Notable Birthdays for October 16
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this day include:
- Lexicographer Noah Webster in 1758
- writer Oscar Wilde in 1854
- British statesman/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Austen Chamberlain in 1863
- writer Eugene O'Neill in 1888
- Irish revolutionist Michael Collins in 1890
- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in 1898
- actor Angela Lansbury in 1925
- actor Barry Corbin in 1940 (age 84)
- musician Charles Frederick C.F. Turner (Backman-Turner Overdrive) in 1943 (age 81)
- actor Suzanne Somers in 1946
- musician Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) in 1947 (age 77)
- filmmaker David Zucker in 1947 (age 77)
- actor Tim Robbins in 1958 (age 66)
- musician Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) in 1959 (age 65)
- musician Flea, born Michael Balzary, (Red Hot Chili Peppers) in 1962 (age 62)
- musician Wendy Wilson (Wilson Phillips) in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Paul Sparks in 1971 (age 53)
- actor Kellie Martin in 1975 (age 49)
- musician John Mayer in 1977 (age 47)
- former WNBA star/Olympian Sue Bird in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Caterina Scorsone in 1981 (age 43)
- auto racer Charles Leclerc in 1997 (age 27)
- tennis player Naomi Osaka in 1997 (age 27).
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