Famous People Born on September 16

• Adams, Samuel (1722)

  Rabble-rousing Founding Father from Boston, with a beer named after him

• Bacall, Lauren (1924)

  Bogart's co-star in To Have and Have Not

• Copperfield, David (1956)

  The magician who made the Statue of Liberty disappear

• Garfield, Eugene (1925)

  Founder of the Institute for Scientific Information

• Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (1950)

  The Harvard professor and African-American scholar who was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2009

• Jonas, Nick (1992)

  The lead singer for the Jonas Brothers band

• King, B.B. (1925)

  The blues guitarist who did "The Thrill Is Gone"

• Poehler, Amy (1971)

  The diminutive blonde star of Parks and Recreation

• Rourke, Mickey (1956)

  The star of the 2008 film The Wrestler

• Tilly, Jennifer (1958)

  The poker-playing, mousy-voiced actress who starred in Bound

• Yew, Lee Kuan (1923)

  The first prime minister of modern Singapore

See also: Died on September 16