Famous birthdays on May 16
Famous people born on May 16, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
â Star sign
Taurus
đ Birthstone
Emerald
đ¶ How common
No. 100 of 366
Born on May 16

Megan Foxiana
born 1986 · American actress and model (born 1986)

Pierce Brosnan
born 1953 · Irish actor (born 1953)
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Janet Jackson
born 1966 · American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1966)

Georg Bednorz
born 1950 · physicist

Clément Turpin
born 1982 · French football referee

Can Bonomo
born 1987 · Turkish singer (born 1987)
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Carlos Osoro
born 1945 · Spanish priest and theologian (1945-)

Khalid al-Mihdhar
born 1975 · 9/11 hijacker of the American Airlines Flight 77 (1975â2001)

Graciela Iturbide
born 1942 · Mexican photographer (born 1942)

Marc Andria Maurizzi
born 2007 · French chess player
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Tahani Rached
born 1947 · Canadian-Egyptian documentary filmmaker

Ove Kindvall
born 1943 · Swedish association football player (1943â2025)

Massimo Moratti
born 1945 · Italian oil tycoon (born 1945)

Olga Korbut
born 1955 · Belarusian gymnast (*1955)
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BrĂan F. O'Byrne
born 1967 · Irish actor

Gabriela Sabatini
born 1970 · Argentine tennis player
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Andrzej Duda
born 1972 · politician and lawyer, president of Poland from 2015 to 2025
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Jason Acuña
born 1973 · American stunt performer and television personality (born 1973)
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Laura Pausini
born 1974 · Italian singer

Tony Kakko
born 1975 · Finnish singer

Melanie Lynskey
born 1977 · New Zealand actress (born 1977)

EmilĂana Torrini
born 1977 · Icelandic singer, composer and producer

Edu
born 1978 · Brazilian association football player
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Lionel Scaloni
born 1978 · Argentine football coach (born 1978)
Juan Arango
born 1980 · Venezuelan footballer
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Marius Niculae
born 1981 · Romanian footballer
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Ricardo Costa
born 1981 · Portuguese footballer
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Ćukasz Kubot
born 1982 · Polish tennis player

Nancy Ajram
born 1983 · Lebanese singer and actress

Issey Nakajima-Farran
born 1984 · Canadian soccer player
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Behati Prinsloo
born 1988 · Namibian model
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Rafig Huseynov
born 1988 · Azerbaijani wrestler

Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro
born 1989 · Brazilian footballer
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Amido Baldé
born 1991 · footballer
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GuzmĂĄn Pereira
born 1991 · Uruguayan footballer
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Grigor Dimitrov
born 1991 · Bulgarian tennis player

Karol Mets
born 1993 · Estonian footballer (born 1993)
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IU
born 1993 · South Korean singer, songwriter and actress
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Atticus Mitchell
born 1993 · Canadian actor

Bryan Rabello
born 1994 · Chilean footballer
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Questions about May 16 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on May 16?
- Famous people born on May 16 include Megan Foxiana (1986), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Janet Jackson (1966), Georg Bednorz (1950), Clément Turpin (1982).
- What star sign is someone born on May 16?
- Someone born on May 16 is a Taurus.
- What is the birthstone for May 16?
- The birthstone for May is emerald.
- How common is a birthday on May 16?
- In the US, May 16 is the No. 100 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,664 babies born on it on average (2000â2014).