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October 23 birthdays

289 notable historical figures were born on October 23, and 181 died on this day. Everyone born on October 23 is a Scorpio.

20% of October 23 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on October 23

• "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959. American comedy musician (born 1959))
• Ryan Reynolds (born 1976. Canadian-American actor and entrepreneur (born 1976))
• Emilia Clarke (born 1986. English actress (born 1986))
• Pelé (1940 to 2022. Brazilian footballer (1940–2022))
• Paul Kagame (born 1957. President of Rwanda since 2000)
• Michael Crichton (1942 to 2008. American author and filmmaker (1942–2008))
• Ignatius of Loyola (1491 to 1556. Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556))
• Briana Evigan (born 1986. American actress)
• Randy Pausch (1960 to 2008. American professor of computer science, human-computer interface and design (1960–2008))
• Kittur Chennamma (1778 to 1829. Indian ruler of Kittur (1778-1829))
• John Heisman (1869 to 1936. American sportsman (1869–1936))
• Empress Xiaoyichun (1727 to 1775. Empress of the Qing dynasty (1727–1775))
• Dmitry Pavlov (general) (1897 to 1941. Soviet army general (1897–1941))
• Alex Gibney (born 1953. American film director and producer (born 1953))
• Felix Bloch (1905 to 1983. Swiss-American theoretical physicist (1905–1983))
• Igor Smirnov (politician) (born 1941. President of Transnistria from 1991 to 2011)
• Ellie Greenwich (1940 to 2009. American singer-songwriter (1940–2009))
• Yen Chia-kan (1905 to 1993. President of the Republic of China from 1975 to 1978)
• Álvaro Morata (born 1992. Spanish footballer (born 1992))
• Naomi Alderman (born 1974. English novelist and game writer)
• Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 to 1848. German explorer of Australia (1813–1848))
• Maggi Hambling (born 1945. British artist (born 1945))
• Ned Rorem (1923 to 2022. American composer and writer (1923–2022))
• Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766 to 1847. French Marshal)
• Laurie Halse Anderson (born 1961. American writer (born 1961))
• Graeme Revell (born 1955. New Zealand musician, composer)
• Elina Valtonen (born 1981. Finnish politician (born 1981))
• Russell Dlamini (born 1973. Prime Minister of Eswatini)
• Thomas Pinckney (1750 to 1828. American statesman, diplomat and general (1750–1828))
• Paul Rudolph (architect) (1918 to 1997. American architect (1918–1997))
• Svetoslav Roerich (1904 to 1993. Russian-Indian painter (1904–1993))
• Tamar Simon Hoffs (born 1934. American filmmaker (born 1934))
• Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1989. Bahraini royal (born 1989))
• Christopher Williams (astronaut) (born 1983. American medical physicist and astronaut)
• Antjie Krog (born 1952. South African poet, philosopher, academic, and writer (born 1952))
• Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636 to 1715. Queen of Sweden from 1654 to 1660)
• Lawren Harris (1885 to 1970. Canadian painter (1885–1970))
• Jessicka (singer) (born 1975. American musician and artist)
• Ang Lee (born 1954. Taiwanese filmmaker (born 1954))
• Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951. Former President of Kosovo)
• Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971. Czech former politician)
• Xu Shichang (1855 to 1939. President of the Republic of China (1855–1939))
• Robert Bridges (1844 to 1930. British poet (1844-1930))
• John Milbank (born 1952. English Anglican theologian (born 1952))
• Khaled Abou El Fadl (born 1963. UCLA professor of law, Islamic studies)
• Oscar Martínez (born 1949. Argentine actor, author, & theatre director (born 1949))
• Maury Yeston (born 1945. American classical and theatre composer, lyricist and music theorist (born 1945))
• Shen Teng (born 1979. Chinese comedian and actor)
• Aryeh Kaplan (1934 to 1983. American rabbi and physicist)
• Gjergj Fishta (1871 to 1940. Albanian franciscan, poet, educator and politician (1871–1940))
• Masiela Lusha (born 1985. American actress and author)
• Johnny Carson (1925 to 2005. American comedian and television host (1925–2005))
• Charles Goodhart (born 1936. British economist)
• Prabhas (born 1979. Indian actor (born 1979))
• Charlotte of Valois (1516 to 1524. French princess)
• Okwui Enwezor (1963 to 2019. Nigerian-born American curator (1963–2019))
• Asqar Mamin (born 1965. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2022)
• Hong Yi (1880 to 1942. Chinese artist and Buddhist teacher)
• Brigitte Baptiste (born 1963. Colombian biologist)
• William D. Coolidge (1873 to 1975. American physicist and engineer)

Died on October 23

• Marcus Junius Brutus (85 BC to 42 BC. Roman politician and assassin of Julius Caesar (85–42 BC))
• Chulalongkorn (1853 to 1910. King of Siam from 1868 to 1910)
• Fath-Ali (1772 to 1834. Shah of Iran from 1797 to 1834)
• Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani (1932 to 2016. Emir of Qatar from 1972 to 1995)
• Edward Smith-Stanley (1799 to 1869. British statesman (1799–1869))
• August Kubizek (1888 to 1956. Close friend of Adolf Hitler (1888–1956))
• Olybrius (500 to ?. Western Roman emperor in 472)
• Franceska Mann (1917 to 1943. Polish dancer (1917–1943))
• Adolph Green (1914 to 2002. American dramatist (1914–2002))
• Leon Cooper (1930 to 2024. American physicist (1930–2024))
• Hyejong (912 to 945. King of Goryeo from 943 to 945)
• Sunil Gangopadhyay (1934 to 2012. Indian poet and author (1934–2012))
• Daigo (885 to 930. Emperor of Japan from 897 to 930)
• John Adams II (1803 to 1834. Son of U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1803–1834))
• Emperor Yōzei (869 to 949. Emperor of Japan from 876 to 884)
• Bianca Maria Visconti (1425 to 1468. Duchess of Milan (1425–1468))
• Bettino Ricasoli (1809 to 1880. Italian politician (1809–1880))
• Sweyn III of Denmark (1125 to 1157. King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157)
• David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (1961 to 2010. Prime Minister of Barbados from 2008 to 2010)
• Charles Barkla (1877 to 1944. British physicist (1877–1944))
• Joachim Joseph Napoléon Murat, 4th Prince Murat (1834 to 1901. French general and noble (1834–1901))
• Berthold Lubetkin (1901 to 1990. Georgian-British architect)
• John Robert Clynes (1869 to 1949. British politician and trade unionist)
• Edmund Pendleton (1721 to 1803. American planter, politician, lawyer, and judge (1721–1803))
• Ignatios of Constantinople (797 to 877. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 847 to 858 and from 867 to 877)
• Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II ibn Ahmad (850 to 902. Emir of Ifriqiya from 875 to 902)
• András Hegedüs (1922 to 1999. Hungarian politician (1922–1999))
• Munim Khan (Mughal general and official (1525–1575))
• Herbert A. Hauptman (1917 to 2011. American mathematician (1917–2011))
• Jo Swerling (1897 to 1964. American dramatist)

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