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December 23 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on December 23, and 202 died on this day. Everyone born on December 23 is a Capricorn.

19% of December 23 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on December 23

• Joseph Smith (1805 to 1844. Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844))
• Akihito (born 1933. Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019)
• Charan Singh (1902 to 1987. Prime Minister of India from 1979 to 1980)
• Wesley Clark (born 1944. United States Army general (born 1944))
• Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna (born 1953. Disputed head of the House of Romanov)
• Silvia Sommerlath (born 1943. Queen of Sweden since 1976)
• James Roosevelt (1907 to 1991. American general, businessman, and politician (1907–1991))
• Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725 to 1775. Mughal emperor from 1748 to 1754)
• Mamnoon Hussain (1940 to 2021. President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018)
• Avraham Stern (1907 to 1942. Zionist leader (1907–1942))
• Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880 to 1971. Danish polar explorer (1880–1971))
• Raymond E. Feist (born 1945. American fantasy author (born 1945))
• Frederick Augustus I (1750 to 1827. Ruler of Saxony from 1763 to 1827)
• Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910 to 2000. Countess of Barcelona)
• Zindzi Mandela (1960 to 2020. South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020))
• Naiqama Lalabalavu (born 1953. President of Fiji since 2024)
• Margaret MacMillan (born 1943. Canadian historian (born 1943))
• Prince Ali bin Hussein (born 1975. Jordanian royal (born 1975))
• Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865 to 1939. Last Crown Prince of Württemberg (1865–1939))
• Mikhael Gromov (mathematician) (born 1943. Russian-French mathematician)
• Nikolaj Velimirović (1880 to 1956. Serbian Orthodox bishop and saint (1880–1956))
• Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1920 to 2016. Pakistani politician and military officer)
• Martha Byrne (born 1969. American actress (born 1969))
• Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1867 to 1935. Grand Duchess of Russia, Duchess of Leuchtenberg)
• Pierre Bérégovoy (1925 to 1993. French politician (1925–1993))
• Richard Overy (born 1947. British historian (born 1947))
• Samuel Smiles (1812 to 1904. British author (1812–1904))
• Hussein Mwinyi (born 1966. President of Zanzibar since 2020)
• Zhenzong (968 to 1022. Emperor of Song China from 997 to 1022)
• Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804 to 1869. French literary critic (1804–1869))
• Wael Ghonim (born 1980. Egyptian activist and engineer)
• Stefan Hell (born 1962. Romanian-German physicist (born 1962))
• Dino Risi (1916 to 2008. Italian film director (1916-2008))
• Hubert Pierlot (1883 to 1963. Prime Minister of Belgium from 1939 to 1945)
• Jerry Koosman (born 1942. American baseball player (born 1942))
• Bera Ivanishvili (born 1994. Georgian singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur)
• Anna of Saxony (1544 to 1577. German noblewoman (1544–1577))
• Paula-Mae Weekes (born 1958. President of Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2023)
• Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864 to 1890. Montenegrin princess (1864–1890))
• Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (born 1952. Bangladeshi scientist and writer)
• Jesús Huerta de Soto (born 1956. Spanish economist of the Austrian School (born 1956))
• Kenneth M. Taylor (1919 to 2006. World War II pilot and flying Ace (1919–2006))
• Eddie Vedder (born 1964. American musician (born 1964))
• Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (1455 to 1517. Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire)
• Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (born 1959. Prime Minister of Togo from 2020 to 2025)
• Carla Bruni (born 1967. Italian-French musician and model (born 1967))
• Sigurd Ibsen (1859 to 1930. Norwegian writer, lawyer and statesman)
• Miyuki Miyabe (born 1960. Japanese writer)
• Louis I the Kelheimer (1173 to 1231. Bavarian nobleman (1173–1231))
• Butler Lampson (born 1943. American computer scientist)
• Ivan Kostov (born 1949. Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2001)
• Emil Brunner (1889 to 1966. Swiss theologian (1889–1966))
• Finn Wolfhard (born 2002. Canadian actor and musician (born 2002))
• Al-Allama al-Hilli (1250 to 1325. Iraqi Arab Islamic theologian and scholar (1250–1325))
• Niels Kaj Jerne (1911 to 1994. Danish immunologist (1911–1994))
• Sean Kenny (1929 to 1973. Irish scenic designer, costume designer, lighting designer and director)
• Alexander Eichenwald (1863 to 1944. Russian experimental physicist (1864-1944))
• Mokichi Okada (1882 to 1955. Founder of the Church of World Messianity)
• Edasseri Govindan Nair (1906 to 1974. Indian poet and critic)
• Brian McConnachie (1942 to 2024. American actor and writer (1942–2024))

Died on December 23

• Hideki Tojo (1884 to 1948. Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944)
• Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919 to 2013. Russian firearms designer (1919–2013))
• P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921 to 2004. Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996)
• Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881 to 1959. British politician (1881–1959))
• Thomas Robert Malthus (1766 to 1834. British political economist (1766–1834))
• Oscar Peterson (1925 to 2007. Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007))
• Victor Borge (1909 to 2000. Danish-American comedian and pianist (1909–2000))
• Noor Jehan (1926 to 2000. Pakistani singer and actress (1926–2000))
• Lavrentiy Beria (1899 to 1953. Soviet secret police chief (1899–1953))
• Dési Bouterse (1945 to 2024. Leader of Suriname (1980–1987; 1990–1991; 2010–2020))
• Berengaria of Navarre (1165 to 1230. Queen of England from 1191 to 1199)
• Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907 to 1972. Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher)
• Anthony Fokker (1890 to 1939. Dutch aviation pioneer (1890–1939))
• Kōki Hirota (1878 to 1948. Japanese prime minister, diplomat, and war criminal (1878-1948))
• Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676 to 1744. Duchess of Lorraine from 1698 to 1729)
• Emperor Keikō (60 to 130. Legendary emperor of Japan)
• Walton Walker (1889 to 1950. United States Army general (1889–1950))
• Henri I, Duke of Guise (1550 to 1588. Duke of Guise (1551–1588))
• Natalia Sedova (1882 to 1962. Russian revolutionary (1882–1962))
• Birabongse Bhanudej (1914 to 1985. Prince of Siam (1914–1985))
• Louise of France (1737 to 1787. French princess (1737–1787))
• David Manners (1900 to 1998. Canadian-American actor (1900–1998))
• John Sigismund (1572 to 1619. Elector of Brandenburg from 1608 to 1619)
• Conrad I of Germany (881 to 918. King of East Francia from 911 to 918 AD)
• Charles Dana Gibson (1867 to 1944. American artist, illustrator, and publisher (1867–1944))
• Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355 to 1392. Castillian princess (1355-1392))
• Childebert I (497 to 558. King of Paris and Orleáns (died 558))
• Infanta María Cristina of Spain (1911 to 1996. Spanish infanta)
• Joan Lindsay (1896 to 1984. Australian novelist, playwright and essayist)
• Dagobert II (652 to 679. King of the Franks)

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