Notable Birthdays for August 16
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French physicist Gabriel Lippmann, inventor of color photography, in 1845
- British soldier/writer T.E. Lawrence in 1888
- former Israeli Prime Minister/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Menachem Begin in 1913
- author Charles Bukowski in 1920
- journalist Louis Lomax in 1922
- actor Ann Blyth in 1928 (age 96)
- football Hall of Fame member/sports commentator Frank Gifford in 1930
- actor Julie Newmar in 1933 (age 91)
- actor Lesley Ann Warren in 1946 (age 78)
- former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun in 1947 (age 77)
- actor Reginald VelJohnson in 1952 (age 72)
- TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford in 1953 (age 71)
- film director James Cameron in 1954 (age 70)
- actor Jeff Perry in 1955 (age 69)
- actor Laura Innes in 1957 (age 67)
- actor Angela Bassett in 1958 (age 66)
- singer Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone, in 1958 (age 66)
- actor Timothy Hutton in 1960 (age 64)
- actor Steve Carell in 1962 (age 62)
- singer Emily Robison in 1972 (age 52)
- filmmaker Taika Waititi in 1975 (age 49)
- singer Vanessa Carlton in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Cam Gigandet in 1982 (age 42)
- actor Arden Cho in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Rumor Willis in 1988 (age 36)
- actor Evanna Lynch in 1991 (age 33)
- rapper Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, in 1991 (age 33)
- actor Cameron Monaghan in 1993 (age 31)
- Olympic swimmer Caeleb Dressel in 1996 (age 28).
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