Browse Namesakes
This is a list of namesakes in which the birth month is May; and the birth day is 16
| Name | Lifespan | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innocent XI | 1611-1689 | Bishops of Rome and the Popes, Saints |  |
| Reyer Anslo | 1622-1669 | Notable Writers | |
| Maria Gaetana Agnesi | 1718-1799 | Notable Philosophers and Thinkers | |
| Levi P. Morton | 1824-1920 | Notable Politicians and Statespeople | |
| Angela Truszkowska | 1825-1899 | Saints | |
| Marie-Thérèse de Soubiran | 1834-1889 | Saints | |
| Ilya Mechnikov | 1845-1916 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Maurice Piette | 1871-1953 | Other Leaders | |
| Simeon Price | 1882-1945 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Celâl Bayar | 1883-1986 | Turkish Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Richard Byrd | 1892-1958 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Kenji Mizoguchi | 1898-1956 | Notable Filmmakers | |
| Tamara Łempicka | 1898-1980 | Notable Artists | |
| Henry Fonda | 1905-1982 | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Oscar Award Winners | |
| Ken Doherty | 1905-1996 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Bob Tisdall | 1907-2004 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Margaret Sullavan | 1909-1960 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Woody Herman | 1913-1987 | Notable Musicians | |
| Jenő Fock | 1916-2001 | Hungarian Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Ephraim Katzir | 1916-2009 | Israeli Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| George Gaynes | 1917-2016 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Harry Carey Jr. | 1921-2012 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Merton Miller | 1923-2000 | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Bill Smith Jr. | 1924-2013 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Bobbejaan Schoepen | 1925-2010 | Notable Musicians | |
| Nílton Santos | 1925-2013 | Notable Athletes | |
| Ilona Novák | 1925-2019 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Levan Kalyayev | 1929-1983 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Robert B. Wilson | 1937- | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Allan Wood | 1943-2022 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Wieteke van Dort | 1943- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Danny Trejo | 1944- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Francis Goya | 1946- | Notable Musicians | |
| Bill Smitrovich | 1947- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Mats Åhlberg | 1947- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Jim Langer | 1948-2019 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Gilles Bertould | 1949- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Georg Bednorz | 1950- | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Laurette Spang-McCook | 1951- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Erich Weishaupt | 1952- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Pierce Brosnan | 1953- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Debra Winger | 1955- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Jack Morris | 1955- | Hall-of-Famers, Notable Athletes | |
| Olga Korbut | 1955- | Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Joan Benoit | 1957- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Mare Winningham | 1959- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Carmela Schmidt | 1962- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Krist Novoselic | 1965- | Notable Musicians, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Janet Jackson | 1966- | Notable Musicians, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Thurman Thomas | 1966- | Hall-of-Famers, Most Valuable Players | |
| Maja Blagdan | 1968- | Notable Musicians | |
| Noemi Lung | 1968- | Olympic Medalists | |
| David Boreanaz | 1969- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Tracey Gold | 1969- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Tucker Carlson | 1969- | Notable Journalists | |
| Yannick Bisson | 1969- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Maximilian of Liechtenstein | 1969- | Other Royalty | |
| Steve Lewis | 1969- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 1970- | Notable Athletes | |
| Andrzej Duda | 1972- | Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Tori Spelling | 1973- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Merete Myklebust | 1973- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Laura Pausini | 1974- | Notable Musicians | |
| Nenad Vukanić | 1974- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Simon Whitfield | 1975- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Emilíana Torrini | 1977- | Notable Musicians | |
| Lynn Collins | 1977- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Jim Sturgess | 1978- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Rupert Young | 1978- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Leonardo Gutiérrez | 1978- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Olga Zaitseva | 1978- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Joseph Morgan | 1981- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Marius Niculae | 1981- | Notable Athletes | |
| Schalk Brits | 1981- | Notable Athletes | |
| Łukasz Kubot | 1982- | Notable Athletes | |
| Nancy Ajram | 1983- | Notable Musicians | |
| Noel Barrionuevo | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Corey Perry | 1985- | Most Valuable Players, Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Kazuhito Tanaka | 1985- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Megan Fox | 1986- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Oskar Deecke | 1986- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Behati Prinsloo | 1989- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Thomas Brodie-Sangster | 1990- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 1991- | Notable Athletes | |
| Lee "IU" Ji-eun | 1993- | Notable Musicians | |
| Oleh Psiuk | 1994- | Eurovision Song Contest Winners | |
| Huang Huidan | 1996- | Notable Athletes | |
| Kenneth Taylor | 2002- | Notable Athletes | |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 2002- | Notable Athletes | |