On this day · Virgo

September 16 birthdays

288 notable historical figures were born on September 16, and 197 died on this day. Everyone born on September 16 is a Virgo.

19% of September 16 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (71) than any other country.

Born on September 16

• Karl Dönitz (1891 to 1980. German grand admiral (1891–1980))
• Henry V of England (1386 to 1422. King of England from 1413 to 1422)
• Lee Kuan Yew (1923 to 2015. Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990)
• Yuan Shikai (1859 to 1916. First president of the Republic of China (1859–1916))
• Henry Louis Gates Jr. (born 1950. American literary critic, professor and historian (born 1950))
• Andrew Bonar Law (1858 to 1923. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923)
• Daoguang Emperor (1782 to 1850. Emperor of China from 1820 to 1850)
• Sabrina Bryan (born 1984. American singer (born 1984))
• Fatos Nano (1952 to 2025. Albanian politician (1952–2025))
• Nadia Boulanger (1887 to 1979. French musician and teacher (1887–1979))
• Charles Haughey (1925 to 2006. Taoiseach (1979–1981, 1982, 1987–1992))
• Alexander Rutskoy (born 1947. Russian politician (born 1947))
• Luc Frieden (born 1963. Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2023)
• Jean Arp (1886 to 1966. German-French sculptor and poet (1886–1966))
• David Copperfield (born 1956. American magician (born 1956))
• Janet Ellis (born 1955. English television presenter and actress)
• Julia Drusilla (16 to 38. Member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (AD 16–38))
• Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893 to 1986. Hungarian biochemist (1893–1986), Nobel Prize winner)
• Breyten Breytenbach (1939 to 2024. South African writer and painter (1939–2024))
• Peter V (1837 to 1861. King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861)
• Lauren Bacall (1924 to 2014. American actress (1924–2014))
• Taneti Maamau (born 1960. President of Kiribati since 2016)
• Nick Jonas (born 1992. American singer (born 1992))
• Steve Shirley (1933 to 2025. British businesswoman and philanthropist (1933–2025))
• Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678 to 1751. British politician and philosopher (1678–1751))
• Mildred Harnack (1902 to 1943. American-German literary historian and anti-Nazi resistance operative (1902–1943))
• Jules Bass (1935 to 2022. American director, producer and composer (1935–2022))
• E. C. George Sudarshan (1931 to 2018. Indian-American theoretical physicist)
• Alexander Schmorell (1917 to 1943. Founder of the anti-Nazi White Rose (1917–1943))
• Esther Vilar (born 1935. Argentine-German writer (born 1935))
• Amy Poehler (born 1971. American actress and comedian (born 1971))
• Francis Parkman (1823 to 1893. American historian (1823–1893))
• Fan Bingbing (born 1981. Chinese actress (born 1981))
• Alfred Noyes (1880 to 1958. English poet (1880–1958))
• Engelbert Kaempfer (1651 to 1716. German botanist (1651–1716))
• Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888 to 1964. Finnish writer (1888–1964))
• Alexander Kutepov (1882 to 1930. Russian military officer (1882–1930))
• Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851 to 1921. Spanish author, editor)
• Menotti Garibaldi (1840 to 1903. Italian politician and general)
• Diana Yukawa (born 1985. Japanese and British violinist and composer (born 1985))
• Kirsty Coventry (born 1983. President of the IOC since 2025)
• Albrecht Kossel (1853 to 1927. German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics)
• Peter Falk (1927 to 2011. American actor (1927–2011))
• Blaž Kraljević (1947 to 1992. Bosnian Croat soldier (1947–1992))
• Mickey Rourke (born 1952. American actor (born 1952))
• Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860 to 1927. English painter (1860–1927))
• Walt Becker (born 1968. American filmmaker (born 1968))
• Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810 to 1861. British statesman (1810–1861))
• T. E. Hulme (1883 to 1917. English poet (1883–1917))
• Aleksandar Mitrovic (born 1994. Serbian footballer (born 1994))
• Saverio Mercadante (1795 to 1870. Italian composer (1795–1870))
• Satoru Kōsaki (born 1974. Japanese music composer and arranger (born 1974))
• Alain Claude Bilie By Nze (born 1967. Prime Minister of Gabon in 2023)
• Anna Kingsford (1846 to 1888. English physician, activist, and feminist)
• Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826 to 1908. Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1853 to 1908)
• Nancy Huston (born 1953. Canadian author, based in France (born 1953))
• Mukhtar Auezov (1897 to 1961. Kazakh writer, academic, and social activist (1897-1961))
• J. J. C. Smart (1920 to 2012. Australian philosopher and academic)
• Andy Irvine (rugby union) (born 1951. British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player)
• Peter Zoller (born 1952. Austrian theoretical physicist)

Died on September 16

• Robert Redford (1936 to 2025. American actor and director (1936–2025))
• Maria Meneghini Callas (1923 to 1977. American and Greek soprano (1923–1977))
• Louis XVIII (1755 to 1824. King of France from 1814 to 1824)
• Robert Jordan (1948 to 2007. American fantasy writer (1948–2007))
• Charles V of France (1338 to 1380. King of France from 1364 to 1380)
• Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686 to 1736. Physicist and engineer (1686–1736))
• Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (1932 to 2016. French-American businessman (1932–2016))
• Tomás de Torquemada (1420 to 1498. Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420–1498))
• Edward Albee (1928 to 2016. American playwright (1928–2016))
• Jahanara Begum (1614 to 1681. Padshah Begum (r. 1631–1658, 1669–1681))
• Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930 to 2012. Norwegian princess (1930–2012))
• Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920 to 2016. President of Italy from 1999 to 2006)
• Ronald Ross (1857 to 1932. British Indian medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1857–1932))
• Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292 to 1350. Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (1292–1350))
• Victor III (1027 to 1087. Head of the Catholic Church from 1086 to 1087)
• Clement VII (1342 to 1394. Antipope from 1378 to 1394)
• Anne Bradstreet (1612 to 1672. Anglo-American poet (1612–1672))
• Leo Amery (1873 to 1955. British Conservative politician (1873–1955))
• Alexander Friedmann (1888 to 1925. Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician (1888–1925))
• Euphemia (289 to 304. Christian virgin and martyr saint)
• Keōpūolani (1778 to 1823. Queen consort of Hawaii (1778–1823))
• Catherine Jagiellon (1526 to 1583. Queen of Sweden from 1568 to 1583)
• Bhagwanji (Ascetic frequently claimed to be Subhas Chandra Bose)
• Francis Josias (1697 to 1764. Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
• Nguyễn Huệ (1752 to 1792. 2nd emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1788–92))
• Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920 to 1993. Aboriginal Australian poet, artist, teacher and campaigner for Indigenous rights)
• James Jeans (1877 to 1946. English physicist, astronomer and mathematician (1877–1946))
• Mary Stuart (1605–1607) (1605 to 1607. English-Scottish princess)
• Philip of Évreux (1306 to 1343. King of Navarre from 1328 to 1343)
• Semyon Krivoshein (1899 to 1978. Soviet tank commander)

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