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Famous People Born on May 16

You share your birthday with Janet Jackson and 72 other legends. Here's who was born on May 16.

Your birthday legend
Janet Jackson♉︎
Janet Jackson
Actor
♉︎ Taurus · born 1966
Your Birthday Archetype
The Performer
You share your birthday with the entertainers, musicians and actors who captured the world through creativity and charisma.
Birthday Power Score
Creativity98
Charisma97
Determination90
Passion87
A playful read on the traits of the legends born on this day — for fun, not science.
Entertainers
  • Janet Jackson♉︎Janet Jackson · Actor
  • Henry Fonda♉︎Henry Fonda · Actor
  • IU♉︎IU · Singer
  • Laura Pausini♉︎Laura Pausini · Singer
  • DT♉︎Danny Trejo · Actor
  • DW♉︎Debra Winger · Actor
  • OK♉︎Olga Korbut · Actor
  • DB♉︎David Boreanaz · Actor
  • +29 more entertainers
Athletes
  • GS♉︎Gabriela Sabatini · Tennis player
  • AD♉︎Arley Dinas · Footballer
  • GD♉︎Grigor Dimitrov · Tennis player
  • LS♉︎Lionel Scaloni · Footballer
  • NS♉︎Nílton Santos · Footballer
  • RC♉︎Ricardo Costa · Footballer
  • RG♉︎Ryan Gravenberch · Footballer
  • JS♉︎Joan Benoit Samuelson · Track & Field
  • +8 more athletes
Minds & Makers
  • MA♉︎Maria Gaetana Agnesi · Philosopher
  • CL♉︎Christian Lacroix · Fashion Designer
  • ÉM♉︎Élie Metchnikoff · Chemist
  • AR♉︎Adrienne Rich · Poet
  • AS♉︎Alina Szapocznikow · Sculptor
  • YC♉︎Yvonne Craig · Dancer
  • GB♉︎Georg Bednorz · Physicist
  • IS♉︎Ivan Sutherland · Inventor
  • +4 more minds & makers
Icons & Explorers
  • NA♉︎Nancy Ajram · Model
  • TC♉︎Tucker Carlson · TV Presenter
  • BP♉︎Behati Prinsloo · Model
  • JG♉︎Joey Graceffa · YouTuber
  • JJ♉︎Ju Ji-hoon · Model
  • JV♉︎Julia Voth · Model
  • SC♉︎Sonal Chauhan · Model
  • BS♉︎Brewster H. Shaw · Astronaut

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A curated list of broadly-loved public figures with real, verified birth dates. The Birthday Power Score is a playful interpretation, not science.