Asami Imai

Japanese voice actress and singer.

Born May 16th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Emmanuel Todd

Historian, demographer, sociologist, political scientist.

Born May 16th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Solveig Dommartin

French-german actress.

Born May 16th, 1961 in Constantine. ^[ref]

Died January 11th, 2007 at 45 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Nílton Santos

Brazilian association football player (1925-2013).

Born May 16th, 1925 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died November 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (respiratory failure). ^[ref]

Mikel Alonso

Basque footballer.

Born May 16th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Tolosa.

Bob Suter

American ice hockey player.

Born May 16th, 1957 in Madison.

Died September 9th, 2014 at 57 years old in Middleton (myocardial infarction).

Ephraim Katzir

Israeli scientist, 4th president of israel (1916-2009).

Born May 16th, 1916 in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Died May 30th, 2009 at 93 years old in Rehovot. ^[ref]

Jacob Zachar

American actor.

Born May 16th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Chicago.

Robert Jay Lifton

American psychiatrist and author (1926-2025).

Born May 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.

Died September 4th, 2025 at 99 years old in Truro. ^[ref]

Mario Monicelli

Italian film director and screenwriter.

Born May 16th, 1915 in Rome.

Died November 29th, 2010 at 95 years old in Rome. ^[ref]