Famous birthdays on November 16
Famous people born on November 16, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
💎 Birthstone
Topaz
👶 How common
No. 188 of 366
Born on November 16

Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
born 1717 · French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

Nnamdi Azikiwe
born 1904 · first President of Nigeria (1904-1996)

José Saramago
born 1922 · Portuguese novelist (1922–2010)

Chinua Achebe
born 1930 · Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Shigeru Miyamoto
born 1952 · Japanese video game designer (born 1952)

Guillermo Lasso
born 1955 · 55th President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023

Paul Scholes
born 1974 · English footballer (born 1974)

Maggie Gyllenhaal
born 1977 · American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1977)

Mackenyu
born 1996 · Japanese actor
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Bruno Guimarães
born 1997 · Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
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Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
born 1964 · Italian and French actress, director, screenwriter

Mustapha Hadji
born 1971 · Moroccan and French footballer

Flake Lorenz
born 1966 · German keyboardist
Britta Steffen
born 1983 · German swimmer

Aleksandr Popov
born 1971 · Russian swimmer and politician (born 1971)

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy
born 1991 · Egyptian women's rights activist

Babo
born 1976 · Mexican rapper
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Mason Ramsey
born 2006 · American singer, born 2006
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Javier Orozco (Chuleta)
born 1987 · Mexican footballer
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Radu Nunweiller
born 1944 · Romanian footballer

Arie Haan
born 1948 · Dutch footballer and manager

Glykeria
born 1953 · Greek singer

Héctor Cúper
born 1955 · Argentine footballer

Sooronbay Jeenbekov
born 1958 · president of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 to 2020

Diana Krall
born 1964 · Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist

Yacouba Isaac Zida
born 1965 · Burkinabé military officer and politician
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Adel Sellimi
born 1972 · Tunisian association football player
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Mohammad Rasoulof
born 1972 · Iranian filmmaker (born 1972)

Oksana Baiul
born 1977 · Ukrainian figure skater

Santiago Peña Palacios
born 1978 · President of Paraguay since 2023

Kate Miller-Heidke
born 1981 · Australian singer

Amar'e Stoudemire
born 1982 · American basketball player (born 1982)
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Sanna Marin
born 1985 · Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023

Helly Luv
born 1988 · Kurdish singer, actress and model

Milan Mačvan
born 1989 · Serbian basketball player (born 1989)

Dénes Dibusz
born 1990 · (1990–) Hungarian association football player

Nemanja Gudelj
born 1991 · Serbian footballer
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Marcelo Brozović
born 1992 · Croatian association football player

Nélson Semedo
born 1993 · Portuguese footballer (born 1993)

Haris Duljević
born 1993 · Bosnian association football player
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Questions about November 16 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on November 16?
- Famous people born on November 16 include Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), José Saramago (1922), Chinua Achebe (1930), Shigeru Miyamoto (1952).
- What star sign is someone born on November 16?
- Someone born on November 16 is a Scorpio.
- What is the birthstone for November 16?
- The birthstone for November is topaz.
- How common is a birthday on November 16?
- In the US, November 16 is the No. 188 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,305 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).