Famous People Born on January 16

Jakobea of Baden
1558
Margravine of Baden by birth, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by marriage (d. 1597)
James May
1963
English journalist and television presenter
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William Grover-Williams
1903
English-French racing driver (d. 1945)
Jonathan Allen
1995
American football player
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Robert L. Park
1931
American physicist and academic (d. 2020)
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Anatoli Boukreev
1958
Russian mountaineer and explorer (d. 1997)
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Leonor Michaelis
1875
German biochemist and physician (d. 1949)
Claude Buckenham
1876
English cricketer and footballer (d. 1937)
Ants Laaneots
1948
Estonian general
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Debbie Allen
1950
American actress, dancer, and choreographer
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René of Anjou
1409
King of Naples (d. 1480)
Sammy Crooks
1908
English footballer (d. 1981)

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