Famous people born on 16 October
17 of the people we track were born on 16 October, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.
Oscar Wilde and Karl Kautsky were born on the very same day, 16 October 1854.
Naomi Osaka and Charles Leclerc were born on the very same day, 16 October 1997.
Oscar Wilde 1854Irish poet and playwrightdied aged 46
Günter Grass 1927German novelist and poetdied aged 87
David Ben-Gurion 1886Israeli politician and Zionist who served as Prime Minister of Israeldied aged 87
Eugene O'Neill 1888American playwrightdied aged 65
Enver Hoxha 1908Politician who served as Prime Minister of Albaniadied aged 76
Naomi Osaka 1997Japanese tennis playerliving, 28
Loreen 1983Swedish singerliving, 42
Louis Althusser 1918French philosopherdied aged 72
Angela Lansbury 1925British actordied aged 96
Itō Hirobumi 1841Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japandied aged 68
Michael Collins 1890Irish politiciandied aged 31
Hema Malini 1948Indian actor and dancerliving, 77
Tim Robbins 1958American actorliving, 67
Karl Kautsky 1854Czech philosopherdied aged 84
Charles Leclerc 1997Monégasque driverliving, 28
Austen Chamberlain 1863British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequerdied aged 73
John Mayer 1977American musicianliving, 48