April 16 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is April 16, your zodiac sign is Aries ♈, your birthstone is Diamond and your birth flower is Daisy or Sweet pea. You share your birthday with Charlie Chaplin and Pope Benedict XVI.
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Birthstone
- Diamond
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet pea
- Day of year
- 106th
- Popularity
- 260th of 366
- Half birthday
- October 16
- Next April 16
- April 16
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April 16 zodiac: Aries ♈
People born on April 16 fall under Aries, the 1st sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from March 21 to April 19. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars, and its symbol is the ram.
Aries opens the zodiac year, and the sign is linked with beginnings: starting things, taking the lead and moving first. In traditional astrology, Aries people are pictured as energetic and competitive, happiest with a challenge in front of them.
Famous people born on April 16
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on April 16, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1889English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
- Born 1927265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)
- Born 1844French writer (1844–1924)
- Born 1971American singer (1971–1995)
- Born 1940Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024 (born 1940)
- Born 1973Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1973)
- Born 1921British actor, writer and director (1921–2004)
- Born 1947American basketball player (born 1947)
- Born 1962American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State (2021–2025)
- Born 1955Grand Duke (head of state) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2000–2025)
- Born 1965American actor and comedian (born 1965)
- Born 1755French portrait painter (1755–1842)
- Born 1986Japanese association football player
- Born 1886German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany (1886–1944)
- Born 1977Swedish association football player and manager
- Born 1996American actress and model (born 1996)
- Born 1978Indian actress (born 1978)
- Born 1728Scottish physicist and chemist (1728–1799)
- Born 1960Spanish association football manager and former player
- Born 2002American actress (born 2002)
- Born 1922English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995)
- Born 1924American film composer (1924–1994)
- Born 1871Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore (1871-1909)
- Born 1984British actress (born 1984)
- Born 1960German footballer and manager (born 1960)
- Born 1987English association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1954American actress
- Born 1991Colombian association football player
- Born 1939British singer (1939–1999)
- Born 1952Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1978Croatian association football player and manager
- Born 1985Swedish association football player (born 1985)
- Born 1786British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
- Born 1989Spanish association football player
- Born 1972Spanish tennis player
- Born 1976Taiwanese actress (born 1976)
- Born 1955Russian video game designer (born 1955)
- Born 1985Nigerian footballer (born 1985)
- Born 1982American actress and former mixed martial artist (born 1982)
- Born 1996Japanese association football player
April 16 birthstone
Diamond (clear). Diamond, the hardest natural material, symbolises lasting love, strength and clarity.
April 16 birthday facts
- April 16 is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years), leaving 259 days until the end of the year.
- April 16 is the 260th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,950 babies born on an average April 16(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, April 16 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on April 16 were most likely conceived around July 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is October 16, six months after April 16.
- April 16 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is April 16?
April 16 falls under Aries ♈, which runs from March 21 to April 19.
What is the birthstone for April 16?
The birthstone for April 16 is Diamond, the April birthstone. The April birth flowers are Daisy and Sweet pea.
Who are famous people born on April 16?
Famous people born on April 16 include Charlie Chaplin (1889), Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Anatole France (1844), Selena (1971), Margrethe II (1940), Akon (1973).
How common is a April 16 birthday?
April 16 is the 260th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,950 babies born on an average April 16.
What day of the year is April 16?
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in common years and the 107th day in leap years.