May 16: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is May 16^th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on May 16^th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company. May 16^th was the birth date of several notable individuals. Here they are:

May 16^th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Dutch architect Petrus J H Cuypers, designer of the Amsterdam Museum at Central Station, was born on May 16, 1827.

May 16^th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Olga Korbut was born in Belarussia on May 16, 1956.

NFL professional and Hall of Famer Jim Langer was born on May 16, 1948.

Billy Martin, Major League Baseball second baseman and cap-throwing manager, was born on May 16, 1928.

Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player and Olympic silver medalist, was born on May 16, 1970.

American marathoner and Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson was born in Maine on May 16, 1957.

Irish track star (hurdler) and Olympic gold medalist Robert Tisdall was born on May 16, 1907.

May 16^th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown ("Ed, the Happy Clown") was born on May 16, 1960.

Anne O'Hare McCormick, an American journalist and New York Times foreign correspondent, was born in England on May 16, 1882.

American newsman and former CBS White House correspondent Robert Pierpoint was born on May 16, 1925.

Popular New York columnist Louis ("Studs") Terkel was born on May 16, 1911.

May 16^th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Philip Danforth Armour, founder of Armour Foods, was born on May 16, 1832.

May 16^th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American jazz trombonist Eddie Bert was born on May 16, 1922.

Actor Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele and one of several James Bonds) was born on May 16, 1952.

American jazz and blues vocalist Bette Carter was born (Lillie Mae Jones) on May 16, 1930.

American actress and dancer Yvonne Craig (Batgirl) was born on May 16, 1940.

Oscar-winning actor Henry Fonda (Mister Roberts and On Golden Pond) was born on May 16, 1905.

Tracey Gold, American actress (Growing Pains) was born on May 16, 1969.

American Big Band leader Woody Herman was born on May 16, 1913.