Leo Nucci (82)
April 16th, 1942

Opera singer – Leo Nucci was born in Castiglione dei Pepoli (Italian comune) on April 16th, 1942 and is 82 years old today.

Other personalities born on April 16

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

95

Benedict XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)

*April 16th, 1927, Birth house of Benedict XVI †December 31st, 2022, Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

88

Charlie Chaplin

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

77

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball player (born 1947)

*April 16th, 1947, New York City

70

Ellen Barkin

American actress

*April 16th, 1954, The Bronx

53

Sven Fischer

German biathlete

*April 16th, 1971, Schmalkalden

65

Hartmut Koschyk

German politician

*April 16th, 1959, Forchheim

70

Karl Friedrich Sinner

German forester

*April 16th, 1946, Aschaffenburg †March 18th, 2017, Langensendelbach

81

Edie Adams

American singer, businesswoman (1927–2008)

*April 16th, 1927, Kingston †October 15th, 2008, Los Angeles

79

Elmar Wepper

German actor (1944–2023)

*April 16th, 1944, Augsburg †October 31st, 2023, Munich

59

Jon Cryer

American actor

*April 16th, 1965, New York City

79

Ruth Madoc

British actress

*April 16th, 1943, Norwich †December 9th, 2022

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

42

Gina Carano

American actress and former mixed martial artist

*April 16th, 1982, Dallas

40

Claire Foy

British actress (born 1984)

*April 16th, 1984, Stockport

48

Kelli O'Hara

American actress and singer

*April 16th, 1976, Oklahoma

80

Anatole France

French writer

*April 16th, 1844, Paris †October 12th, 1924

86

Henk Schouten

Dutch footballer (1932–2018)

*April 16th, 1932, Rotterdam †April 18th, 2018, Rotterdam

65

Georg Curtius

German classical scholar and philologist (1820-1885)

*April 16th, 1820, Lübeck †August 12th, 1885, Jelenia Góra

56

Dave Peverett

English musician (1943-2000)

*April 16th, 1943, Dulwich †February 7th, 2000, Orlando

23

Selena

American singer (1971–1995)

*April 16th, 1971, Lake Jackson †March 31st, 1995, Corpus Christi

72

Billy West

American voice actor, musician and singer (born 1952)

*April 16th, 1952, Detroit

78

Dominique Venner

French journalist and essayist

*April 16th, 1935, 7th arrondissement of Paris †May 21st, 2013, 4th arrondissement of Paris

76

Paul Cox

Dutch-Australian film director

*April 16th, 1940, Venlo †June 18th, 2016, Melbourne

63

Gerry Rafferty

Scottish musician (1947–2011)

*April 16th, 1947, Paisley †January 4th, 2011, Stroud

Also born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

27

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

*November 27th, 1942, Seattle †September 18th, 1970, Kensington

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

*June 2nd, 1942, Berlin †September 30th, 2023, Berlin

74

Sven-Erik Magnusson

Swedish singer and musician

*October 13th, 1942, Säffle †March 22nd, 2017, Karlstad

71

Bob Hoskins

British actor (1942–2014)

*October 26th, 1942, Bury St Edmunds †April 29th, 2014, Bury St Edmunds

82

Michael Bloomberg

American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of New York City

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

82

Mike Pender

British musician

*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

70

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

*June 18th, 1942, Urbana †April 4th, 2013, Chicago

75

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

*October 31st, 1942, Peoria †March 3rd, 2018, Newport

81

Fraser Stoddart

Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines

*May 24th, 1942, Edinburgh

Leo Nucci