May 16 in History

May 16 is the birthday of Ryan Gravenberch (2002) and the anniversary of the death of Domingos Maubere (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths for May 16, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.

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Famous people born on May 16

2002
Ryan Gravenberch
Dutch footballer (born 2002)
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2000
Luis García Jr.
American baseball player (born 2000)
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1996
Louisa Chirico
American tennis player (born 1996)
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1994
Kathinka von Deichmann
Liechtenstein tennis player (born 1994)
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1993
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Norwegian biathlete (born 1993)
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1993
Karol Mets
Estonian footballer (born 1993)
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1993
IU (entertainer)
South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (born 1993)
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1992
Jeff Skinner
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)
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1992
Kirstin Maldonado
American singer-songwriter (born 1992)
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1991
Grigor Dimitrov
Bulgarian tennis player (born 1991)
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1991
Joey Graceffa
American YouTuber (born 1991)
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1991
Ashley Wagner
American figure skater (born 1991)
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1990
Amanda Carreras
British tennis player
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1990
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
British actor (born 1990)
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1990
Darko Šarović
Serbian medical doctor and athlete (born 1990)
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1990
Omar Strong
American basketball player
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1989
Behati Prinsloo
Namibian model (born 1988)
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1988
Martynas Gecevičius
Lithuanian basketball player
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1987
Tom Onslow-Cole
British racing driver (born 1987)
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1986
Megan Fox
American actress (born 1986)
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1986
Andy Keogh
Irish footballer (born 1986)
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1986
Shamcey Supsup-Lee
Filipino model (born 1986)
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1985
Anja Mittag
German footballer (born 1985)
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1985
Corey Perry
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985)
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1984
Darío Cvitanich
Argentine footballer (born 1984)
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Famous people who died on May 16

2025
Domingos Maubere (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (1952–2025)
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2024
Dabney Coleman (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actor (1932–2024)
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2021
Bruno Covas (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Former mayor of São Paulo, Brazil
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2019
Piet Blauw (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch politician (1937–2019)
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2019
Bob Hawke (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991
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2019
I. M. Pei (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Chinese-American architect (1917–2019)
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2015
Moshe Levinger (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Israeli rabbi and convict (1935–2015)
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2015
Flora MacNeil (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Scottish Gaelic Traditional singer (1928–2015)
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2014
Vito Favero (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian cyclist (1932–2014)
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2013
Frankie Librán (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Puerto Rican baseball player (1948–2013)
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2013
Heinrich Rohrer (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Swiss physicist (1933–2013)
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2013
Paul Shane (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English actor and comedian
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2013
Dick Trickle (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American racing driver (1941-2013)
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2012
James Abdnor (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American politician (1923–2012)
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2012
Chuck Brown (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American go-go musician (1936–2012)
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2012
Ernie Chan (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Chinese-American comic book artist (1940-2012)
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2012
Kevin Hickey (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American baseball player (1956–2012)
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2011
Edward Hardwicke (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English actor (1932–2011)
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2011
Kiyoshi Kodama (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Japanese actor
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2010
Ronnie James Dio (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American heavy metal singer (1942–2010)
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2010
Hank Jones (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American jazz pianist and bandleader (1918–2010)
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2008
Robert Mondavi (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American winemaker
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2005
Andrew Goodpaster (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
US Army general (1915–2005)
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1997
Elbridge Durbrow (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American diplomat (1903–1997)
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1996
Michael Boorda (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American admiral (1939–1996)
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