On this day · Leo

July 23 birthdays

288 notable historical figures were born on July 23, and 170 died on this day. Everyone born on July 23 is a Leo.

16% of July 23 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (78) than any other country.

Born on July 23

• Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989. English actor (born 1989))
• Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967 to 2014. American actor (1967–2014))
• Haile Selassie (1892 to 1975. Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974)
• Sergio Mattarella (born 1941. President of Italy since 2015)
• Raymond Chandler (1888 to 1959. American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959))
• Najib Razak (born 1953. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018)
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856 to 1920. Indian self-rule activist (1856–1920))
• Vera Rubin (1928 to 2016. American astronomer (1928–2016))
• Chandra Shekhar Azad (1906 to 1931. Indian revolutionary (1906–1931))
• Michael Foot (1913 to 2010. British politician (1913–2010))
• Richard Rogers (1933 to 2021. British architect (1933–2021))
• Harry Cohn (1891 to 1958. Co-founder of Columbia Pictures Corporation (1891–1958))
• Clement XI (1649 to 1721. Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721)
• Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1936 to 1973. Indian poet (1937–1973))
• Danjong (1441 to 1457. King of Joseon from 1452 to 1455)
• Cedella Booker (1926 to 2008. Mother of Bob Marley (1926–2008))
• Lauren Groff (born 1978. American writer (born 1978))
• L. Subramaniam (born 1947. Indian musician (born 1947))
• Francesco I Sforza (1401 to 1466. Italian condottiero and Sforza dynasty founder (1401–1466))
• Bhavatharini (1976 to 2024. Indian playback singer and composer (1976–2024))
• Bernardo de Gálvez (1746 to 1786. Spanish colonial administrator (1746–1786))
• Artem Mikoyan (1905 to 1970. Soviet aircraft designer (1905–1970))
• Tajuddin Ahmad (1925 to 1975. Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1971 to 1972)
• Anna (1503 to 1547. Queen of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 to 1547, Queen of Germany from 1531)
• Wood, Michael (born 1948. English historian and broadcaster (born 1948))
• Judit Polgár (born 1976. Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1976))
• Quett Masire (1925 to 2017. President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998)
• Bayezid Osman (1924 to 2017. Head of the Osmanoğlu family)
• Vikram Chandra (born 1961. Indian-American writer (born 1961))
• Carl Foreman (1914 to 1984. American screenwriter and film producer (1914–1984))
• Slobodan Živojinović (born 1963. Serbian tennis player)
• Te Atairangikaahu (1931 to 2006. Māori Queen from 1966 to 2006)
• Richard D. Clarke (born 1962. US Army general)
• Kâzım Karabekir (1882 to 1948. Turkish general and politician (1882–1948))
• Slash (born 1965. British musician (born 1965))
• Saulius Skvernelis (born 1970. Prime Minister of Lithuania (2016–2020))
• Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898 to 1971. Indian novelist (1898–1971))
• Arata Isozaki (1931 to 2022. Japanese architect (1931–2022))
• Susan Haack (1945 to 2026. English philosopher and academic (1945–2026))
• Anas Haqqani (born 1993. Afghan Taliban leader, commander and poet (born c. 1994))
• Pierre Agostini (born 1941. French physicist (born 1941))
• Vladimir Prelog (1906 to 1998. Croatian-Swiss chemist (1906–1998))
• Woody Harrelson (born 1961. American actor (born 1961))
• Louis of Valois-Anjou (1339 to 1384. Count of Anjou (1339–1384))
• Charlotte Cushman (1816 to 1876. American actress (1816–1876))
• Salvador de Madariaga (1886 to 1978. Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886–1978))
• Daniel Goldin (born 1940. American engineer and former head of NASA (born 1940))
• Edward Wilson (explorer) (1872 to 1912. English polar explorer (1872–1912))
• Andrew Poppas (born 1966. United States Army general (born c. 1966))
• Samuel Steward (1909 to 1993. American poet, novelist, tattoo artist (1909–1993))
• Manuel María Lombardini (1802 to 1853. President of Mexico in 1853)
• Rene Ricard (1946 to 2014. American poet (1946–2014))
• George W. M. Reynolds (1814 to 1879. British writer (1814–1879))
• James Hannigan (born 1971. British composer (born 1971))
• Konstantin Bogomolov (born 1975. Russian theater director, poet and actor (born 1975))
• Otto the Jolly (1301 to 1339. Duke of Austria and Styria from 1330 to 1339)
• Pierre Vidal-Naquet (1930 to 2006. French historian (1930–2006))
• Monica Lewinsky (born 1973. American activist (born 1973))
• Kathryn Hahn (born 1973. American actress (born 1973))
• Mark Weiser (1952 to 1999. American computer scientist)

Died on July 23

• Amy Winehouse (1983 to 2011. British singer and songwriter (1983–2011))
• Ulysses S. Grant (1822 to 1885. Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877)
• Philippe Pétain (1856 to 1951. French general (1856–1951))
• Sally Ride (1951 to 2012. American physicist and astronaut (1951–2012))
• Reginald Dyer (1864 to 1927. British Indian Army officer (1864–1927))
• Jessica Mitford (1917 to 1996. English-American writer and communist (1917–1996))
• Hassan II of Morocco (1929 to 1999. King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999)
• Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519 to 1536. Illegitimate son of Henry VIII (1519–1536))
• Mohammad Zahir Shah (1914 to 2007. King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973)
• William Luther Pierce (1933 to 2002. American neo-Nazi (1933–2002))
• Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 to 1932. Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873–1932))
• Bridget of Sweden (1303 to 1373. Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373))
• Cordell Hull (1871 to 1955. American politician and diplomat (1871–1955))
• Steven Weinberg (1933 to 2021. American theoretical physicist (1933–2021))
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 to 1757. Italian composer (1685–1757))
• William Tubman (1895 to 1971. President of Liberia from 1944 to 1971)
• Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930 to 2011. Vice President of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1971)
• Amadeo Bordiga (1889 to 1970. Italian communist politician and Marxist theoretician (1889–1970))
• Lakshmi Sahgal (1914 to 2012. Indian doctor, politician and officer of the Indian National Army (1914 - 2012))
• Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760 to 1794. French revolutionary politician and general (1760-1794))
• Glenn Curtiss (1878 to 1930. American aviator and industrialist (1878–1930))
• John Shalikashvili (1936 to 2011. US Army general (1936–2011))
• William Ramsay (1852 to 1916. Scottish chemist (1852–1916))
• Donald Barthelme (1931 to 1989. American writer and professor (1931 – 1989))
• Benjamin Libet (1916 to 2007. American neuroscientist (1916–2007))
• Ahmad Qavam (1876 to 1955. Five time prime minister of Iran (1873–1955))
• Rosemary Sutcliff (1920 to 1992. English novelist (1920–1992))
• Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921 to 1989. Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
• Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926 to 2016. Prime minister of Sweden from 1976 to 1978 and 1979 to 1982)
• Joseph Kessel (1898 to 1979. French writer)

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