Born on October 16

American playwright considered the father of modern theater in the United States. The first American dramatist to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1936, he brought realism and psychological tragedy to the American stage.

Naomi Ōsaka is a Japanese-American professional tennis player born in 1997 in Osaka. A former world number 1, she has won four Grand Slam titles. She has also been a vocal advocate for social justice and athletes' mental health.