Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/August/August 16
- birth of Aaron Kuder, American comic book artist
- 1892: birth of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
- 1892: birth of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
- 1916: birth of Paul Gustavson, American-immigrant comic-book writer and artist known for creating the The Human Bomb and the Angel
- 1952: birth of Dick Foreman, British writer and artist known for his for Vertigo, particular the series Black Orchid
- 1969: birth of Enrico Marini, Italian comics artist, known for Le Scorpion