Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death in 2022.

16 April 1927

Born on the same birth date (16 April 1927): Edie Adams • Rolf Schult

Born on the same birth day (16 April): Claire Foy • David Holford • Howard Mumford Jones • Jungjong of Joseon • Leó Weiner • Lise-Marie Morerod • Night Train Lane • Saleem Malik • Wahab Akbar

Born in the same month (April 1927): Ahmed Arif • Albert Uderzo • Anne McLaren • Bill Slater (footballer) • Bud Cullen • Corín Tellado • Dorothy Manley • Edie Adams • Ferenc Puskás • Harry Gallatin • Jack Douglas (actor) • Joe Moakley • K. Alex Müller • Lokesh Chandra • Margot Honecker • Marshall Warren Nirenberg • Maurice Ronet • Ollie Mitchell • Phil Hill • Thanin Kraivichien • Walter Bahr • Wesley A. Brown