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April 23 birthdays

301 notable historical figures were born on April 23, and 209 died on this day. Everyone born on April 23 is a Taurus.

18% of April 23 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (72) than any other country.

Born on April 23

• John Cena (born 1977. American actor and professional wrestler (born 1977))
• Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946. Indo-Ugandan anthropologist and academic (born 1946))
• James Buchanan (1791 to 1868. President of the United States from 1857 to 1861)
• Max Planck (1858 to 1947. German physicist (1858–1947))
• J. M. W. Turner (1775 to 1851. English painter (1775–1851))
• Manoj Bajpai (born 1969. Indian actor (born 1969))
• George Lopez (born 1961. American comedian, actor (born 1961))
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 to 1953. Russian composer and pianist (1891–1953))
• Judy Davis (born 1955. Australian film, television, and stage actress (born 1955))
• Lester B. Pearson (1897 to 1972. Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968)
• D. B. Weiss (born 1971. American writer and producer (born 1971))
• Aaron Dessner (born 1976. American musician (born 1976))
• S. Janaki (1938 to 2026. Indian singer (born 1938))
• Ngaio Marsh (1895 to 1982. New Zealand crime writer and theatre director (1895–1982))
• Sanford B. Dole (1844 to 1926. American judge and Hawaii politician (1844–1926))
• Isobel Waller-Bridge (born 1984. English composer (born 1984))
• Michael Moore (born 1954. American filmmaker and author (born 1954))
• Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464 to 1505. Queen of France in 1498)
• Bilal Erdoğan (born 1981. Turkish businessman (born 1981))
• George Steiner (1929 to 2020. French and American Writer, literary critic and philosopher (1929–2020))
• Granville Woods (1856 to 1910. American inventor (1856–1910))
• Empress Genmei (660 to 721. Empress of Japan from 707 to 715)
• George of Poděbrady (1420 to 1471. King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71))
• Sunderland (1675 to 1722. British politician (1675–1722))
• Lucius D. Clay (1897 to 1978. United States Army general (1898–1978))
• Albert the Good (1828 to 1902. King of Saxony from 1873 to 1902)
• Shirley Temple (1928 to 2014. American actress and diplomat (1928–2014))
• Princess Aisha bint Hussein (born 1968. Jordanian royal)
• Afonso II (1185 to 1223. King of Portugal from 1211 to 1223)
• Kenji Kawai (born 1957. Japanese music composer and arranger (born 1957))
• J. P. Donleavy (1926 to 2017. Novelist, playwright, essayist)
• Andrey Kurkov (born 1961. Ukrainian writer (born 1961))
• Annie Easley (1932 to 2011. American mathematician and rocket scientist)
• Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141 to 1165. King of Alba from 1153 to 1165)
• Ronald Neame (1911 to 2010. English filmmaker and cinematographer (1911–2010))
• Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671 to 1737. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1723 to 1737)
• Geraldine Roman (born 1967. Filipina politician)
• Princess Zein bint Hussein (born 1968. Jordanian royal)
• Chauncey Depew (1834 to 1928. American politician (1834–1928))
• Roy Orbison (1936 to 1988. American singer-songwriter (1936–1988))
• Reinhart Koselleck (1923 to 2006. German historian (1923–2006))
• Sarvepalli Gopal (1923 to 2002. Indian historian)
• Bud Wilkinson (1916 to 1994. American football player and coach; sports announcer (1916–1994))
• Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751 to 1814. British diplomat and politician (1751–1814))
• Prince Alemayehu (1861 to 1879. Son of Tewodros II of Ethiopia (1861–1879))
• Bertil Ohlin (1899 to 1979. Swedish economist, politician, and Nobel Laureate (1899–1979))
• Aviv Kohavi (born 1964. 22nd Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces)
• Paavo Lipponen (born 1941. Prime minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003)
• Baruch Marzel (born 1959. Israeli religious and political extremist (born 1959))
• Viktor Hartmann (1834 to 1873. Russian architect and painter (1834–1873))
• Samuel Wallis (1728 to 1795. Royal Navy officer and explorer (1728–1795))
• Cristiano Malgioglio (born 1945. Italian singer)
• Pixinguinha (1897 to 1973. Brazilian composer (1897–1973))
• Johannes Fibiger (1867 to 1928. Danish physician (1867–1928))
• Władysław Turowicz (1908 to 1980. Pakistani-Polish Aviator (1908–1980))
• Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484 to 1558. Italian scholar, physician and philosopher (1484–1558))
• Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (1756 to 1819. French revolutionary leader (1756–1819))
• Minoru Shirota (1899 to 1982. Japanese microbiologist)
• Federico Laredo Brú (1875 to 1946. President of Cuba from 1936 to 1940)
• Bob Wright (born 1943. American businessman)

Died on April 23

• William Shakespeare (1564 to 1616. English playwright and poet (1564–1616))
• Satyajit Ray (1921 to 1992. Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992))
• Boris Yeltsin (1931 to 2007. President of Russia from 1991 to 1999)
• Cesar Chavez (1927 to 1993. American civil rights activist (1927–1993))
• St George (275 to 303. Christian saint and martyr (died 303))
• William Wordsworth (1770 to 1850. English Romantic poet (1770–1850))
• Æthelred the Unready (967 to 1016. King of England (978–1013; 1014–1016))
• Mullah Omar (1960 to 2013. Supreme Leader of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001)
• Otto Preminger (1905 to 1986. Austrian-American director, producer, and actor (1905–1986))
• Brian Bóruma (941 to 1014. Historical king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014)
• Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921 to 2019. Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000)
• Boris Godunov (1552 to 1605. Tsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605)
• Charles G. Dawes (1865 to 1951. Vice President of the United States from 1925 to 1929)
• Rupert Brooke (1887 to 1915. English poet (1887–1915))
• Roland Penrose (1900 to 1984. British artist and art historian (1900-1984))
• Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884 to 1963. President of Israel from 1952 to 1963)
• Harold Arlen (1905 to 1986. American composer of popular music (1905–1986))
• Karl Polanyi (1886 to 1964. Economist, philosopher and historian (1886–1964))
• Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907 to 1998. Greek politician (1907–1998))
• Alexander I of Scotland (1078 to 1124. King of Alba from 1107 to 1124)
• Béla III of Hungary (1148 to 1196. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1172 to 1196)
• Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889 to 1922. British noble and army officer)
• Joan of Acre (1272 to 1307. English princess and noblewoman (1272–1307))
• Adalbert of Prague (956 to 997. Bohemian missionary and saint (c. 956 – 997))
• Kunwar Singh (1777 to 1858. Leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857)
• Adeliza of Louvain (1103 to 1151. Queen of England from 1121 to 1135)
• Princess Louise of Prussia (1838 to 1923. Grand Duchess of Baden from 1856 to 1907)
• Michael Ramsey (1904 to 1988. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1961 to 1974)
• Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (1848 to 1919. Countess of Paris (1848–1919))
• Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814 to 1868. Nepalese poet (1814- 1868))

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