Famous People Born on July 16
Ida B. Wells
1862
American journalist and activist (d. 1931)
Dag Solstad
1941
Norwegian author and playwright (d. 2025)
(Image Credits)
"Dag Solstad" by Bjarne Thune - CC BY-SA 3.0
Dick Thornburgh
1932
American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General (d. 2020)
Joseph Wilton
1722
English sculptor and academic (d. 1803)
Hans Wiegel
1941
Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2025)
Kathleen Norris
1880
American journalist and author (d. 1966)
Will Ferrell
1967
American actor, comedian, and producer
(Image Credits)
"Will Ferrell at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 5 (cropped)" by Adam Chitayat - CC BY-SA 4.0
Faye Grant
1957
American actress
(Image Credits)
"Faye grant" by Annael.nelwe - CC BY-SA 4.0
Shaun Pollock
1973
South African cricketer
(Image Credits)
"Shaun Pollock" by The original uploader was Jguk at English Wikipedia. - CC BY-SA 3.0
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Petrus Peckius the Elder
1529
Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (d. 1589)
Johann Zarco
1990
French motorcycle racer
(Image Credits)
"Johann Zarco at the 2022 San Marino Grand Prix at Misano" by Simon Patterson - CC BY-SA 4.0
Wilfrid Hamel
1895
Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 1968)