May 16 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is May 16, your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉, your birthstone is Emerald and your birth flower is Lily of the valley or Hawthorn. You share your birthday with Megan Fox and Andrzej Duda.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Emerald
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, Hawthorn
- Day of year
- 136th
- Popularity
- 125th of 366
- Half birthday
- November 16
- Next May 16
- May 16
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May 16 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on May 16 fall under Taurus, the 2nd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from April 20 to May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the bull.
Taurus is an earth sign associated with stability, comfort and patience. The Bull is traditionally described as grounded and dependable, with a strong appreciation for good food, nature, music and beautiful things.
Famous people born on May 16
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on May 16, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1986American actress and model (born 1986)
- Born 1972Politician and lawyer, president of Poland from 2015 to 2025
- Born 1953Irish actor (born 1953)
- Born 1966American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1966)
- Born 1905American actor (1905–1982)
- Born 1718Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799)
- Born 18833rd President of the Republic of Turkey (1883–1986)
- Born 1974Italian singer
- Born 1950Physicist
- Born 1993South Korean singer, songwriter and actress
- Born 1983Lebanese singer and actress
- Born 1801American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
- Born 1969American conservative political commentator (born 1969)
- Born 1965American rock musician
- Born 1955Belarusian gymnast (*1955)
- Born 1970Argentine tennis player
- Born 1978Argentine football coach (born 1978)
- Born 1788German poet, translator, and professor of Oriental languages (1788–1866)
- Born 1944Native Mexican-American character actor
- Born 1955American actress
- Born 1898Polish painter (1894-1980)
- Born 1929American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012)
- Born 1824Vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893 (1824–1920)
- Born 1925Brazilian association football player (1925-2013)
- Born 1788Native American woman & companion to Lewis and Clark at age 16
- Born 1898Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956)
- Born 1923American economist (1923–2000)
- Born 2002Dutch association football player (born 2002)
- Born 1915Italian film director and screenwriter (1915–2010)
- Born 1981English actor and director
- Born 1946English guitarist, composer and record producer
- Born 1981Portuguese footballer
- Born 1969American actor
- Born 1916Israeli scientist, 4th President of Israel (1973–1978) - (born 1916-2009)
- Born 1991Bulgarian tennis player
- Born 1937American economist and Nobel laureate
- Born 1909American actress
- Born 1974Colombian association football player
- Born 19241st President of the Gambia (1924-2019)
- Born 1763French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)
May 16 birthstone
Emerald (green). Emerald is linked with rebirth, love and wisdom, and it was a favourite of Cleopatra.
May 16 birthday facts
- May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years), leaving 229 days until the end of the year.
- May 16 is the 125th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,330 babies born on an average May 16(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, May 16 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on May 16 were most likely conceived around August 24 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is November 16, six months after May 16.
- May 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 May 16?
May 16 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for May 16?
The birthstone for May 16 is Emerald, the May birthstone. The May birth flowers are Lily of the valley and Hawthorn.
Who are famous people born on May 16?
Famous people born on May 16 include Megan Fox (1986), Andrzej Duda (1972), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Janet Jackson (1966), Henry Fonda (1905), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718).
How common is a May 16 birthday?
May 16 is the 125th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,330 babies born on an average May 16.
What day of the year is May 16?
May 16 is the 136th day of the year in common years and the 137th day in leap years.