List of Famous people born on January 16th

Carl Abraham Pihl was a Norwegian civil engineer and director of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) from 1865 until his death. Pihl was one of the main architects of the use of narrow-gauge railways in Norway.

Jules François Louis de Rohan was a French nobleman and Prince of Soubise. He died of smallpox aged twenty-seven.

William Charles Frederick Grover-Williams, also known as "W Williams", was a British Grand Prix motor racing driver and special agent who worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) inside France. As a racing driver, he is best known for winning the first-ever Monaco Grand Prix and as an SOE agent he organised and coordinated the Chestnut network, before being captured and executed by the Nazis.

Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg was the head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg.

Ümit Aydın is a Turkish retired footballer who last played for Tepecikspor. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, he played defensive and center midfield. Standing at 183 cm. He played for Galatasaray, Adanaspor, Beşiktaş, Ankaraspor, Antalyaspor, Eskişehirspor, Kayserispor, Istanbulspor and now Bursaspor.

Zlatko Portner was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Osip Emmanuilovich Braz was a Russian-Jewish realist painter.

Nelson Leirner was a Brazilian artist.

Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington,, was a politician and a baron in the Peerage of Great Britain. He was the son of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, and Anne Boldero-Barnard. He adopted the name "Carrington" in 1839.