May 16 - Births

Births

1578 – Everard Digby, English conspirator, member of the failed Gunpowder Plot (d. 1606)
1611 – Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
1710 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)
1718 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)
1763 – Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist (d. 1829)
1788 – Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, translator, and orientalist (d. 1866)
1801 – William H. Seward, American politician and diplomat (d. 1872)
1821 – Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
1824 – Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920)
1827 – Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect, designed the Rijksmuseum (d. 1921)
1831 – David E. Hughes, English scientist and musician, co-inventor of the microphone (d. 1900)
1845 – Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1861 – H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (d. 1896)
1882 – Simeon Price, American golfer (d. 1945)
1888 – Royal Rife, American inventor (d. 1971)
1891 – Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor, conductor, and composer (d. 1948)
1897 – Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist (d. 1994)
1898 – Tamara de Lempicka, Polish painter (d. 1980)
1898 – Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet and writer (d. 1993)
1898 – Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director (d. 1956)
1905 – Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
1906 – Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter (d. 1988)
1906 – Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (d. 2001)
1906 – Margret Rey, German author and illustrator (d. 1996)
1909 – Margaret Sullavan, American actress (d. 1960)
1910 – Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (d. 1975)
1910 – Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (d. 1972)
1912 – Studs Terkel, American writer (d. 2008)
1913 – Woody Herman, American singer, musician, and bandleader (d. 1987)
1914 – Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author (d. 2009)
1916 – Adriana Caselotti, American actress (d. 1997)
1916 – Ephraim Katzir, Israeli politician (d. 2009)
1917 – George Gaynes, American actor
1917 – James C. Murray, American politician (d. 1999)
1917 – Juan Rulfo, Mexican novelist (d. 1986)
1918 – Wilf Mannion, English footballer (d. 2000)
1919 – Liberace, American singer, pianist, and actor (d. 1987)
1919 – Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (d. 2004)
1920 – Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
1921 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor
1922 – Eddie Bert, American trombonist (d. 2012)
1923 – Victoria Fromkin, American linguist (d. 2000)
1923 – Merton Miller, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000)
1923 – Peter Underwood, English author, broadcaster and paranormalist
1925 – Nancy Roman, American astronomer
1925 – Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 2010)
1925 – Ola Vincent, Nigerian economist (d. 2012)
1927 – Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer
1928 – Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
1929 – John Conyers, American politician
1929 – Claude Morin, Canadian politician
1929 – Adrienne Rich, American writer (d. 2012)
1930 – Betty Carter, American singer (d. 1998)
1930 – Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 2000)
1931 – Jack Dodson, American actor (d. 1994)
1931 – Denise Filiatrault, Canadian actress and director
1931 – Natwar Singh, Indian politician
1931 – Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American politician
1931 – Hana Brady, Polish Holocaust victim (d. 1944)
1935 – Floyd Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
1936 – Roy Hudd, English actor
1936 – Karl Lehmann, German cardinal
1937 – Yvonne Craig, American actress
1938 – Stuart Bell, English politician (d. 2012)
1941 – Denis Hart, Australian archbishop
1943 – Dan Coats, American politician
1943 – Marko Kravos, Slovenian poet
1944 – Billy Cobham, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (Mahavishnu Orchestra, New York Jazz Quartet, Jazz Is Dead, and Bobby and the Midnites)
1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor
1945 – Nicky Chinn, English songwriter and producer
1945 – Marta Beatriz Roque, Cuban dissident and economist
1946 – Robert Fripp, English musician, songwriter, and producer (King Crimson, Fripp & Eno, and The League of Gentlemen)
1946 – Roger Earl, English drummer (Savoy Brown and Foghat)
1947 – Bill Smitrovich, American actor
1947 – Darrell Sweet, English drummer (Nazareth) (d. 1999)
1948 – Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress
1948 – Judy Finnegan, English broadcaster and columnist
1948 – Jesper Christensen, Danish actor
1949 – Rick Reuschel, American baseball player
1950 – J. Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel laureate
1950 – Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2004)
1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
1951 – Jonathan Richman, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Modern Lovers)
1952 – James Herndon, American psychologist
1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor
1953 – Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna
1954 – Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut
1955 – Olga Korbut, Belarussian gymnast
1955 – Jack Morris, American baseball player
1955 – Hazel O'Connor, English singer-songwriter and actress
1957 – Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (DDT)
1955 – Debra Winger, American actress
1958 – Glenn Gregory, English singer and musician (Heaven 17, Honeyroot, and ABC)
1958 – Gitane Demone, American singer and musician (Christian Death and Pompeii 99)
1959 – Mitch Webster, American baseball player
1959 – Mare Winningham, American actress
1960 – Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician
1961 – Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
1961 – Charles Wright, American wrestler
1963 – Jon Coffelt, American artist
1963 – Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
1963 – Serge Teyssot-Gay, French guitarist (Noir Désir)
1964 – John Salley, American basketball player
1964 – Boyd Tinsley, American singer, musician, and composer (Dave Matthews Band)
1964 – Edit Berces, Hungarian runner
1965 – Krist Novoselic, American musician, songwriter, author, and activist (Nirvana, Flipper, Sweet 75, The No WTO Combo, and Eyes Adrift)
1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1966 – Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County)
1966 – Thurman Thomas, American football player
1967 – Doug Brocail, American baseball player
1968 – Ralph Tresvant, American singer, actor, and producer (New Edition and Heads of State)
1968 – Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
1969 – David Boreanaz, American actor
1969 – Tucker Carlson, American journalist
1969 – Tracey Gold, American actress
1969 – Steve Lewis, American athlete
1970 – Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player
1970 – Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and musician (Slowdive and Mojave 3)
1972 – Khary Payton, American actor
1972 – Christian Califano, French rugby player
1973 – Jason Acuña, American television host and actor
1973 – Special Ed, American rapper and actor {Crooklyn Dodgers}
1973 – Tori Spelling, American actress and author
1974 – Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and rapper (P.O.D.)
1974 – Adam Richman, American actor and television host
1975 – Tony Kakko, Finnish singer-songwriter and musician (Sonata Arctica and Northern Kings)
1975 – Khalid al-Mihdhar, Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001)
1975 – B.Slade, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer and actor
1976 – Dirk Nannes, Dutch-Australian cricketer
1977 – Dolcenera, Italian singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
1977 – Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress
1977 – Emiliana Torrini Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus)
1978 – Lionel Scaloni, Argentine footballer
1978 – Jim Sturgess, English actor
1979 – McKenzie Lee, English porn actress
1981 – Ricardo Costa, Portuguese footballer
1981 – Joseph Morgan, English actor
1981 – Taavi Rähn, Estonian footballer
1982 – Billy Crawford, Filipino-American singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist
1982 – Joo Ji Hoon, Korean actor and model
1982 – Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
1982 – Hanna Mariën, Belgian athlete
1983 – Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
1983 – Daniel Kerr, Australian footballer
1983 – Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Dario Cvitanich, Argentinian footballer
1984 – Tomas Fleischmann, Czech ice hockey player
1984 – Mickie Knuckles, American wrestler
1984 – Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
1984 – Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
1985 – Rodrigo Peters Marques, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
1985 – Anja Mittag, German footballer
1985 – Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Tadayoshi Okura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Kanjani Eight)
1986 – Megan Fox, American actress
1986 – Andy Keogh, Irish footballer
1987 – Tom Onslow-Cole, English race car driver
1988 – Jesús Castillo, Mexican footballer
1990 – Thomas Sangster, English actor
1990 – Darko Šarović, Serbian sprinter
1991 – Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
1991 – Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player
1992 – Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
1993 – IU, South Korean singer and actress
1994 – Kathinka von Deichmann, Liechtensteiner tennis player
1994 – Miles Heizer, American actor
1998 – Ariel Waller, Canadian actress