Famous People Born on April 16

• Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947)

  The sky-hooking center for the Los Angeles Lakers

• Barkin, Ellen (1954)

  Slinky-eyed star of The Big Easy and Sea of Love

• Blinken, Antony (1962)

  U.S. Secretary of State, 2021-present

• Burgess, Guy (1911)

  The most flamboyant member of the Cambridge Spies

• Chaplin, Charlie (1889)

  "The Little Tramp" of silent films

• Cryer, Jon (1965)

  Alan Harper on the sitcom Two and a Half Men

• Foy, Claire (1984)

  Queen Elizabeth II in the series 'The Crown'

• Lawrence, Martin (1965)

  Star of the TV sitcom Martin

• Pope Benedict XVI (1927)

  The supreme leader of the Catholic Church, 2005-2013

• Selena (1971)

  The 'Queen of Tejano'

• Smith, Tracy K. (1972)

  U.S. Poet Laureate named in 2017

• Springfield, Dusty (1939)

  Husky-voiced soul singer of the 1960s

• Taylor-Joy, Anya (1996)

  Chess genius Beth Harmon in 'The Queen's Gambit'

See also: Died on April 16