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January 16 birthdays

284 notable historical figures were born on January 16, and 207 died on this day. Everyone born on January 16 is a Capricorn.

20% of January 16 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (65) than any other country.

Born on January 16

• Aaliyah (1979 to 2001. American singer (1979–2001))
• Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980. American songwriter, actor, filmmaker and librettist (born 1980))
• Fulgencio Batista (1901 to 1973. President of Cuba (1940–1944; 1952–1959))
• Dian Fossey (1932 to 1985. American primatologist (1932–1985))
• Susan Sontag (1933 to 2004. American writer, critic and public intellectual (1933–2004))
• Fuad II of Egypt (born 1952. King of Egypt and the Sudan from 1952 to 1953)
• Anatoli Boukreev (1958 to 1997. Kazakh mountain climber and author (1958–1997))
• Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836 to 1894. King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861)
• Eleanor Marx (1855 to 1898. English-born activist and translator (1855–1898))
• Jennie (born 1996. South Korean singer (born 1996))
• Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher) (1853 to 1900. Russian philosopher and Christian mystic (1853–1900))
• Edmund Crouchback (1245 to 1296. English nobleman (1245–1296))
• René (1409 to 1480. King of Naples (1435–1442) and Duke of Anjou (1434–1480))
• Norman Podhoretz (1930 to 2025. American writer (1930–2025))
• Ismail Qemali (1844 to 1919. Founder and 1st Prime Minister of Albania)
• Bayinnaung (1516 to 1581. Emperor of the Toungoo dynasty)
• Franz Brentano (1838 to 1917. Austrian Catholic priest and philosopher (1838–1917))
• Francis George (1937 to 2015. American Catholic bishop and cardinal (1937–2015))
• Shahryar Mirza (1605 to 1628. De facto Mughal emperor from 1627 to 1628)
• Clement Greenberg (1909 to 1994. American essayist and visual art critic (1909–1994))
• Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938 to 2015. Last heir to the Spanish crown)
• Massimo Pigliucci (born 1964. American professor of philosophy (born 1964))
• Laura Riding (1901 to 1991. American writer (1901–1991))
• Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr (1940 to 2011. Libyan military officer and politician (1940-2011))
• Saadeddine Othmani (born 1956. Prime Minister of Morocco from 2017 to 2021)
• Gavin Bryars (born 1943. Musical artist)
• Vittorio Alfieri (1749 to 1803. Italian dramatist and poet (1749–1803))
• Jill Tarter (born 1944. American astronomer)
• Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale (1822 to 1897. French prince; fifth son of Louis Philippe I (1822-1897))
• Morten P. Meldal (born 1954. Danish chemist (born 1954))
• Katia Ricciarelli (born 1946. Italian soprano)
• Muhammad Mansur Ali (1919 to 1975. Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975)
• Brian Ferneyhough (born 1943. British composer (born 1943))
• John Carpenter (born 1948. American filmmaker (born 1948))
• Juanita Bynum (born 1959. American singer)
• Sade Adu (born 1959. British singer and songwriter (born 1959))
• Romuald Traugutt (1826 to 1864. Polish general, leader of the January Uprising)
• Andrea James (born 1967. American writer, film producer, director, and activist (born 1967))
• Nakayama Yoshiko (1836 to 1907. Japanese concubine (1836–1907))
• Valentin Kataev (1897 to 1986. Soviet writer and editor (1897–1986))
• Amama Mbabazi (born 1949. Former Prime Minister of Uganda from 2011 to 2014)
• James Robinson Risner (1925 to 2013. US Air Force general (1925–2013))
• Jerry M. Linenger (born 1955. American astronaut (born 1955))
• Shengzong (972 to 1031. Emperor of the Liao dynasty from 982 to 1031)
• Leonor Michaelis (1875 to 1949. German chemist and physician (1875–1949))
• Kate Moss (born 1974. English model and businesswoman (born 1974))
• Anthony Hecht (1923 to 2004. American poet (1923–2004))
• Semyon Frank (1877 to 1950. Russian philosopher (1877–1950))
• Percy Pilcher (1866 to 1899. British inventor and aviator (1867–1899))
• Anthony Denny (1501 to 1549. English politician (1501 – 1549))
• Isaac Bryan (born 1992. American politician (born 1992))
• Friedrich Julius Stahl (1802 to 1861. German lawyer and politician)
• Sidharth Malhotra (born 1985. Indian actor (born 1985))
• M. E. Sarotte (born 1968. American historian (born 1968))
• Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969. American boxer (born 1969))
• John Perry (philosopher) (born 1943. American philosopher)
• Joscelyn Godwin (born 1945. British composer and author (born 1945))
• Rebecca Stead (born 1968. American writer)
• Karl G. Maeser (1828 to 1901. Prominent Utah educator (1828–1901))
• Michel Chion (born 1947. French composer)

Died on January 16

• David Lynch (1946 to 2025. American filmmaker (1946–2025))
• Albert Fish (1870 to 1936. American serial killer and rapist (1870–1936))
• Gina Lollobrigida (1927 to 2023. Italian actress (1927–2023))
• Carole Lombard (1908 to 1942. American actress (1908–1942))
• Murad III (1546 to 1595. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1595)
• Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939 to 2001. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997–2001)
• Edward Gibbon (1737 to 1794. British essayist, historian and politician (1737–1794))
• Ross Bagdasarian (1919 to 1972. American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972))
• Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874 to 1957. British Army general and colonial administrator (1874–1957))
• Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827 to 1901. American politician (1827–1901))
• Courtney Hodges (1887 to 1966. United States Army general (1887–1966))
• Higashiyama (1675 to 1710. Emperor of Japan from 1687 to 1709)
• Marcellus I (255 to 309. Head of the Catholic Church from 308 to 309)
• Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945 to 2022. President of Mali from 2013 to 2020)
• Aleksey Kuropatkin (1848 to 1925. Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904)
• Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901 to 1967. American physicist (1901–1967))
• Ajahn Chah (1918 to 1992. Buddhist monk of Thai Forest Tradition (1918–1992))
• Kumaran Asan (1873 to 1924. Indian poet)
• Ivan Meštrović (1883 to 1962. Croatian sculptor and architect (1883–1962))
• Luísa Diogo (1958 to 2026. Prime Minister of Mozambique from 2004 to 2010)
• Khwaja Salimullah (1871 to 1915. Politician, patron of Bengali education and Nawab of Dhaka (1871-1915) (r. 1901-1915))
• Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 to 1886. Italian opera composer (1834–1886))
• Francesco Morosini (1619 to 1694. Doge of Venice from 1688 to 1694)
• Duke Bernhard III (1851 to 1928. Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918)
• Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783 to 1853. Austrian archduke (1783–1853))
• R. H. Tawney (1880 to 1962. English philosopher (1880–1962))
• Jim Molan (1950 to 2023. Australian military officer and politician (1950–2023))
• John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1360 to 1400. English nobleman (c. 1352–1400))
• Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802 to 1866. American writer and folk healer, 1802 – 1866)
• Margaret Corbin (1751 to 1800. American combatant in the American Revolutionary War (1751-1800))

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