Gilles Boisvert (84)
February 16th, 1940

Canadian artist – Gilles Boisvert was born in Montreal (Largest city in Quebec, Canada) on February 16th, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

Other personalities born on February 16

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

34

The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

*February 16th, 1990, Toronto

30

Ava Max

American singer and songwriter

*February 16th, 1994, Milwaukee

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

78

Manfred Streit

German economist (1939-2017)

*February 16th, 1939, Goch †February 18th, 2017

87

Gerhard Pfohl

German medical historian, archaeologist and classical philologist

*February 16th, 1929, Železná Ruda †June 29th, 2016, Nuremberg

44

Chan Chong Ming

Malaysian badminton player

*February 16th, 1980, Kuala Selangor

80

Regine Heitzer

Austrian figure skater

*February 16th, 1944, Vienna

34

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian musician

*February 16th, 1990, Nord-Aurdal

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

34

Wang Zhengming

Chinese badminton player

*February 16th, 1990, Guangzhou

33

Chen Jiayuan

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Fujian

33

Nguyễn Thị Sen

Badminton player

*February 16th, 1991, Bắc Giang

75

Gretchen Wyler

Actress, dancer, animal rights activist

*February 16th, 1932, Oklahoma City †May 27th, 2007, Camarillo

75

John Tams

British folk musician, music producer and actor

*February 16th, 1949, Holbrook

95

June Brown

English actress (1927–2022)

*February 16th, 1927, Needham Market †April 3rd, 2022, Surrey

51

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

*February 16th, 1973, Slade Point

79

Elfriede Hirnschall

Austrian gymnast

*February 16th, 1945, Vienna

85

Marinella Bortoluzzi

Italian athlete

*February 16th, 1939, Rome

76

Eckhart Tolle

German writer

*February 16th, 1948, Lünen

85

Sergio Bianchetto

Italian track cyclist, Olympic golds 1960, 1964 tandem

*February 16th, 1939, Brenta

42

Rickie Lambert

English footballer

*February 16th, 1982, Kirkby

65

John McEnroe

American tennis player

*February 16th, 1959, Wiesbaden

85

Adelheid D. Tröscher

German politician

*February 16th, 1939, Berlin

80

Brian Bedford

British actor (1935-2016)

*February 16th, 1935, Morley †January 13th, 2016, Santa Barbara

87

Hua Guofeng

2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China

*February 16th, 1921, Jiaocheng County †August 20th, 2008, Beijing

89

Edda Dell'Orso

Italian singer

*February 16th, 1935, Genoa

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

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