November 16 - Births

Births

• 42 BC – Tiberius, Roman emperor (d. 37)
• 1436 – Leonardo Loredan, Italian Doge of Venice (d. 1521)
• 1569 – Paul Sartorius, German composer and organist (d. 1609)
• 1603 – Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)
• 1643 – Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)
• 1715 – Girolamo Abos, Maltese-Italian composer (d. 1760)
• 1717 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (d. 1793)
• 1720 – Carlo Antonio Campioni, Italian composer (d. 1788)
• 1753 – James McHenry, Irish-American politician (d. 1816)
• 1758 – Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish author and philologist (d. 1841)
• 1766 – Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist (d. 1831)
• 1811 – John Bright, English politician (d. 1889)
• 1836 – Kalākaua of Hawaii (d. 1891)
• 1839 – Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, author, and politician (d. 1908)
• 1841 – Jules Violle, French physicist (d. 1923)
• 1847 – Edmund James Flynn, Canadian politician, 10th Premier of Quebec (d. 1927)
• 1851 – Minnie Hauk, American soprano (d. 1929)
• 1862 – Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (d. 1944)
• 1873 – W. C. Handy, American composer (d. 1958)
• 1878 – Maxie Long, American runner (d. 1959)
• 1880 – Alexander Blok, Russian poet (d. 1921)
• 1883 – Emil Breitkreutz, American runner (d. 1972)
• 1888 – Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan composer and pianist (d. 1957)
• 1889 – George S. Kaufman, American playwright (d. 1961)
• 1889 – Dietrich Kraiß, German nazi officer (d. 1944)
• 1890 – Elpidio Quirino, Filipino politician, 6th President of the Philippines (d. 1956)
• 1892 – Guo Moruo, Chinese poet, author, and historian (d. 1978)
• 1892 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (d. 1953)
• 1894 – Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian politician (d. 1972)
• 1895 – Paul Hindemith, German composer (d. 1963)
• 1896 – Joan Lindsay, Australian author (d. 1984)
• 1896 – Oswald Mosley, English politician (d. 1980)
• 1896 – Lawrence Tibbett, American opera singer (d. 1960)
• 1897 – Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani nationalist, created the name for Pakistan (d. 1951)
• 1899 – Mary Margaret McBride, American radio host (d. 1976)
• 1904 – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian politician, 1st President of Nigeria (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Eddie Condon, American guitarist (d. 1973)
• 1907 – Burgess Meredith, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1909 – Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani 3rd Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (d. 1982)
• 1914 – Eddie Chapman, English spy (d. 1997)
• 1915 – Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, American accordionist (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Jean Fritz, American author
• 1916 – Daws Butler, American voice actor (d. 1988)
• 1916 – Al Lucas, Canadian bassist (d. 1983)
• 1922 – Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, founded the Amdahl Corporation
• 1922 – José Saramago, Portuguese author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Mel Patton, American sprinter
• 1925 – Gianfranco Dell'Innocenti, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
• 1927 – Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)
• 1928 – Clu Gulager, American actor and director
• 1930 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author, poet and academic
• 1930 – Paul Foytack, American baseball player
• 1930 – Salvatore Riina, Italian mobster
• 1931 – Luciano Bottaro, Italian illustrator (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
• 1933 – Garnet Mimms, American singer
• 1935 – Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and author
• 1935 – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese Shiite Muslim cleric and Hezbollah mentor (d. 2010)
• 1936 – John Moore, Australian politician
• 1938 – Robert Nozick, American philosopher (d. 2002)
• 1940 – Donna McKechnie, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1941 – Gerry Marshall, English race car driver (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1942 – Willie Carson, Scottish jockey
• 1942 – Joanna Pettet, English actress
• 1944 – Oliver Braddick, English psychologist
• 1946 – Terence McKenna, American ethnobotanist, philosopher, and author (d. 2000)
• 1946 – Jo Jo White, American basketball player
• 1947 – Omar Ruiz Hernández, Cuban journalist
• 1947 – Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter
• 1948 – Horst Bertram, German footballer
• 1948 – Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic
• 1948 – Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1949 – Arrow, Montserratian singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 1950 – David Leisure, American actor
• 1950 – John Swartzwelder, American screenwriter and author
• 1951 – Miguel Sandoval, American actor
• 1952 – Peter Keefe, American television producer (d. 2010)
• 1952 – Robin McKinley, American author
• 1952 – Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer, created Mario and The Legend of Zelda
• 1953 – Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author
• 1954 – Andrea Barrett, American author
• 1954 – Luis Conte, Cuban drummer (Jaguares and Pat Metheny Group)
• 1954 – Bruce Edwards, American golf caddy (d. 2004)
• 1954 – Dick Gross, Australian politician
• 1955 – Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 – Terry Labonte, American race car driver
• 1957 – Jacques Gamblin, French actor
• 1958 – Marg Helgenberger, American actress
• 1958 – Boris Krivokapić, Serbian academic and author
• 1961 – Frank Bruno, English boxer
• 1961 – Corinne Hermès, French singer
• 1962 – Mani, English bass player (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Freebass)
• 1962 – Josh Silver, American keyboard player and producer (Type O Negative and Fallout)
• 1963 – Steve Argüelles, English drummer and producer
• 1963 – Meenakshi Seshadri, Indian actress
• 1964 – Dwight Gooden, American baseball player
• 1964 – Diana Krall, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1964 – Harry Lennix, American actor
• 1964 – Maeve Quinlan, American actress
• 1964 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress
• 1965 – Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer
• 1965 – Mark Benton, English actor
• 1966 – Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, The Playing Favorites, and Scorpios)
• 1966 – Dave Kushner, American guitarist (Velvet Revolver, Electric Love Hogs, Loaded, and DKFXP)
• 1966 – Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein and Feeling B)
• 1966 – Dean McDermott, Canadian actor
• 1966 – Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer
• 1967 – Craig Arnold, American poet
• 1967 – Lisa Bonet, American actress
• 1968 – Vlado Šola, Croatian handball player
• 1968 – Melvin Stewart, American swimmer
• 1970 – Logan Mader, Canadian-American guitarist and producer (Machine Head)
• 1970 – Martha Plimpton, American actress
• 1971 – Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower
• 1971 – Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer
• 1971 – Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer
• 1971 – Rikdo Koshi, Japanese illustrator
• 1971 – Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer
• 1972 – Missi Pyle, American actress and singer (Smith & Pyle)
• 1973 – Christian Horner, English race car driver
• 1973 – Brendan Laney, Scottish rugby player
• 1974 – Eric Judy, American bass player (Modest Mouse)
• 1974 – Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer
• 1974 – Paul Scholes, English footballer
• 1975 – Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Mario Barravecchia, Belgian singer
• 1976 – Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
• 1976 – Danny Wallace, Scottish comedian, actor, and author
• 1976 – Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer
• 1977 – Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater
• 1977 – Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
• 1977 – Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor
• 1978 – Kip Bouknight, American baseball player
• 1978 – Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer
• 1978 – Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS)
• 1979 – Tony Frias, American footballer
• 1979 – Bruce Irons, American surfer
• 1980 – Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
• 1980 – Nicole Gius, Italian skier
• 1980 – Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Carol Huynh, Canadian wrestler
• 1981 – Allison Crowe, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Caitlin Glass, American voice actress and singer
• 1981 – Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Osi Umenyiora, English-American football player
• 1982 – Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player
• 1982 – Ronald Pognon, French sprinter
• 1982 – Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player
• 1983 – K, South Korean-Japanese singer
• 1983 – Chris Gocong, American football player
• 1983 – Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1983 – Britta Steffen, German swimmer
• 1984 – Gemma Atkinson, English actress
• 1984 – Kimberly J. Brown, American actress
• 1984 – Mark Bunn, English footballer
• 1986 – Saeko, Japanese actress
• 1986 – Maxime Médard, French rugby player
• 1988 – Siva Kaneswaran, Irish singer and model (The Wanted)
• 1991 – Tomomi Kasai, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48)
• 1995 – Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor