Famous Birthdays on March 16

11 notable people were born on March 16.

15th Century

Francisco Pizarro

1478 – 1541

Spain

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

18th Century

James Madison

1751 – 1836

United States

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)

19th Century

Sully Prudhomme

1839 – 1907

France

French poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901 (1839–1907)

Aspazija

1865 – 1943

Latvia

Latvian poet and playwright (1865–1943)

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César Vallejo

1892 – 1938

Peru

Peruvian writer

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20th Century

Bernardo Bertolucci

1941 – 2018

Italy

Italian film director and screenwriter (1941–2018)

Jens Stoltenberg

1959

Norway

Minister of Finance, former prime minister of Norway and NATO secretary general

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Mark Carney

1965

Canada

24th prime minister of Canada since 2025

Édison Méndez

1979

Ecuador

Ecuadorian footballer

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Andy Najar

1993

Honduras

Honduran footballer

association football player

Joel Embiid

1994

Cameroon

Cameroonian and French basketball player

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