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History Births on August 16

Barry Hay, Indian-born Dutch rock musician

#Barry_Hay

In 1948

Candice Dupree, American basketball player

#Candice_Dupree

In 1984

Stefan Klos, German footballer

#Stefan_Klos

In 1971

Diane Dodds, Northern Irish educator and politician

#Diane_Dodds

In 1958

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

#Robert_Culp

In 1930

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

#Arvind_Kejriwal

In 1968

Bob Hardy, English bass player

#Bob_Hardy_(bassist)

In 1980

Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer

#Roque_Santa_Cruz

In 1981

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

#James_Casey_(variety_artist)

In 1922

Taika Waititi, New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor

#Taika_Waititi

In 1975

Seán Brady, Irish cardinal

#Seán_Brady

In 1939

Cristin Milioti, American actress

#Cristin_Milioti

In 1985

Manisha Koirala, Indian actress

#Manisha_Koirala

In 1970

Laura Innes, American actress and director

#Laura_Innes

In 1957

Ketty Lester, American singer and actress

#Ketty_Lester

In 1934

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

#Jakob_Rosanes

In 1842

Greyson Chance, American musician

#Greyson_Chance

In 1997

Didier Cuche, Swiss skier

#Didier_Cuche

In 1984

Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player

#Yu_Darvish

In 1986

Moussa Sissoko, French footballer

#Moussa_Sissoko

In 1989

Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010)

#Fess_Parker

In 1924

Arthur Achleitner, German author (d. 1927)

#Arthur_Achleitner

In 1858

Lesley Ann Warren, American actress

#Lesley_Ann_Warren

In 1946

Hasely Crawford, Trinidadian runner

#Hasely_Crawford

In 1950

Pavel Královec, Czech football referee

#Pavel_Královec

In 1977

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

#Kathie_Lee_Gifford

In 1953

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

#Amos_Alonzo_Stagg

In 1862

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

#Bernarr_Macfadden

In 1868

David Behrman, American composer and producer

#David_Behrman

In 1937

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

#Ivan_Bilibin

In 1876

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

#Gary_Loizzo

In 1945

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

#Vincenzo_Coronelli

In 1650

Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor and producer

#Saif_Ali_Khan

In 1970

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

#Dave_Thomas_(golfer)

In 1934

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

#George_Meany

In 1894

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

#Otto_Messmer

In 1892

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer

#Shivnarine_Chanderpaul

In 1974

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

#Eddie_Kirkland

In 1928

Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983)

#Willie_Jones_(baseball)

In 1925

Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)

#Hongxi_Emperor

In 1378

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

#Jules_Laforgue

In 1860

Ismaïl Aissati, Moroccan footballer

#Ismaïl_Aissati

In 1988

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

#Menachem_Begin

In 1913

Timothy Hutton, American actor, producer and director

#Timothy_Hutton

In 1960

Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player

#Diego_Schwartzman

In 1992

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

#Carol_Moseley_Braun

In 1947

Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina and educator

#Suzanne_Farrell

In 1945

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

#Martin_Hawke,_7th_Baron_Hawke

In 1860

Ann Blyth, American actress and singer

#Ann_Blyth

In 1928

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

#Arthur_Cayley

In 1821

George Galloway, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster

#George_Galloway

In 1954

Reiner Kunze, German poet and translator

#Reiner_Kunze

In 1933

Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Pierre_Richard

In 1934

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

#Anne_of_Austria,_Queen_of_Poland

In 1573

Lesley Turner Bowrey, Australian tennis player

#Lesley_Turner_Bowrey

In 1942

Julie Newmar, American actress

#Julie_Newmar

In 1933

Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Joey_Spampinato

In 1948

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

#John_Jones_Ross

In 1831

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

#Yevstigney_Fomin

In 1761

Naseeruddin Shah, Indian film and stage actor and director.

#Naseeruddin_Shah

In 1950

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

#Hugo_Gernsback

In 1884

Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Vanessa_Carlton

In 1980

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

#Albert_Cohen_(novelist)

In 1895

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

#Wilhelm_Wundt

In 1832

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

#Leslie_Manigat

In 1930

Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer

#Konstantin_Vassiljev

In 1984

Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist and manager

#Marc_Sergeant

In 1959

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

#Agostino_Carracci

In 1557

Joleon Lescott, English footballer

#Joleon_Lescott

In 1982

Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager

#Jonatan_Johansson_(footballer)

In 1975

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

#R._R._Patil

In 1957

Damian Jackson, American baseball player

#Damian_Jackson

In 1973

Franz Welser-Möst, Austrian-American conductor and director

#Franz_Welser-Möst

In 1960

Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer

#Krisztina_Egerszegi

In 1974

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

#Kevin_Ayers

In 1944

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

#Gabriel_Lippmann

In 1845

Donnie Dunagan, American actor and soldier

#Donnie_Dunagan

In 1934

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

#Eduardo_Maiorino

In 1979

James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

#James_Cameron

In 1954

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

#Liane_Haid

In 1895

Bob Balaban, American actor, director, and producer

#Bob_Balaban

In 1945

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

#Ernie_Freeman

In 1922

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

#Alan_Hodgkinson

In 1936

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

#Millôr_Fernandes

In 1923

Cameron Monaghan, American actor and model

#Cameron_Monaghan

In 1993

Barry Venison, English footballer and journalist

#Barry_Venison

In 1964

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

#Vahan_Hovhannisyan

In 1956

Russell Brookes, English race car driver

#Russell_Brookes

In 1945

Godfrey Oboabona, Nigerian footballer

#Godfrey_Oboabona

In 1990

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

#Philippa,_5th_Countess_of_Ulster

In 1355

Mae Clarke, American actress (d. 1992)

#Mae_Clarke

In 1910

Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer

#Wolfgang_Tillmans

In 1968

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

#Aparicio_Saravia

In 1856

Wang Hao, Chinese race walker

#Wang_Hao_(racewalker)

In 1989

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

#Frank_Gifford

In 1930

Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager

#Mike_Jorgensen

In 1948

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

#Wallace_Thurman

In 1902

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

#Mal_Waldron

In 1925

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

#Wendell_Meredith_Stanley

In 1904

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

#Ida_Browne

In 1900

Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)

#Vladimir_Sukhomlinov

In 1848

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

#Paul_Callaway

In 1909

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

#T._E._Lawrence

In 1888

Álvaro Tardáguila, Uruguayan cyclist

#Álvaro_Tardáguila

In 1975

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

#Eddie_Olczyk

In 1966

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

#John_Bosco

In 1815

Eydie Gormé, American singer (d. 2013)

#Eydie_Gormé

In 1928

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

#Masoud_Barzani

In 1946

Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Billy_Joe_Shaver

In 1939

Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater

#Matteo_Anesi

In 1984

Piet Rooijakkers, Dutch cyclist

#Piet_Rooijakkers

In 1980

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

#Ted_Drake

In 1912

Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman

#Cliff_Fletcher

In 1935

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (d. 1436)

#Jacqueline,_Countess_of_Hainaut

In 1401

David Anderson, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician

#David_Anderson_(British_Columbia_politician)

In 1937

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

#Jean_de_La_Bruyère

In 1645

Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian and television host

#Frankie_Boyle

In 1972

Eri Kitamura, Japanese voice actress and singer.

#Eri_Kitamura

In 1987

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

#James_Reilly_(Irish_politician)

In 1955

Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician

#Iván_Hurtado

In 1974

Bonnie Bernstein, American journalist and sportscaster

#Bonnie_Bernstein

In 1970

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

#Pierre_Méchain

In 1744

Christian Okoye, American football player

#Christian_Okoye

In 1961

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

#Mary_Gilmore

In 1865

Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer

#Caeleb_Dressel

In 1996

Ara Güler, Turkish photographer and journalist

#Ara_Güler

In 1928

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

#Steve_Carell

In 1962

Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer

#Katharine_Hamnett

In 1947

Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)

#Helmut_Rahn

In 1929

Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player

#Carey_Price

In 1987

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

#Minoru_Genda

In 1904

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

#Earl_Blumenauer

In 1948

Paul Pasqualoni, American football player and coach

#Paul_Pasqualoni

In 1949

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

#Stuart_Roosa

In 1933

Anita Gillette, American actress and singer

#Anita_Gillette

In 1936

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

#James_McGowen

In 1855

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

#Roque_Ruaño

In 1877

Lois Nettleton, American actress (d. 2008)

#Lois_Nettleton

In 1927

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

#Umaru_Musa_Yar'Adua

In 1951

Jimmy Arias, American tennis player and sportscaster

#Jimmy_Arias

In 1964

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

#Bill_Evans

In 1929

Angela Bassett, American actress

#Angela_Bassett

In 1958

Karen Chen, American figure skater

#Karen_Chen

In 1999

Paul Gallacher, Scottish footballer

#Paul_Gallacher

In 1979

Ian Deans, Canadian politician (d. 2016)

#Ian_Deans

In 1937

José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer

In 1991

Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player

In 1983

Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer

In 1980

Ian Moran, Australian cricketer

In 1979

George Stults, American model and actor

In 1975

Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer

In 1975

Didier Agathe, French footballer

In 1975

Emily Robison, American singer-songwriter and banjo player

In 1972

Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer

In 1972

Mateja Svet, Slovenian skier

In 1968

Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish journalist, actress, and author

In 1967

Mark Coyne, Australian rugby league player

In 1967

Nigel Redman, English rugby player

In 1964

Christine Cavanaugh, American voice artist (d. 2014)

In 1963

Aloísio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer and manager

In 1963

Angela Smith, English academic and politician

In 1961

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

In 1960

Oscar Collodo, Swiss-Italian rugby player and coach

In 1958

José Luis Clerc, Argentinian tennis player and coach

In 1958

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

In 1958

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

In 1953

Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer

In 1950

Bill Spooner, American guitarist and songwriter

In 1949

Scott Asheton, American drummer (d. 2014)

In 1949

Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician

In 1948

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

In 1945

Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010)

In 1943

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

In 1942

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

In 1942

Bruce Beresford, Australian director and producer

In 1940

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

In 1939

Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic

In 1939

Boris Rõtov, Estonian chess player (d. 1987)

In 1937

Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach

In 1935

Sam Trimble, Australian cricketer

In 1934

John Standing, English actor

In 1934

Diana Wynne Jones, English author (d. 2011)

In 1934

Tom Maschler, English author and publisher

In 1933

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

In 1929

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

In 1928

Inez Voyce, American baseball player

In 1924

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

In 1920

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

In 1919

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

In 1917

Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)

In 1917

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

In 1916

Al Hibbler, American baritone singer (d. 2001)

In 1915

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

In 1911

Gloria Blondell, American actress (d. 1986)

In 1910

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

In 1908

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

In 1908

Georgette Heyer, English author (d. 1974)

In 1902

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

In 1892

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

In 1888

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

In 1882

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

In 1820

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

In 1816

Louis, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1712)

In 1682

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

In 1637

Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1637)

In 1565

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