Famous People Born on January 16
Famous people born on January 16 include Susan Sontag (1933), Fulgencio Batista (1901) and Dian Fossey (1932).
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Susan Sontag
American writer, critic and public intellectual (1933–2004)
Fulgencio Batista
Leader of Cuba (1936–1944; 1952–1959)
Dian Fossey
American primatologist (1932–1985)
Jennie
South Korean singer (born 1996)
Johannes Rau
President of Germany from 1999 to 2004
Aaliyah
American singer (1979–2001)
Kate Moss
English model and businesswoman (born 1974)
Nicklas Bendtner
Danish footballer (born 1988)
Sade
British singer and songwriter (born 1959)
Vittorio Alfieri
Italian playwright and poet (1749–1803)
John Carpenter
American filmmaker (born 1948)
Ethel Merman
American actress and singer (1908–1984)
John C. Breckinridge
Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Swiss footballer (born 1984)
Seydou Keita
Malian footballer (born 1980)
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
David Lynch
American filmmaker (1946–2025)
Edward Gibbon
British essayist, historian and politician (1737–1794)
Murad III
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1595
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867–1957)
Carole Lombard
American actress (1908–1942)
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial Japanese Army officer (1922–2014)
Arnold Böcklin
Swiss Symbolist painter (1827–1901)
Phil Spector
American record producer and murderer (1939–2021)
Léo Delibes
French composer (1836–1891)
Albert Fish
American serial killer and rapist (1870–1936)
Sources
- January 16 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths