Jessica Gregg

Canadian speed skater.

Born March 16th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Edmonton.

Davide Re

Italian sprinter.

Born March 16th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Milan.

Thelma Hopkins

British athlete (1936–2025).

Born March 16th, 1936 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died January 10th, 2025 at 88 years old in Edmonton. ^[ref]

Kate Allenby

Pentathlete and teacher.

Born March 16th, 1974 (age 52 years) in London.

Bahri Tanrıkulu

Turkish taekwondo athlete (born 1980).

Born March 16th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Ankara.

Borja San Emeterio

Spanish footballer.

Born March 16th, 1997 (age 29 years).

Veiko Õunpuu

Estonian artist (born 1972).

Born March 16th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Saaremaa.

Oleg Pavlov

Russian writer (1970–2018).

Born March 16th, 1970 in Moscow.

Died October 7th, 2018 at 48 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Axel Heiberg

Norwegian businessman and diplomat (1848–1932).

Born March 16th, 1848 in Christiania. ^[ref]

Died September 4th, 1932 at 84 years old in Oslo. ^[ref]

Israfil Mammadov

First azerbaijani hero of the soviet union (1919–1946).

Born March 16th, 1919 in Qapanlı, Shamkir.

Died May 1st, 1946 at 27 years old in Yalta.

Thomas Rupprath

Swimmer.

Born March 16th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Neuss.

Tynia Gaither

Bahamian female sprinter.

Born March 16th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Freeport.

Enrico Tamberlik

Italian opera singer (1820–1889).

Born March 16th, 1820 in Rome.

Died March 15th, 1889 at 68 years old in Paris.

Otto-Wilhelm Förster

German general (1885–1966).

Born March 16th, 1885 in Ilmenau.

Died June 24th, 1966 at 81 years old in Walsrode.

Vladimir Arabadzhiev

Bulgarian racing driver.

Born March 16th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Plovdiv.

Andrei Stepanov

Estonian footballer (born 1979).

Born March 16th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Tallinn.

Yoav Ziv

Israeli footballer.

Born March 16th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Hadera.

Alina Ivanova

Athletics competitor.

Born March 16th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Kildishevo.

Ruben Buriani

Italian footballer.

Born March 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Portomaggiore.

Nína Tryggvadóttir

Icelandic abstract expressionist artist (1913–1968).

Born March 16th, 1913 in Seyðisfjörður.

Died June 18th, 1968 at 55 years old in New York City.

Sharon Cherop

Kenyan long-distance runner.

Born March 16th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Kenya.

Heidi Zurbriggen

Swiss alpine skier.

Born March 16th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Saas-Almagell.

José María Maguregui

Spanish football player and manager (1934-2013).

Born March 16th, 1934 in Ugao-Miraballes.

Died December 30th, 2013 at 79 years old in Bilbao.

Maruja Torres

Spanish writer and journalist (born 1943).

Born March 16th, 1943 (age 83 years) in El Raval.

Boris Vukčević

German footballer.

Born March 16th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Osijek.