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Famous People Born on December 23(223 people)

Actor

Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musician

Athlete

Victor Boniface, Nigerian footballer

Athlete

Samuel Lino, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer

Actor

Reed Alexander, American actor

Actor

Spencer Daniels, American actor

Athlete

Mbwana Samatta, Tanzanian footballer

Athlete

Jeff Schlupp, German footballer

Notable Figure

Kyren Wilson, English snooker player

Athlete

Brice Dja Djédjé, Ivorian footballer

Athlete

Mitch Haniger, American baseball player

Actor

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, American actress and singer

Political Leader

Mallory Hagan, American beauty queen, Miss America 2013

Athlete

Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player

Notable Figure

Jori Lehterä, Finnish ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Beau Champion, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Balázs Dzsudzsák, Hungarian footballer

Notable Figure

T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player

Musician

Dev Hynes (also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion), English singer, songwriter, producer, and composer

Musician

Harry Judd, English drummer and songwriter

Actor

Alison Sudol, American actress and singer-songwriter

Musician

Dudu Aharon, Israeli singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Bernard Pollard, American football player

Athlete

Josh Satin, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Sebastian Werle, German rugby player

Athlete

Michael Chopra, English footballer

Athlete

Lisa Dobriskey, English runner

Athlete

Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player

Notable Figure

Zbyněk Michálek, Czech ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Shaone Morrisonn, Canadian-Croatian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist

Athlete

Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer

Athlete

Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer

Artist

Hiro Fujiwara, Japanese manga artist

Writer

Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (died 2011)

Athlete

Mario Santana, Argentine footballer

Athlete

Cody Ross, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Johan Franzén, Swedish ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player

Actor

Holly Madison, American model, television personality, and actress

Writer

Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator

Athlete

Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer

Notable Figure

Yukifumi Murakami, Japanese javelin thrower

Musician

Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

Aleš Kotalík, Czech ice hockey player

Athlete

Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player

TV/Radio

Matt Baker, English television presenter

Notable Figure

Alge Crumpler, American football player

Musician

Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer

Musician

Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach

Athlete

Brad Lidge, American baseball player

Filmmaker

Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer

Notable Figure

Mikael Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Musician

Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter

Politician

Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician

Musician

Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2004)

Musician

Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and composer

Actor

Christian Potenza, Canadian actor, voice actor and singer

Actor

Corey Haim, Canadian actor (died 2010)

Politician

Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician

Actor

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster

Musician

Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter

Artist

Barry Kooser, American painter and animator

Artist

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American photographer

Athlete

René Tretschok, German footballer and manager

Musician

Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model

Athlete

Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager

Musician

Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach

Actor

Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter and voice actor

Writer

Donna Tartt, American author

Business

Ante Zelck, German businessman

Notable Figure

Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver

Scientist

Stefan Hell, Romanian-German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Filmmaker

Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor

Writer

Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and author

Scientist

Ketan J. Patel, Kenyan-English biologist and academic

Actor

Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress

Actor

Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer

Actor

Joan Severance, American actress

Musician

Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter

Musician

Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter

Business

Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player and businessman

Notable Figure

Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (died 2001)

Musician

Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter

Writer

Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright

Musician

Grace Knight, English-Australian singer-songwriter

Politician

Raivo Järvi, Estonian radio host and politician (died 2012)

Athlete

Brian Teacher, American tennis player

Architect

Andres Alver, Estonian architect and academic

Philosopher/Religious

Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader and academic

Writer

William Kristol, American journalist, publisher, activist, and pundit

Musician

Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter

Politician

Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician

Military

Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general

Athlete

Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager

Writer

Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator

Musician

Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Filmmaker

Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (died 2012)

Politician

David Davis, English politician, Minister of State for Europe

Musician

Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist

Notable Figure

Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster

Athlete

Rick Wohlhuter, American runner

Athlete

Bill Rodgers, American runner

Musician

Robbie Dupree, American singer-songwriter

Actor

Edita Gruberová, Slovak soprano and actress (died 2021)

Actor

Susan Lucci, American actress

Musician

John Sullivan, English screenwriter, producer, and composer (died 2011)

Political Leader

Adly Mansour, Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt

Writer

Geoffrey Wheatcroft, English journalist and author

Military

Wesley Clark, American general

Athlete

Ron Allen, American baseball player

Scientist

Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic

Notable Figure

Terry Peder Rasmussen, American serial killer (died 2010)

Actor

Harry Shearer, American actor, voice artist, and comedian

Queen Silvia of Sweden(1943 - present)
Political Leader

Queen Silvia of Sweden

Politician

Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia

Business

Peter Davis, English businessman

Musician

Tim Hardin, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 1980)

Political Leader

Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan (died 2021)

Musician

Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Robert Labine, Canadian politician (died 2021)

Musician

Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (died 1986)

Musician

Eugene Record, American soul singer-songwriter (died 2005)

Artist

Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (died 1995)

Scientist

Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol

Filmmaker

Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer

Artist

Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian, and educator (died 2015)

Actor

Frederic Forrest, American actor (died 2023)

Notable Figure

Bobby Ross, American football player and coach

Notable Figure

Willie Wood, American football player (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster (died 2020)

Musician

Johnny Kidd, English singer-songwriter (died 1966)

Athlete

Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer and manager (died 2012)

Musician

Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (died 1984)

Political Leader

Akihito, Emperor of Japan

Athlete

Noella Leduc, American baseball player (died 2014)

Politician

Richard Clark Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 2015)

Actor

Ronnie Schell, American comedian and actor

Musician

Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (died 1988)

Notable Figure

Dick Weber, American professional bowler (died 2005)

Writer

Robert Bly, American poet and essayist (died 2021)

Musician

Harold Dorman, American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

Politician

Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (died 2002)

Notable Figure

Rayner Unwin, English publisher (died 2000)

Politician

Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (died 1954)

Writer

Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (died 2008)

Military

James Stockdale, American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2005)

Musician

Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (died 2001)

Actor

Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (died 2001)

Military

Kenneth M. Taylor, American general and pilot (died 2006)

Notable Figure

José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (died 2000)

Political Leader

Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (died 2015)

Filmmaker

Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2008)

Scientist

Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (died 1998)

Actor

James Gregory, American actor (died 2002)

Medical

Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Military

Kurt Meyer, German SS general and convicted war criminal (died 1961)

Notable Figure

Gertrude Bancroft, American economist (died 1985)

Artist

Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (died 2002)

Writer

Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (died 2005)

Politician

James Roosevelt, American general and politician (died 1991)

Notable Figure

Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (died 1942)

Writer

Norman Maclean, American author and academic (died 1990)

Political Leader

Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (died 1987)

Notable Figure

Viktor Gutić, Croatian fascist official (died 1947)

Notable Figure

Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (died 2014)

Actor

Marie Bell, French actress and stage director (died 1985)

Notable Figure

Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (died 1975)

Writer

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author (died 1957)

Actor

Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress and broadcaster (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (died 1976)

Artist

Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter, and engraver (died 1964)

Scientist

Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (died 1972)

Artist

John Marin, American painter (died 1953)

Business

Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 1919)

Notable Figure

James M. Canty, American educator, school administrator, and businessperson (died 1964)

Politician

Edgar P. Rucker, American lawyer, politician, and businessman (died 1908)

Writer

Henry B. Guppy, English botanist and author (died 1926)

Notable Figure

Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1924)

Writer

János Murkovics, Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (died 1917)

Writer

Mathilde Wesendonck, German poet and author (died 1902)

Scientist

Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (died 1875)

Writer

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (died 1889)

Writer

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (died 1904)

Notable Figure

Henri-Alexandre Wallon, French historian and statesman (died 1904)

Notable Figure

Edward Blyth, English zoologist (died 1873)

Notable Figure

Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist (died 1884)

Notable Figure

Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (died 1870)

Philosopher/Religious

Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (died 1844)

Writer

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (died 1869)

Notable Figure

Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan (died 1863)

Notable Figure

Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (died 1832)

Politician

William Armstrong, American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (died 1865)

Notable Figure

Alexander I of Russia (died 1825)

Scientist

Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist (died 1852)

Politician

Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (died 1834)

Notable Figure

Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (died 1827)

Scientist

Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (died 1792)

Athlete

Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (died 1749)

Political Leader

Pamheiba, Indian emperor (died 1751)

Musician

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (died 1755)

Political Leader

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1682)

Legal

Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (died 1678)

Politician

Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (died 1676)

Political Leader

Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor (died 1627)

Musician

Martin Opitz, German poet and composer (died 1639)

Musician

Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (died 1663)

Artist

Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (died 1632)

Notable Figure

Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (died 1577)

Notable Figure

John Albert I, duke of Mecklenburg (died 1576)

Politician

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (died 1577)

Notable Figure

Louis I, duke of Bavaria (died 1231)

Political Leader

Emperor Zhenzong of Song, emperor of the Song dynasty (died 1022)

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