People born on December 16

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770–1827)

Jane Austen

English novelist (1775–1817)

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter (1866–1944)

Philip K. Dick

American science fiction author (1928–1982)

Margaret Mead

American anthropologist (1901—1978)

Catherine of Aragon

First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)

Leopold I of Belgium

German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865)

Mats Hummels

German association football player

Liv Ullmann

Norwegian actress and director

Adam Riess

American Nobel laureate and astrophysicist

Benny Andersson

Swedish musician and composer

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

Anton Denikin

Russian military and political leader (1872–1947)

Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Prince regent of Kingdom of Serbia and later King of Yugoslavia 1921–34