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November 16 birthdays

272 notable historical figures were born on November 16, and 167 died on this day. Everyone born on November 16 is a Scorpio.

18% of November 16 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on November 16

• Pete Davidson (born 1993. American comedian and actor (born 1993))
• Sanna Marin (born 1985. Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023)
• Chinua Achebe (1930 to 2013. Nigerian author and literary critic (1930–2013))
• Kalākaua (1836 to 1891. King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891)
• Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904 to 1996. President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966 (1904–1996))
• Santiago Peña (born 1978. President of Paraguay since 2023)
• Robert Nozick (1938 to 2002. American political philosopher (1938–2002))
• Elpidio Quirino (1890 to 1956. President of the Philippines (1948–1953))
• Guillermo Lasso (born 1955. President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023)
• France-Albert René (1935 to 2019. President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004)
• Paul Hindemith (1895 to 1963. German composer (1895–1963))
• Anton Rubinstein (1829 to 1894. Russian pianist, composer and conductor (1829–1894))
• Thomas H. Ince (1882 to 1924. American film producer (1880–1924))
• Alexander Blok (1880 to 1921. Russian poet (1880–1921))
• Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1897 to 1951. Muslim nationalist activist (1897–1951))
• Paul Scholes (born 1974. English footballer (born 1974))
• Sooronbay Jeenbekov (born 1958. President of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 to 2020)
• Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977. American actress and filmmaker (born 1977))
• Denis Noble (born 1936. British biologist (born 1936))
• Grand Duke Friedrich August II (1852 to 1931. Grand Duke of Oldenburg from 1900 to 1918)
• Faustin E. Wirkus (1897 to 1948. Polish-American King of La Gonâve and United States Marine)
• Darwyn Cooke (1962 to 2016. Canadian cartoonist (1962–2016))
• Guo Moruo (1892 to 1978. Chinese politician, poet, and historian (1892–1978))
• Shigeru Miyamoto (born 1952. Japanese video game designer (born 1952))
• Luciano Floridi (born 1964. Italian philosopher (born 1964))
• Joan Lindsay (1896 to 1984. Australian novelist, playwright and essayist)
• Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965. Burkinabé military officer)
• Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (1725 to 1793. French duke; grandson of Louis XIV (1725–1793))
• Norman Gimbel (1927 to 2018. American lyricist (1927–2018))
• Gene Amdahl (1922 to 2015. American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur)
• Ibn al-Khatib (1313 to 1374. Andalusi polymath, poet and historian (1313–1374))
• Leonardo Loredan (1436 to 1521. Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521)
• Beatrice of Naples (1457 to 1508. Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia)
• Franz Jalics (1927 to 2021. Jesuit priest and author (1927–2021))
• Aliaa Magda Elmahdy (born 1991. Egyptian women's rights activist)
• Bonnie Greer (born 1948. American and British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcaster (born 1948))
• Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717 to 1783. French mathematician (1717–1783))
• Neil Turok (born 1958. South African thoretical physicist)
• Pere Aragonès (born 1982. Catalan lawyer and politician (born 1982))
• Turibius of Mogrovejo (1538 to 1606. Spanish prelate)
• Jean Chardin (1643 to 1713. French-born English traveller and writer (1643–1713))
• Lawrence Tibbett (1896 to 1960. American opera singer (1896–1960))
• Chester Barnard (1886 to 1961. American businessman (1886–1961))
• Igor Irodov (1923 to 2002. Russian Physicist)
• Stepan Hiha (1959 to 2025. Ukrainian composer and singer (1959–2025))
• Karel Hynek Mácha (1810 to 1836. Czech poet (1810–1836))
• Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540 to 1627. Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern)
• Geling Yan (born 1958. Chinese-American author and screenwriter (born 1958))
• Scott Wittman (born 1955. American director, lyricist and writer)
• Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766 to 1831. French violinist and composer (1766–1831))
• Ernest Nagel (1901 to 1985. American philosopher)
• Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo (1854 to 1927. Prince of Montenuovo)
• Anne Holt (born 1958. Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice)
• Charles Eliot Norton (1827 to 1908. American author, social critic and art professor (1827–1908))
• Oswald Mosley (1896 to 1980. British fascist politician (1896–1980))
• Burgess Meredith (1907 to 1997. American actor (1907–1997))
• Beatriz González (1932 to 2026. Colombian artist (1932–2026))
• Tim O'Brien (illustrator) (born 1964. American artist)
• Lynn Hunt (born 1945. American historian)
• Marcel Riesz (1886 to 1969. Hungarian mathematician)

Died on November 16

• Milton Friedman (1912 to 2006. American economist and statistician (1912–2006))
• Clark Gable (1901 to 1960. American actor (1901–1960))
• Henry III of England (1207 to 1272. King of England from 1216 to 1272)
• Alan Watts (1915 to 1973. British and American writer and lecturer (1915–1973))
• Carl von Clausewitz (1780 to 1831. Prussian army officer and military theorist (1780–1831))
• Ibn Arabi (1165 to 1240. Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240))
• Louis Riel (1844 to 1885. Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885))
• Frederick William II (1744 to 1797. King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797)
• C. M. Rubin (1852 to 1934. Basis of the character in "Alice in Wonderland")
• Margaret of Wessex (1045 to 1093. Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093)
• A. S. Byatt (1936 to 2023. British writer (1936–2023))
• Charles Maurras (1868 to 1952. French political philosopher (1868–1952))
• Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848 to 1907. Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 to 1859)
• Melvin Laird (1922 to 2016. American politician and writer (1922–2016))
• Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (1757 to 1831. German princess (1757–1831))
• Kartar Singh Sarabha (1896 to 1915. Indian revolutionary (1896–1915))
• Karl Ernst von Baer (1792 to 1876. Baltic German scientist (1792–1876))
• Hugh of Lincoln (1135 to 1200. 12th-century English bishop and saint)
• Luisa de Guzmán (1613 to 1666. Queen of Portugal from 1640 to 1656)
• G. A. Henty (1832 to 1902. British novelist (1832 – 1902))
• Jean-Lambert Tallien (1767 to 1820. French politician (1767–1820))
• Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1871 to 1937. Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine (1871–1937))
• Henry Taube (1915 to 2005. Canadian-born American chemist (1915–2005))
• Giuseppe Volpi (1877 to 1947. Italian businessman and politician)
• Zubir Said (1907 to 1987. Singaporean composer of the national anthem (1907–1987))
• Charles Champlin (1926 to 2014. American film critic and writer (1926–2014))
• Daniel Nathans (1928 to 1999. American microbiologist)
• Nicolae Alexandru (1300 to 1364. Voivode of Wallachia between 1352 and 1364)
• Erik Heinrichs (1890 to 1965. Finnish military general)
• John the Alchemist (1406 to 1464. Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach)

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