People born on May 23 201
K'inich Kan Bahlam II
b. 635 – d. 702
K'inich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (d. 702)
Philip I of France
b. 1052 – d. 1108
Philip I of France (b. 1052)
Emperor Qinzong of Song
b. 1100 – d. 1161
Emperor Qinzong of Song (d. 1161)
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Uijong of Goryeo
b. 1127 – d. 1173
Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (d. 1173)
Gongmin of Goryeo
b. 1330 – d. 1374
Gongmin of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 1374)
Paul Siefert
b. 1586 – d. 1666
Paul Siefert, German composer and organist (d. 1666)
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
b. 1606 – d. 1682
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1606)
Bertholet Flemalle
b. 1614 – d. 1675
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1675)
Elias Ashmole
b. 1617 – d. 1692
Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (d. 1692)
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
b. 1629 – d. 1663
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, noble of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1663)
Carl Linnaeus
b. 1707 – d. 1778
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (d. 1778)
William Hunter (anatomist)
b. 1718 – d. 1783
William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician (d. 1783)
Giuseppe Parini
b. 1729 – d. 1799
Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
b. 1730 – d. 1813
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (d. 1813)
Franz Mesmer
b. 1734 – d. 1815
Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer (d. 1815)
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Andrea Luchesi
b. 1741 – d. 1801
Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer (d. 1801)
Franz Schlik
b. 1789 – d. 1862
Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general (d. 1862)
Jules Dumont d'Urville
b. 1790 – d. 1842
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (d. 1842)
James Pradier
b. 1790 – d. 1852
James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor (d. 1852)
Ignaz Moscheles
b. 1794 – d. 1870
Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1870)
Charles Barry
b. 1795 – d. 1860
Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (d. 1860)
Margaret Fuller
b. 1810 – d. 1850
Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (b. 1810)
James Buchanan Eads
b. 1820 – d. 1887
James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (d. 1887)
Lorenzo Sawyer
b. 1820 – d. 1891
Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (b. 1820)
Ambrose Burnside
b. 1824 – d. 1881
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1824)
Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis
b. 1834 – d. 1891
Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis, Latvian architect (d. 1891)
Carl Bloch
b. 1834 – d. 1890
Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (d. 1890)
Anatole Mallet
b. 1837 – d. 1919
Anatole Mallet, Swiss mechanical engineer and inventor (d. 1919)
Józef Wieniawski
b. 1837 – d. 1912
Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1912)
Amaldus Nielsen
b. 1838 – d. 1932
Amaldus Nielsen, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)
George Throssell
b. 1840 – d. 1910
George Throssell, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (d. 1910)
`Abdu'l-Bahá
b. 1844 – d. 1921
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious leader (d. 1921)
Otto Lilienthal
b. 1848 – d. 1896
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (b. 1848)
Isabella Ford
b. 1855 – d. 1924
Isabella Ford, English author and activist (d. 1924)
József Rippl-Rónai
b. 1861 – d. 1927
József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (d. 1927)
Władysław Horodecki
b. 1863 – d. 1930
Władysław Horodecki, Polish architect (d. 1930)
William O'Connor (fencer)
b. 1864 – d. 1939
William O'Connor, American fencer (d. 1939)
Epitácio Pessoa
b. 1865 – d. 1942
Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian jurist and politician, 11th President of Brazil (d. 1942)
Alfred P. Sloan
b. 1875 – d. 1966
Alfred P. Sloan, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1966)
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William Halpenny
b. 1882 – d. 1960
William Halpenny, Canadian pole vaulter (d. 1960)
Douglas Fairbanks
b. 1883 – d. 1939
Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1939)
Corrado Gini
b. 1884 – d. 1965
Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965)
Thoralf Skolem
b. 1887 – d. 1963
Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1963)
Nikolai Vekšin
b. 1887 – d. 1951
Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (d. 1951)
Adriaan Roland Holst
b. 1888 – d. 1976
Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (d. 1976)
Zack Wheat
b. 1888 – d. 1972
Zack Wheat, American baseball player and police officer (d. 1972)
Ernst Niekisch
b. 1889 – d. 1967
Ernst Niekisch, German academic and politician (b. 1889)
Herbert Marshall
b. 1890 – d. 1966
Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
Pär Lagerkvist
b. 1891 – d. 1974
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
b. 1892 – d. 1975
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer and grandfather of Diana Spencer (d. 1975)
Felix Steiner
b. 1896 – d. 1966
Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (d. 1966)
Jimmie Guthrie
b. 1897 – d. 1937
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motor cycle racer (b. 1897)
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Scott O'Dell
b. 1898 – d. 1989
Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989)
Josef Terboven
b. 1898 – d. 1945
Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (d. 1945)
Jeralean Talley
b. 1899 – d. 2015
Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian (d. 2015)
Hans Frank
b. 1900 – d. 1946
Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (d. 1946)
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Franz Leopold Neumann
b. 1900 – d. 1954
Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
John Bardeen
b. 1908 – d. 1991
John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
Hélène Boucher
b. 1908 – d. 1934
Hélène Boucher, French pilot (d. 1934)
Margaret Wise Brown
b. 1910 – d. 1952
Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (d. 1952)
Hugh Casson
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Hugh Casson, English architect and interior designer (b. 1910)
Scatman Crothers
b. 1910 – d. 1986
Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (d. 1986)
Artie Shaw
b. 1910 – d. 2004
Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2004)
Franz Kline
b. 1910 – d. 1962
Franz Kline, American painter and academic (d. 1962)
Lou Brouillard
b. 1911 – d. 1984
Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (d. 1984)
Paul Augustin Mayer
b. 1911 – d. 2010
Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (d. 2010)
Betty Nuthall
b. 1911 – d. 1983
Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (d. 1983)
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Jean Françaix
b. 1912 – d. 1997
Jean Françaix, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)
John Payne (actor)
b. 1912 – d. 1989
John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)
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Harold Hitchcock
b. 1914 – d. 2009
Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009)
Celestine Sibley
b. 1914 – d. 1999
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999)
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
b. 1914 – d. 1981
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (b. 1914)
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S. Donald Stookey
b. 1915 – d. 2014
S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (d. 2014)
Edward Norton Lorenz
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008)
Denis Compton
b. 1918 – d. 1997
Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997)
Robert Bernstein (comics)
b. 1919 – d. 1988
Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (d. 1988)
Betty Garrett
b. 1919 – d. 2011
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2011)
Helen O'Connell
b. 1920 – d. 1993
Helen O'Connell, American singer (b. 1920)
Alicia de Larrocha
b. 1923 – d. 2009
Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (b. 1923)
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Irving Millman
b. 1923 – d. 2012
Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (d. 2012)
Karlheinz Deschner
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014)
Joshua Lederberg
b. 1925 – d. 2008
Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
Mac Wiseman
b. 1925
Mac Wiseman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Basil Salvadore D'Souza
b. 1926 – d. 1996
Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (b. 1926)
Joe Slovo
b. 1926 – d. 1995
Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-born South African activist and politician (d. 1995)
Rosemary Clooney
b. 1928 – d. 2002
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b. 1928)
Nigel Davenport
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Nigel Davenport, English actor (d. 2013)
Nina Otkalenko
b. 1928 – d. 2015
Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (d. 2015)
Ulla Jacobsson
b. 1929 – d. 1982
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)
Friedrich Achleitner
b. 1930
Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic
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Richard Anuszkiewicz
b. 1930
Richard Anuszkiewicz, American painter and sculptor
Charles Kelman
b. 1930 – d. 2004
Charles Kelman, American ophthalmologist (d. 2004)
Barbara Barrie
b. 1931
Barbara Barrie, American actress
Kevork Ajemian
b. 1932 – d. 1998
Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (d. 1998)
Joan Collins
b. 1933
Joan Collins, English actress
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Ove Fundin
b. 1933
Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer
Robert Moog
b. 1934 – d. 2005
Robert Moog, American businessman, founded Moog Music (b. 1934)
Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell
b. 1935
Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell, English politician
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Lasse Strömstedt
b. 1935 – d. 2009
Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author and actor (b. 1935)
Ingeborg Hallstein
b. 1936
Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress
Charles Kimbrough
b. 1936
Charles Kimbrough, American actor
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Michel Colombier
b. 1939 – d. 2004
Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004)
Reinhard Hauff
b. 1939
Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
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Giles Gordon
b. 1940 – d. 2003
Giles Gordon, Scottish author and agent (d. 2003)
Gérard Larrousse
b. 1940
Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver
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Bjørn Johansen (musician)
b. 1940 – d. 2002
Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002)
Cora Sadosky
b. 1940 – d. 2010
Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
Martin Puryear
b. 1941
Martin Puryear, American sculptor
Zalman King
b. 1941 – d. 2012
Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Gabriel Liiceanu
b. 1942
Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao
b. 1942
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
General Johnson (musician)
b. 1943 – d. 2010
General Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
Peter Kenilorea
b. 1943 – d. 2016
Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (d. 2016)
Alan Walden
b. 1943
Alan Walden, American businessman and manager, co-founded Capricorn Records
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Tiki Fulwood
b. 1944 – d. 1979
Tiki Fulwood, American R&B/funk/jazz drummer (d. 1979)
John Newcombe
b. 1944
John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
Padmarajan
b. 1945 – d. 1991
Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991)
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Stephen Marks
b. 1946
Stephen Marks, English businessman
Jane Kenyon
b. 1947 – d. 1995
Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (d. 1995)
Myriam Boyer
b. 1948
Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer
Daniel DiNardo
b. 1949
Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal
Alan García
b. 1949
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 93rd President of Peru
Martin McGuinness
b. 1950 – d. 2017
Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2017)
Anatoly Karpov
b. 1951
Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player
Antonis Samaras
b. 1951
Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece
Martin Parr
b. 1952
Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
b. 1954
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor
Luka Bloom
b. 1955
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ursula Plassnik
b. 1956
Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria
Buck Showalter
b. 1956
Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Andrea Pazienza
b. 1956 – d. 1988
Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988)
Mitch Albom
b. 1958
Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
Drew Carey
b. 1958
Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur
Lea DeLaria
b. 1958
Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer
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Shelly West
b. 1958
Shelly West, American country singer
Marcella Mesker
b. 1959
Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster
Karen Duffy
b. 1962
Karen Duffy, American actress
Viviane Baladi
b. 1963
Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician
Ruth Metzler
b. 1964
Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
b. 1965
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
Paul Sironen
b. 1965
Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player
Tom Tykwer
b. 1965
Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
Graeme Hick
b. 1966
Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
Gary Roberts (ice hockey)
b. 1966
Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Luis Roberto Alves
b. 1967
Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer
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Anna Ibrisagic
b. 1967
Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
Guinevere Turner
b. 1968
Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter
Mindi Abair
b. 1969
Mindi Abair, American saxophonist and composer
Nanette Burstein
b. 1970
Nanette Burstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Matt Flynn (musician)
b. 1970
Matt Flynn, American drummer and producer
Bryan Herta
b. 1970
Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport
George Osborne
b. 1971
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rubens Barrichello
b. 1972
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver
Martin Saggers
b. 1972
Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire
Maxwell (musician)
b. 1973
Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
Jewel (singer)
b. 1974
Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
Manuela Schwesig
b. 1974
Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs
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Darren Styles
b. 1975
Darren Styles, English record producer
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Ricardinho
b. 1976
Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
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Mike Gonzalez
b. 1978
Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player
Scott Raynor
b. 1978
Scott Raynor, American drummer
Rasual Butler
b. 1979
Rasual Butler, American basketball player
Brian Campbell
b. 1979
Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
Ben Ross
b. 1980
Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player
Pierre Lapointe
b. 1981
Pierre Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Hugo Almeida
b. 1984
Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer
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Sebastián Fernández
b. 1985
Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
Wim Stroetinga
b. 1985
Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist
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Ross Wallace
b. 1985
Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
Ryan Coogler
b. 1986
Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter
Alexei Sitnikov
b. 1986
Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
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Alice Tait
b. 1986
Alice Tait, Australian swimmer
Ruben Zadkovich
b. 1986
Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer
Gracie Otto
b. 1987
Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
Bray Wyatt
b. 1987
Bray Wyatt, American wrestler
Rosanna Crawford
b. 1988
Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete
Morgan Pressel
b. 1988
Morgan Pressel, American golfer
Ezequiel Schelotto
b. 1989
Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer
Kristína Kučová
b. 1990
Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player
Dan Evans (tennis)
b. 1990
Dan Evans, British tennis player
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Oliver Venno
b. 1990
Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player
Lena Meyer-Landrut
b. 1991
Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
Aaron Donald
b. 1991
Aaron Donald, American football player
César Pinares
b. 1991
César Pinares, Chilean footballer
Andy Janovich
b. 1993
Andy Janovich, American football player
Stephon Tuitt
b. 1993
Stephon Tuitt, American football player
Tyus Bowser
b. 1995
Tyus Bowser, American football player
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Riley Woodcock
b. 1995
Riley Woodcock, Australian footballer
Katharina Althaus
b. 1996
Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper
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John Requejo
b. 1996
John Requejo, American footballer
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Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)
b. 1996
Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer
Pedro Chirivella
b. 1997
Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer
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Coy Craft
b. 1997
Coy Craft, American footballer
Joe Gomez (footballer)
b. 1997
Joe Gomez, English footballer
Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)
b. 1997
Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer
Sam Timmins
b. 1997
Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player
Sérgio Sette Câmara
b. 1998
Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver
Luca de la Torre
b. 1998
Luca de la Torre, American footballer
Salwa Eid Naser
b. 1998
Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter
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Ross Cunningham
b. 1998
Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer
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Daniel Köstl
b. 1998
Daniel Köstl, Czech footballer