Celebrities Born on October 16
Who was born on October 16?
Famous people born on October 16 include Oscar Wilde, Günter Grass, Eugene O'Neill. It is day 289 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Libra (Air sign).
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
Enver Hoxha
former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
Loreen
Swedish singer
Naomi Osaka
Japanese tennis player
Austen Chamberlain
British politician (1863-1937)
Tim Robbins
American actor
Angela Lansbury
British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022)
Karl Kautsky
Czech-Austrian Marxist theorist (1854–1938)
Charles Leclerc
Monegasque racing driver
Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on October 16 are Libra (Air sign, ruled by Venus).
Full Libra guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#289
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
77
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
Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) — harvest season, a time of reflection.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
October Birthstone — Opal
Opal is the stone that contains all the other stones. Pliny the Elder understood this in 77 CE and said so directly: opal combines the red of ruby, the green of emerald, the blue of sapphire, the purple of amethyst — "dazzling and glittering in a remarkable way." For a stone that lacks any crystal s…
Full Opal guide →Is October 16 YOUR birthday?
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