Iain Banks

Dutch writer | Zoetermeer: February 16, 1983 - Beijing: December 18, 1970 | Rik Peels | Zoetermeer: February 16, 1983 - Beijing: December 18, 1970

American former arms dealer and musician | St. Louis: February 16, 1982 - Wauwatosa: January 3, 2020 | David Packouz | St. Louis: February 16, 1982

Canadian forensic scientist | Université de Montréal, University of Lausanne | Drummondville: February 16, 1978 - Lynn: March 18, 1892 | Alexandre Beaudoin

American author, illustrator, and songwriter | The Goodbye Family, Me’ma and the Great Mountain, A Boy Born from Mold and Other Delectable Morsels, Simon

Chilean mathematician | February 16, 1974 - Moscow: July 21, 2021 | Claudia Vargas | February 16, 1974 - Moscow: July 21, 2021

Professor of General Linguistics | Leipzig University, Sofia University, Humboldt University of Berlin, Free University Berlin | Bad Belzig: February 16, 1971

Canadian mathematician | University of Belgrade, University of Toronto | February 16, 1966 - April 7, 1993 | Ilijas Farah | February 16, 1966 - April 7, 1993

Mathematician and professor at Ulm University | Leibniz University Hannover | Schiefbahn: February 16, 1966 - Zaporizhzhia: May 22, 2017 | Stefan Funken

Ph.D. 1993 | Amerio Prize (2018) | University of Florence | Florence: February 16, 1963 - Westenschouwen: May 7, 1986 | Andrea Cianchi | Florence: February 16

researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-3449-2563 | Weizmann Institute of Science, CERN | Tel Aviv: February 16, 1963 - Winston-Salem: September 27, 2023 | Ron Folman

British mathematician | Berwick Prize (1985) | University of Cambridge | February 16, 1958 - Winnipeg: August 18, 2015 | Charles Read | February 16, 1958

Catalan chemist | Narcís Monturiol Medal (2015), Fulbright Scholarship (1985) | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Maià de Montcal: February 16, 1957

Hungarian neurosurgeon | Prima Primissima Prize (2005), honorary citizen of Budapest (2019), honorary citizen of Óbuda-Békásmegyer (2020), Commander Cross

Russian physicist (1955–2022) | Julius Wess Prize (2010), Demidov Prize (2016), J. Hans D. Jensen Award (2008), Friedmann Prize (1999), Pomeranchuk Prize

Argentine mathematician and academic | University of Minnesota | February 16, 1955 - June 11, 2022 | Marco Avellaneda | February 16, 1955 - June 11, 2022

Ukrainian scientist and theologian (1954–2023) | Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University | Makiivka: February 16, 1954 - Kyiv: September 6, 2023 | Ihor

Finnish professor and writer | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | University of Helsinki | Lahti: February 16, 1954 - January 1, 0763

researcher | Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2016), State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2013) | Faculty of Physics of the

Azerbaijani mathematician | Baku State University | Shamakhi District: February 16, 1950 - Assi Ghat: January 1, 1623 | Həmdulla Aslanov | Shamakhi District

Costa Rican psychologist | February 16, 1950 - Seoul: October 22, 1783 | Henning Jensen Pennington | February 16, 1950 - Seoul: October 22, 1783

Greek Catholic bishop (1948–2025) | Pontifical Lateran University | Prešov: February 16, 1948 - Prague: January 14, 2025 | Ladislav Hučko (Ladislav Hucko)

German author | The Power of Now, A New Earth | University of London | Lünen: February 16, 1948 - Mexico City: March 6, 1946 | Eckhart Tolle | Lünen

Israeli physicist | Humboldt Prize | Harbin: February 16, 1948 - July 21, 2002 | Yasha Rosenfeld | Harbin: February 16, 1948 - July 21, 2002 | Humboldt Prize

Ukrainian philosopher of science | Faculty of Physics of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: February 16, 1947 - Kyiv: March 9, 1947

German chemist | Bunsen Medal (2007), Carl Duisberg Memorial Award (1989), Dechema Prize (1989) | Nobitz: February 16, 1945 - West Lafayette: November 2, 2012

Mexican writer | Autonomous University of Chihuahua | Chihuahua City: February 16, 1944 - 7th arrondissement of Paris: November 4, 1960 | Arturo Rico Bovio

Bangladeshi physicist | Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences | Rangpur Zilla School, Rajshahi College, University of Dhaka, Durham University | Pirganj

Czech chemical engineer and professor of chemistry (1941-2018) | University of Chemistry and Technology | Hradec Králové: February 16, 1941 - Prague: August 5, 2018

American political scientist | University of Massachusetts Amherst | February 16, 1940 - May 25, 2025 | Michael J. Shapiro | February 16, 1940 - May 25, 2025

German chemist | Dresden: February 16, 1940 - January 13, 1817 | Volker Schurig | Dresden: February 16, 1940 - January 13, 1817

Armenian educator, mathematician, inventor | Vanadzor State University | Kayk: February 16, 1939 - Yerevan: July 20, 1999 | Henrik Mkhitaryan | Kayk: February

Russian mathematician (1937–2023) | Pour le Mérite, Lenin Prize (1967), honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo, Nemmers Prize in Mathematics (1994)

American systems engineer and developer of global positioning system | Bronze Star Medal, IEEE Simon Ramo Medal (2002), ASME Medal (2004), IEEE Medal of Honor

American Inventor (1934-1989) | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Fremont: February 16, 1934 - August 11, 1989 | George Andreasen | Fremont: February 16, 1934

Polish mathematician | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2009), Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1979), Stefan Banach Prize (1967), Officer

Polish chemist | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Silver Cross of Merit, Medal of the National Education Commission, Odznaka tytułu honorowego

Dutch university teacher | University of Göttingen, Leiden University | Leidschendam-Voorburg: February 16, 1931 - Oostduinkerke: September 28, 1917 | Jan M.

Austrian writer and poet (1931–2020) | Georg-Trakl-Preis für Lyrik (1987), Prix France Culture (1997), Literaturpreis des Landes Steiermark (1976)

Chilean philosopher (1930–2022) | National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences (2011), Guggenheim Fellowship, honorary doctor of the Autonomous

German businessman (1928–2024) | honorary citizen of Berlin | University of East Berlin, University of Göttingen, Free University Berlin | Berlin: February

Azerbaijani physicist | State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1986) | Nakhchivan: February 16, 1927 - Baku: November 18, 1996 | Yuhannas Seyidov | Nakhchivan

Chinese philosopher (1927-2014) | Peking University | Tianjin: February 16, 1927 - Beijing: September 9, 2014 | Tang Yijie | Tianjin: February 16, 1927

Soviet—Russian theoretical physicist | Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg | February 16, 1926 - January 31, 2025 | Valentin

American amateur mathematician (*1923 – †2017) | St. Petersburg: February 16, 1923 - San Diego: July 2, 2017 | Marjorie Rice | St. Petersburg: February 16

American mathematician (1922–2007) | Columbia University | February 16, 1922 - March 4, 2007 | Hing Tong | February 16, 1922 - March 4, 2007 | Columbia University

Italian astrologer, philosopher and writer (1915–1983) | Pisa: February 16, 1915 - Rome: April 29, 1983 | Tommaso Palamidessi | Pisa: February 16, 1915

Romanian mathematician (1906–1975) | Popoviciu's inequality, Popoviciu's inequality on variances | École Normale Supérieure, Moise Nicoară National

Israeli chemist | February 16, 1906 - January 1, 1997 | Aron A. Bondi | February 16, 1906 - January 1, 1997

English civil servant and philosopher (1905–1992) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the British Academy, Order of Merit, Knight

Italian mathematician (1903-1977) | honorary doctor of Comenius University (1969), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight of

Italian philologist and philosopher (1902–1974) | Vibo Valentia: February 16, 1902 - Padua: December 12, 1974 | Carlo Diano | Vibo Valentia: February 16

Georgian mathematician (1891-1976) | Order of the October Revolution (1971), Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" (1944), Hero of Socialist Labour (1945)

Lithuanian chemist and politician (1881-1962) | Saint Petersburg State University | Rokiškis: February 16, 1881 - Kaunas: November 5, 1962 | Antanas Purėnas

Swiss professor (1875-1951) | University of Bern | Dubroŭna: February 16, 1875 - Muri bei Bern: August 7, 1951 | Anna Tumarkin - Хана-Эстер

German mathematician | Rudolstadt: February 16, 1861 - May 15, 1913 | Richard Güntsche (Richard Guntsche) | Rudolstadt: February 16, 1861 - May 15, 1913

French chemist (1853-1915) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1901) | former 1st arrondissement of Paris: February 16, 1853 - Paris: March 27, 1915

agronomist, chemist and entomologist | Roprachtice: February 16, 1846 - Vinohrady: January 23, 1927 | František Farský (Frantisek Farsky) | Roprachtice

Baltic German agronomist and inventor (1845–1938) | Collège de France, University of Paris | Tartu: February 16, 1845 - Sangaste: March 22, 1938 | Friedrich

American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneur (1843–1932) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2011) | Barton: February 16, 1843 - Detroit: March 26, 1932

American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918) | Legum Doctor (1892), Pulitzer Prize for Biography (1919), Fellow of the American Academy of

French chemist (1837-1907) | former 8th arrondissement of Paris: February 16, 1837 - Paris: March 18, 1907 | Sophie Berthelot - Sophie Caroline Niaudet

German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist (1834–1919) | Cothenius Medal (1864), Darwin–Wallace Medal (1908), Darwin Medal (1900)

German chemist (1827–1899) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Eupen: February 16, 1827 - Berlin: April 2, 1899 | Carl Scheibler | Eupen: February 16, 1827

Danish chemist and scientist (1826-1909) | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog (1890), commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1888)

British eugenist, polymath, and behavioural geneticist (1822–1911) | Huxley Memorial Medal (1901), Darwin Medal (1902), Knight Bachelor (1909), Fellow of the

British engineer (1822–1892) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Glasgow | Belfast: February 16, 1822 - Glasgow: May 8, 1892 | James Thomson

Russian linguist and composer (1810–1890) | February 16, 1810 - December 17, 1890 | Nikolai Makarov | February 16, 1810 - December 17, 1890

Jagiellonian University, University of Warsaw | February 16, 1806 - Tokyo: August 19, 1917 | Julian Bayer | February 16, 1806 - Tokyo: August 19, 1917

German physicist, geologist, librarian and musicologist (1803-1890) | Ingolstadt: February 16, 1803 - Munich: February 25, 1890 | Karl Emil von Schafhäutl

American writer (1802–1866) | New Thought | Lebanon: February 16, 1802 - Belfast: January 16, 1866 | Phineas Quimby | Lebanon: February 16, 1802 - Belfast

scientist | Imperial Moscow University | Moscow: February 16, 1801 - Moscow: February 26, 1884 | Aleksey Zinovyev | Moscow: February 16, 1801 - Moscow: February 26, 1884

French physicist (1791–1868) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1845) | measurement | Science Faculty of Paris, Pensionnat normal | Cusance: February 16

Prussian author, university teacher and writer (1778-1837) | University of Königsberg | Königsbrück: February 16, 1778 - Göttingen: September 24, 1837

German author | Kirchnüchel: February 16, 1742 - Kiel: February 20, 1792 | Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld | Kirchnüchel: February 16, 1742 - Kiel: February 20, 1792

February 16, 1740 - Berlin: August 14, 1634 | Nicolaus Georg Oosterdyk | February 16, 1740 - Berlin: August 14, 1634

chemist, physician and botanist from the Netherlands (1727-1817) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Leiden University | Leiden: February 16, 1727 - Vienna: October 24, 1817

French astronomer and mathematician (1698-1758) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1750) | French Geodesic Missions, Essai d'optique sur la gradation de la

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694) | Port-Royal Logic, Port-Royal Grammar | Collège de Lisieux, Collège de Calvi, Sorbonne | Paris

Spanish nun and intellectual child prodigy (1594-1653) | Barcelona: February 16, 1594 - Avignon: June 26, 1653 | Juliana Morell | Barcelona: February 16, 1594

Italian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher | Bologna: February 16, 1582 - Bologna: November 7, 1657 | Mario Bettinus | Bologna: February 16, 1582

English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535) | Utopia, Responsio ad Lutherum, A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation | Magdalen College School