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November 23 birthdays

297 notable historical figures were born on November 23, and 209 died on this day. Everyone born on November 23 is a Sagittarius.

18% of November 23 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (73) than any other country.

Born on November 23

• Nicolás Maduro (born 1962. President of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026)
• Miley Cyrus (born 1992. American singer and actress (born 1992))
• Chuck Schumer (born 1950. American politician (born 1950))
• Billy the Kid (1859 to 1881. American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881))
• Franklin Pierce (1804 to 1869. President of the United States from 1853 to 1857)
• Otto the Great (912 to 973. Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973)
• Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 1943. President of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; since 1997))
• Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780 to 855. Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (780–855))
• Robin Roberts (newscaster) (born 1960. American television broadcaster (born 1960))
• Ali Shariati (1933 to 1977. Iranian sociologist and philosopher (1933–1977))
• Neil Breen (born 1958. American filmmaker and actor)
• Angelo Sodano (1927 to 2022. Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (1927–2022))
• Alfonso X of Castile (1221 to 1284. King of Castile and León from 1252 to 1284)
• Paul Celan (1920 to 1970. German-language poet of Romanian birth, holocaust survivor (1920–1970))
• Klement Gottwald (1896 to 1953. Leader of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953)
• Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 to 2020. Polish composer and conductor (1933–2020))
• Tanishk Bagchi (born 1980. Indian music producer, composer, lyricist and singer)
• Henry Moseley (1887 to 1915. English physicist (1887–1915))
• Andrew Goodman (activist) (1943 to 1964. American civil rights activist and murder victim (1943–1964))
• François-Noël Babeuf (1760 to 1797. French revolutionary and journalist (1760–1797))
• Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837 to 1923. Dutch physicist (1837–1923))
• Manuel de Falla (1876 to 1946. Spanish composer (1876–1946))
• Alexander (Byzantine emperor) (872 to 913. Byzantine emperor from 912 to 913)
• Clement IV (1190 to 1268. Head of the Catholic Church from 1265 to 1268)
• Edward Rutledge (1749 to 1800. American Founding Father and politician (1749–1800))
• Alexander Rodchenko (1891 to 1956. Russian artist and designer (1891–1956))
• José Napoleón Duarte (1925 to 1990. President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989)
• Fyodor Tyutchev (1803 to 1873. Russian poet (1803–1873))
• Alexander Patch (1889 to 1945. United States Army general (1889–1945))
• Sathya Sai Baba (1926 to 2011. Indian Godman (1926–2011))
• Manuel Fraga (1922 to 2012. Spanish politician (1922–2012))
• Concino Concini (1575 to 1617. Italian politician (1569–1617))
• Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897 to 1999. Indian writer (1897–1999))
• Hjalmar Branting (1860 to 1925. Swedish politician (1860–1925))
• Jerry Bock (1928 to 2010. American musical theatre composer (1928–2010))
• Tom Joyner (born 1949. American radio host (born 1949))
• P. F. Strawson (1919 to 2006. English philosopher (1919–2006))
• Paik Sun-yup (1920 to 2020. South Korean military officer (1920–2020))
• Abraham Baldwin (1754 to 1807. American Founding Father and politician (1754–1807))
• Théo van Rysselberghe (1862 to 1926. Belgian painter (1862–1926))
• Daniel David (born 1972. Romanian academic and the Head of the Ministry of Education)
• Shah Azizur Rahman (1925 to 1989. Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1979 to 1982)
• Jerome Ranft (born 1966. American character sculptor and voice actor)
• Võ Văn Kiệt (1922 to 2008. Prime Minister of Vietnam)
• Cyrille Youchtchenko (born 1967. French Foreign Legion officer)
• Josiah Whitney (1819 to 1896. American geologist (1819–1896))
• Li-Meng Yan (born 1987. Chinese virologist)
• Imru Haile Selassie (1892 to 1980. Ethiopian soldier, noble and diplomat (1892–1980))
• Boris Karloff (1887 to 1969. English actor (1887–1969))
• Rita R. Colwell (born 1934. American microbiologist (born 1934))
• Derek Mahon (1941 to 2020. Irish poet (1941–2020))
• TroyBoi (born 1987. British DJ, record producer and musician)
• Itzik Feffer (1900 to 1952. Soviet Yiddish poet (1900–1952))
• William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (1116 to 1183. Anglo-Norman nobleman)
• Vann Molyvann (1926 to 2017. Cambodian architect)
• Chad Mirkin (born 1963. American chemist)
• Carlos Menem Jr. (1968 to 1995. Argentine rally driver (1968–1995))
• Anthonie Heinsius (1641 to 1720. Dutch statesman (1641–1720))
• Johan de Meij (born 1953. Dutch conductor, trombonist and composer)
• Vigen (entertainer) (1929 to 2003. Iranian singer (1929-2003))

Died on November 23

• Roald Dahl (1916 to 1990. British writer and poet (1916–1990))
• Chun Doo-hwan (1931 to 2021. Leader of South Korea from 1979 to 1988)
• Eadred (923 to 955. King of the English from 946 to 955)
• Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858 to 1937. Physicist, biologist and botanist (1857–1937))
• Elbridge Gerry (1744 to 1814. Founding Father, U.S. vice president from 1813 to 1814)
• William III of the Netherlands (1817 to 1890. King of the Netherlands from 1849 to 1890)
• Yusof Ishak (1910 to 1970. President of Singapore from 1965 to 1970)
• Sessue Hayakawa (1889 to 1973. Japanese actor (1886–1973))
• Marion Barry (1936 to 2014. Mayor of the District of Columbia (1979–1991; 1995–1999))
• Ladislaus Postumus (1440 to 1457. Duke of Austria, and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (r. 1440–57))
• Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862 to 1910. American executed homeopath)
• Margaret of York (1446 to 1503. Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477)
• Roy Acuff (1903 to 1992. American country music singer and fiddler (1903–1992))
• Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372 to 1407. French prince and nobleman (1372–1407))
• Columbanus (540 to 615. Irish missionary (543–615))
• Claude Lorrain (1600 to 1682. French painter, draughtsman and etcher (d. 1682))
• Anne of York (daughter of Edward IV) (1475 to 1511. English princess (1475–1511))
• Seán T. O'Kelly (1882 to 1966. President of Ireland from 1945 to 1959)
• Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924 to 2007. Soviet politician and chairman of the KGB (1924–2007))
• Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762 to 1833. French Marshal (1762–1833))
• Rafael Eitan (1929 to 2004. Israeli general and politician)
• Aman Andom (1924 to 1974. Ethiopian general; chairman of the Derg in 1974)
• Roberto Matta (1911 to 2002. Chilean painter (1911–2002))
• Ralph Branca (1926 to 2016. American baseball player (1926–2016))
• E. A. Wallis Budge (1857 to 1934. British academic (1857–1934))
• Betty Comden (1917 to 2006. American dramatist and lyricist (1917–2006))
• Bona of Savoy (1449 to 1503. 15th-century Duchess of Milan)
• Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859 to 1949. Physician and general (1859–1949))
• Octave Chanute (1832 to 1910. American civil engineer and aviation pioneer, born in France)
• Infante Gabriel of Spain (1752 to 1788. Spanish infante (1752–1788))

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