Celebrities Born on September 16
Who was born on September 16?
Famous people born on September 16 include B. B. King, Lauren Bacall, Karl Dönitz. It is day 259 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Virgo (Earth sign). September 16 is also Mexico's Independence Day.
B. B. King
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)
Lauren Bacall
American actress (1924–2014)
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980)
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish writer (1888–1964)
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)
Mikhail Kutuzov
Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813)
David Copperfield
American illusionist
Mickey Rourke
American actor and former boxer
Fan Bingbing
Chinese actress
Bonar Law
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923
Albrecht Kossel
German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics
Amy Poehler
American actress
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on September 16 are Virgo (Earth sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Virgo guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#259
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
3
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 →Born on September 16: Personality
People born on September 16 are deep researcher, philosophical analyst, seeks truth obsessively — Virgo (Earth) energy carried through Birth Day Number 7. For September 16 specifically, B. B. King shares this birthday, September 16 is Mexico's Independence Day, the birthstone is Sapphire.
Strengths
- ✓analytical
- ✓hardworking
- ✓practical
- ✓analytical
Growth areas
- △overly critical
- △worries excessively
Lucky day
Thursday
Lucky colour
Forest Green
Birth Day No.
7
Most compatible signs
Birth Day Number 7 comes from the day of the month alone. Your full Life Path number, calculated from your complete birth date, is in the Birthday Blueprint.
September 16 birthday personality FAQ
What is the personality of someone born on September 16?
People born on September 16 are deep researcher, philosophical analyst, seeks truth obsessively — Virgo (Earth) energy carried through Birth Day Number 7. For September 16 specifically, B. B. King shares this birthday, September 16 is Mexico's Independence Day, the birthstone is Sapphire.
What is the Birth Day Number for September 16?
September 16 reduces to Birth Day Number 7 (The Seeker). This reflects the day of the month only — your full Life Path number, calculated from your complete birth date, is in the Birthday Blueprint.
Which zodiac signs are most compatible with September 16 (Virgo)?
As a Virgo, people born on September 16 are most compatible with Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio.
What are the lucky day and colour for September 16?
Lucky day: Thursday. Lucky colour: Forest Green.
National days on September 16
- 🇲🇽Mexico — Independence Day. Commemorates the 1810 Grito de Dolores.
- 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea — Independence Day. Marks independence from Australian administration in 1975.
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 →
September Birthstone — Sapphire
Sapphire has meant something specific across almost every major civilization in recorded history: the sky, the divine, the truth. The ancient Persians believed the entire sky was blue because it reflected a giant sapphire on which the earth rested — which is a poetic way of describing a stone that f…
Full Sapphire guide →Is September 16 YOUR birthday?
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