Celebrity Birthdays for May 16:
Jazz drummer Billy Cobham is 81.
Actor Danny Trejo is 81.
Rock guitarist and composer Robert Fripp, founder of King Crimson, is 79.
Actor Bill Smitrovich is 78.
Rock singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman is 74.
Actor Pierce Brosnan is 72.
Singer/bassist Richard Page of Mr. Mister is 72.
Canadian astronaut (ret'd) Daffyd Williams is 71.
Actress Debra Winger is 70.
Olympic gold medal gymnast Olga Korbut is 70.
Singer Hazel O'Connor is 70.
Singer Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17) is 67.
Actress Mare Winningham is 66.
Comedian-actor Kevin McDonald (Kids In The Hall) is 64.
Violinist Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 61.
Bassist Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) is 60.
Singer Janet Jackson is 59.
Actor-singer Scott Reeves ("Nashville," ''General Hospital") is 59.
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas is 59.
Actor Brian F. O'Byrne ("Million Dollar Baby") is 58.
Singer Ralph Tresvant is 57.
Actor David Boreanaz ("Bones," ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is 57.
News personality Tucker Carlson is 56.
Actress Tracey Gold ("Growing Pains") is 56.
Actor Yannick Bisson ("Murdoch Mysteries") is 56.
International Tennis Hall of Famer Gabriela Sabatini is 55.
Country singer Rick Trevino is 54.
Musician Simon Katz is 54.
TV personality Bill Rancic is 54.
Rapper Special Ed is 53.
Actress Tori Spelling is 52.
Actor Sean Carrigan ("The Young and the Restless") is 51.
Rapper B. Slade is 50.
Olympic triathlon champion Simon Whitfield is 50.
Actress Melanie Lynskey ("Two and a Half Men") is 48.
Actress Lynn Collins is 48.
Actor Jim Sturgess is 47.
Actor Joseph Morgan ("The Originals," ''Vampire Diaries") is 44.
DJ Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers is 40.
NHL all-star Corey Perry is 40.
Actress Megan Fox ("Transformers") is 39.
Actor Drew Roy ("Falling Skies," ''Hannah Montana") is 39.
Actor Jacob Zachar is 39.
Actor-comedian Jermaine Fowler ("Superior Donuts") is 37.
Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster ("Game of Thrones") is 35.
Actor Marc John Jefferies ("The Tracy Morgan Show") is 35.
Singer Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix is 33.
Actor Miles Heizer (“13 Reasons Why “) is 31.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1905, actor Henry Fonda was born. (Aug. 12, 1982)
In 1913, band leader Woody Herman. (Oct. 29, 1987)
In 1917, actor George Gaynes. (Feb. 15, 2016)
In 1919, pianist Liberace. (Feb. 4, 1987)
In 1921, actor Harry Carey Jr. (Dec. 27, 2012)
In 1928, Major League Baseball player/coach Billy Martin. (Dec. 25, 1989)
In 1929, jazz singer Betty Carter. (Sept. 26, 1998)
In 1931, actor Jack Dodson. (Sept. 16, 1994)
In 1931, Ted Kowalski, original tenor of the Canadian 1950s vocal quartet "The Diamonds." (Aug. 8, 2010)
In 1937, actress Yvonne Craig. (Aug. 17, 2015)
In 1947, Barbara Lee of "The Chiffons." (May 15, 1992)
In 1947, drummer Darrell Sweet (Nazareth). (April 30, 1999)
In 1950, Canadian rockabilly musician Ray Condo. (April 15, 2004)
In 1984, NHL forward Rick Rypien. (Aug. 15, 2011)
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