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Famous Birthdays on April 16 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 279 of 279

  • 1963 Hu Na, Chinese tennis star, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
  • 1963 Jimmy Osmond, American pop singer ("Long Haired Lover from Liverpool"), born in Canoga Park, California
  • 1963 John Delaney, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 2013-19), born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
  • 1963 Nick Berry, English actor (Wicksy-EastEnders), born in Woodford, Essex
  • 1963 Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer (memorable Pakistani & Essex batsman), born in Kayerpora, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 1964 Dave Pirner, American rock singer-songwriter (Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train"; "Misery"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1964 David Kohan, American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and television producer (Will & Grace), born in New York City
  • 1964 Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (Seven Days Of Falling), born in Skultuna, Sweden (d. 2008)
  • 1964 Robert Kelker-Kelly, American actor (Days of Our Lives -"Bo"), born in Wichita, Kansas
  • 1965 Caren Kemner, American volleyball outside hitter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Quincy, Illinois
  • 1965 Gerardo [Mejía], Ecuadorian-American rapper, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Jon Cryer (59 years old)

1965 American actor (Pretty in Pink, Superman IV), born in New York City

Martin Lawrence (59 years old)

1965 American comedian (Martin), born in Frankfurt, Germany

  • 1965 Michael Wong Man Tak, Hong Kong-American actor and director, born in Troy, New York
  • 1967 Junko Onishi, Japanese post-bop jazz pianist (Fragile; Tea Times), born in Kyoto, Japan
  • 1968 Grace Kim, South Korean-American tennis star, born in South Korea
  • 1969 Fernando Viña, Cuban-American infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1970 Fran Robinson, American actress (Lauren-Charlie & Company), born in California
  • 1970 Steve Emtman, American College Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Washington; 1992 NFL Draft Pick #1 Indianapolis Colts), born in Spokane, Washington
  • 1970 Walt Williams, American NBA forward and guard (Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1971 Frederik Nilsson, IHL forward (Team Sweden, KC (IHL)), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1971 Max Beesley, English actor (Bodies; Hotel Babylon), and session and touting vibraphonist, born in Burnage, Manchester, England
  • 1971 Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor (Heart of Greed), born in Hong Kong
  • 1971 Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis ace (18 Grand Slam double titles), born in Minsk, Belarus
  • 1971 Selena [Quintanilla-Pérez], Mexican-American singer-songwriter known as the Queen of Tejano music (Grammy-1994), born in Lake Jackson, Texas (d. 1995)

Conchita Martínez (52 years old)

1972 Spanish tennis player (Wimbledon 1994; Federation Cup 1991, 93, 94, 95, 98) and coach (Garbiñe Muguruza, Karolína Plíšková), born in Monzón, Huesca, Spain

  • 1972 Jim Ballard, American NFL & WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills), born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • 1972 Tracey K. Smith, American poet (Pulitzer prize 2011, US Poet Laureate 2017-19), born in Falmouth, Massachusetts

Akon (51 years old)

1973 Senegalese American singer-songwriter and producer ("Trouble"; "Lonely"; "Smack That"), born in St. Louis, Missouri

  • 1973 Bonnie Pink [Kaori Asada], Japanese pop singer-songwriter, born in Nantan, Kyoto, Japan
  • 1974 Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
  • 1974 Valarie Rae Miller, American actress, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 1974 Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer, and director, born in Beijing, China
  • 1975 Joanna Ławrynowicz, Polish classical pianist, born in Warsaw, Poland [1]
  • 1975 Nick Pickard, British actor, born in Surrey, United Kingdom
  • 1975 Nicky Sualua, American NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys), born in Santa Ana, California
  • 1975 Sean Maher, American actor, born in Pleasantville, New York
  • 1976 Dan Kellner, American fencer, born in Livingston, New Jersey
  • 1976 Kelli O'Hara, American stage actress and singer (The King and I), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
  • 1976 Lukas Haas, American actor (Witness; Inception), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1976 Shu Qi, Taiwanese actress (Three Times), born in Taipei, Taiwan
  • 1977 Alek Wek, Sudanese supermodel, born in Wau, South Sudan
  • 1977 Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish footballer, born in Vittsjö, Sweden
  • 1978 Lara Dutta, Indian actress, born in Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 1978 Matthew Lloyd, Australian rules footballer, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1979 Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula One driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • 1979 Sean Costello, American blues guitarist and singer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
  • 1979 Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer, born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
  • 1980 Jesse Tendler, American actor (Nick-Ellen Burstyn Show), born in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1980 Paul London, American professional wrestler, born in Austin, Texas
  • 1982 Barry Jones, Scottish magician, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
  • 1982 Boris Diaw, French basketball player, born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
  • 1982 Gina Carano, American Mixed Martial Arts fighter, born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1982 Jonathan Vilma, American football player, born in Coral Gables, Florida
  • 1983 Cat Osterman, American softball pitcher, born in Houston, Texas
  • 1983 George Patis, Greek badminton player, born in Greece
  • 1983 Marié Digby, American singer-songwriter, born in LOs Angeles, California
  • 1984 Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, American author, born in Silver Spring, Maryland

Claire Foy (40 years old)

1984 English actress (The Crown), born in Stockport, England

  • 1984 Noah Fleiss, American actor, born in White Plains, New York
  • 1985 Benjamín Rojas, Argentine actor and singer, born in La Plata, Argentina
  • 1985 Luol Deng, Sudanese-born British basketball player, born in Wau, South Sudan
  • 1985 Mark Baker, Welsh author and historian
  • 1986 Paul di Resta, British auto racer (BP Ultimate Masters 2006; Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2010), born in Uphall, England
  • 1987 Aaron Lennon, English footballer, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
  • 1987 Neil Haskell, American contemporary dancer (SYTYCD season 3 finalist), born in Clarence Center, New York
  • 1988 Joe McKnight, NFL and CFL player killed in road rage incident, born in Kenner, Louisiana (d. 2016)
  • 1990 Lorraine Nicholson, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1991 Bruno Alves, Brazilian footballer (2011-present), born in Jacareí, Brazil
  • 1991 Jazzmeia Horn, American jazz singer-songwriter (A Social Call), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1992 Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg, born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Chance the Rapper (31 years old)

1993 American rapper and record producer (Acid Rap; Coloring Book), born in Chicago, Illinois

  • 1993 Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater, born in Montebello, California
  • 1994 Liliana Mumy, American actress (Cheaper By The Dozen; The Santa Clause; The Loud House), born in San Marcos, California
  • 1994 Midori Francis, American actress (Dash & Lily), born in Lakewood, New Jersey)

Anya Taylor-Joy (28 years old)

1996 British-Argentine actress (Emma, The Queen's Gambit), born in Miami, Florida

  • 1996 Lin Yun, Chinese actress (The Mermaid), born in Huzhou, China
  • 2002 Sadie Sink, American actress (Stranger Things), born in Brenham, Texas
  • 2008 Princess Eléonore of Belgium, Belgian princess, born in Anderlecht, Belgium