Famous Birthdays on September 16

13 notable people were born on September 16.

19th Century

Frans Eemil Sillanpää

1888 – 1964

Finland

Finnish writer (1888–1964)

novelistpoetwriter

Karl Dönitz

1891 – 1980

Germany

German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)

Albert Szent-Györgyi

1893 – 1986

Hungary

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

peace activistbiochemistphysiologist

20th Century

Lee Kuan Yew

1923 – 2015

Singapore

1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)

autobiographerphilosopherstatesperson

Aleksandr Medved

1937 – 2024

Belarus

Belarusian Soviet wrestler (1937—2024)

amateur wrestlerathletecoach

Fatos Nano

1952 – 2025

Albania

Albanian politician (1952–2025)

diplomateconomistpolitician

Alexander Vinokourov

1973

Kazakhstan

Kazakh road bicycle racer, born 1973

sport cyclist

Elīna Garanča

1976

Latvia

Latvian opera singer (born 1976)

opera singermusician

Radoslav Zabavník

1980

Slovakia

Slovak footballer

association football player

Kirsty Coventry

1983

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean swimmer, politician, and sports administrator

sports officialswimmerpolitician

Katie Melua

1984

Georgia

English-Georgian singer and songwriter

recording artistjazz musicianviolinist

Salomón Rondón

1989

Venezuela

Venezuelan association football player

association football player

Aleksandar Mitrovic

1994

Serbia

Serbian association football player

association football player