List of Famous people born on February 16th

Charles Taze Russell, or Pastor Russell, was an American Christian restorationist minister from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founder of what is now known as the Bible Student movement. After his death, Jehovah's Witnesses and numerous independent Bible Student groups developed from this base.

Michel Eddé was a Lebanese politician.

Juri Aikawa , known professionally as Juri, is a Japanese fashion model and actor. He is represented by Gig Management Japan. His representation of his name in the Roman alphabet "Juri" was changed to 寿里 in kanji in January 2007. Juri's older brother is Ryoji Aikawa of the Yomiuri Giants.

Marilina Ross is an Argentine singer and actress. She went into exile in Spain during the years of the military dictatorship (1976–1983), because this would not allow her to develop her artistic activities in Argentina.

Hannelore Schmatz was a German mountaineer who was the fourth woman to summit Mount Everest. She collapsed and died as she was returning from summiting Everest via the southern route; Schmatz was the first woman and first German citizen to die on the upper slopes of Everest.

Sean Lau Ching-wan is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards.

Denílson Pereira Neves, known as Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer. Denilson mainly features as a central midfielder who at times can also play in the role of defensive midfielder. He is also a former youth captain of Brazil.

Yoshishige Yoshida , also known as Kijū Yoshida, is a retired Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Mohammad Husni Thamrin was an Indonesian political thinker and National Hero.

Valentin Vasiliyevich Bondarenko was a Soviet fighter pilot selected in 1960 for training as a cosmonaut. He died as the result of burns sustained in a fire during a 15-day low-pressure endurance experiment in Moscow. The government concealed the death, along with Bondarenko's membership in the cosmonaut corps, until 1980. A crater on the Moon's far side is named after him.