List of Famous people born on October 16th
Stefan Reuter
Stefan Reuter is a German football coach and former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the general manager of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Terry Griffiths
Terrence Martin Griffiths, is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He became World Champion in 1979 at the first attempt becoming the second qualifier to win the title, after Alex Higgins in 1972, and was runner-up in 1988. He achieved the notable feat of reaching at least the quarter-finals of the World Championship for nine consecutive years from 1984 to 1992. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of only eleven players to have completed snooker's Triple Crown. He was known for his slow, cautious, yet elegant style of play.
Guy Siner
Guy Domville Siner is an American-born English actor best known for his role as Oberleutnant Hubert Gruber in the British television series 'Allo 'Allo!
Bob Weir
Robert Hall Weir is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead. Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. In 2015, Weir, along with former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined with Grammy-winning singer/guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form the band Dead & Company. The band remains active.
Amit Panghal
Amit Panghal is an Indian amateur boxer. He won silver medal at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the Flyweight division. Panghal won a gold medal in Boxing World Cup 2020 held in 2020.
Belén Succi
María Belén Succi is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Giada Colagrande
Giada Colagrande is an Italian film director and actress.
André Carson
André D. Carson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district since 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, his district includes the southern four-fifths of Indianapolis, including Downtown Indianapolis. He became the Dean of the Indiana congressional delegation following the retirement of Representative Pete Visclosky in 2021.
Pierre Karl Péladeau
Pierre Karl Péladeau, also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc., Quebecor Media Inc. He used to own Sun Media Corporation. Péladeau is seen as a "strong Quebec nationalist" and an influential businessman in Quebec.
Rachel Reilly
Rachel Eileen Reilly Villegas is an American television personality, talk show host, actress, and reality show participant. Reilly appeared in two seasons of the U.S. edition of the reality TV series Big Brother, winning season 13 in 2011. She has also participated in two seasons of The Amazing Race with her husband Brendon Villegas, placing third both occasions. She participated in a third season with her sister Elissa Slater, placing seventh.