List of Famous people born on July 16th

Kenichi Tago is a badminton player from Japan, the son of badminton player Yoshiko Yonekura. In 2010, he reached the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. En route to the final he beat three seeded players including Nguyen Tien Minh, Chen Jin and Bao Chunlai. In the final, Tago lost to the first seed and reigning World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia with a score of 21–19 and 21–19, following an incorrect line call in Lee Chong Wei's favour at matchpoint. In 2012, he competed at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after being defeated by Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka with a score of 18–21, 16–21. In 2014, he reached the Indonesia Open final after a shocking win over Lee Chong Wei in the semifinal but could not keep up his good form and went on to lose by straight games in the final to Jan O. Jorgensen of Denmark. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.

Sydelle Noel is an American actress and former athlete, best known for her role as Cherry "Junkchain" Bang in GLOW.

Wendell Jermaine Sailor is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international.

Toshiya Miura is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Jarred Robert Kelenic is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted in the first round of the 2018 MLB draft by the New York Mets and was traded to the Mariners later that year. He made his major league debut in 2021.

Karen Fujii is a Japanese singer, dancer, model and actress. She is a member of J-Pop groups Happiness, E-girls, and ShuuKaRen, and an exclusive model for the magazines JJ and Nicola.

Blake Jarwin is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State.

Lorraine Chase is an English actress and former model. She became well known for her strong cockney accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television adverts for Campari before embarking on an acting career. She is best known for playing the role of Steph Stokes in ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2002 to 2006.

Hiroyuki Onoue , is a Japanese actor from Osaka Prefecture.

Hideyuki Otake is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a center for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His children Riho and Issei also are volleyball players.