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Famous People Born on August 23(246 people)

Notable Figure

Boryana Kaleyn, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist

Athlete

P. J. Washington, American basketball player

Musician

Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer

Notable Figure

Alejo Igoa, Argentine YouTuber

Athlete

Gabriela Lee, Romanian tennis player

Athlete

Cameron Norrie, British tennis player

Actor

August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (died 2017)

Athlete

Jusuf Nurkić, Bosnian basketball player

Notable Figure

Taylor Decker, American football player

Athlete

Tyler Glasnow, American baseball player

Athlete

Iván López, Spanish professional footballer

Athlete

Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer

Musician

Will Toledo, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Seth Curry, American basketball player

Athlete

Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player

Musician

Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

Political Leader

Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer

Athlete

Heiko Schwarz, German footballer

Musician

TeddyLoid, Japanese musician

Athlete

Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player

Notable Figure

Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Jeremy Lin, American basketball player

Actor

Kim Matula, American actress

Athlete

Miles Mikolas, American baseball player

Athlete

Darren Collison, American basketball player

Musician

Sky Blu, American rapper and DJ

Musician

Neil Cicierega, American comedian and musician

Musician

Ayron Jones, American musician

Notable Figure

Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Josh Morris, Australian rugby league player

Musician

Valeria Lukyanova, Moldovan-Ukrainian model and singer

Athlete

Glen Johnson, English footballer

Actor

Eric Tai, New Zealand rugby player and actor

Athlete

James Collins, Welsh footballer

Writer

Athena Farrokhzad, Iranian-Swedish poet, playwright, and critic

Athlete

Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player

Notable Figure

Tony Moll, American football player

Politician

Fiona Onasanya, British politician and criminal

Notable Figure

Bruno Spengler, Canadian race car driver

Athlete

Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer

Athlete

Scott Palguta, American soccer player

Athlete

Cristian Tudor, Romanian footballer (died 2012)

Athlete

Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer

Actor

Jaime Lee Kirchner, American actress

Athlete

Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer

Athlete

Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player

Writer

Nadine Jolie Courtney, American journalist, reality personality and author

Actor

Joanne Froggatt, English actress

Notable Figure

Rex Grossman, American football player

Notable Figure

Nenad Vučković, Serbian handball player

Athlete

Jessica Bibby, Australian basketball player

Notable Figure

Saskia Clark, English sailor

Athlete

Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer

Athlete

Zuzana Váleková, Slovak tennis player

Athlete

Kobe Bryant, American basketball player and businessman (died 2020)

Musician

Julian Casablancas, American singer-songwriter and producer

Politician

Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (died 2014)

Actor

Andrew Rannells, American actor and singer

Athlete

Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Jared Fogle, American spokesman and criminal

Actor

Scott Caan, American actor

Athlete

Pat Garrity, American basketball player and executive

Musician

Eliza Carthy, English folk musician

Athlete

Sean Marks, New Zealand basketball player and manager

Notable Figure

Jarkko Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player

Filmmaker

Lexi Alexander, American film and television director

Athlete

Mark Bellhorn, American baseball player

Athlete

Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner

Scientist

Konstantin Novoselov, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Actor

Ray Park, Scottish actor and stuntman

Athlete

Casey Blake, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer

Musician

Mark Butcher, English cricketer and singer

Athlete

Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

Notable Figure

Anthony Calvillo, Canadian football player

Athlete

Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager

Athlete

Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager

Athlete

Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer and manager

Athlete

Tim Gutberlet, German footballer

Politician

Gretchen Whitmer, 49th Governor of Michigan

Athlete

Lawrence Frank, American basketball player and coach

Notable Figure

Jason Hetherington, Australian rugby league player

Actor

Jay Mohr, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

River Phoenix, American actor (died 1993)

Notable Figure

Tinus Linee, South African rugby player and coach (died 2014)

Politician

Jack Lopresti, English soldier and politician

Writer

Jeremy Schaap, American journalist and author

Artist

Keith Tyson, English painter and illustrator

Notable Figure

Laura Claycomb, American soprano

Athlete

Chris DiMarco, American golfer

Notable Figure

Cortez Kennedy, American football player (died 2017)

Politician

Jim Murphy, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe

Notable Figure

Richard Petrie, New Zealand cricketer

Athlete

Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player

Filmmaker

Roger Avary, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

TV/Radio

Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster

Notable Figure

Kong Hee, Singaporean minister and criminal

Filmmaker

Park Chan-wook, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

Glória Pires, Brazilian actress

Notable Figure

Richard Illingworth, English cricketer and umpire

Notable Figure

Kenny Wallace, American race car driver

Politician

Martin Cauchon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 46th Canadian Minister of Justice

Actor

Shaun Ryder, English singer-songwriter and actor

Musician

Dean DeLeo, American guitarist and songwriter

Musician

Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor

Politician

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian commander and politician, 54th Mayor of Tehran

Athlete

Gary Mabbutt, English footballer

Actor

Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese actress

Musician

Gary Hoey, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Musician

Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player and coach

Athlete

Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player and manager

Politician

Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician

Scientist

Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (died 1991)

Politician

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian educator and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture

Actor

Skipp Sudduth, American actor

Actor

David Learner, British actor

Actor

Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter

Political Leader

Halimah Yacob, Singaporean unionist and politician, 9th Speaker and 8th President of Singapore

Musician

Bobby G, English singer-songwriter

Athlete

Santillana, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Georgios Paraschos, Greek footballer and manager

Musician

Mark Hudson, American record producer and musician

Musician

Jimi Jamison, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2014)

Political Leader

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (died 2004)

Queen Noor of Jordan(1951 - present)
Political Leader

Queen Noor of Jordan

Athlete

Luigi Delneri, Italian footballer and manager

Politician

Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician

Actor

Shelley Long, American actress

Actor

Rick Springfield, Australian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Notable Figure

Atef Bseiso, Palestinian intelligence officer (died 1992)

Politician

Andrei Pleșu, Romanian journalist and politician, 95th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Notable Figure

Rudy Ruettiger, American football player

Scientist

Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist and academic

Actor

David Robb, Scottish actor

Musician

Willy Russell, English playwright and composer

Musician

Linda Thompson, English folk-rock singer-songwriter

Musician

Keith Moon, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1978)

Notable Figure

Rayfield Wright, American football player and coach (died 2022)

Military

Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican-American physician and admiral, 14th Surgeon General of the United States

Politician

Dale Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours, English businessman and politician

Writer

Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author (died 2024)

Politician

Peter Lilley, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Musician

Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer

Notable Figure

Rodney Alcala, American serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper (died 2021)

Athlete

Nancy Richey, American tennis player

Politician

Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, British philosopher, academic, and politician

Artist

Galen Rowell, American mountaineer and photographer (died 2002)

Actor

Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter

Philosopher/Religious

Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (died 2014)

Musician

Roger Greenaway, English singer-songwriter and producer

Musician

Rudy Lewis, American R&B singer (died 1964)

Notable Figure

Henry Lee Lucas, American murderer (died 2001)

Writer

Roy Strong, English historian, curator, and author

Notable Figure

Sonny Jurgensen, American football player and sportscaster

Scientist

Robert Curl, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)

Notable Figure

Don Talbot, Australian swim coach and administrator (died 2020)

Politician

Pete Wilson, American commander and politician, 36th Governor of California

Political Leader

Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (died 1978)

Politician

Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (died 2013)

Musician

Mark Russell, American comedian and pianist (died 2023)

Actor

Barbara Eden, American actress and singer

Notable Figure

Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Political Leader

Michel Rocard, French civil servant and politician, 160th Prime Minister of France (died 2016)

Actor

Vera Miles, American actress

Writer

Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (died 2009)

Athlete

Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (died 1997)

Athlete

Peter Thomson, Australian golfer (died 2018)

Actor

Marian Seldes, American actress (died 2014)

Writer

Dick Bruna, Dutch author and illustrator (died 2017)

Writer

Allan Kaprow, American painter and author (died 2006)

Musician

Martial Solal, Algerian-French pianist and composer (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and academic (died 2006)

Filmmaker

Gyula Hernádi, Hungarian author and screenwriter (died 2005)

Filmmaker

Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (died 2008)

Filmmaker

Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (died 2005)

Writer

Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)

Writer

Nazik Al-Malaika, Iraqi poet and academic (died 2007)

Actor

Jean Darling, American actress and singer (died 2015)

Athlete

George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)

Notable Figure

Kenneth Arrow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)

Chef

Sam Cook, English cricketer and umpire (died 1996)

Scientist

Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani mathematician and theorist (died 1984)

Musician

Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1985)

Musician

Bob Crosby, American swing singer and bandleader (died 1993)

Actor

Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (died 2008)

Athlete

Betty Robinson, American sprinter (died 1999)

Writer

J.V. Cunningham, American poet, literary critic, and translator (died 1985)

Athlete

Lonny Frey, American baseball player and soldier (died 2009)

Athlete

Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (died 1970)

Artist

Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-Canadian chess master (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (died 1982)

Musician

Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (died 1951)

Notable Figure

William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (died 1982)

Athlete

Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager (died 1985)

Politician

John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 1991)

Musician

Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist (died 2001)

Musician

Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (died 1991)

Musician

Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist (died 1978)

Writer

Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist (died 1958)

Military

John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (died 1959)

Musician

Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer (died 1944)

Notable Figure

Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (died 1932)

Business

Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (died 1971)

Writer

Will Cuppy, American author and critic (died 1949)

Politician

Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)

Military

Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1953)

Notable Figure

Volin, Russia anarchist intellectual (died 1945)

Writer

Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author (died 1932)

Architect

István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic (died 1959)

Scientist

William Eccles, English physicist and engineer (died 1966)

Artist

Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1946)

Politician

Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (died 1957)

Writer

Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (died 1950)

Notable Figure

Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic (died 1948)

Political Leader

Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)

Musician

Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (died 1925)

Medical

Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist (died 1918)

Political Leader

Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (died 1913)

Notable Figure

Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian (died 1883)

Politician

John Cockburn, Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia (died 1929)

Writer

William Ernest Henley, English poet and critic (died 1903)

Scientist

Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (died 1927)

Artist

Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (died 1923)

Notable Figure

William Southam, Canadian publisher (died 1932)

Scientist

Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (died 1920)

Notable Figure

James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (died 1877)

Politician

Anton von Schmerling, Austrian judge and politician (died 1893)

Business

Evangelos Zappas, Greek patriot, philanthropist, and businessman (died 1865)

Military

Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (died 1819)

Scientist

William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (died 1852)

Scientist

Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic (died 1832)

Medical

Astley Cooper, British surgeon and anatomist (died 1841)

Notable Figure

Louis XVI of France (died 1793)

Military

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer (died 1788)

Legal

Abraham Yates Jr., American lawyer and civil servant (died 1796)

Scientist

Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (died 1675)

Notable Figure

Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian (died 1625)

Legal

François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist (died 1590)

Notable Figure

Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (died 1500)

Politician

Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat (died 1566)

Philosopher/Religious

Cho Kwangjo, Korean philosopher (died 1520)

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