August 16 - Births

Births

• 1355 – Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (d. 1382)
• 1378 – Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)
• 1401 – Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (d. 1436)
• 1557 – Agostino Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1602)
• 1573 – Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1598)
• 1596 – Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king (d. 1632)
• 1637 – Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen, German hymn writer (d. 1706)
• 1645 – Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (d. 1696)
• 1650 – Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer (d. 1718)
• 1682 – Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1712)
• 1761 – Yevstigney Fomin, Russian composer (d. 1800)
• 1815 – John Bosco, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)
• 1820 – Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian politician (d. 1892)
• 1831 – John Jones Ross, Canadian politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (d. 1901)
• 1832 – Wilhelm Wundt, German psychologist (d. 1920)
• 1842 – Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (d. 1922)
• 1845 – Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)
• 1856 – Aparicio Saravia, Uruguayan politician and military leader (d. 1904)
• 1858 – Arthur Achleitner, German writer (d. 1927)
• 1860 – Jules Laforgue, French poet (d. 1887)
• 1860 – Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, England cricketer (d. 1938)
• 1862 – Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
• 1868 – Bernarr Macfadden, American bodybuilder, author, and publisher, founded Macfadden Publications (d. 1955)
• 1876 – Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942)
• 1876 – Julian Ashby Burruss, American academic (d. 1947)
• 1877 – Roque Ruaño, Spanish engineer (d. 1935)
• 1878 – Léon Binoche, French rugby player (d. 1962)
• 1882 – Désiré Mérchez, French swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Christian Mortensen, Danish-American super-centenarian (d. 1998)
• 1884 – Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-American writer and publisher (d. 1967)
• 1888 – T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier (d. 1935)
• 1888 – Armand J. Piron, American violinist, bandleader, and composer (d. 1943)
• 1892 – Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983)
• 1894 – George Meany, American labor leader (d. 1980)
• 1895 – Albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000)
• 1902 – Georgette Heyer, English novelist (d. 1974)
• 1904 – Minoru Genda, Japanese pilot and politician (d. 1989)
• 1904 – Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
• 1908 – Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (d. 2010)
• 1908 – William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American novelist (d. 2000)
• 1909 – Paul Callaway, American organist and conductor (d. 1995)
• 1911 – E. F. Schumacher, German economist and statistician (d. 1977)
• 1912 – Ted Drake, English footballer (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Menachem Begin, Israeli politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
• 1915 – Al Hibbler, American singer (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. 2003)
• 1917 – Matt Christopher, American author (d. 1997)
• 1917 – Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Charles Bukowski, American poet (d. 1994)
• 1922 – Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian playwright (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Inez Voyce, American baseball player
• 1925 – Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983)
• 1928 – Ann Blyth, American actress and singer
• 1928 – Eydie Gormé, American singer
• 1928 – Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (d. 1980)
• 1929 – Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Fritz Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1997)
• 1929 – Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist
• 1930 – Robert Culp, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Frank Gifford, American football player and sportscaster
• 1930 – Tony Trabert, American tennis player
• 1933 – Julie Newmar, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1933 – Stuart Roosa, American astronaut (d. 1994)
• 1934 – Donnie Dunagan, American actor
• 1934 – Diana Wynne Jones, English author (d. 2011)
• 1934 – Ketty Lester, American singer and actress
• 1934 – Pierre Richard, French actor
• 1934 – John Standing, English actor
• 1935 – Cliff Fletcher, Canadian businessman
• 1935 – Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
• 1937 – David Anderson, Canadian politician
• 1937 – David Behrman, American composer and producer
• 1939 – Seán Brady, Irish cardinal and archbishop
• 1939 – Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist
• 1939 – Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1940 – Bruce Beresford, Australian director
• 1940 – John Craven, English journalist
• 1941 – Théoneste Bagosora, Rwandan army officer
• 1942 – Barbara George, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1943 – Sharon Baird, American actress and dancer
• 1943 – Woody Peoples, American football player (d. 2010)
• 1945 – Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Soft Machine)
• 1945 – Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina
• 1946 – Massoud Barzani, Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan
• 1946 – Lesley Ann Warren, American actress and singer
• 1946 – Dick Murdoch, American wrestler (d. 1996)
• 1947 – Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician
• 1947 – Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer
• 1947 – Marc Messier, Canadian actor
• 1948 – Barry Hay, Indian-Dutch singer (Golden Earring)
• 1948 – Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player
• 1948 – Pierre Reid, Canadian politician and teacher
• 1949 – Scott Asheton, American drummer (The Stooges and Sonic's Rendezvous Band)
• 1949 – Barbara Goodson, American voice actress
• 1949 – Bill Spooner, American guitarist and songwriter (The Tubes)
• 1950 – Hasely Crawford, Trinidadian runner
• 1950 – Stockwell Day, Canadian politician
• 1950 – Marshall Manesh, Iranian-American actor
• 1950 – Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
• 1951 – Richard Hunt, American puppeteer (d. 1992)
• 1951 – Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian politician, 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010)
• 1952 – Mahes Goonatilleke, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1952 – Gianna Rolandi, American soprano
• 1952 – Reginald VelJohnson, American actor
• 1953 – Kathie Lee Gifford, American talk show host, singer, and actress
• 1953 – James "J.T." Taylor, American singer and actor (Kool & the Gang)
• 1954 – James Cameron, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1954 – George Galloway, Scottish journalist and politician
• 1955 – James Reilly, Irish politician
• 1956 – Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician
• 1956 – Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist
• 1957 – Tim Farriss, Australian bass player (INXS)
• 1957 – R. R. Patil, Indian politician
• 1957 – Randhir Singh, Indian cricketer
• 1958 – Madonna, American singer-songwriter, actress, producer, and director
• 1958 – Angela Bassett, American actress
• 1958 – José Luis Clerc, Argentine tennis player
• 1958 – Oscar Collodo, Swiss-Italian rugby player and coach
• 1958 – Michael E. Harkin, American anthropologist
• 1959 – Laura Innes, American actress
• 1959 – Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist
• 1960 – Timothy Hutton, American actor
• 1961 – Michaela Dornonville de la Cour, Swedish singer and actress (Army of Lovers)
• 1961 – Christian Okoye, American football player
• 1962 – Steve Carell, American actor, director, and producer
• 1962 – Manfred Hellmann, German footballer
• 1963 – Christine Cavanaugh, American voice actress
• 1964 – Jimmy Arias, American tennis player
• 1964 – Matt Lukin, American bass player (Mudhoney and Melvins)
• 1966 – Barry Lather, American choreographer and director
• 1967 – Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish actress and author
• 1967 – Pamela Smart, American convicted murderer
• 1968 – Mateja Svet, Slovenian skier
• 1969 – Andy Milder, American actor
• 1970 – Bonnie Bernstein, American sportscaster
• 1970 – Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (d. 1995)
• 1970 – Killah Priest, American rapper, producer, and actor (The HRSMN, Sunz of Man, and Black Market Militia)
• 1970 – Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor
• 1970 – Manisha Koirala, Nepali-Indian actress
• 1970 – Seth Peterson, American actor
• 1971 – Rulon Gardner, American wrestler
• 1971 – Stefan Klos, German footballer
• 1972 – Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian and writer
• 1972 – Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer
• 1972 – Emily Robison, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dixie Chicks and Court Yard Hounds)
• 1972 – George Stroumboulopoulos, Canadian television and radio host
• 1973 – Damian Jackson, American baseball player
• 1974 – Roger Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1974 – Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer
• 1974 – Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer
• 1974 – Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1975 – Didier Agathe, French footballer
• 1975 – Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer
• 1975 – George Stults, American actor
• 1976 – Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer
• 1976 – Tiina Kankaanpää, Finnish discus thrower
• 1976 – Dave Ockun, American concert producer
• 1977 – Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer-songwriter composer, and actor
• 1978 – Eddie Gill, American basketball player
• 1978 – Fu Mingxia, Chinese diver
• 1978 – Thalia Pellegrini, English television host
• 1979 – Paul Gallacher, Scottish footballer
• 1979 – Monder Rizki, Belgian runner
• 1980 – Hwangbo, South Korean singer, rapper, and actress (Chakra)
• 1980 – Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1980 – Robert Hardy, English bass player (Franz Ferdinand)
• 1980 – Piet Rooijakkers, Dutch cyclist
• 1980 – Raniere Silva dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer
• 1981 – Denis Gremelmayr, German tennis player
• 1981 – Taylor Rain, American porn actress
• 1982 – Cam Gigandet, American actor
• 1982 – Joleon Lescott, English footballer
• 1982 – Tomohiro Ito, Japanese sprinter
• 1983 – Colt Brennan, American football player
• 1983 – Colin Griffiths, English comedian and writer
• 1983 – Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player
• 1984 – Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater
• 1984 – Candice Dupree, American basketball player
• 1985 – Agnes Bruckner, American actress
• 1986 – Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player
• 1986 – Kim Oh-Sung, South Korean footballer
• 1986 – Shawn Pyfrom, American actor
• 1987 – Evan Berger, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Luke Jones, English footballer
• 1987 – Kyal Marsh, Australian actor and gymnast
• 1987 – Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Kevin Schmidt, American actor
• 1988 – Rumer Willis, American actress
• 1989 – Charlotte Gurr, English footballer
• 1989 – Wang Hao, Chinese race walker
• 1991 – G.E.M., Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
• 1991 – Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Canadian actress
• 1991 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
• 1991 – José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 – Islam Dzhabrailov, Russian footballer
• 1997 – Greyson Chance, American singer and pianist