List of Famous people who born in 1916

Roy Ward Baker, born Roy Horace Baker, was an English film director, credited as Roy Baker for much of his career. His best known film is A Night to Remember (1958) which won a Golden Globe for Best English-Language Foreign Film in 1959. His later career included many horror films and television shows.

Arthur J. Ornitz was an American cinematographer.

Chen Pixian was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. He served in several prominent roles, including party chief of Shanghai and party chief of Hubei province. He was purged at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution but was later rehabilitated.

Martin Summerfield was an American physicist and rocket scientist, a co-founder of Aerojet, head of Princeton University propulsion and combustion laboratory.

Alberto Sorrentino, was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1943 and 1988. He was born in La Spezia, Italy.

Edgar Buchwalder was a cyclist from Switzerland. He won the silver medal in the team road race at the 1936 Summer Olympics along with Ernst Nievergelt and Kurt Ott. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1940 and 1942.

Armando Círio, O.S.I. was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At his death he was one of oldest bishops in the Catholic Church and the oldest Brazilian bishop.

Victor Fontana was a Brazilian chemical engineer, businessman and politician. He served as the Vice Governor of the state of Santa Catarina from 1983 until 1987 during the administration of then-Governor Esperidião Amin.