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Famous People Born on May 23(216 people)
Felipe Drugovich, Brazilian-Italian racing driver
James Charles, American internet personality
Trinidad Cardona, American singer and songwriter
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Georgian-American basketball player
Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver
Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter
Luca de la Torre, American soccer player
Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player
Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper
Laerte do Vando, Brazilian politician
Aaron Donald, American football player
Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
Kristína Kučová, Slovakian tennis player
Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player
Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete
Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (died 2023)
Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter
Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russian tennis player
Silvio Proto, Belgian-Italian footballer
Tim Robinson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Chris Gethard, American actor, comedian and writer
Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player
Rasual Butler, American basketball player (died 2018)
Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
Richard Ayoade, British actor, director and writer
Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
Andy Selva, Sammarinese footballer and manager
Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver
Poppy King, Australian entrepreneur
Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport
Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter
H. Jon Benjamin, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer
Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player
Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician
Daniele Massaro, Italian footballer and manager
Norrie May-Welby, Scottish Australian gender activist
Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster
Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur
Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer
Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (died 1988)
Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gerry Armstrong, Northern Irish international footballer
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor (died 2021)
Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist
Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player
Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017)
Richard Chase, American serial killer (died 1980)
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (died 2019)
Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer
Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (died 1995)
John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (died 2016)
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
Rod Thorn, American basketball player, coach, and executive
Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian saxophonist (died 2002)
Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver
Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (died 2010)
Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress
Charles Kimbrough, American actor (died 2023)
Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (died 2009)
Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer
Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (died 1998)
Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic (died 2019)
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (died 1982)
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died 2002)
Nigel Davenport, English actor (died 2013)
Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (died 2015)
Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (died 1996)
Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (died 2014)
Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (died 2009)
Helen O'Connell, American singer (died 1993)
Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (died 1988)
Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate (died 2012)
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2011)
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 1997)
Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (died 2009)
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (died 1999)
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981)
Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (died 1997)
Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (died 1984)
Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (died 2010)
Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (died 1983)
Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (died 1952)
Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (died 1999)
Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (died 1986)
Franz Kline, American painter and academic (died 1962)
Hélène Boucher, French pilot (died 1934)
Tomiko Itooka, Japanese supercentenarian (died 2024)
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About Famous Birthdays on May 23
May 23 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.
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