January 16 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 16, your zodiac sign is Capricorn ♑, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with Susan Sontag and Dian Fossey.
- Zodiac sign
- ♑ Capricorn
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 16th
- Popularity
- 340th of 366
- Half birthday
- July 16
- Next January 16
- January 16
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January 16 zodiac: Capricorn ♑
People born on January 16 fall under Capricorn, the 10th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from December 22 to January 19. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and its symbol is the sea-goat.
Capricorn is an earth sign ruled by Saturn and associated with ambition, structure and long-term goals. The Sea-Goat is described as climbing steadily toward the top, one careful step at a time.
Famous people born on January 16
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 16, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1933American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)
- Born 1932American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)
- Born 1996South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper (born 1996)
- Born 1931German politician (SPD), 8th president of Germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006)
- Born 1979American R&B singer (1979–2001)
- Born 1974English model and businesswoman
- Born 1995Japanese association football player (born 1995)
- Born 1988Danish association football player
- Born 1959British singer
- Born 1948American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948)
- Born 1984Swiss footballer
- Born 1821Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861 (1821–1875)
- Born 1908American actress and singer (1908-1984)
- Born 1985Argentine footballer
- Born 1980Malian footballer (born 1980)
- Born 1838German philosopher and psychologist as well as refounder of the theory of intentionality (1838–1917)
- Born 1983Japanese association football player
- Born 1986Japanese association football player
- Born 1986Indian Actor (born 1986)
- Born 1844Prime Minister of Albania (1844-1919)
- Born 1954Danish chemist (born 1954)
- Born 1980American songwriter and composer (born 1980)
- Born 1946Indian actor (1946-)
- Born 1911President of Chile (1911-1982)
- Born 1924Mexican actress (1924-2002)
- Born 1952Last king of Egypt, who ruled as an infant (1952–1953)
- Born 1997Spanish association football player
- Born 1969American boxer, rapper and actor
- Born 1963British-American economist (born 1963)
- Born 1956Moroccan politician
- Born 1836King of the Two Sicilies (1836-1894) and Servant of God
- Born 1975Japanese association football player
- Born 1972Serbian association football player
- Born 1948German lawyer and left-wing politician
- Born 1988English singer and dancer (born 1988)
- Born 1935German football player and coach (1935–2015)
- Born 1940German politician and industrial manager (born 1940)
- Born 1855English writer, translator, activist, and daughter of Karl Marx (1855–1898)
- Born 1971Spanish tennis player
- Born 1980Japanese association football player
January 16 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 16 birthday facts
- January 16 is the 16th day of the year (16th in leap years), leaving 349 days until the end of the year.
- January 16 is the 340th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,669 babies born on an average January 16(5% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 16 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 16 were most likely conceived around April 25 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 16, six months after January 16.
- January 16 always falls before Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is the one for the year before your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 16?
January 16 falls under Capricorn ♑, which runs from December 22 to January 19.
What is the birthstone for January 16?
The birthstone for January 16 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 16?
Famous people born on January 16 include Susan Sontag (1933), Dian Fossey (1932), Jennie (1996), Johannes Rau (1931), Aaliyah (1979), Kate Moss (1974).
How common is a January 16 birthday?
January 16 is the 340th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,669 babies born on an average January 16.
What day of the year is January 16?
January 16 is the 16th day of the year in common years and the 16th day in leap years.