February 16 - Births

Births

1032 – Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)
1222 – Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282)
1497 – Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (d. 1560)
1519 – Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader (d. 1572)
1543 – Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)
1620 – Frederick William, Duke of Prussia (d. 1688)
1643 – John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)
1698 – Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. 1758)
1727 – Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)
1761 – Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
1786 – Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)
1802 – Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)
1804 – Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885)
1812 – Henry Wilson, American politician, 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)
1821 – Heinrich Barth, German explorer (d. 1865)
1822 – Sir Francis Galton, English explorer, biologist and statistician (d. 1911)
1824 – Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)
1826 – Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d. 1886)
1831 – Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (d. 1895)
1834 – Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and philosopher (d. 1919)
1838 – Henry Adams, American historian and novelist (d. 1918)
1845 – George Kennan, American explorer (d. 1924)
1847 – Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. 1917)
1848 – Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (d. 1935)
1848 – Octave Mirbeau, French writer (d. 1917)
1856 – Ossian Everett Mills, Founder of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (d. 1920)
1856 – Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. 1944)
1856 – Willem Kes, Dutch conductor (d. 1934)
1866 – Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (d. 1940)
1866 – Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (d. 1949)
1874 – Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935)
1875 – John Duha, American gymnast (d. 1940)
1876 – George Macaulay Trevelyan, English historian (d. 1962)
1878 – Pamela Colman Smith, British writer and occultist (d. 1951)
1880 – Frank Burke, American baseball player (d. 1946)
1883 – Elizabeth Craig, British writer (d. 1980)
1884 – Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker (d. 1951)
1886 – Van Wyck Brooks, American historian and critic (d. 1963)
1887 – Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962)
1891 – Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist (d. 1967)
1896 – Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian (d. 2010)
1898 – Katharine Cornell, American actress (d. 1974)
1901 – Vincent Coleman, American actor (d. 1971)
1901 – Wayne King, American musician and orchestra leader (d. 1985)
1901 – Chester Morris, American film actor (d. 1970)
1903 – Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist (d. 1978)
1903 – André Berthomieu, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1960)
1903 – Georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian priest and sociologist (d. 2000)
1904 – Karl-Heinz Bürger, German Nazi figure (d. 1988)
1904 – George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat (d. 2005)
1906 – Vera Menchik, British-born Czech chess player (d. 1944)
1909 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor (d. 1982)
1909 – Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. 1995)
1909 – Richard McDonald, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1998)
1910 – Robert Fletcher Shaw, Canadian businessman, academic and civil servant (d. 2001)
1915 – Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. 2007)
1915 – Jim O'Hora, American college football coach (d. 2005)
1915 – Michael Relph, British film producer and director (d. 2004)
1916 – Bill Doggett, American pianist and organist (d. 1996)
1918 – Patty Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters)
1919 – Torkom Manoogian, Iraqi-Armenian archbishop (d. 2012)
1919 – Georges Ulmer, French singer and composer (d. 1989)
1920 – Anna Mae Hays, American army general
1921 – Jean Behra, French race car driver (d. 1959)
1921 – Vera-Ellen, American actress (d. 1981)
1921 – Araucaria, British crossword compiler
1922 – Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German night fighter pilot (d. 1950)
1925 – Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist (d. 2004)
1926 – Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim (d. 1945)
1926 – John Schlesinger, English film director (d. 2003)
1927 – June Brown, British actress
1929 – Peter Porter, Australian poet (d. 2010)
1929 – Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
1931 – Otis Blackwell, American songwriter and singer (d. 2002)
1931 – George E. Sangmeister, American politician (d. 2007)
1931 – Ken Takakura, Japanese actor
1932 – Harry Goz, American actor (d. 2003)
1932 – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
1932 – Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (d. 2007)
1934 – August Coppola, American academic; father of Nicolas Cage (d. 2009)
1934 – Marlene Hagge, American professional golfer
1934 – Harold 'Hal' Kalin, American singer (d. 2005)
1934 – Herbert 'Herbie' Kalin, American singer (d. 2006)
1935 – Sonny Bono, American entertainer, politician (d. 1998)
1936 – Jill Kinmont, American skier (d.2012)
1937 – Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician
1938 – John Corigliano, American composer
1938 – Barry Primus, American actor
1939 – Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1939 – Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter and composer (d. 2004)
1941 – Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader (d. 2011)
1942 – Richard Williams, father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams
1943 – Brig Owens, American football player
1944 – Richard Ford, American novelist
1944 – António Mascarenhas Monteiro, 2nd President of Cape Verde
1945 – Jeremy Bulloch, English actor
1946 – Ian Lavender, English actor
1948 – Andy Van Hellemond, Canadian ice hockey referee
1949 – Lyn Paul, English pop singer and actress
1949 – Bob Didier, American baseball player
1950 – Peter Hain, British politician
1950 – Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (Roman and the Four Steps) (d. 2002)
1950 – Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese singer
1951 – William Katt, American actor
1952 – Barry Foote, American baseball player
1952 – James Ingram, American singer, pianist and composer
1953 – George Martin, English footballer
1953 – Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
1953 – Roberta Williams, American video game designer
1954 – Iain Banks, Scottish author
1954 – Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. 1996)
1954 – Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer
1955 – Hunt Block, American actor
1956 – Vincent Ward, New Zealand director and screenwriter
1957 – LeVar Burton, American actor
1958 – Natalie Angier, American journalist and author
1958 – Michael W. Burns, American politician
1958 – Ice-T, American rapper and actor
1958 – Lisa Loring, American actress
1958 – Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
1958 – Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach
1959 – John McEnroe, American tennis player
1959 – Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player
1960 – Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress
1960 – Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard)
1960 – Bill Pecota, American Baseball Player
1961 – LaGaylia Frazier, American-Swedish singer
1961 – Eric Red, American screenwriter and director
1961 – Daniel Ribacoff, Brazilian lie detector expert
1961 – Andy Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran, The Power Station)
1962 – John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. 2004)
1963 – Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer
1964 – Bebeto, Brazilian footballer
1964 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor
1965 – Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer)
1966 – Martin Perscheid, German cartoonist
1967 – Keith Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – John Valentin, baseball player
1968 – Warren Ellis, British comic writer
1969 – Holly Aird, English actress
1969 – David Heath, American professional wrestler
1970 – Serdar Ortac, Turkish singer
1970 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
1971 – Amanda Holden, British actress
1972 – Jerome Bettis, American football player
1972 – Grit Breuer, German sprinter
1972 – Sarah Clarke, American actress
1973 – Christian Bassedas, Argentine footballer
1973 – Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete
1973 – Maureen Johnson, American author
1973 – Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer
1974 – Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, American actor
1974 – Luis Figueroa, Puerto Rican baseball player
1974 – Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer
1974 – Johnny Tri Nguyen, Vietnamese-born American stuntman and martial artist
1975 – Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer
1975 – Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
1975 – Don Jeffcoat, American actor
1976 – Eric Byrnes, American baseball player
1976 – Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey)
1976 – Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor
1977 – Paul Brittain, American comedian
1977 – Ian Clarke, Irish computer programmer
1977 – Ahman Green, American football player
1977 – Brad Walst, American bassist (Three Days Grace)
1978 – Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete
1978 – Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer
1978 – John Tartaglia, American actor and Muppeteer
1979 – Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer
1979 – Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)
1980 – Agim Kaba, American actor and producer
1980 – Ashley Lelie, American football player
1980 – Longineu W. Parsons III, American drummer (Yellowcard)
1981 – Jay Howard, British race car driver
1981 – Jerry Owens, American baseball player
1981 – Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
1982 – Lupe Fiasco, American rapper
1982 – Alemão, Portuguese footballer
1983 – Agyness Deyn, British model
1984 – Ous Mellouli, Tunisian swimmer
1985 – Ron Vlaar, Dutch footballer
1986 – Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek freestyle swimmer
1986 – Josje Huisman, Dutch singer, actress, dancer (K3)
1987 – Mauricio Hénao, Colombian-American actor
1987 – Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
1987 – Theresa Goh, Singaporean paralympic swimmer
1987 – Hasheem Thabeet, American basketball player
1988 – Diego Capel, Spanish footballer
1988 – Zhang Jike, Chinese table tennis player
1988 – Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor
1989 – Elizabeth Olsen, American actress
1990 – The Weeknd, Canadian singer
1991 – Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
1991 – Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
1992 – Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer
1993 – Mike Weinberg, American actor
1994 – Annika Beck, German tennis player
1994 – Matthew Knight, Canadian actor