List of Famous people born on May 16th

Ronny Ackermann is a successful German Nordic combined skier.

Michel Poniatowski was a French politician, member of the senior branch of Poland's princely Poniatowski family. He was a founder of the Independent Republicans and a part of the administration for President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Poniatowski served as Minister of Health from 1973 to 1974 and Minister of the Interior in the Giscard d'Estaing government from 1974 to 1977. He was a founder and honorary president of the Union for French Democracy.

María Dolores Castellón Vargas was a Spanish singer. When she was young she went to sing to the theatre Teatro Calderón of Madrid. She sang alongside her brother, Enrique. Later she appeared on television, notably A la española, directed by Valerio Lazarov (1971).

José Carlos Cracco Neto, known as Zeca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right or left back for Vasco da Gama.

Ann Chiang Lai-wan, SBS, JP, is the chair of C&L Holdings and a pro-Beijing member of Hong Kong Legislative Council. She is the second daughter of Chiang Chen who is a Hong Kong entrepreneur.

Reika Sakurai is a Japanese idol singer, actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She was also the captain of the group before her departure.

Danièle Heymann was a French journalist and film critic. She was the former head of the Culture Department at Le Monde, a film critic for Marianne and L'Express, and was a participant in the show Le Masque et la Plume on France Inter. She was a recipient of the Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Officer of the National Order of Merit.

Frank Albanese was an American actor known for playing mobsters, notably on the HBO hit series The Sopranos. He also appeared in gangster films like Goodfellas. In the film The Godfather: Part III, he appeared as the Grand Marshal of the St. Gennaro Feast at the head of the street parade procession.

Yasumasa Tanida is a Japanese curler from Kitami.

Günther Matzinger is an Austrian track and field athlete who competes in disability athletics in the T46 category. He won the gold medal for the 800 metres at the 2012 Paralympic Games for his category with a new World Record. Matzinger won a silver and bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships.