Famous Birthdays on July 16

15 notable people were born on July 16.

19th Century

Otto Jespersen

1860 – 1943

Denmark

Danish linguist (1860–1943)

Roald Amundsen

1872 – 1928

Norway

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)

naval aviatorpolar explorerexplorer

Frits Zernike

1888 – 1966

Netherlands

Dutch physicist (1888–1966)

Trygve Lie

1896 – 1968

Norway

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)

diplomatjuristpolitician

20th Century

Ho Jong-suk

1908 – 1991

North Korea

independence activist and writer, Journalist, Communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991)

women's rights activistpolitical activist

Yasuo Fukuda

1936

Japan

Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008

Margaret Court

1942

Australia

Australian tennis player

Desmond Dekker

1942 – 2006

Jamaica

Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)

songwritersingercomposer

Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri

1947

Guatemala

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos

university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest

Rubén Blades

1948

Panama

Panamanian musician (born 1948)

musiciansinger-songwriterminister

Srečko Katanec

1963

Slovenia

Slovenian footballer (born 1963)

association football playerassociation football coach

Nino Burjanadze

1964

Georgia

Georgian politician and lawyer

university teacherpoliticianlawyer

Michael Umaña

1982

Costa Rica

Costa Rican footballer

association football player

Sergio Busquets

1988

Spain

Spanish association football player (born 1988)

Shericka Jackson

1994

Jamaica

Jamaican sprinter

athletics competitorsprinter