List of Famous people born on September 16th

George Chakiris is a retired American dancer, singer, and actor. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

Marina San José Cuesta is a Spanish actress. Mostly dedicated to theatre, she has also ventured into television and cinema, including her performance in the historical soap opera Amar en tiempos revueltos.

Marie-José van der Kolk, better known by her stage name Loona, is a Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer.

Karim Boudiaf is a French-born naturalized Qatari footballer of Algerian origins. He currently plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder.

Tramar Lacel Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Carol City, Florida. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release.

Max Giorgio Choa Minghella is an English actor and filmmaker. He has appeared in several American films, making his debut in Bee Season (2005) before starring in Art School Confidential (2006), The Social Network (2010) and The Internship (2013). Minghella currently stars as Nick Blaine in the Hulu drama series The Handmaid's Tale.

Najwa Shihab is an Indonesian actress and journalist of mixed Bugis and Arabic descent. She is the second daughter of former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Cabinet of Development VII Quraish Shihab and a niece of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab.

Elizabeth Bonnin is a French-Irish science, wildlife and natural history presenter, who has worked on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. She is also a biochemist and wild animal biologist. She presented morning show RI:SE and music show Top of the Pops in the early 2000s.

Rosa Elena García Echave, better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress. She is well known for her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar such as Law of Desire, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Kika, The Flower of My Secret, and Julieta.

Ayako Shirasaki was a Japanese-American jazz pianist, composer and teacher living in Brooklyn, New York.