Burim Kukeli

Albanian footballer.

Born January 16th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Gjakova.

Amber Barrett

Irish association football player (1996-).

Born January 16th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Milford. ^[ref]

Salvatore Fresi

Italian footballer.

Born January 16th, 1973 (age 53 years) in La Maddalena.

Inger Christensen

Poet, novelist, essayist, editor (1935-2009).

Born January 16th, 1935 in Vejle.

Died January 2nd, 2009 at 73 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Sukumar Sen

Indian linguist (1900–1992).

Born January 16th, 1900 in Gotan.

Died March 3rd, 1992 at 92 years old in Kolkata.

Climax Lawrence

Indian association football player.

Born January 16th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Margao.

Zhou Zuoren

Chinese writer (1885-1967).

Born January 16th, 1885 in Shaoxing.

Died May 6th, 1967 at 82 years old in Beijing.

Carlos Pellicer

Modernist mexican poet (1899–1977).

Born January 16th, 1899 in Villahermosa.

Died February 16th, 1977 at 78 years old in Mexico City.

Antti Häkkänen

Finnish politician.

Born January 16th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Mäntyharju. ^[ref]

José Manuel Ochotorena

Spanish footballer.

Born January 16th, 1961 in Hernani.

Died October 27th, 2025 at 64 years old in Valencia (cancer). ^[ref]

Abraham Serfaty

Moroccan activist (1926-2010).

Born January 16th, 1926 in Casablanca.

Died November 18th, 2010 at 84 years old in Marrakesh. ^[ref]

Marta Domachowska

Polish tennis player.

Born January 16th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Warsaw.

Aleksandar Tišma

Serbian writer (1924-2003).

Born January 16th, 1924 in Horgoš.

Died February 16th, 2003 at 79 years old in Novi Sad.

Ralph Ince

American actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1937).

Born January 16th, 1887 in Boston.

Died April 10th, 1937 at 50 years old in London (traffic collision).

Renata Kallosh

Theoretical physicist.

Born January 16th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Chernivtsi.

Emílio Peixe

Portuguese football player/manager.

Born January 16th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Nazaré.

Pierre Boya

Cameroonian footballer.

Born January 16th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Douala.

Nikolas Ledgerwood

Canadian association football player.

Born January 16th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Lethbridge. ^[ref]

Jonas Carpignano

Italian film director.

Born January 16th, 1984 (age 42 years) in New York City.

Ulrich van Gobbel

Dutch footballer.

Born January 16th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Paramaribo.

Jerrold Meinwald

American chemist and pharmacologist.

Born January 16th, 1927 in New York City.

Died April 23rd, 2018 at 91 years old in Ithaca. ^[ref]

Oluwakemi Adekoya

Bahraini hurdler and sprinter of nigerian descent.

Born January 16th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Lagos.

Nicole Fontaine

French mep (1942-2018).

Born January 16th, 1942 in Grainville-Ymauville. ^[ref]

Died May 17th, 2018 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Pedro Martín

Spanish footballer.

Born January 16th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Málaga.

Tao Zhu

Chinese politician (1908-1969).

Born January 16th, 1908 in Qiyang.

Died November 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Hefei (gallbladder cancer).