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Birthday wishes go out to Kate Moss, Debbie Allen and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 16th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on January 16, 2024
Director John Carpenter during the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP
Director and composer John Carpenter turns 76
Fun fact: Well known for his horror films, Carpenter also directed ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ and ‘Starman’
Former Kennedy Center Honoree Debbie Allen and husband, Norm Nixon, arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP
Actress Debbie Allen turns 74
Fun fact: Once portrayed Michael Jordan’s mother in a TV movie
Richard T. Jones attends the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews of “The Rookie” at The Paley Center for Media on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Actor Richard T. Jones turns 52
Fun fact: The “T” stands for Timothy
Jourdan Dunn, Charlotte Tilbury and Kate Moss pose for photographers upon arrival at the British Fashion Awards on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Model Kate Moss turns 50
Fun fact: Has a daughter named Lila
Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, at The Kennedy Center in Washington. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)Greg Allen/Invision/AP
Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda turns 44
Fun fact: Appears as Hermes in the new ‘Percy Jackson’ show on Disney+
More celebrities with birthdays today
Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 90. Singer Barbara Lynn is 82. Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 81. Country singer Jim Stafford is 80. Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 77. Singer Maxine Jones of En Vogue is 65. Singer Sade is 65. Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is 65. Bassist Paul Webb of Talk Talk is 62. Actor David Chokachi (“Baywatch”) is 56. Comedian Jonathan Mangum (“Whose Line Is It Anyway,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 53. Actor Josie Davis (“Beverly Hills 90210″) is 51. Guitarist James Young of The Eli Young Band is 44. Guitarist Nick Valensi of The Strokes is 43. Actor Renee Felice Smith (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 39.
Other popular or historical birthdays on January 16th
Frank Zamboni, inventor of modern ice resurfacer
Ethel Merman, actress
Dian Fossey, conservationalist
A.J. Foyt, auto racer
Aaliyah, singer
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