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Famous people born on December 16
Who was born on December 16, ranked by how famous each of them is today.
Jane Austen
Writers
2nd87.6 · 1775-1817
Ludwig van Beethoven
Musicians
1st96.0 · 1770-1827
Zara Larsson
Musicians
3rd81.7 · turns 29
Ludwig van Beethoven leads the birthdays of December 16.
Fame score 96.0, ahead of Jane Austen by 8.4.
Also born on December 1691
PlaceNameCountryCategoryFame
10th, stable
Paul van Dyk
GermanyMusicians76.9mom 311th, rising
Arthur C. Clarke
United KingdomWriters76.4mom 612th, rising
Dewi Persik
IndonesiaMusicians74.8mom 913th, falling
Cazzu
ArgentinaMusicians74.0mom 014th, rising
HaftbefehlGermanyMusicians73.9mom 715th, risingGermanyPoliticians73.2mom 2316th, falling
DECO*27
JapanMusicians72.3mom 117th, stable
Catherine of Aragon
SpainPoliticians71.2mom 1218th, rising
Ivana Spagna
ItalyMusicians70.6mom 2119th, stable
Marco FrisinaItalyReligious Figures70.3mom 1620th, stable
Snot
United StatesMusicians70.0mom 321st, stable
YeuleMusicians68.7mom 322nd, stable
Cassper Nyovest
South AfricaMusicians68.7mom 223rd, stable
Željko BebekMusicians68.6mom 224th, rising
Margaret MeadUnited StatesAcademics68.5mom 1325th, falling
Chiharu MatsuyamaJapanMusicians68.2mom 026th, rising
Billy GibbonsUnited StatesMusicians68.0mom 1027th, falling
Aiko MelendezActors67.9mom 028th, stable
Ryusuke HamaguchiJapanDirectors67.7mom 429th, rising
Svetlana DruzhininaDirectors67.3mom 1430th, stable
Brandon BealUnited StatesMusicians66.5mom 431st, stable
Sameh Hussein
EgyptActors66.1mom 032nd, rising
Vladimir CerrónPoliticians66.1mom 1433rd, falling
Philip K. DickUnited StatesWriters66.0mom 034th, falling
NathalieItalyMusicians66.0mom 1035th, rising
Krysten RitterUnited StatesActors65.8mom 936th, falling
Angelo MaggiItalyActors65.8mom 037th, falling
Mika KikuchiJapanActors65.8mom 038th, rising
George SantayanaSpainAcademics65.3mom 2139th, rising
Leopold I of BelgiumGermanyHistorical Figures65.0mom 1840th, falling
Sergey PeresleginWriters64.4mom 041st, stableYiheng Wang
China63.7mom 042nd, rising
Kanako OtsujiJapanPoliticians63.5mom 543rd, falling
Liane Foly
FranceMusicians63.5mom 044th, fallingAshley NealUnited KingdomYouTubers63.3mom 045th, stable
Mats HummelsGermanyFootballers63.0mom 546th, fallingInnocenceFranceMusicians62.6mom 1047th, stable
Benjamin BrattUnited StatesActors61.7mom 248th, falling
Haruka ShimadaJapanActors61.5mom 049th, stable
Liv Ullmann
NorwayActors61.3mom 450th, stable
Benny Andersson
SwedenMusicians61.1mom 251st, rising
SanjoyUnited StatesMusicians60.6mom 1552nd, fallingZera
AustriaMusicians60.2mom 053rd, rising
Rakeen SaadActors59.9mom 1454th, stable
Miranda Otto
AustraliaActors59.5mom 155th, rising
Rodion ShchedrinGermanyMusicians59.4mom 2556th, stable
Sergio ReguilónSpainFootballers59.1mom 157th, rising
Francesco GrazianiItalyFootballers59.1mom 1558th, stable
Shane BlackUnited StatesWriters59.0mom 359th, rising
Nǃxau ǂTomaActors58.8mom 2060th, stable
Noël CowardUnited KingdomWriters58.5mom 061st, stable
Ivan KonevPoliticians58.0mom 162nd, rising
Rodolphe SeeldrayersGermanyPoliticians58.0mom 1063rd, falling
George WhitefieldUnited KingdomAcademics58.0mom 064th, stable
Anna PopplewellUnited KingdomActors57.8mom 165th, rising
Alphonse JuinFrancePoliticians57.8mom 666th, rising
Rudolf DielsGermanyPoliticians57.7mom 567th, stable
Jyoti Amge
IndiaActors57.7mom 068th, falling
Peter van NordenUnited StatesActors57.6mom 1069th, rising
Reece OxfordUnited KingdomFootballers57.6mom 1070th, falling
J. B. SmooveUnited StatesActors57.6mom 271st, rising
Zbigniew ReligaDoctors57.6mom 2072nd, rising
Zeljko KalacAustraliaFootballers57.5mom 2573rd, falling
Mira MuratiExecutives57.5mom 074th, rising
Mirei KiritaniJapanActors57.5mom 875th, rising
Dennis WiseUnited KingdomFootballers57.5mom 576th, stable
Brodie LeeUnited StatesAthletes57.4mom 477th, stable
Quentin BlakeUnited KingdomArtists57.4mom 378th, rising
Abdolkarim SoroushWriters57.4mom 1579th, rising
Donovan Bailey
CanadaAthletes57.4mom 980th, stable
Vladimir TatlinArtists57.3mom 381st, falling
Gebhard Leberecht von BlücherGermanyHistorical Figures57.2mom 082nd, stable
René RedzepiChefs57.2mom 1883rd, falling
Yilian Cañizares
SwitzerlandMusicians57.2mom 084th, falling
Alexander I of YugoslaviaHistorical Figures57.1mom 085th, stable
Anton DenikinWriters57.1mom 086th, stable
Wilfred Ndidi
NigeriaFootballers57.1mom 287th, falling
James MangoldUnited StatesDirectors57.0mom 088th, stable
Alexey ShvedBasketball Players57.0mom 589th, rising
Tasuku EmotoJapanActors57.0mom 1590th, rising
Lieke Martens
NetherlandsFootballers57.0mom 1591st, rising
Dolours PriceUnited Kingdom56.9mom 1092nd, stable
Michael Andreas Barclay de TollyPoliticians56.8mom 293rd, rising
Hallee HirshUnited StatesActors56.8mom 1794th, rising
Keita TachibanaJapanMusicians56.8mom 2595th, stable
Anna AndersonUnited StatesActors56.7mom 096th, falling
Adam RiessUnited StatesScientists56.6mom 097th, stable
Jon TenneyUnited StatesActors56.6mom 198th, stable
Bill HicksUnited StatesComedians56.5mom 099th, falling
Ben CrossUnited KingdomActors56.4mom 0100th, risingMichelle Smith56.3mom 25Died on this day
Who died on December 16, ranked the same way.
W. Somerset MaughamWriters · 1874-196573.8
Alphonse DaudetWriters · 1840-189770.8
Hennadiy KernesPoliticians · 1959-202070.5
SylvesterMusicians · 1947-198869.8
Lee Van CleefActors · 1925-198964.3
Colonel SandersFounders · 1890-198064.1
Pope John VIIIReligious Figures · 820-88264.0
Vagif MustafazadehMusicians · 1940-197963.8
Camille Saint-SaënsMusicians · 1835-192163.4
Wu ZetianWriters · 624-70562.1
Ja'far al-Sadiq702-76560.8
ÖljaitüHistorical Figures · 1280-131660.2
Eliezer Ben-YehudaAcademics · 1858-192259.6
Silvana ManganoActors · 1930-198959.3
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahPoliticians · 1937-202359.0
Paul CastellanoBusiness Professionals · 1916-198558.8
Fumimaro KonoePoliticians · 1891-194558.3
Yi Sun-sinHistorical Figures · 1545-159858.1
Heinrich HoffmannArtists · 1885-195758.0
Afonso de AlbuquerquePoliticians · 1453-151558.0
François QuesnayAcademics · 1694-177458.0
John SpencerActors · 1946-200557.7.jpg?width=120)
Nicol WilliamsonActors · 1936-201157.5
Egor GajdarAcademics · 1956-200957.5December
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