February 16th Birthdays

American singer, James Ingram was born on this day in 1952 in Akron, Ohio. In addition to his many solo hits, he was also lauded for his duets with Patti Austin, Linda Ronstadt and other female superstars. James passed away at the age of 66 in Los Angeles, CA on January 29, 2019.

Also born on February 16th:

• 1938
  Barry Primus, American actor
• 1943
  Brig Owens, American football player
• 1945
  Jeremy Bulloch, English actor
• 1946
  Ian Lavender, English actor
• 1951
  Barry Foote, American baseball player
• 1952
  William Katt, American actor
• 1954
  Hunt Block, American actor
• 1957
  LeVar Burton, American actor
• 1958
  Natalie Angier, American journalist and author
  Ice-T, American rapper and actor
• 1959
  Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player
• 1960
  Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard)
• 1961
  LaGaylia Frazier, American-Swedish singer
• 1964
  Christopher Eccleston, English actor
• 1965
  Dave Lombardo, Cuban-born drummer
• 1971
  Amanda Holden, British actress
• 1972
  Jerome Bettis, American football player
  Sarah Clarke, American actress
• 1974
  Mahershala Ali, American actor
• 1975
  Don Jeffcoat, American actor
• 1976
  Eric Byrnes, American baseball player
• 1977
  Brad Walst, American bassist
  Paul Brittain, American comedian
  Ahman Green, American football player
• 1978
  John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer
• 1980
  Agim Kaba, American actor, film producer
  Ashley Lelie, American football player
• 1981
  Jerry Owens, American baseball player
  Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
• 1982
  Lupe Fiasco, American hip hop artist
• 1987
  Hasheem Thabeet, American basketball player
• 1991
  Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
• 1994
  Matthew Knight, Canadian actor

February Birthday Calendar

Died on February 16th:

• 1928
  Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor, dancer (age 71)
• 1967
  Smiley Burnette, American singer, actor (age 55)
• 1996
  Roger Bowen, American actor, author (age 63)
  Brownie McGhee, American singer, guitarist (age 80)
• 2000
  Marceline Day, American actress (age 91)
  Lila Kedrova, Russian-French actress, singer (age 90)
• 2001
  Howard W. Koch, American director, producer (age 84)
• 2003
  Rusty Magee, American actor, composer (age 47)
• 2004
  Doris Troy, American singer, songwriter (age 67)
• 2011
  Len Lesser, American actor (age 88)
• 2012
  Elyse Knox, American model, actress (age 94)
• 2013
  Tony Sheridan, English singer, guitarist (age 72)
• 2015
  Lesley Gore, American singer, songwriter (age 68)
• 2016
  Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian diplomat, 6th U.N. Secretary-General (age 93)
• 2019
  Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (age 77)

• 2023
  Chuck Jackson, American R&B singer (age 85)