July 23 - Births

Births

• 645 – Yazid I, Arabian Caliph (d. 683)
• 1301 – Otto, Duke of Austria (d. 1339)
• 1339 – King Louis I of Naples (d. 1384)
• 1503 – Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Queen consort of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1547)
• 1649 – Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
• 1705 – Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)
• 1775 – Etienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
• 1777 – Philipp Otto Runge, German painter (d. 1810)
• 1796 – Franz Berwald, Swedish composer (d. 1868)
• 1823 – Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian Catholic archbishop (d. 1894)
• 1838 – Edouard Judas Colonne, French violinist (d. 1910)
• 1856 – Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist (d. 1920)
• 1864 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theoretician (d. 1903)
• 1865 – Max Heindel, Danish occultist and mystic (d. 1919)
• 1884 – Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (d. 1950)
• 1885 – Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-born American perfumer (d. 1935)
• 1886 – Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish diplomat (d. 1978)
• 1886 – Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (d. 1976)
• 1888 – Raymond Chandler, American novelist (d. 1959)
• 1892 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (d. 1975)
• 1894 – Arthur Treacher, English character actor (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Aileen Pringle, American actress (d. 1989)
• 1898 – Jacob Marschak, American economist (d. 1977)
• 1898 – Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1987)
• 1899 – Gustav Heinemann, German politician (d. 1976)
• 1900 – John Babcock, Canadian World War I veteran (d. 2010)
• 1901 – Hank Worden, American actor and rodeo cowboy (d. 1992)
• 1905 – Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor and lecturer
• 1906 – Vladimir Prelog, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1906 – Chandrasekhar Azad, Indian nationalist (d. 1931)
• 1909 – John William Finn, American WWII Medal of Honor recieptant (d. 2010)
• 1912 – Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979)
• 1912 – M. H. Abrams, American literary critic and writer
• 1913 – Michael Foot, English politician (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Virgil Finlay, American horror illustrator (d. 1971)
• 1918 – Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1920 – Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Calvert DeForest, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player (d. 1997)
• 1923 – Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (d. 1958)
• 1923 – Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Gavin Lambert, British-born American screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician (d. 1975)
• 1927 – Gérard Brach, French film director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Hubert Selby Jr., American author (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Queen Te Atairangikaahu of the New Zealand Māori (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Guy Fournier, French Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1931 – Claude Fournier, French Canadian film director and screenwriter
• 1933 – Bert Convy, American game show host and performer (d. 1991)
• 1933 – Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect (d. 2010)
• 1933 – Benedict Groeschel, American Roman Catholic priest
• 1935 – Jim Hall, American race car driver and builder
• 1935 – Hein Heinsen, Danish sculptor
• 1936 – Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1936 – Anthony Kennedy, American Supreme Court Justice
• 1937 – Dave Webster, American football player
• 1938 – Juliet Anderson, American pornographic actress (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Ronny Cox, American actor
• 1938 – Götz George, German actor
• 1938 – Charles Harrelson, American convicted murderer; father of Woody Harrelson (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Bert Newton, Australian actor and television show host
• 1940 – Don Imus, American talk radio host
• 1940 – Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian banker and economist (d. 2010)
• 1941 – Richie Evans, American NASCAR driver (d. 1985)
• 1942 – Myra Hindley, English murderer (d. 2002)
• 1942 – Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian politician
• 1943 – Randall Forsberg, American nuclear freeze advocate (d. 2007)
• 1943 – Tony Joe White, American singer and songwriter
• 1947 – Gardner Dozois, American science fiction writer and editor
• 1947 – David Essex, English singer
• 1947 – Torsten Palm, Swedish racing driver
• 1948 – John Cushnahan, Northern Irish politician
• 1948 – John Hall, American politician and songwriter
• 1949 – Clive Rice, South African cricketer
• 1950 – Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American judge
• 1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• 1950 – Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
• 1951 – Edie McClurg, American actress
• 1951 – Michael McConnohie, American voice actor
• 1952 – Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player (d. 1995)
• 1952 – Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer
• 1953 – Graham Gooch, English cricketer
• 1953 – Bob Hilton, American game show host and announcer
• 1954 – Annie Sprinkle, American porn star and performance artist
• 1957 – Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director (d. 2004)
• 1957 – Nick Galis, Greek basketball player
• 1959 – Nancy Savoca, American filmmaker
• 1960 – Al Perez, American professional wrestler
• 1961 – Martin Gore, English musician and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
• 1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor
• 1961 – André Ducharme, Québécois humorist and comedian
• 1961 – Michael Durant, American helicopter pilot
• 1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor
• 1964 – Uwe Barth, German politician
• 1964 – Ed Forchion, American marijuana activist
• 1965 – Rob Dickinson, English guitarist, singer and songwriter (Catherine Wheel)
• 1965 – Slash, English-born American guitarist (Guns N' Roses)
• 1966 – Samantha Beckinsale, English actress
• 1967 – Titiyo, Swedish singer
• 1967 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
• 1968 – Elden Campbell, American basketball player
• 1968 – Nick Menza, Germany-born American drummer (Megadeth)
• 1968 – Gary Payton, American basketball player
• 1968 – Stephanie Seymour, American supermodel
• 1969 – David Kaufman American voice-over artist and character actor
• 1970 – Charisma Carpenter, American actress
• 1970 – Thea Dorn, German writer
• 1971 – Dalvin DeGrate, American singer
• 1971 – Alison Krauss, American singer and fiddler
• 1971 – Chris Michalek, American jazz harmonica player
• 1971 – Christopher Lee, Singaporean actor and model
• 1971 – Joel Stein, American journalist
• 1972 – Marlon Wayans, American actor
• 1972 – Floyd Reifer, West Indian cricketer
• 1973 – Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player
• 1973 – Francis Healy, English-born Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Travis)
• 1973 – Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern
• 1973 – Himesh Reshammiya, Indian Bollywood composer, singer and actor
• 1973 – Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player
• 1974 – Terry Glenn, American football player
• 1974 – Maurice Greene, American sprinter
• 1974 – Stephanie March, American actress
• 1974 – Sonny Siaki, Samoan professional wrestler
• 1974 – Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist
• 1974 – Kathryn Hahn, American actress
• 1975 – Seong Hyeon-ah, South Korean actress
• 1975 – Surya Sivakumar, Indian Tamil actor
• 1976 – Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player
• 1976 – Jonathan Gallant, Canadian bassist (Billy Talent)
• 1977 – Neicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1977 – Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
• 1978 – Stuart Elliott, Northern Irish footballer
• 1978 – Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer
• 1978 – Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
• 1979 – Perro Aguayo, Jr., Mexican professional wrestler
• 1979 – Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1979 – Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
• 1980 – Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child)
• 1981 – Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41)
• 1981 – Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player
• 1982 – Paul Wesley, American actor
• 1982 – Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
• 1982 – Zanjoe Marudo, Filipino actor
• 1983 – Andrew Eiden, American actor
• 1983 – Bec Hewitt, Australian actress
• 1983 – Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
• 1983 – David Strettle, English rugby player
• 1984 – Brandon Roy, American professional basketball player
• 1984 – Matthew Murphy, English musician and singer (The Wombats)
• 1985 – Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television personality
• 1985 – Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer
• 1985 – Matthew Colin Bailey, American designer
• 1985 – Blake Harrison, English actor
• 1986 – Ayaka Komatsu, Japanese model and actress
• 1986 – Nelson Philippe, French racing driver
• 1986 – Reece Ritchie, English actor
• 1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
• 1992 – Amanda Wilson, English singer
• 1996 – Rachel G. Fox, American actress