List of Famous people born on October 16th

Sam Bennett is an Irish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step. A road sprinter, he turned professional in 2011, and has won eight Grand Tour stages: three stages for Bora–Hansgrohe in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, two stages for Bora–Hansgrohe at the 2019 Vuelta a España, two stages for Deceuninck–Quick-Step at the 2020 Tour de France, where he also won the Points classification, and one stage for Deceuninck–Quick-Step at the 2020 Vuelta a España.

Wajdi Mouawad, OC, is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed play Incendies (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, the betrayal of youth. Since April 2016, Mouawad is the director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris.

Philip Jonathan Perry is an American attorney and was a political appointee in the administration of George W. Bush. He was acting associate attorney general at the Department of Justice, general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget, and general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security. He is a partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. He has handled matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and U.S. District Courts across the country. He is known both for his pioneering work litigating biotechnology issues and his work on constitutional and federal regulatory maters. Perry was named a "Litigation Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal in 2018 for his "remarkable successes" in litigation, and has seen continued success in 2019, winning cases in both federal appellate and trial courts. He is the son-in-law of former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Ilya Igorevich Lagutenko is the founder and lead singer of MTV Award-winning band Mumiy Troll.

Amelia Lily Oliver is an English singer and television personality. In 2011, she placed third on the eighth series of The X Factor. In 2017, she finished as runner-up on the twentieth series of Celebrity Big Brother. In 2020, she began appearing in the MTV reality series Geordie Shore.

Joseph Patrick Murphy is a Canadian former professional hockey player who was chosen first overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Murphy won Calder Cup and NCAA championships before being a member of the Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup-winning team in 1990.

David Gerald Unsworth is an English former professional footballer who was most recently caretaker manager of Everton. As a player, Unsworth played as a centre-back or left-back from 1991 until 2009.

Caterina Scorsone is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for playing Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2010–present) and its spin-offs Private Practice (2010–2013) and Station 19 (2018–present). Prior to this, she made her debut as a child actor on the Canadian children's program, Mr. Dressup. She also appeared in a number of films, including 2010's Edge of Darkness and 2014's The November Man. Other television credits include Jess Mastriani on Missing, Callie Wilkinson on Crash, and Alice Hamilton on Alice.

Marc Levy is a French novelist.

Viktorija Golubic is a Swiss tennis player, born to Croatian father Ignacije and Serbian mother Vucica. Golubic has won one singles title on the WTA tour, as well as nine singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit so far. On 3 April 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 51. On 15 January 2018, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.