Wikipedia:Featured articles promoted in 2016
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This page is the list of featured articles that were promoted in 2016, listed by the month in which they were promoted. This list includes the date the article was featured on the main page (see Wikipedia:Today's featured article) and the nominating user(s). Articles removed from featured status (see Wikipedia:Former_featured_articles) are indicated in strikethrough font. This page is used as input for Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations.
Promoted in December 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Devon County War Memorial | December 20, 2018 | HJ Mitchell |
| Cliff Clinkscales | February 6, 2017 | TempleM |
| Operation Infinite Reach | GeneralizationsAreBad | |
| Belgium national football team | May 11, 2017 | Kareldorado |
| Tidus | June 22, 2017 | Tintor2 |
| Banksia aculeata | May 13, 2018 | Casliber |
| Jochen Rindt | January 23, 2017 | Zwerg Nase |
| Nominative determinism | June 27, 2025 | Edwininlondon |
| Tahiti rail | September 13, 2019 | FunkMonk |
| Love, Inc. (TV series) | February 1, 2017 | Aoba47 |
| Bee-eater | February 3, 2021 | Sabine's Sunbird & Jimfbleak |
| Alabama Centennial half dollar | August 26, 2019 | Wehwalt |
| Montreal Laboratory | December 29, 2016 | Hawkeye7 |
| Dick Cresswell | July 27, 2025 | Ian Rose |
| Gottlob Berger | January 6, 2020 | Peacemaker67 |
Promoted in November 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| After the Deluge (painting) | April 27, 2024 | Iridescent |
| Bradley Cooper | March 11, 2024 | FrB.TG |
| Seri Rambai | March 19, 2017 | Singora |
| The Pale Emperor | January 15, 2017 | Homeostasis07 |
| Ike Altgens | December 13, 2016 | ATS |
| California State Route 76 | June 20, 2020 | Rschen7754 |
| Super Mario Galaxy | November 1, 2017 | Jaguar |
| SMS Mecklenburg | Parsecboy | |
| Crucifix (Cimabue, Santa Croce) | April 14, 2017 | Kafka Liz & Ceoil |
| Night of January 16th | January 16, 2025 | RL0919 |
| Turbinellus floccosus | December 31, 2019 | Casliber |
| Northampton War Memorial | November 11, 2019 | HJ Mitchell |
| Giganotosaurus | July 30, 2017 | FunkMonk |
| Aries (album) | March 20, 2020 | Magiciandude |
| First Tennessee Park | December 30, 2018 | NatureBoyMD |
| 2015 Formula One World Championship | February 21, 2021 | Tvx1 |
| Ghost Stories (magazine) | February 3, 2020 | Mike Christie |
| Hands Across Hawthorne | May 29, 2017 | Another Believer |
Promoted in October 2016
Promoted in September 2016
Promoted in August 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Stone | November 6, 2016 | FrB.TG |
| California State Route 94 | January 14, 2018 | Rschen7754 |
| Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? | September 26, 2016 | Aoba47 |
| Canadian National Vimy Memorial | April 9, 2017 | Labattblueboy |
| No Me Queda Más | December 30, 2016 | AJona1992 |
| Science-Fiction Plus | July 10, 2018 | Mike Christie |
| The Boat Races 2016 | March 27, 2026 | The Rambling Man |
| Wrestle Kingdom 9 | January 4, 2017 | Ribbon Salminen & Starship.paint |
| Rare Replay | August 4, 2017 | Czar |
| Lynx (constellation) | August 10, 2017 | Casliber |
| HMS Emerald (1795) | Ykraps | |
| No. 91 Wing RAAF | October 20, 2016 | Ian Rose |
| Millipede | November 10, 2016 | Cwmhiraeth |
| Heffernan v. City of Paterson | April 26, 2017 | Wugapodes |
| Slug (song) | November 7, 2025 | Dream out loud |
| Mr. Dooley | September 12, 2021 | Wehwalt |
| The Dawn of Love (painting) | August 8, 2018 | Iridescent |
| An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory | September 20, 2016 | J Milburn |
| Interstate 275 (Michigan) | January 14, 2017 | Imzadi1979 |
| Peter Martyr Vermigli | September 8, 2017 | Jfhutson |
Promoted in July 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | September 25, 2017 | SchroCat & Krimuk2.0 |
| SMS Körös | September 28, 2016 | Peacemaker67 |
| Theodore Komnenos Doukas | February 25, 2017 | Cplakidas |
| Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar | February 13, 2019 | Wehwalt |
| Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines | March 11, 2018 | Hawkeye7 |
| Margaret Lea Houston | April 11, 2017 | Maile66 |
| Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman | February 27, 2017 | KAVEBEAR |
| 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 | August 9, 2021 | CatRacer22 |
| The Man Trap | September 8, 2016 | Miyagawa |
| Milos Raonic | September 9, 2016 | Saskoiler |
| CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship | November 21, 2016 | MPJ-DK |
| Impala | January 20, 2017 | Sainsf |
| Agharta (album) | November 4, 2016 | Teflon Peter Christ |
| Old Pine Church | August 20, 2016 | West Virginian |
| Dr. No (novel) | August 20, 2022 | SchroCat |
Promoted in June 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Amazing Stories Quarterly | March 10, 2018 | Mike Christie |
| English Benedictine Reform | January 2, 2017 | Dudley Miles |
| Requiem (Reger) | July 16, 2016 | Gerda Arendt |
| Antlia | January 29, 2019 | Casliber |
| Kalki Koechlin | January 10, 2017 | Numerounovedant |
| Blast Corps | December 23, 2022 | Czar |
| Nothomyrmecia | December 15, 2018 | Burklemore1 |
| Meteorological history of Hurricane Patricia | October 20, 2019 | Cyclonebiskit |
| Dorset Ooser | January 17, 2017 | Midnightblueowl |
| October 18, 2016 | Vensatry | |
| Borscht | August 19, 2016 | Kpalion |
| Portrait of Maria Portinari | November 15, 2018 | Ceoil |
| The Good Terrorist | February 8, 2017 | Bruce1ee |
| Nights into Dreams | July 5, 2016 | Jaguar |
Promoted in May 2016
Promoted in April 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Djedkare Isesi | February 21, 2017 | Iry-Hor |
| Knight Lore | June 19, 2019 | Czar |
| Maxinquaye | February 20, 2018 | Teflon Peter Christ |
| Gudovac massacre | April 28, 2017 | Amanuensis Balkanicus |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | May 28, 2016 | Wehwalt |
| Literary Hall | September 23, 2017 | West Virginian |
| 7th Army (Kingdom of Yugoslavia) | April 6, 2017 | Peacemaker67 |
| Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin | May 6, 2017 | Ceoil & Victoriaearle & Outriggr |
| Huguenot-Walloon half dollar | August 5, 2018 | Wehwalt |
| 2007 Coca-Cola 600 | May 27, 2021 | CatRacer22 |
| Senghenydd colliery disaster | October 14, 2019 | SchroCat |
| No. 90 Wing RAAF | July 10, 2016 | Ian Rose |
| George Bernard Shaw | March 17, 2017 | Tim riley & Brianboulton |
| Spotted green pigeon | September 27, 2017 | FunkMonk |
| Isopogon anethifolius | April 10, 2021 | Casliber & Melburnian |
| Operation Ironside | January 8, 2017 | ErrantX |
| Hartebeest | March 8, 2022 | Sainsf |
Promoted in March 2016
Promoted in February 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Persoonia terminalis | December 17, 2017 | Casliber & Checkingfax & Koavf |
| Jumping Flash! | March 30, 2016 | Jaguar |
| Calutron | September 5, 2016 | Hawkeye7 |
| May 29, 2016 | Norfolkbigfish | |
| Michael Hordern | October 3, 2019 | Cassianto |
| William McKinley presidential campaign, 1896 | November 3, 2016 | Wehwalt |
| 70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) | October 10, 2018 | EnigmaMcmxc |
| Baron Munchausen | October 29, 2016 | Lemuellio |
| William Etty | Iridescent | |
| The Last of Us (video game) | June 14, 2017 | Rhain1999 |
| Migration of the Serbs (painting) | December 2, 2016 | 23 editor |
| Black American Sign Language | February 12, 2026 | Wugapodes |
| Hurricane Juan (1985) | February 20, 2019 | Hurricanehink |
| Jacob van Ruisdael | March 10, 2016 | Edwininlondon |
| History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85) | July 21, 2016 | NapHit |
| Triturus | September 6, 2016 | Tylototriton |
Promoted in January 2016
| Article | Main page date | Nominator |
|---|---|---|
| Handel's lost Hamburg operas | January 17, 2024 | Brianboulton |
| Allah jang Palsoe | March 15, 2017 | Crisco 1492 |
| South Park: The Stick of Truth | August 6, 2021 | Darkwarriorblake |
| Juan Manuel de Rosas | March 30, 2017 | Lecen & Astynax |
| Killer Instinct Gold | November 25, 2016 | Czar |
| Temperatures Rising | May 3, 2017 | Jimknut |
| Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania) | December 3, 2016 | Niagara |
| Palmyra | March 2, 2020 | Attar-Aram syria |
| Isabella Beeton | March 12, 2016 | SchroCat |
| Banksia caleyi | October 13, 2019 | Casliber |
| Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar | January 11, 2020 | Wehwalt |
| Peresvet-class battleship | Sturmvogel 66 | |
| Norodom Ranariddh | June 9, 2018 | Mr Tan |
| Yugoslav monitor Sava | July 29, 2024 | Peacemaker67 |
| Albert Ketèlbey | August 9, 2016 | SchroCat & Tim riley |
| Panggilan Darah | June 30, 2017 | Crisco 1492 |
| Seiken Densetsu 3 | August 2, 2020 | PresN |
| Mayabazar | March 27, 2017 | Pavanjandhyala & Ssven2 & Kailash29792 |