People born on January 16 199
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Emperor Shengzong of Liao
b. 972 – d. 1031
Sheng Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 1031)
Isaac Komnenos (son of Alexios I)
b. 1093 – d. 1152
Isaac Komnenos, son of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (d. 1152)
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Edmund Crouchback
b. 1245 – d. 1296
Edmund Crouchback, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1245)
Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland
b. 1362 – d. 1392
Robert de Vere, duke of Ireland (d. 1392)
René of Anjou
b. 1409 – d. 1480
René of Anjou (b. 1410)
Johannes Schöner
b. 1477 – d. 1547
Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)
Anthony Denny
b. 1501 – d. 1549
Anthony Denny, English politician (b. 1501)
Bayinnaung
b. 1516 – d. 1581
Bayinnaung, king of Burma (d. 1581)
Jakobea of Baden
b. 1558 – d. 1597
Jakobea of Baden, Margravine of Baden by birth, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by marriage (d. 1597)
François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort
b. 1616 – d. 1669
François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort (b. 1616)
Lucas Achtschellinck
b. 1626 – d. 1699
Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
Guru Har Rai
b. 1630 – d. 1661
Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter
b. 1634 – d. 1716
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1634)
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
b. 1675 – d. 1755
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1755)
Peter Scheemakers
b. 1691 – d. 1781
Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator (d. 1781)
Niccolò Piccinni
b. 1728 – d. 1800
Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (b. 1728)
Vittorio Alfieri
b. 1749 – d. 1803
Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1803)
Richard Goodwin Keats
b. 1757 – d. 1834
Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 40th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1757)
Charles Henry Davis
b. 1807 – d. 1877
Charles Henry Davis, American admiral (d. 1877)
Henry Halleck
b. 1815 – d. 1872
Henry Halleck, American lawyer, general, and scholar (d. 1872)
John C. Breckinridge
b. 1821 – d. 1875
John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821)
Robert R. Hitt
b. 1834 – d. 1906
Robert R. Hitt, American politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1834)
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
b. 1836 – d. 1894
Francis II of the Two Sicilies (d. 1894)
Franz Brentano
b. 1838 – d. 1917
Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)
William Hall-Jones
b. 1851 – d. 1936
William Hall-Jones, English-New Zealand politician, 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1936)
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
b. 1853 – d. 1937
Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor and manager (d. 1937)
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton
b. 1853 – d. 1947
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, Greek-English general (d. 1947)
André Michelin
b. 1853 – d. 1931
André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (b. 1853)
Jüri Jaakson
b. 1870 – d. 1942
Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
Henri Büsser
b. 1872 – d. 1973
Henri Büsser, French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1973)
Robert W. Service
b. 1874 – d. 1958
Robert W. Service, English-French poet and author (b. 1874)
Leonor Michaelis
b. 1875 – d. 1949
Leonor Michaelis, German biochemist and physician (d. 1949)
Claude Buckenham
b. 1876 – d. 1937
Claude Buckenham, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1937)
Harry Carey (actor)
b. 1878 – d. 1947
Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
Samuel Jones (athlete)
b. 1880 – d. 1954
Samuel Jones, American high jumper (b. 1880)
Margaret Wilson (writer)
b. 1882 – d. 1973
Margaret Wilson, American missionary and author (b. 1882)
Zhou Zuoren
b. 1885 – d. 1967
Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
Osip Brik
b. 1888 – d. 1945
Osip Brik Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
Homer Burton Adkins
b. 1892 – d. 1949
Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (b. 1892)
Daisy Kennedy
b. 1893 – d. 1981
Daisy Kennedy, Australian-English violinist (d. 1981)
Irving Mills
b. 1894 – d. 1985
Irving Mills, American publisher (d. 1985)
Evripidis Bakirtzis
b. 1895 – d. 1947
Evripidis Bakirtzis, Greek soldier and politician (d. 1947)
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T. M. Sabaratnam
b. 1895 – d. 1966
T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1895)
Nat Schachner
b. 1895 – d. 1955
Nat Schachner, American lawyer, chemist, and author (d. 1955)
Carlos Pellicer
b. 1897 – d. 1977
Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet and academic (d. 1977)
Margaret Booth
b. 1898 – d. 2002
Margaret Booth, American producer and editor (d. 2002)
Irving Rapper
b. 1898 – d. 1999
Irving Rapper, American film director and producer (d. 1999)
Kiku Amino
b. 1900 – d. 1978
Kiku Amino, Japanese author and translator (d. 1978) [1]
Edith Frank
b. 1900 – d. 1945
Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank (d. 1945) [2]
Fulgencio Batista
b. 1901 – d. 1973
Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (b. 1901)
Frank Zamboni
b. 1901 – d. 1988
Frank Zamboni, American inventor and businessman, founded the Zamboni Company (b. 1901)
Eric Liddell
b. 1902 – d. 1945
Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
William Grover-Williams
b. 1903 – d. 1945
William Grover-Williams, English-French race car driver (d. 1945)
Ernesto Halffter
b. 1905 – d. 1989
Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1989)
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Johannes Brenner
b. 1906 – d. 1975
Johannes Brenner, Estonian footballer (b. 1906)
Diana Wynyard
b. 1906 – d. 1964
Diana Wynyard, English actress (d. 1964)
Alexander Knox
b. 1907 – d. 1995
Alexander Knox, Canadian-English actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)
Paul Nitze
b. 1907 – d. 2004
Paul Nitze, American banker and politician, 10th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 2004)
Sammy Crooks
b. 1908 – d. 1981
Sammy Crooks, English footballer (d. 1981)
Ethel Merman
b. 1908 – d. 1984
Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (b. 1908)
Günther Prien
b. 1908 – d. 1941
Günther Prien, German captain (d. 1941)
Clement Greenberg
b. 1909 – d. 1994
Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. 1909)
Dizzy Dean
b. 1910 – d. 1974
Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
Ivan Barrow
b. 1911 – d. 1979
Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1979)
Eduardo Frei Montalva
b. 1911 – d. 1982
Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (b. 1911)
Roger Lapébie
b. 1911 – d. 1996
Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (d. 1996)
Roger Wagner
b. 1914 – d. 1992
Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
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Leslie H. Martinson
b. 1915 – d. 2016
Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Eddie Burns
b. 1916 – d. 2004
Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player (b. 1916)
Philip Lucock
b. 1916 – d. 1996
Philip Lucock, English-Australian minister and politician (d. 1996)
Carl Karcher
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (d. 2008)
Nel Benschop
b. 1918 – d. 2005
Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator (d. 2005)
Allan Ekelund
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Allan Ekelund, Swedish director, producer, and production manager (d. 2009)
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Clem Jones
b. 1918 – d. 2007
Clem Jones, Australian surveyor and politician, 8th Lord Mayor of Brisbane (d. 2007)
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Stirling Silliphant
b. 1918 – d. 1996
Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
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Jerome Horwitz
b. 1919 – d. 2012
Jerome Horwitz, American chemist and academic (d. 2012)
Alberto Crespo
b. 1920 – d. 1991
Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1920)
Elliott Reid
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Francesco Scavullo
b. 1921 – d. 2004
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (d. 2004)
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Gene Feist
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (d. 2014)
Anthony Hecht
b. 1923 – d. 2004
Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. 2004)
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Keith Shackleton
b. 1923 – d. 2015
Keith Shackleton, English painter and television host (d. 2015)
Katy Jurado
b. 1924 – d. 2002
Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924)
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Peter Hirsch
b. 1925
Peter Hirsch, German-English metallurgist and academic
James Robinson Risner
b. 1925 – d. 2013
James Robinson Risner, American general and pilot (d. 2013)
William Kennedy (author)
b. 1928
William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
Pilar Lorengar
b. 1928 – d. 1996
Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 1996)
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Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1929)
Mary Ann McMorrow
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
Norman Podhoretz
b. 1930
Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
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John Enderby
b. 1931
John Enderby, English physicist and academic
Robert L. Park
b. 1931
Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic
Johannes Rau
b. 1931 – d. 2006
Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th President of Germany (b. 1931)
Victor Ciocâltea
b. 1932 – d. 1983
Victor Ciocâltea, Romanian chess player (d. 1983)
Dian Fossey
b. 1932 – d. 1985
Dian Fossey, American zoologist and anthropologist (d. 1985)
Susan Sontag
b. 1933 – d. 2004
Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 2004)
Bob Bogle
b. 1934 – d. 2009
Bob Bogle, American musician (The Ventures) (b. 1934)
Marilyn Horne
b. 1934
Marilyn Horne, American soprano and actress
A. J. Foyt
b. 1935
A. J. Foyt, American race car driver
Udo Lattek
b. 1935 – d. 2015
Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935)
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Michael White (producer)
b. 1936 – d. 2016
Michael White, Scottish actor and producer (d. 2016)
Luiz Bueno
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Luiz Bueno, Brazilian race car driver (d. 2011)
Francis George
b. 1937 – d. 2015
Francis George, American cardinal (b. 1937)
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Marina Vaizey
b. 1938
Marina Vaizey, American journalist and critic
Ralph Gibson
b. 1939
Ralph Gibson, American photographer
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Christine Truman
b. 1941
Christine Truman, English tennis player and sportscaster
René Angélil
b. 1942 – d. 2016
René Angélil, Canadian singer and manager (d. 2016)
Barbara Lynn
b. 1942
Barbara Lynn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gavin Bryars
b. 1943
Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer
Ronnie Milsap
b. 1943
Ronnie Milsap, American singer and pianist
Dieter Moebius
b. 1944 – d. 2015
Dieter Moebius, Swiss-German keyboard player and producer (b. 1944)
Jim Stafford
b. 1944
Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter and actor
Jill Tarter
b. 1944
Jill Tarter, American astronomer and biologist
Judy Baar Topinka
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Judy Baar Topinka, American journalist and politician (d. 2014)
Wim Suurbier
b. 1945
Wim Suurbier, Dutch footballer and manager
Katia Ricciarelli
b. 1946
Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano and actress
Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy
b. 1947
Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician
Harvey Proctor
b. 1947
Harvey Proctor, English politician
Laura Schlessinger
b. 1947
Laura Schlessinger, American physiologist, talk show host, and author
John Carpenter
b. 1948
John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
Ants Laaneots
b. 1948
Ants Laaneots, Estonian general
Ruth Reichl
b. 1948
Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic
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Anne F. Beiler
b. 1949
Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's
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R. F. Foster (historian)
b. 1949
R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic
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Andrew Refshauge
b. 1949
Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
Debbie Allen
b. 1950
Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
Robert Schimmel
b. 1950 – d. 2010
Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
Fuad II
b. 1952
Fuad II, King of Egypt
Piercarlo Ghinzani
b. 1952
Piercarlo Ghinzani, Italian race car driver and manager
L. Blaine Hammond
b. 1952
L. Blaine Hammond, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
Julie Anne Peters
b. 1952
Julie Anne Peters, American engineer and author
Robert Jay Mathews
b. 1953 – d. 1984
Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order (d. 1984)
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Wolfgang Schmidt
b. 1954
Wolfgang Schmidt, German discus thrower
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Vasili Zhupikov
b. 1954 – d. 2015
Vasili Zhupikov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2015)
Jerry M. Linenger
b. 1955
Jerry M. Linenger, American captain, physician, and astronaut
Wayne Daniel
b. 1956
Wayne Daniel, Barbadian cricketer
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Jurijs Andrejevs
b. 1957
Jurijs Andrejevs, Latvian footballer and manager
Ricardo Darín
b. 1957
Ricardo Darín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter
Mark Pawsey
b. 1957
Mark Pawsey, English businessman and politician
Andriy Bal
b. 1958 – d. 2014
Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
Anatoli Boukreev
b. 1958 – d. 1997
Anatoli Boukreev, Russian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1997)
Lena Ek
b. 1958
Lena Ek, Swedish lawyer and politician, 9th Swedish Minister for the Environment
Andris Šķēle
b. 1958
Andris Šķēle, Latvian businessman and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Latvia
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Lisa Milroy
b. 1959
Lisa Milroy, Canadian painter and educator
Sade (singer)
b. 1959
Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer
Kenneth Sivertsen (musician)
b. 1961 – d. 2006
Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (d. 2006)
Joel Fitzgibbon
b. 1962
Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian electrician and politician, 51st Australian Minister of Defence
Maxine Jones
b. 1962
Maxine Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress
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Gail Graham
b. 1964
Gail Graham, Canadian golfer
Jack McDowell
b. 1966
Jack McDowell, American baseball player
Rebecca Stead
b. 1968
Rebecca Stead, American author
Neil Back
b. 1969
Neil Back, English rugby player and coach
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Marinus Bester
b. 1969
Marinus Bester, German footballer
Stevie Jackson
b. 1969
Stevie Jackson, Scottish guitarist and songwriter
Roy Jones Jr.
b. 1969
Roy Jones Jr., American boxer
Ron Villone
b. 1970
Ron Villone, American baseball player and coach
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Sergi Bruguera
b. 1971
Sergi Bruguera, Spanish tennis player and coach
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Josh Evans (film producer)
b. 1971
Josh Evans, American film producer, screenwriter and actor
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Jonathan Mangum
b. 1971
Jonathan Mangum, American actor
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Ruben Bagger
b. 1972
Ruben Bagger, Danish footballer
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Ang Christou
b. 1972
Ang Christou, Australian footballer
Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov
b. 1972
Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov, Russian footballer and manager
Ezra Hendrickson
b. 1972
Ezra Hendrickson, Vincentian footballer and manager
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Joe Horn
b. 1972
Joe Horn, American football player and coach
Marlon Anderson
b. 1974
Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster
John Hopoate
b. 1974
John Hopoate, Tongan-Australian rugby league player and boxer
Kate Moss
b. 1974
Kate Moss, English model and fashion designer
Viktor Maslov (racing driver)
b. 1976
Viktor Maslov, Russian race car driver
Martina Moravcová
b. 1976
Martina Moravcová, Slovak swimmer
Jeff Foster (basketball)
b. 1977
Jeff Foster, American basketball player
Alfredo Amézaga
b. 1978
Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player
Aaliyah
b. 1979 – d. 2001
Aaliyah, American singer and actress (b. 1979)
Brenden Morrow
b. 1979
Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player
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Jason Ward
b. 1979
Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
Lin-Manuel Miranda
b. 1980
Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer
Albert Pujols
b. 1980
Albert Pujols, Dominican-American baseball player
Jamie Lundmark
b. 1981
Jamie Lundmark, Canadian ice hockey player
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Paul Rofe (cricketer)
b. 1981
Paul Rofe, Australian cricketer
Preston (singer)
b. 1982
Preston, English singer-songwriter
Tuncay Şanlı
b. 1982
Tuncay Şanlı, Turkish footballer
Emanuel Pogatetz
b. 1983
Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
Andriy Rusol
b. 1983
Andriy Rusol, Ukrainian footballer
Stephan Lichtsteiner
b. 1984
Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer
Miroslav Radović
b. 1984
Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer
Joe Flacco
b. 1985
Joe Flacco, American football player
Jayde Herrick
b. 1985
Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer
Gintaras Januševičius
b. 1985
Gintaras Januševičius, Russian-Lithuanian pianist
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Jonathan Richter
b. 1985
Jonathan Richter, Danish footballer
Johannes Rahn
b. 1986
Johannes Rahn, German footballer
Mark Trumbo
b. 1986
Mark Trumbo, American baseball player
Reto Ziegler
b. 1986
Reto Ziegler, Swiss footballer
Jake Epstein
b. 1987
Jake Epstein, Canadian actor
Charlotte Henshaw
b. 1987
Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer
Nicklas Bendtner
b. 1988
Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
Jorge Torres Nilo
b. 1988
Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
Matt Duchene
b. 1991
Matt Duchene, Canadian ice hockey player
Hannes Anier
b. 1993
Hannes Anier, Estonian footballer
Amandine Hesse
b. 1993
Amandine Hesse, French tennis player
Mikaela Turik
b. 1995
Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer