Celebrities Born on July 16
Who was born on July 16?
Famous people born on July 16 include Roald Amundsen, Larry Sanger, Gareth Bale. It is day 197 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Cancer (Water sign).
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
Larry Sanger
American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)
Gareth Bale
Welsh association football player
Katrina Kaif
Actress
Namastey London, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Tiger franchise, Zero, Phone Bhoot
Sergio Busquets
Spanish association football player (born 1988)
Barbara Stanwyck
American actress (1907–1990)
Trygve Lie
1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
Ginger Rogers
American actress and dancer (1911–1995)
Yasuo Fukuda
Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008
Giuseppe Piazzi
Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826)
Frits Zernike
Dutch physicist (1888–1966)
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on July 16 are Cancer (Water sign, ruled by Moon).
Full Cancer guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#197
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
350
days from today
Birthday Number 7 — The Seeker
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 16 → 7). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Analysis · Introspection · Wisdom · Spirituality — To bring wisdom down to earth. The integrated 7 learns that understanding held privately is incomplete — the true seeker…
Full numerology 7 guide →Season
Summer (Northern Hemisphere) — long days, full energy, peak sun.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
July Birthstone — Ruby
Ruby is the king of colored gemstones — that is not marketing copy; it is what the ancient Hindus actually called it (ratnaraj: king of precious stones). For over two thousand years, across cultures that had no connection with each other, ruby was understood to contain something exceptional: a fire,…
Full Ruby guide →Is July 16 YOUR birthday?
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