Famous birthdays on July 16
Famous people born on July 16, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
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Cancer
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Ruby
đ¶ How common
No. 51 of 366
Born on July 16

Mary Baker Eddy
born 1821 · American founder of Christian Science (1821â1910)

Roald Amundsen
born 1872 · Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872â1928)

Ginger Rogers
born 1911 · American actress and dancer (1911â1995)

Margaret Court
born 1942 · Australian tennis player

Larry Sanger
born 1968 · American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)
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Gareth Bale
born 1989 · Welsh association football player

Katrina Kaif
born 1983 · British actress (1981-present)
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Sergio Busquets
born 1988 · Spanish association football player (born 1988)
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Miguel IndurĂĄin
born 1964 · Spanish cyclist

Sahra Wagenknecht
born 1969 · German politician (born 1969)
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Timofey Mozgov
born 1986 · Russian basketball player (born 1986)

Hattan Bahebri
born 1992 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Yıldız Tilbe
born 1966 · Turkish singer (born 1966)
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Ăetin Tekindor
born 1945 · Turkish actor (born 1945)

Moushira Khattab
born 1944 · Egyptian diplomat
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Ryozo Suzuki
born 1939 · Japanese association football player

Kålmån Mészöly
born 1941 · Hungarian footballer (1941â2022)
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Reinaldo Arenas
born 1943 · Cuban poet/novelist/playwright (1943â1990)
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Patricia Churchland
born 1943 · Canadian philosopher

Lars LagerbÀck
born 1948 · Swedish association football player and manager

Lutz Eigendorf
born 1956 · German footballer (1956-1983)

WĆodzimierz Smolarek
born 1957 · Polish footballer (1957-2012)

JĂŒrgen Ligi
born 1959 · Estonian politician (born 1959)
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SreÄko Katanec
born 1963 · Slovenian footballer
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Ashot Anastasian
born 1964 · Armenian chess Grandmaster (1964â2016)
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Nino Burjanadze
born 1964 · Georgian politician and lawyer, Speaker of Parliament (2001â2008) and twice acting President of Georgia
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Carlos Paredes
born 1976 · Paraguayan footballer

Anna Smashnova
born 1976 · Belarusian-born Israeli tennis player
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Peter Van der Heyden
born 1976 · Belgian footballer
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Oliver Marach
born 1980 · Austrian tennis player

Maher Zain
born 1981 · Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer

Diego Barreto
born 1981 · Paraguayan footballer (born 1981)

Michael Umaña
born 1982 · Costa Rican footballer

Dejan Jakovic
born 1985 · Canadian soccer player

Yuliya Ratkevich
born 1985 · Azerbaijani wrestler
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Mousa Dembélé
born 1987 · Belgian association football player (born 1987)
Bruno Ecuele Manga
born 1988 · Gabonese and French association football player
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Azubuike Egwuekwe
born 1989 · Nigerian footballer
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Wizkid
born 1990 · Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 1990)
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Shericka Jackson
born 1994 · Jamaican sprinter
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Questions about July 16 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on July 16?
- Famous people born on July 16 include Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Roald Amundsen (1872), Ginger Rogers (1911), Margaret Court (1942), Larry Sanger (1968).
- What star sign is someone born on July 16?
- Someone born on July 16 is a Cancer.
- What is the birthstone for July 16?
- The birthstone for July is ruby.
- How common is a birthday on July 16?
- In the US, July 16 is the No. 51 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,984 babies born on it on average (2000â2014).