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May 23 birthdays

308 notable historical figures were born on May 23, and 169 died on this day. Everyone born on May 23 is a Gemini.

18% of May 23 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (85) than any other country.

Born on May 23

• Joan Collins (born 1933. English actress and writer (born 1933))
• Carl Linnaeus (1707 to 1778. Swedish biologist and physician (1707–1778))
• William Barr (born 1950. American attorney (born 1950))
• Bob Mortimer (born 1959. English comedian, presenter, actor (born 1959))
• John Bardeen (1908 to 1991. American physicist (1908–1991))
• Philip I of France (1052 to 1108. King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108)
• Barbara Barrie (born 1931. American actress and author)
• Gayatri Devi (1919 to 2009. Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009))
• Ambrose Burnside (1824 to 1881. American general and politician (1824–1881))
• Alan García (1949 to 2019. President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011))
• Robert Moog (1934 to 2005. American electronic music pioneer (1934–2005))
• Otto Lilienthal (1848 to 1896. German aviation pioneer (1848–1896))
• Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946 to 2005. Palmarian Catholic Church pope (1946–2005))
• Josef Terboven (1898 to 1945. German Nazi politician (1898–1945))
• Jagat Gosain (1573 to 1619. Empress Consort of Mughal Emperor Jahangir)
• Karim Khan Zand (1705 to 1779. Ruler of Iran from 1751 to 1779)
• Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923 to 1982. Chogyal of Sikkim from 1963 to 1975)
• Joe Slovo (1926 to 1995. South African politician (born 1926-1995))
• Daniel DiNardo (born 1949. American Catholic cardinal (born 1949))
• Laurel Holloman (born 1971. American painter and actress)
• Margaret Wise Brown (1910 to 1952. American writer of children's books (1910–1952))
• Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953 to 1994. Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1993 to 1994)
• Josh Cooley (born 1979. American filmmaker)
• Robert A. M. Stern (1939 to 2025. American architect (1939–2025))
• Elias Ashmole (1617 to 1692. English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist)
• Yevgeny Rodionov (1977 to 1996. Russian soldier (1977–1996))
• Dado Banatao (1946 to 2025. Filipino businessman and electrical engineer (1946–2025))
• Padmarajan (1946 to 1991. Indian film maker and author)
• Charles Barry (1795 to 1860. English architect (1795–1860))
• Carl Bloch (1834 to 1890. Danish painter (1834–1890))
• Gongmin of Goryeo (1330 to 1374. King of Goryeo from 1351 to 1374)
• Pär Lagerkvist (1891 to 1974. Swedish writer (1891-1974))
• Kenneth Grant (occultist) (1924 to 2011. British occult writer and ceremonial magician (1924–2011))
• Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790 to 1842. French explorer and naval officer (1790–1842))
• Joshua Lederberg (1925 to 2008. American molecular biologist (1925–2008))
• Ann Hui (born 1947. Hong Kong film director (born 1947))
• Quinn Norton (born 1973. American journalist (born 1973))
• Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908 to 1942. Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942))
• Ignaz Moscheles (1794 to 1870. Bohemian pianist and composer (1794–1870))
• Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890 to 1961. Danish princess (1890–1961))
• Thomas Hood (1799 to 1845. English poet and humorist (1799–1845))
• Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 to 1896. Spanish painter (1851–1896))
• Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia (1730 to 1813. Prussian prince (1730–1813))
• Maria Konopnicka (1842 to 1910. Polish poet (1842–1910))
• Yaron Brook (born 1961. Israeli-American Objectivist)
• Emperor Qinzong (1100 to 1161. Emperor of Song China from 1126 to 1127)
• Ranajit Guha (1923 to 2023. Indian historian (1923–2023))
• Epitácio Pessoa (1865 to 1942. President of Brazil from 1919 to 1922)
• Edmund Rubbra (1901 to 1986. British composer (1901-1986))
• Thoralf Skolem (1887 to 1963. Norwegian mathematician)
• James Buchanan Eads (1820 to 1887. American civil engineer and inventor)
• William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1629 to 1663. Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel)
• Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet (born 1972. Central African politician)
• Riann Steele (born 1987. British actress (born 1987))
• Ihor Tenyukh (born 1958. Ukrainian admiral and politician)
• Alcide Ponga (born 1975. French politician (born 1975))
• Ceija Stojka (1933 to 2013. Holocaust survivor and artist (1933–2013))
• Gwenno (born 1981. Welsh indie pop singer (born 1981))
• Sara Sabry (born 1993. Egyptian engineer and citizen astronaut)
• Károly Khuen-Héderváry (1849 to 1918. Hungarian politician (1849–1918))

Died on May 23

• Roger Moore (1927 to 2017. English actor (1927–2017))
• Heinrich Himmler (1900 to 1945. German Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945))
• John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928 to 2015. American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015))
• Owen Hart (1965 to 1999. Canadian-American professional wrestler (1965–1999))
• Girolamo Savonarola (1452 to 1498. De facto ruler of Florence from 1494 to 1498; Dominican friar and reformer)
• Ismail I (1487 to 1524. Shah of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1524)
• Roh Moo-hyun (1946 to 2009. President of South Korea from 2003 to 2008)
• Toghon Temür (1320 to 1370. Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1333 to 1368)
• Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086 to 1125. Holy Roman Emperor from 1111 to 1125)
• Alicia Nash (1933 to 2015. Salvadoran-American physicist (1933–2015))
• Benedict XIII (1328 to 1423. Antipope from 1394 to 1423)
• Leopold von Ranke (1795 to 1886. German historian (1795–1886))
• Ranavalona III (1861 to 1917. Queen of Madagascar from 1883 to 1897)
• Demchugdongrub (1902 to 1966. Chinese Mongol prince (1902–1966))
• Yevgeny Rodionov (1977 to 1996. Russian soldier (1977–1996))
• Mary of York (1467 to 1482. English princess (1467–1482))
• David Lewis (Canadian politician) (1909 to 1981. Canadian lawyer and politician (1909-1981))
• Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836 to 1871. Polish-French noble, military officer, rebel, and activist (1836–1871))
• Emperor Daizong of Tang (727 to 779. Emperor of China from 762 to 779)
• Maurice Benyovszky (1746 to 1786. Hungarian traveller and writer (1746–1786))
• Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610 to 1670. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670)
• Telford Taylor (1908 to 1998. American lawyer (1908–1998))
• Adela Pankhurst (1885 to 1961. British-Australian suffragette and political activist (1885–1961))
• David Smith (sculptor) (1906 to 1965. American sculptor and painter)
• Cyprian Norwid (1821 to 1883. Polish poet (1821–1883))
• Ablai (1711 to 1781. Khan of the Kazakh Khanate (1711-1781))
• Veer Surendra Sai (1809 to 1884. Freedom fighter and revolutionary from Odisha)
• Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay (1885 to 1930. Indian archaeologist (1885–1930))
• Pierre-Jean De Smet (1801 to 1873. Jesuit priest (1801–1873))
• Jimmy McHugh (1894 to 1969. American songwriter (1894–1969))

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