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1916 births
- Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch on the 9th of December 1916, in Amsterdam, New York. He grew up as the fourth of seven children and the only son of…
- Harold WilsonJames Harold Wilson stood on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street as an eight-year-old boy in a photograph that would later become famous.
- Roald DahlRoald Dahl was born on the 13th of September 1916 at Villa Marie, Fairwater Road, in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. His parents were Harald Dahl and Sofie…
- Francis CrickFrancis Harry Compton Crick was born on the 8th of June 1916 in Weston Favell, a small village near the English town of Northampton.
- François MitterrandFrançois Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was born on the 26th of October 1916 in Jarnac, Charente. His family was devoutly Catholic and conservative.
- Walter CronkiteWalter Leland Cronkite Jr. entered the world on the 4th of November 1916, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. His father was a dentist named Walter Leland Cronkite…
- Claude ShannonClaude Elwood Shannon was born on the 30th of April 1916 in a hospital near Petoskey, Michigan. His family lived in the small town of Gaylord where he spent…
- Herbert A. SimonHerbert Alexander Simon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 15th of June 1916. His father Arthur Simon arrived from Germany in 1903 after earning an…
- Shelby FooteShelby Dade Foote Jr. was born on the 17th of November 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi. His father worked for Armour and Company, moving the family from…
- Alexander ProkhorovAlexander Michael Prochoroff entered the world on the 11th of July 1916 at Russell Road in Peeramon, Queensland. His parents Mikhail Ivanovich and Maria…
- Jack VanceJohn Holbrook Vance arrived in the world on the 28th of August 1916. His family lived in a large house on Filbert Street in San Francisco during his early…
- I. J. GoodIsadore Jacob Gudak entered the world on the 9th of December 1916 in London. His parents were Polish Jewish immigrants who ran a successful jewellery shop.