Famous Birthdays for August 16Amos Alonzo Stagg 1862 Bernard McFadden 1868 George Meany 1894 T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") 1888 Mae Clarke 1910 Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913 Al Hibbler 1915 Charles Bukowski 1920 Shimon Peres 1923 - Israeli politician Fess Parker 1925 Ann Blyth 1928 Lois Nettleton 1929 Robert Culp 1930 Tony Trabert 1930 - Tennis player Frank Gifford 1930 - Football player Eydie Gorme 1931 - Singer Julie Newmar 1933 - Actress ("Batman") John Standing 1934 Anita Gillette 1936 Carole Shelley 1939 Billy Joe Shaver 1939 Barbara George 1942 Robert "Squirrel" Lester 1942 - Singer (The Chi-Lites) Bob Balaban 1945 - Actor Suzanne Farrell 1945 Lesley Ann Warren 1946 - Actress Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) 1950 Reginald Vel Johnson 1952 Kathie Lee Gifford 1953 - Television host ("Today") James J.T. Taylor (Kool and The Gang) 1953 James Cameron 1954 - Director ("Titanic") Tim Farriss (INXS) 1957 Angela Bassett 1958 Madonna Louise Ciccone 1958 - Singer Laura Innes 1959 Timothy Hutton 1960 Steve Carell 1962 - Actor ("The Office") Donovan Leitch, Jr. 1968 - Actor, son of Donovan (the singer) Andy Milder 1968 - Actor ("Weeds") Emily Robison 1972 - Singer, musician, songwriter (The Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds) Vanessa Carlton 1980 - Singer Rumer Willis 1988 - Actress |
