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October 16 birthdays

308 notable historical figures were born on October 16, and 211 died on this day. Everyone born on October 16 is a Libra.

18% of October 16 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (68) than any other country.

Born on October 16

• Oscar Wilde (1854 to 1900. Irish writer (1854–1900))
• Hema Malini (born 1948. Indian actress and politician (born 1948))
• David Ben-Gurion (1886 to 1973. Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1953; 1955–1963))
• Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890 to 1922. Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922))
• Enver Hoxha (1908 to 1985. Leader of Albania from 1944 to 1985)
• Suzanne Somers (1946 to 2023. American actress (1946–2023))
• Nico (1938 to 1988. German singer and actress (1938–1988))
• Manute Bol (1962 to 2010. Sudanese-American basketball player (died 2010))
• Itō Hirobumi (1841 to 1909. Japanese statesman (1841–1909))
• James II of Scotland (1430 to 1460. King of Scots from 1437 to 1460)
• Günter Grass (1927 to 2015. German author and artist (1927–2015))
• Franz Reichelt (1878 to 1912. French parachuting pioneer (1878–1912))
• Naomi Osaka (born 1997. Japanese tennis player (born 1997))
• Moshe Sharett (1894 to 1965. Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955)
• Blake Slatkin (born 1997. American songwriter and record producer)
• Elizabeth Loftus (born 1944. American cognitive psychologist)
• Ardeshir Zahedi (1928 to 2021. Iranian politician and diplomat (1928–2021))
• Angela Lansbury (1925 to 2022. British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022))
• Maria Spiridonova (1884 to 1941. Russian revolutionary (1884–1941))
• George Washington Williams (1849 to 1891. American soldier, minister, politician, lawyer, journalist and historian (1849–1891))
• Bert Kaempfert (1923 to 1980. German composer (1923–1980))
• Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria (born 1968. Duke of Calabria)
• Mary Daly (1928 to 2010. American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010))
• Max Bygraves (1922 to 2012. British entertainer (1922–2012))
• John Polkinghorne (1930 to 2021. Physicist and priest (1930–2021))
• Maria Pia of Savoy (1847 to 1911. Queen of Portugal from 1862 to 1889)
• Hedwig of Andechs (1174 to 1243. High Duchess consort of Poland)
• Abdirashid Shermarke (1919 to 1969. President of Somalia from 1967 to 1969)
• Vallathol Narayana Menon (1878 to 1958. Indian poet (1878–1958))
• Lady Mary Tudor (1673 to 1726. Illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England)
• Captain Ella (born 1989. Israeli military officer)
• Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840 to 1900. Prime Minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889)
• Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751 to 1805. Queen of Prussia from 1786 to 1797)
• Edmand Lara (born 1985. Bolivian politician and activist (born 1985))
• Richard Sears (tennis) (1861 to 1943. American sportsman (1861–1943))
• Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1916 to 1997. Indian actor)
• George Barnes (1892 to 1953. American cinematographer (1892–1953))
• Antoine Béchamp (1816 to 1908. French scientist)
• Sita Ram Goel (1921 to 2003. Hindu nationalist writer and publisher (1921–2003))
• J. B. Bury (1861 to 1927. Anglo-Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927))
• Cleanth Brooks (1906 to 1994. American literary critic and professor)
• Eleanor Wilson McAdoo (1889 to 1967. Youngest daughter of President Woodrow Wilson)
• Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1987. Sheikh of Emirate of Dubai)
• Prince Makonnen (1923 to 1957. Second child of Emperor Haile Selassie (1924–1957))
• Scott O'Hara (1961 to 1998. American poet)
• John Mayer (born 1977. American musician (born 1977))
• Frank Cuesta (born 1971. Spanish TV host)
• Rembrandt Bugatti (1884 to 1916. Italian sculptor)
• Frederick of Naples (1451 to 1504. King of Naples from 1496 to 1501)
• Daisy Bates (author) (1856 to 1951. Irish-Australian journalist known for her work with Aboriginal People)
• Otto Mueller (1874 to 1930. German artist (1874–1930))
• Kiyonao Ichiki (1892 to 1942. Japanese general)
• Eugene O'Neill (1888 to 1953. American playwright (1888–1953))
• Flea (born 1962. Australian-American musician and actor (born 1962))
• Sao Shwe Thaik (1896 to 1962. First president of Myanmar from 1948 to 1952)
• Devon Nicholson (born 1982. Canadian professional wrestler)
• Tanaka Hisashige (1799 to 1881. Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor)
• Prince Henri of Orléans (1867 to 1901. French prince and explorer)
• Jonathan Bartley (born 1971. British theologian and former co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales)
• Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan (1865 to 1946. British Field Marshal (1865–1946))

Died on October 16

• Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893 to 1946. German politician and diplomat (1893–1946))
• Marie Antoinette (1755 to 1793. Queen of France from 1774 to 1792)
• George C. Marshall (1880 to 1959. American general and statesman (1880–1959))
• Alfred Rosenberg (1893 to 1946. Nazi theorist and war criminal (1893–1946))
• Moshe Dayan (1915 to 1981. Israeli military leader and politician (1915–1981))
• Alfred Jodl (1890 to 1946. German general and war criminal (1890–1946))
• Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903 to 1946. Austrian SS official (1903–1946))
• Liaquat Ali Khan (1895 to 1951. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951)
• Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892 to 1946. Austrian Nazi politician (1892–1946))
• Patrice de MacMahon (1808 to 1893. President of France from 1873 to 1879)
• Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 to 1553. German painter and printmaker (1472–1553))
• Sejanus (20 BC to 31. Roman soldier and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (20 BC – AD 31))
• Martti Ahtisaari (1937 to 2023. Finnish politician and diplomat, President of Finland (1937–2023))
• Dan Dailey (1915 to 1978. American actor and dancer)
• Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903 to 1997. Princess Paul of Yugoslavia (1903–1997))
• Toše Proeski (1981 to 2007. Macedonian singer (1981–2007))
• Abram Garfield (1872 to 1958. American architect (1872–1958))
• Student (mathematician) (1876 to 1937. British statistician (1876–1937))
• Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari (1982 to 2025. Yemeni military officer (died 2025))
• Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1760 to 1799. Palaiyakkarar of Tenkasi)
• Svein Knutsson (1016 to 1035. King of Norway from 1030 to 1035)
• Princess Helen of Serbia (1884 to 1962. Princess Elena Petrovna of Russia)
• Victor Amadeus III (1726 to 1796. King of Sardinia from 1773 to 1796)
• Gregory XIV (1535 to 1591. Head of the Catholic Church from 1590 to 1591)
• Liam Payne (1993 to 2024. English singer and songwriter (1993–2024))
• Al-Hakam II (915 to 976. Caliph of Córdoba from 961 to 976)
• Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528 to 1590. Duchess of Bavaria from 1550 to 1579)
• Luca Signorelli (1450 to 1523. Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1441 1445–1523))
• Princess Yolanda of Savoy (1901 to 1986. Eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1901–1986))
• Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (1936 to 2016. Last King of Rwanda from 1959 to 1961)

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