July 16 - Births

Births

• 1194 – Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)
• 1486 – Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (d. 1530)
• 1611 – Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Austrian-born Queen consort of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, wife of KingWładysław IV Vasa (d. 1644)
• 1714 – Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)
• 1722 – Joseph Wilton, English sculptor (d. 1803)
• 1723 – Joshua Reynolds, English painter (d. 1792)
• 1731 – Samuel Huntington, American statesman, signer of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd Governor of Connecticut and 7th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1796)
• 1749 – Cyrus Griffin, American statesman, 16th and last president of the Continental Congress (d. 1810)
• 1796 – Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French painter (d. 1875)
• 1821 – Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader (d. 1910)
• 1858 – Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist (d. 1931)
• 1862 – Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, American civil rights activist (d. 1931)
• 1870 – Lambert McKenna, Irish Jesuit priest and scholar of the Irish language (d. 1956)
• 1872 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian polar explorer (d. 1928)
• 1880 – Kathleen Thompson Norris, American novelist (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Charles Sheeler, American photographer and artist (d. 1965)
• 1884 – Anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)
• 1888 – Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. 1964)
• 1888 – Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)
• 1888 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1951)
• 1889 – Larry Semon, American film comedy actor (d. 1928)
• 1896 – Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (d. 1969)
• 1896 – Trygve Lie, Norwegian diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1968)
• 1896 – Evelyn Preer, American actress (d. 1932)
• 1902 – Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist (d. 1977)
• 1903 – Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer and composer (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Mary Philbin, American stage and film actress (d. 1993)
• 1903 – Fritz Bauer, German judge (d. 1968)
• 1904 – Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (d. 2003)
• 1906 – Vincent Sherman, American film director (d. 2006)
• 1907 – Frances Horwich, American educator and television personality (d. 2001)
• 1907 – Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
• 1911 – Ginger Rogers, American actress and dancer (d. 1995)
• 1911 – Sonny Tufts, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1912 – Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Barnard Hughes, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (d. 1989)
• 1919 – Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006)
• 1919 – Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian concentration and extermination camp guard (d. 1999)
• 1920 – Anwar Hussain, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Anatole Broyard, American literary critic and essayist (d. 1990)
• 1923 – Chris Argyris, American educator
• 1924 – Bess Myerson, American beauty queen
• 1925 – Cal Tjader, American vibraphonist, percussionist and panist (d. 1982)
• 1926 – Irwin Rose, American biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1927 – John Warr, English cricketer
• 1928 – Anita Brookner, English novelist
• 1928 – Robert Sheckley, American science fiction writer (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Dave Treen, American politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Ticho Parly, Danish tenor (d. 1993)
• 1928 – Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Michael Bilirakis, American politician
• 1930 – Guy Béart, Egyptian-born French singer and songwriter
• 1932 – Max McGee, American football player (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Dick Thornburgh, American politician
• 1934 – Don Payne, American politician
• 1936 – Buddy Merrill, American musician (The Lawrence Welk Show)
• 1936 – Venkatraman Subramanya, Indian cricketer
• 1936 – Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician
• 1937 – Richard Bryan, American politician
• 1938 – Tony Jackson, English bass player (The Searchers) (d. 2003)
• 1939 – Corin Redgrave, English actor and political activist (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Mariele Ventre, Italian choir director (d. 1995)
• 1941 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska and reggae singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Mišo Kovač, Croatian singer
• 1941 – Dag Solstad, Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist
• 1942 – Margaret Court, Australian tennis player
• 1943 – Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban poet (d. 1990)
• 1943 – Jimmy Johnson, American football coach
• 1946 – Barbara Lee, American politician
• 1946 – Richard LeParmentier, American actor
• 1946 – Ron Yary, American football player
• 1946 – Toshio Furukawa, Japanese voice actor
• 1947 – Alexis Herman, American politician, 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor
• 1947 – Assata Shakur, American BPP and BLA activist
• 1948 – Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor
• 1948 – Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist
• 1948 – Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
• 1950 – Pierre Paradis, Quebec politician
• 1950 – Dennis Priestley, English darts player
• 1950 – Tom Terrell, American journalist, musicologist and DJ (d. 2007)
• 1951 – Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist
• 1952 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police)
• 1952 – Momir Karadžić, Serbian footballer
• 1952 – Ken McEwan, South African cricketer
• 1952 – Robert David Steele, American spy
• 1953 – Douglas J. Feith, American Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
• 1954 – Jeanette Mott Oxford, American politician
• 1956 – Jerry Doyle, American actor
• 1956 – Tony Kushner, American playwright
• 1957 – Alexandra Marinina, Russian writer
• 1958 – Michael Flatley, American dancer
• 1958 – Pierre Roland Renoir, Monaco-born Canadian painter
• 1958 – Mike D. Rogers, American politician
• 1959 – Gary Anderson, American football player
• 1959 – Doug Herzog, American television executive
• 1959 – Zoran Jolevski, Macedonian diplomat, Ambassador to the USA
• 1960 – Terry Pendleton, American baseball player
• 1963 – Phoebe Cates, American actress
• 1963 – Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach
• 1964 – Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
• 1964 – Miguel Indurain, Spanish cyclist
• 1965 – Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Tina Tyler, Canadian porn actress
• 1966 – Johnny Vaughan, English writer and broadcaster
• 1967 – Will Ferrell, American comedian
• 1967 – Christopher Rocancourt, French con artist
• 1968 – Dhanraj Pillay, Indian field hockey player
• 1968 – Barry Sanders, American football player
• 1968 – Larry Sanger, American co-founder of Wikipedia and founder of Citizendium
• 1968 – Henry Hate, American-born English tattoo artist
• 1969 – Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netballer
• 1969 – Daryl Mitchell, American actor
• 1969 – Rain Pryor, American actress
• 1970 – Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director
• 1971 – Ed Kowalczyk, American singer (Live)
• 1971 – Corey Feldman, American actor
• 1973 – Stefano Garzelli, Italian cyclist
• 1973 – Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer
• 1973 – Tim Ryan, American politician
• 1973 – Graham Robertson, American filmmaker and author
• 1974 – Jeremy Enigk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft)
• 1974 – Chris Pontius, American actor and Jackass cast member
• 1974 – Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby league and union player
• 1975 – Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver
• 1975 – Ana Paula Arósio, Brazilian actress
• 1975 – Jamie Oliver, Welsh keyboardist (Lostprophets)
• 1976 – Bobby Lashley, American professional wrestler
• 1976 – Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer
• 1976 – Anna Smashnova, Israeli tennis player
• 1976 – Tomasz Kuchar, Polish rally driver
• 1977 – Bryan Budd, British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2006)
• 1978 – Taj Anwar, American model and social activist
• 1979 – Jayma Mays, American actress
• 1979 – Chris Mihm, American basketball player
• 1979 – Mai Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
• 1980 – Jesse Jane, American pornographic actress and erotic model
• 1980 – Justine Joli, American pornographic actress, adult model and ballerina
• 1980 – Adam Scott, Australian golfer
• 1981 – Giuseppe Di Masi, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Zach Randolph, American basketball player
• 1982 – Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer
• 1983 – Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Katrina Kaif, Indian actress
• 1984 – Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese racing driver
• 1986 – Calum Gittins, New Zealand actor
• 1987 – AnnaLynne McCord, American actress
• 1987 – Andrew James Allen, American actor
• 1988 – Sergio Busquets,Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer
• 1990 – James Maslow, American singer and actor (Big Time Rush)
• 1991 – Randall Bentley, American actor
• 1994 – Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor