Famous People Born on February 16

• Adams, Henry (1838)

  The author of The Education of Henry Adams

• Ali, Mahershala (1974)

  Two-time Oscar-winner for 'Moonlight' and 'Green Book'

• Banks, Iain (1954)

   The author of The Wasp Factory

• Bono, Sonny (1935)

  The mod 1960s singer who became a Congressman

• Burton, LeVar (1957)

  The blind officer on Star Trek: The Next Generation

• Ford, Richard (1944)

  The author of Independence Day and The Sportswriter

• Leakey, Mary (1913)

  The archaeologist who discovered early human fossils in Olduvai Gorge, Africa

• McEnroe, John (1959)

  The tempestuous tennis champ who was married to Tatum O'Neal

• Olsen, Elizabeth (1989)

  The star of the 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene

• Rossi, Valentino (1979)

  "The Doctor," Italian MotoGP World Champion 2001-2005

• Russell, Charles T. (1852)

  Founder of the Watchtower Society

See also: Died on February 16