August 23 - Births

Births

• 1486 – Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (d. 1566)
• 1524 – François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (d. 1590)
• 1623 – Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish Socinian theologist (d. 1675)
• 1724 – Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)
• 1741 – Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)
• 1754 – King Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
• 1757 – Marie Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann, German actress (d. 1775)
• 1769 – Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)
• 1783 – William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)
• 1785 – Oliver Hazard Perry, American naval officer (d. 1819)
• 1805 – Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)
• 1814 – James Roosevelt Bayley, American religious leader (d. 1877)
• 1829 – Moritz Cantor, German mathematician (d. 1920)
• 1836 – Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)
• 1843 – William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)
• 1846 – Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)
• 1847 – Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)
• 1849 – William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)
• 1852 – Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)
• 1852 – Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)
• 1854 – Moritz Moszkowski, Polish/German composer (d. 1925)
• 1864 – Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
• 1868 – Edgar Lee Masters, American author (d. 1950)
• 1875 – William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)
• 1875 – Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)
• 1880 – Alexander Grin, Russian writer (d. 1932)
• 1883 – Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, American general (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Will Cuppy, American humorist (d. 1949)
• 1884 – Ogden L. Mills, American Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1937)
• 1900 – Ernst Krenek, Austrian-born composer (d. 1991)
• 1900 – Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Guy Bush, Major League Baseball pitcher (d. 1985)
• 1901 – John Sherman Cooper, American politician (d. 1991)
• 1903 – William Primrose, Scottish violist (d. 1982)
• 1905 – Constant Lambert, British composer (d. 1951)
• 1908 – Hannah Frank, Scottish artist (d. 2008)
• 1909 – Syd Buller, English cricketer (d. 1970)
• 1910 – Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer (d. 1979)
• 1910 – Lonny Frey, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski-jumper (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Gene Kelly, American dancer and actor (d. 1996)
• 1917 – Tex Williams, American singer (d. 1985)
• 1919 – Vladimir Rokhlin, Soviet mathematician (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Kenneth Arrow, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner
• 1921 – Sam Cook, England cricketer (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Jean Darling, American child actress
• 1922 – Pierre Gauvreau, French Canadian painter, television writer and producer
• 1922 – George Kell, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Ephraim Kishon, Israeli writer (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Robert Solow, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1925 – Robert Mulligan, American film director (d. 2008)
• 1926 – Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist, (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
• 1927 – Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer
• 1928 – Marian Seldes, American actress
• 1929 – Vera Miles, American actress
• 1930 – Michel Rocard, French politician
• 1931 – Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1932 – Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria (d. 1978)
• 1932 – Mark Russell, American comedian and political commentator
• 1933 – Robert Curl, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 – Pete Wilson, American politician
• 1934 – Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
• 1934 – Sonny Jurgensen, American football player
• 1936 – Henry Lee Lucas, American serial killer (d. 2001)
• 1943 – Nelson DeMille, American novelist
• 1944 – Antonia Novello, former United States Surgeon General
• 1945 – Rayfield Wright, American football player
• 1946 – Keith Moon, English musician (The Who) (d. 1978)
• 1947 – Willy Russell, British playwright
• 1947 – David Robb, British actor
• 1948 – Andrei Pleşu, Romanian writer, essayist
• 1948 – Daniel Ruettiger, American motivational speaker
• 1949 – Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
• 1949 – Geoff Capes, English strongman
• 1949 – Shelley Long, American actress
• 1949 – Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor
• 1951 – Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (d. 2004)
• 1951 – Allan Bristow, American basketball head coach
• 1951 – Queen Noor of Jordan
• 1951 – Jimi Jamison, American singer (Survivor)
• 1952 – Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician
• 1953 – Bobby G, British singer (Bucks Fizz)
• 1953 – Ernst Savkovic, German footballer
• 1954 – Charles Busch, American director, writer, actor and drag queen
• 1956 – Andreas Floer, German mathematician (d. 1991)
• 1956 – Hans-Jürgen Salewski, German footballer
• 1956 – Skipp Sudduth, American actor
• 1956 – Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician
• 1957 – Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician
• 1958 – Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player
• 1959 – George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player
• 1960 – Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist
• 1960 – Gary Hoey, American Guitarist
• 1960 – Chris Potter, Canadian actor
• 1961 – Dean DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• 1961 – Gary Mabbutt, English footballer
• 1962 – Martin Cauchon, Canadian politician
• 1962 – Shaun Ryder, English musician
• 1963 – Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
• 1963 – Richard Illingworth, England cricketer
• 1963 – Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
• 1963 – Park Chan-wook, Korean director and screenwriter
• 1964 – Johan Bruyneel, Belgian cyclist
• 1964 – Kong Hee, Singaporean pastor
• 1964 – Yoshikazu Taru, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1964 – Wendy Pepper, American designer
• 1965 – Roger Avary, Canadian screenwriter, director, and producer
• 1966 – Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player
• 1967 – Richard Petrie, New Zealand cricketer
• 1968 – Chris DiMarco, American golfer
• 1968 – Laura Claycomb, American operatic soprano
• 1969 – Keith Tyson, English artist
• 1969 – Jeremy Schaap, American sportswriter
• 1969 – Geneviève Brouillette, Quebec television and film actress
• 1970 – Lawrence Frank, American basketball coach
• 1970 – "KK" Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer
• 1970 – Brad Mehldau, American pianist
• 1970 – Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian
• 1970 – River Phoenix, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1971 – Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
• 1971 – BoneCrusher, American rapper
• 1972 – Martin Grainger, English footballer
• 1972 – Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1972 – Mark Butcher, England cricketer
• 1973 – Casey Blake, American baseball player
• 1973 – Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer
• 1973 – Malaika Arora Khan, Indian actress and model
• 1974 – Ray Park, Scottish actor
• 1974 – Seth Binzer, aka Shifty Shellshock, American musician (Crazy Town)
• 1974 – Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner
• 1974 – Christian Beranek, American graphic novelist and actor
• 1975 – Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler
• 1975 – Sean Marks, New Zealander-born basketball player
• 1976 – Scott Caan, American actor
• 1976 – Pat Garrity, American basketball player
• 1977 – Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer
• 1978 – Kobe Bryant, American basketball player
• 1978 – Julian Casablancas, American singer (The Strokes)
• 1979 – Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer
• 1979 – Ritchie Neville, British musician
• 1980 – Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player
• 1980 – Rex Grossman, American football player
• 1980 – Diamondog, Angolan rapper
• 1981 – Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer
• 1981 – Carmen Luvana, American pornographic actress
• 1981 – Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer
• 1982 – Scott Palguta, American soccer player
• 1982 – YTCracker, American musician and computer hacker
• 1983 – Sun Ming Ming, Chinese basketball player
• 1983 – Tony Moll, American football player
• 1984 – Glen Johnson, English footballer
• 1986 – Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist and musician
• 1987 – Nikki Gil, Filipina actress and host
• 1988 – Jeremy Lin, American basketball player
• 2001 – Zaijian Jaranilla, Filipino actor