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Famous People Born on January 23(205 people)

Athlete

Julio Enciso, Paraguayan footballer

Athlete

Joško Gvardiol, Croatian footballer

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Nicola Zalewski, Polish footballer

Athlete

Olga Danilović, Serbian tennis player

Athlete

Alban Lafont, French footballer

Musician

XXXTentacion, American rapper (died 2018)

Athlete

Keita Bates-Diop, American basketball player

Athlete

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer

Athlete

Addison Russell, American baseball player

Actor

Reina Triendl, Japanese model and actress

Athlete

Steve Birnbaum, American soccer player

Athlete

Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler

Notable Figure

Leo Komarov, Estonian-Finnish ice hockey player

Athlete

Gelete Burka, Ethiopian runner

Athlete

Marc Laird, Scottish footballer

Athlete

José Enrique, Spanish footballer

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Steven Taylor, English footballer

Notable Figure

Sandro Viletta, Swiss skier

Musician

San E, South Korean rapper

Athlete

Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer

Actor

Doutzen Kroes, Dutch model and actress

Notable Figure

Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Russian pole vaulter

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Aselefech Mergia, Ethiopian runner

Notable Figure

Jeff Samardzija, American baseball and football player

Athlete

Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer

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Irving Saladino, Panamanian long jumper

Musician

Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter

Athlete

Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player

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Andrew Rock, American sprinter

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Rob Friend, Canadian soccer player

Actor

Julia Jones, American actress

Notable Figure

Scott Hannan, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Larry Hughes, American basketball player

Writer

Dawn O'Porter, Scottish-English fashion designer and journalist

Athlete

Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

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Maria Stepanova, Russian basketball player

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Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player and scout

Notable Figure

Anne Margrethe Hausken, Norwegian orienteering competitor

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Alex Shaffer, American skier

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Phil Dawson, American football player

Artist

Tito Ortiz, American mixed martial artist

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Glen Chapple, English cricketer

Actor

Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress

Artist

Richard T. Slone, English painter

Actor

Tiffani Thiessen, American actress

Notable Figure

Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player

Actor

Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor

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Kevin Mawae, American football player and coach

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Adam Parore, New Zealand cricketer and mountaineer

Actor

Claire Rankin, Canadian actress

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Richard Šmehlík, Czech ice hockey player

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Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper

Athlete

Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager

Actor

Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player and actor

Notable Figure

Susen Tiedtke, German long jumper

Musician

Taro Hakase, Japanese violinist and composer

Athlete

Petr Korda, Czech-Monégasque tennis player

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Owen Cunningham, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Damien Hardman, Australian surfer

Athlete

Haywoode Workman, American basketball player and referee

Musician

Louie Clemente, American drummer

Musician

Jonatha Brooke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer

Political Leader

Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyanese economist and politician, 7th President of Guyana

Actor

Gail O'Grady, American actress

Musician

David Arnold, English composer

Athlete

Aivar Lillevere, Estonian footballer and coach

Writer

Elvira Lindo, Spanish journalist and author

Actor

Boris McGiver, American actor

Actor

Peter Mackenzie, American actor

Notable Figure

Yelena Sinchukova, Russian long jumper

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Greg Ritchie, Australian cricketer

TV/Radio

Clive Bull, English radio host

Notable Figure

Sergey Litvinov, Russian hammer thrower (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Caroline, Princess of Hanover

Notable Figure

Trevor Hohns, Australian cricketer

Musician

John Luther Adams, American composer

Philosopher/Religious

Alister McGrath, Irish priest, historian, and theologian

Politician

Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles

Musician

Robin Zander, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Omar Henry, South African cricketer

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Jaroslav Pouzar, Czech ice hockey player

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Chesley Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert

Actor

Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, producer, and composer

Actor

Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Suzanne Scotchmer, American economist and academic (died 2014)

Musician

Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (died 2012)

Writer

Charlie Papazian, American nuclear engineer, brewer and author.

Musician

Anita Pointer, American singer-songwriter (died 2022)

Politician

Tom Carper, American captain and politician, 71st Governor of Delaware

Political Leader

Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian politician, 5th president of Indonesia

Political Leader

Arnoldo Alemán, Nicaraguan lawyer and politician, President of Nicaragua

Scientist

Boris Berezovsky, Russian-English businessman and mathematician (died 2013)

Politician

Marie Charlotte Fayanga, Central African politician and diplomat (died 2021)

Politician

Mike Harris, Canadian politician, 22nd Premier of Ontario

Actor

Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (died 2019)

Musician

Gary Burton, American musician

Actor

Gil Gerard, American actor (died 2025)

Athlete

Özhan Canaydın, Turkish basketball player and businessman (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Laurie Mayne, Australian cricketer

Political Leader

Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Mongolian politician, 1st President of Mongolia (died 2025)

Politician

Herman Tjeenk Willink, Dutch judge and politician

Notable Figure

Jock R. Anderson, Australian economist and academic

Writer

João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (died 2014)

Writer

Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (died 2015)

Musician

Joe Dowell, American singer (died 2016)

Activist

Ed Roberts, American activist (died 1995)

Athlete

Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (died 1999)

Artist

Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor

Notable Figure

Jerry Kramer, American football player and sportscaster

Musician

Cécile Ousset, French pianist

Athlete

Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (died 2016)

Writer

Tom Reamy, American author (died 1977)

Actor

Lou Antonio, American actor and director

Politician

Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2003)

Politician

Bill Hayden, Australian politician, 21st Governor General of Australia (died 2023)

Actor

Chita Rivera, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024)

Athlete

George Allen, English footballer (died 2016)

Actor

Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Tanya Savicheva, Russian child diarist (died 1944)

Athlete

Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player (died 2017)

Writer

Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish operatic soprano (died 2021)

Writer

Myron Cope, American journalist and sportscaster (died 2008)

Philosopher/Religious

Filaret Denysenko, Ukrainian religious leader, Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate

Writer

Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, author, and critic (died 2016)

Scientist

John Polanyi, German-Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Actor

Jeanne Moreau, French actress (died 2017)

Business

Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (died 1994)

Artist

Fred Williams, Australian painter (died 1982)

Politician

Bal Thackeray, Indian journalist, cartoonist, and politician (died 2012)

Musician

Marty Paich, American pianist, composer, producer, and conductor (died 1995)

Politician

Frank Lautenberg, American soldier, businessman, and politician (died 2013)

Athlete

Horace Ashenfelter, American runner (died 2018)

Writer

Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (died 1996)

Artist

Leon Golub, American painter and academic (died 2004)

Politician

Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (died 2016)

Architect

Gottfried Böhm, German architect (died 2021)

Athlete

Henry Eriksson, Swedish runner (died 2000)

Business

Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee (died 2010)

Actor

Frances Bay, Canadian-American actress (died 2011)

Scientist

Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (died 2013)

Actor

Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (died 1962)

Athlete

Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Charlie Kerins, Executed Irish Republican (died 1944)

Notable Figure

Florence Rush, American social worker and theorist (died 2008)

Writer

David Douglas Duncan, American photographer and journalist (died 2018)

Politician

Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Herma Bauma, Austrian javelin thrower and handball player (died 2003)

Philosopher/Religious

W. Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian-Barbadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)

Legal

Potter Stewart, American lawyer and judge (died 1985)

Artist

Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (died 1960)

Business

Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (died 2007)

Filmmaker

Boris Pokrovsky, Russian director and manager (died 2009)

Musician

Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (died 1953)

Actor

Dan Duryea, American actor and singer (died 1968)

Scientist

Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)

Athlete

Erich Borchmeyer, German sprinter (died 2000)

Politician

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Minister of National Education of Colombia (died 1948)

Business

Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (died 1983)

Musician

William Ifor Jones, Welsh organist and conductor (died 1988)

Notable Figure

Glen Kidston, English racing driver and pilot (died 1931)

Musician

Georg Kulenkampff, German violinist (died 1948)

Actor

Randolph Scott, American actor (died 1987)

Writer

Freda Utley, English scholar and author (died 1978)

Politician

Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (died 1945)

Architect

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (died 2000)

Writer

Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author (died 1978)

Notable Figure

William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Alf Blair, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1944)

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Alf Hall, English-South African cricketer (died 1964)

Writer

Jyotirmoyee Devi, Indian author (died 1988)

Scientist

Claribel Kendall, American mathematician (died 1965)

Politician

Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama, Mexican politician (died 1967)

Musician

Rutland Boughton, English composer (died 1960)

Scientist

Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954)

Scientist

Paul Langevin, French physicist and academic (died 1946)

Architect

Jože Plečnik, Slovenian architect, designed Plečnik Parliament (died 1957)

Scientist

David Hilbert, German mathematician and academic (died 1943)

Scientist

Frank Shuman, American inventor and engineer (died 1918)

Notable Figure

Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (died 1936)

Notable Figure

John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (died 1926)

Politician

John Marks Moore, American politician (died 1902)

Scientist

Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1915)

Scientist

Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (died 1905)

Philosopher/Religious

Marianne Cope, German-American nun and saint (died 1918)

Politician

Muthu Coomaraswamy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1879)

Artist

Édouard Manet, French painter (died 1883)

Notable Figure

Saigō Takamori, Japanese samurai (died 1877)

Writer

Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (died 1895)

Activist

Surendra Sai, Indian activist (died 1884)

Scientist

Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire (died 1858)

Philosopher/Religious

Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column (died 1858)

Writer

Stendhal, French novelist (died 1842)

Military

Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (died 1827)

Musician

Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1832)

Scientist

William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal (died 1814)

Politician

John Hancock, American general and politician, first Governor of Massachusetts (died 1793)

Scientist

John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (died 1790)

Artist

Abraham Diepraam, Dutch painter (died 1670)

Notable Figure

Mary Ward, English Catholic Religious Sister (died 1645)

Politician

Hai Rui, Chinese politician (died 1587)

Notable Figure

Louis III, Elector Palatine (died 1436)

Philosopher/Religious

Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (died 1419)

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