September 16th Birthdays

If you were born on September 16th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:

Janis Paige is 100 (nee Donna Mae Tjaden)

American singer-actress of stage, TV (Minx Lockridge on Santa Barbara; It’s Always Jan; Trapper John, M.D.; Capitol; General Hospital), and movies (Cheyenne; Silk Stockings; Follow the Boys; Bachelor in Paradise), born September 16, 1922. (Janis Paige 1948 Romance on the High Seas Trailer)

George Chakiris is 90

American dancer, singer, and actor of stage, movies (West Side Story; 633 Squadron; Diamond Head; Bebo’s Girl; The Young Girls of Rochefort; Pale Blood; Flight from Ashiya), TV (Dallas; Superboy; Santa Barbara; One Life to Live), born September 16, 1932. (George Chakiris 1963 Kings of the Sun Photo)

Joe Butler is 81 (nee Joseph Campbell Butler)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American musician (drummer, autoharp, guitar) & singer with The Lovin’ Spoonful (Never Going Back; Nashville Cats; Do You Believe in Magic?; Full Measure; Me About You; Summer in the City), born September 16, 1941. (Joe Butler 1966 Photo: GAC / Bob Cavallo Management)

Dennis Conner is 80 (“Mr. America’s Cup”)

United States Sailing & America’s Cup Hall of Fame American sailor and yachtsman, 4-time winner of the America’s Cup (1974, 1980, 1987, 1988), and 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games yachting bronze medalist, born September 16, 1942. (Dennis Conner 1987 Photo: Port of San Diego)

Susan Ruttan is 74 (nee Susan Diane Dunsrud)

American character actress of television (Roxanne Melman on L. A. Law; Suddenly Susan; Jack Reed TV movies; Deadly Medicine; Popular; Helter Skelter) and movies (Chances Are; Funny About Love; Krippendorf’s Tribe), born September 16, 1948. (Susan Ruttan 1989 L. A. Law Cast Photo: Alan Light)

Rosemary Casals is 74

International Tennis Hall of Fame American pro tennis player, winner of 112 tennis doubles championships & 9 Grand Slams (partners with Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King etc.), & World Team Tennis player, born September 16, 1948. (Rosemary Casals Photo: The Federation Cup 1976)

Ed Begley Jr. is 73

American actor of stage, TV (Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman; Room 222; Parenthood; 7th Heaven; Veronica Mars; Six Feet Under; Arrested Development; Providence), and movies (Battlestar Galactica), born September 16, 1949. (Ed Begley Jr. 1988 Photo: Alan Light)

David Bellamy is 72

American musician, songwriter (Spiders & Snakes) and singer with his brother Howard as pop, gospel, & country music duo The Bellamy Brothers (Let Your Love Flow; Sugar Daddy; Lovers Live Longer; Kids of the Baby Boom), born September 16, 1950. (David Bellamy 2009 Photo: Frankspiano)

Mickey Rourke is 70 (nee Philip Andre Rourke Jr.)

American boxer, actor of TV & movies (9 1/2 Weeks; Angel Heart; Wild Orchid; The Pope of Greenwich Village; Johnny Handsome; Year of the Dragon; Diner; Desperate Hours; Body Heat; Point Break; Iron Man 2; Shergar), born September 16, 1952. Married Carré Otis. (Mickey Rourke 2007: Georges Biard)

Christopher Rich is 69 (nee Christopher Rich Wilson)

American actor of TV (Brock Hart on Reba; Sandy Cory on Another World; The Charmings; Murphy Brown; The George Carlin Show; Boston Legal; Nash Bridges) & films (Flight of the Intruder; The Joy Luck Club), born September 16, 1953. Married Nancy Frangione, (Christopher Rich 2018: Gage Skidmore)

Robin Yount is 67 (nee Robin R. Yount; “The Kid“; “Rockin’ Robin“)

Baseball Hall of Fame American professional baseball player, 3-time Silver Slugger & Milwaukee Brewers MLB All-Star shortstop / center fielder (1974-1993), 1982 Gold Glove Award winner and American League MVP (1982 & 1989), born September 16, 1955. (Robin Yount 2006 Photo: Scott Ableman)

David Copperfield is 66 (nee David Seth Kotkin)

Emmy Award-winning American illusionist (Death Saw; Flying), magician & actor of stage (Magic of David Copperfield; The Magic Man), TV (Magic with the Stars), and movies (Terror Train; The Incredible Burt Wonderstone), born September 16, 1956. (David Copperfield 1977 Photo: ABC Television)  

Orel Hershiser is 64

American Major League Baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers – 1988 World Series Champ & MVP; Cleveland Indians), 1988 National League Cy Young & Gold Glove Awards, 1993 Silver Slugger, & 3x MLB All-Star, born September 16, 1958. (Orel Hershiser 2008 Photo: flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com) 

Jennifer Tilly is 64 (nee Jennifer Ellen Chan)

American-Canadian professional poker player and actress of stage, TV (Poker Night in America; Family Guy; Hill Street Blues), and movies (Bullets Over Broadway; Liar Liar; Moving Violations; The Cat’s Meow; Bride of Chucky), born September 16, 1958. (Jennifer Tilly 2005 Photo: flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com)

Tim Raines is 63 (nee Timothy Raines Sr.; “Rock“)

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum American MLB left fielder (Montreal Expos; Chicago White Sox; New York Yankees – 1996, 1998 World Series Champs), 7-time MLB All-Star (1981-1987), 1986 Silver Slugger Award winner, born September 16, 1959. (Tim Raines 1982 Photo: NBC-TV) 

Molly Shannon is 58

American comedic actress of TV (Saturday Night Live; Divorce; Wet Hot American Summer) and movies (Superstar; Never Been Kissed; Other People; How the Grinch Stole Christmas; The Phantom of the Opera; Scary Movie 4 & 5), born September 16, 1964. (Molly Shannon 2008 Photo: David Shankbone) 

Marc Anthony is 54 (nee Marco Antonio Muñiz)

Grammy-winning American producer, singer (I Need to Know; You Sang to Me; My Baby You), actor of TV (Hawthorne) & movies (East Side Story; Man on Fire; Carlito’s Way; Hackers), born September 16, 1968. Married Jennifer Lopez & Dayanara Torres. (Marc Anthony 2010: World Economic Forum)

Amy Poehler is 51

Emmy Award-winning American producer, host, & actress of TV (Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation; Saturday Night Live; Broad City), and movies (Baby Mama; Inside Out; Blades of Glory; Mean Girls), born September 16, 1971. Married Will Arnett. (Amy Poehler 2008: David Shankbone)

(B. B. King 1950s-1960s | Lauren Bacall 1945)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on September 16th!

Remember These September 16th Famous Birthdays

Elgin Baylor

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American basketball player, National Basketball Association forward (Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers), 1959 NBA Rookie of the Year, 11-time All-Star, NBA Coach (New Orleans Jazz) & 2006 NBA Executive of the Year (born Sept.16, 1934 – died Mar. 22, 2021; age 86). (Elgin Baylor 1969 Photo: Los Angeles Lakers)

Peter Falk

American Emmy Award-winning actor of TV (The Trials of O’Brien; Columbo; Naked City) and movies (The Princess Bride; Pocketful of Miracles; The Brink’s Job; The Cheap Detective; The In-Laws; Murder, Inc.; Cookie; The Great Race; Murder by Death; Pretty Boy Floyd) (born Sept. 16, 1927 – died June 23, 2011; age 83). Peter Falk died of pneumonia. (Peter Falk 1977 Photo: NBC) 

Lauren Bacall (nee Betty Joan Perske; aka Mrs. Humphrey Bogart)

Tony Award-winning American film star (To Have and Have Not; The Big Sleep; Dark Passage; Key Largo; How to Marry a Millionaire; Woman’s World; Written on the Wind; Designing Woman; The Mirror Has Two Faces; Harper; The Shootist; The Cobweb) (born Sept. 16, 1924 – died Aug. 12, 2014; age 89). Lauren Bacall died of a stroke. (Lauren Bacall 1959 North West Frontier)

B. B. King (nee Riley B. King)

Grammy Award-winning American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rhythm & blues guitar (Lucille) player, songwriter, and singer “The King of the Blues” and “Blues Boy” (3 O’Clock Blues; The Thrill is Gone; Downhearted) (born Sept. 16, 1925 – died May 14, 2015; age 89). B. B. King had diabetes and several small strokes before he died. (B. B. King 1985 Photo: Gorupdebesanez)

Anne Francis

American child model and actress of TV (Honey West; Dallas; Riptide; My Three Sons) and in movies (Forbidden Planet; Lydia Bailey; Dreamboat; Bad Day at Black Rock; Susan Slept Here; Blackboard Jungle; Funny Girl; Elopement; The Rocket Man) (born Sept. 16, 1930 – died Jan. 2, 2011; age 80). Anne Francis died of pancreatic cancer complications. (Anne Francis 1970 Dan August)

H. A. Rey (nee Hans Augusto Rey)

German-American children’s picture book illustrator (Curious George Flies a Kite) and children’s book co-author with wife Margret Rey (Curious George Takes a Job; Curious George Flies a Kite; Curious George Goes to the Hospital; Find the Constellations; Pretzel; Katy No-Pocket; Spotty) (born Sept. 16, 1898 – died Aug. 26, 1977; age 78). (H. A. Rey 1970s Photo: Elsa Dorfman)

Jack Kelly (nee John Augustus Kelly Jr.)

American actor of TV (Bart Maverick on Maverick; Kings Row; Get Christie Love!; The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries) and movies (The Night Holds Terror; To Hell and Back; Forbidden Planet; Drive a Crooked Road; Where Danger Lives; A Fever in the Blood; Love and Kisses) (born Sept. 16, 1927 – died Nov. 7, 1992; age 65). Jack Kelly died of a stroke. (Jack Kelly 1957 Maverick Photo: ABC TV)

J. C. Penney (nee James Cash Penney Jr.)

American philanthropist (40Plus; Penney Family Fund), businessman & entrepreneur, 1902 founder of the J. C. Penney department stores, Penney Farms and Foremost Dairy Products Inc. (born Sept. 16, 1875 – died Feb. 12, 1971; age 95). James Cash Penney had a heart attack before he died. (James Cash Penney c. 1902 Photo) 

Allen Funt

American radio show host (The Candid Microphone), television producer, director, screenwriter, actor, creator and host of the Candid Camera TV series and specials, and author (Candid Kids; Candidly, Allen Funt: A Million Smiles Later; Candid Camera in Social Psychology) (born Sept. 16, 1914 – died Sept. 5, 1999; age 84). (Allen Funt 1972 Photo: ABC Television)

Charlie Byrd

American classical, jazz and brazilian (bossa nova) fingerstyle acoustic guitarist solo (Byrd Song; Once More! Charlie Byrd’s Bossa Nova; Latin Impressions) and with Stan Getz (Jazz Samba) (born Sept. 16, 1925 – died Dec. 2, 1999; age 74). Cause of death for Charlie Byrd was lung cancer. (Charlie Byrd 1978 Photo: Ron Whitenstall at Ashley Mark Publishing)

Jerry Wald (nee Jerome Irving Wald)

American screenwriter (Brother Rat; Humoresque; Million Dollar Baby) & film producer (An Affair to Remember; Peyton Place; Key Largo; The Long, Hot Summer; Mildred Pierce; The Glass Menagerie; Johnny Belinda; Storm Warning; Let’s Make Love) (born Sept. 16, 1911 – died July 13, 1962; age 50). Jerry Wald died of a heart attack. (Jerry Wald 1949 Photo: Box Office Barometer)

Alexander Korda (nee Sándor László Kellner; )

Hungarian-British filmmaker (Fire Over England; The Divorce of Lady X; That Hamilton Woman; The Private Life of Henry VIII; The Thief of Baghdad; The 3rd Man; Elephant Boy; The Four Feathers; The Stolen Bride; The Scarlet Pimpernel; The Ghost Goes West) (born Sept. 16, 1893 – died Jan. 23, 1956; age 62). Married Maria Corda & Merle Oberon. (Alexander Korda 1927 Photo)

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