
1968 - Ralph Tresvant, American singer (New Edition)
1968 - Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
1969 - David Boreanaz, American actor
1969 - Tucker Carlson, American television commentator
1969 - Tracey Gold, American actress
1969 - Steve Lewis, American athlete
1970 - Danielle Spencer, Australian singer and actress
1970 - Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player
1971 - Rachel Goswell, English singer and songwriter (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
1972 - Khary Payton, American actor
1973 - Special Ed, American rapper
1973 - Tori Spelling, American actress
1973 - Jason Acuña "Wee-Man", American television personality
1974 - Laura Pausini, Italian pop singer
1974 - Sonny Sandoval, American singer (P.O.D.)
1975 - Tonéx, American singer
1975 - Tony Kakko, Finnish singer (Sonata Arctica)
1977 - Dolcenera, Italian singer
1977 - Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 - David Ford, English singer/songwriter
1978 - Lionel Scaloni, Argentine footballer
1979 - McKenzie Lee, English pornographic actress
1980 - Michael Ryan, American ice hockey player
1980 - Mikel Alonso, Spanish footballer
1981 - Jim Sturgess, English actor
1982 - Joo Ji Hoon, Korean actor and model
1982 - Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
1982 - Hanna Mariën, Belgian athlete
1983 - Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 - Mince Fratelli, Scottish Drummer (The Fratellis)
1983 - Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
1984 - Mickie Knuckles, American female professional wrestler
1984 - Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
1985 - Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
1985 - Anja Mittag, German footballer
1985 - Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 - Megan Fox, American actress
1986 - Andy Keogh, Irish footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers)