{"id":1963655,"date":"2025-08-16T08:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T08:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1963655"},"modified":"2025-08-16T08:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T08:05:40","slug":"famous-birthdays-for-aug-16-taika-waititi-cristin-milioti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/famous-birthdays-for-aug-16-taika-waititi-cristin-milioti\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous birthdays for Aug. 16: Taika Waititi, Cristin Milioti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 16 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Physicist Gabriel Lippmann in 1845<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Writer T.E. Lawrence in 1888<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Israeli Prime Minister\/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Menachem Begin in 1913<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>James Cameron attends the world premiere of &#8220;Avatar: The Way Of Water&#8221; at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London on December 6, 2022. The filmmaker turns 71 on August 16. File Photo by Rune Hellestad\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Writer Charles Bukowski in 1920<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Journalist Louis Lomax in 1922<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Actor Ann Blyth in 1928 (age 97)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Football Hall of Fame member\/sports commentator Frank Gifford in 1930<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Actor Julie Newmar in 1933 (age 92)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uagIn7.aoVMePJKN.qPBGw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/6c3ea0602f7b6ffadca072e41d913678\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Actor Bob Balaban in 1945 (age 80)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Actor Lesley Ann Warren in 1946 (age 80)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Actor Marshall Manesh in 1950 (age 75)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Actor Reginald VelJohnson in 1952 (age 73)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford in 1953 (age 72)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212; Musician J.T. 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