Chingmy Yau

Hong kong actress.

Born May 16th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Hong Kong.

Kenneth Taylor

Dutch association football player.

Born May 16th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Alkmaar.

Edmund Kirby Smith

Confederate states army general (1824-1893).

Born May 16th, 1824 in St. Augustine.

Died March 28th, 1893 at 68 years old in Sewanee (pneumonia).

Juan Rulfo

Mexican writer (1917–1986).

Born May 16th, 1918 in Sayula Municipality.

Died January 7th, 1986 at 67 years old in Mexico City.

K. Natwar Singh

Indian politician (1929–2024).

Born May 16th, 1929 in Bharatpur. ^[ref]

Died August 10th, 2024 at 95 years old in Gurgaon. ^[ref]

Ivan Sutherland

American computer scientist and internet pioneer.

Born May 16th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Hastings.

Woody Herman

American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987).

Born May 16th, 1913 in Milwaukee.

Died October 29th, 1987 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).

Pafnuty Chebyshev

Russian mathematician (1821–1894).

Born May 16th, 1821 in Akatovo.

Died December 8th, 1894 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Julia Voth

Canadian actress and model.

Born May 16th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Saskatoon.

Joan Benoit Samuelson

American distance runner.

Born May 16th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Cape Elizabeth.

Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro

Brazilian footballer.

Born May 16th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Mogi das Cruzes.

Terence Davis

American basketball player.

Born May 16th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Mississippi.

Atticus Mitchell

Canadian actor.

Born May 16th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Toronto.

Edward T. Hall

American anthropologist (1914–2009).

Born May 16th, 1914 in Webster Groves.

Died July 20th, 2009 at 95 years old in Santa Fe. ^[ref]

Johannes Thingnes Bø

Norwegian biathlete.

Born May 16th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Stryn.

Atousa Pourkashiyan

Iranian chess player.

Born May 16th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Tehran.

Jens Spahn

German politician.

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

Rupert Young

English actor.

Born May 16th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Lambeth.

Jim Hunt

69th and 71st governor of north carolina (1937–2025).

Born May 16th, 1937 in Greensboro.

Died December 18th, 2025 at 88 years old in Lucama. ^[ref]

Dawda Kairaba Jawara

1st president of the gambia (1924-2019).

Born May 16th, 1924 in Barajally.

Died August 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Fajara. ^[ref]

Celâl Bayar

3rd president of the republic of turkey (1883–1986).

Born May 16th, 1883 in Umurbey.

Died August 22nd, 1986 at 103 years old in Istanbul.

Barbara Nedeljáková

Slovak actress.

Born May 16th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Banská Bystrica.

Massimo Moratti

Italian oil tycoon (born 1945).

Born May 16th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Bosco Chiesanuova.

Andy Keogh

Irish association football player.

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

Edoardo Bove

Italian footballer.

Born May 16th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Rome.