Famous people born on 16 February

16 of the people we track were born on 16 February, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Octave Mirbeau 1848French writer and art criticdied aged 69
2. Kim Jong Il 1941North Korean politician who served as Supreme Leader of North Koreadied aged 70
3. Ernst Haeckel 1834German zoologistdied aged 85
4. Philipp Melanchthon 1497German reformerdied aged 63
5. Elizabeth Olsen 1989American actorliving, 37
6. John McEnroe 1959American tennis playerliving, 67
7. Diego Godín 1986Uruguayan footballerliving, 40
8. Francis Galton 1822British geneticistdied aged 88
9. The Weeknd 1990Canadian singer and songwriterliving, 36
10. Hua Guofeng 1921Chinese politiciandied aged 87
11. Valentino Rossi 1979Italian motorcycle racerliving, 47
12. Mahershala Ali 1974American actorliving, 52
13. Bebeto 1964Brazilian footballerliving, 62
14. Henry Adams 1838American journalist and historiandied aged 80
15. George F. Kennan 1904American diplomat and political scientistdied aged 101
16. Ava Max 1994American singer-songwriterliving, 32