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List of celebrities and famous people who were born on May 23rd

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2019 - 2010

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 2019 - 2010

2015

2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2007

  • American family member, sixth grandchild of vice president dick cheney's wife lynne cheney. they welcomed samuel david cheney to their household on wednesday, may 23, 2007. cheney's daughter mary, and heather poe are the boy's parents.

2006

2005

2004

  • American child, 15th in the family. michelle duggar's second caesarian baby. jim bob duggar, a former state legislator, is the father. the baby boy was 7 pounds 8 ounces in weight and 20 inches long when he was born. his mother was healthy.

2003

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

  • Admire Muskwe is a Zimbabwean professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Wycombe Wanderers.

  • Ayomikun Ogundeji is an American football linebacker who plays for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL).

  • Bence Bíró is a Hungarian swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events.

  • Daishon Morris is an American actor known for his roles in television shows and films.

  • Bahraini track and field sprinter

1997

1996

1995

1994

1992

  • Sayaka Mizuno is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the Japanese national team.

  • Genecis Bullock is an American professional basketball player who currently plays in the NBA.

  • Maleke Barkley is a professional basketball player who has played in the NBA.

  • Tynisa Wilkins is a talented photographer who specializes in portrait and fashion photography.

  • Chanee Suwannapura is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

1991

  • German singer who gained fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010.

  • Talented drag performer known for her charisma and style.

  • Lena johanna therese meyer landrut, also known as lena, a german singer and songwriter. the song "satellite" was her entry in the eurovision song contest 2010. meyer-landrut's three entries from the german national final unser star fa 1/2 r oslo (our star for oslo) set a new record for charting in her country. she debuted with three songs in the …

  • Defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, known for his dominance on the field.

  • Chilean footballer

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

  • Professional wrestler who gained fame in WWE as Bray Wyatt.

  • Russian-American musician and composer known for his viral internet videos.

  • American singer-songwriter who has written songs for various artists and has also released her own music.

  • Angelina pivarnick is best known for her appearances on the reality tv show jersey shore.

  • Ren Hang was a Chinese photographer known for his provocative and intimate work.

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

1977

  • Renowned boxer known for his powerful punches and impressive record.

  • Ilia kulik is a russian figure skater who is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 winter olympics in nagano, japan.

  • British actor, comedian, and director.

  • Dutch freestyle swimmer

1976

  • Carinne Leung is a Hong Kong entrepreneur who founded the e-commerce platform Lazada.

  • Kelly monaco is a tv actress best known for her role as sam mccall on the soap opera general hospital.

  • Former journalist for The New York Times involved in a plagiarism scandal.

  • Brazilian footballer and manager

  • Brazilian-mexican footballer

1975

1974

1973

  • Former NFL offensive lineman known for his exceptional blocking skills.

  • Maxwell is a grammy award-winning musician known for his soulful r&b music and hits like 'pretty wings' and 'ascension.'

  • Franck Thilliez is a French novelist known for his crime fiction and thriller novels.

  • American singer-songwriter and producer

  • Miss universe - best swimsuit (curacao, 1997)

1972

  • A former Formula One driver who competed in a record 322 Grands Prix and is the most experienced driver in the history of the sport.

  • Alexandre devoise is a french television and radio presenter known for his work on various entertainment programs.

  • Nadja Uhl

    Nadja uhl is a german actress known for her roles in various german films and television series.

  • Founder of the cosmetics company Poppy Industries.

1971

  • Renowned boxer known for his powerful punches.

  • British chancellor of exchequer

  • Belgian writer. his parents were professional puppeteers. he is a writer of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. he has also published several plays and poetry books. his works are full of humor. le monde's literary supplement, france's most prestigious daily newspaper, called him "lewis carol’s true heir".

  • Laurel holloman is an american actress best known for her role as tina kennard in the television series the l word.

  • English journalist and politician, former chancellor of the exchequer

1970

  • Renowned actor known for his versatile roles in film and television.

  • Co-founder of Bluelight.com

  • Astros shortstop: american player

  • Anna gavalda is a french author known for her bestselling novels and short stories, including 'hunting and gathering' and 'i wish someone were waiting for me somewhere'.

  • Bryan herta autosport was co-founded by bryan herta, an american race car driver, and a businessman.

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Prominent Israeli Arab politician and member of the Knesset.

  • French race car driver, best known for winning the 24 hours of le mans 1998, the british touring car championship in 1999 and the deutsche tourenwagen masters series (dtm) in 2002.

  • Baseball player

1968

  • Danicka Novotná was a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1998.

  • French tv meteorologist and weather presenter on france 2 was described as climato skeptical following the publication of a book titled "climat(e) investigation" (october 2015). on the 1st of november, he was fired. he then commented on the clikmate summit in russia today (december 2015).

  • John Ortiz

    John ortiz is an american actor known for his roles in movies suchjson as carlito's way, american gangster, and silver linings playbook.

  • Founder of Brightcove, a leading online video platform.

1967

1966

  • Filomena Tassi is a Canadian journalist and politician.

  • Renowned cricketer who represented his country in numerous international matches.

  • Canadian ice hockey coach and player

  • Zimbabwean-english cricketer and coach

1965

1964

  • Co-founder and CEO of Zondo Group, a diversified investment holding company.

  • French singer and bass-baritone. he was born to aldo naouri (pedopsychiatrist). he studied engineering at the ecole centrale de lyon. he then focused on opera and went to the guildhall school of music and drama in london.

  • American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008.

  • Swiss politician and lawyer

  • Nba forward (orlando magic).

1963

  • Kathline Schulz is an American journalist and author who has won the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on natural disasters and climate change.

  • Gerrald Finley is a Canadian operatic baritone known for his performances in works by composers such as Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner.

  • Swiss mathematician

  • American race car driver and sportscaster

  • American announcer and race car driver

1962

1961

1960

  • Renowned jazz clarinetist and bandleader.

  • Linden Ashby

    Linden Ashby is an American actor known for his roles in various TV shows and movies.

  • American actor

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

  • Legendary wrestler known for his time in WWE and WCW.

  • Mitch Albom is an American author, journalist, and musician best known for his inspirational memoirs and novels.

  • Drew Carey

    American comedian, actor, and writer. the drew carey show rose to no.17 in the ratings in spring 1997. carey also sold a multimillion-dollar book deal in march 1997 entitled dirty jokes and beer stories of the unrefined. the show centers on a middle-class blue-collar man in an average job. it also features some exceptional cast members, including mimi. carey is …

  • Canadian actor

  • Lea delaria is a comedian known for her role as big boo on the netflix series orange is the new black.

1957

1956

  • French pop singer and songwriter, of russian (father), and belgian (mother), very popular in the late eighties, especially for his hit "les valses de vienne", and his song "joy", dedicated to his daughter. he also recorded his duet "joue pas (don't play) with joniece jamison (american singer).

  • Austrian diplomat and politician foreign minister of austria

  • Canadian project manager and president of insight and sound creations multi-media production company, an award-winning multi-media production firm. the company was founded by him in 1989 to create audio tours of exceptional quality for museums, art galleries, and historic sites. they produced 30 productions in six different languages and won three national awards for excellence. they worked with smithsonian, canadian …

  • Former mayor of Yazoo City, Mississippi, and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.

  • Austrian politician and diplomat, foreign minister of austria

1955

  • Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter known for his heartfelt music.

  • Prominent ecologist and author advocating for marine conservation.

  • He is an irish folk-rock guitarist and singer. he is christy moore's younger brother.

1954

1953

1952

  • Cerra Saldanha is an Indian architect known for her sustainable and environmentally-conscious designs.

  • Deborah Adair

    Actress (tracey dynasty and kate-day of our life).

  • French singer

  • Michel-edouard leclerc is a french businessman and the ceo of the french retail company e.leclerc. he is known for his work in the retail industry and for being an advocate for consumer rights.

  • English journalist and photographer

1951

  • Ahnya Karpov was a Soviet chess grandmaster who was World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985.

  • Nyna Karpov is a Russian chess player who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 1978 to 1991.

  • Russian chess grandmaster, and former world champion. he was the world champion between 1975 and 1985, when he was defeated in 1985 by garry kasparov.

  • Greek economist and politician, 185th prime minister of greece

  • California, usa; country singer ("girls ride horses too").

1950

  • Founder and former CEO of Cycorp, a company focused on artificial intelligence.

  • French track and field athlete who set a junior world record in the men's hammer throw.

  • Thomas schlamme is a director known for his work on tv series such as the west wing and sports night.

  • American politician who was a former college basketball player.

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Peruvian politician, lawyer, and sociologist who served as president of peru between 1985 and 1990 and again in 2006 and 2011. he is the leader and only member of peruvian aprista party to serve as president.

  • American musician and singer, well-known in aspen, co. he is a handsome man with thick, gray hair.

  • American twin and ecclesiastic. margaret, his twin sister, was born at 11:06 pm.

  • Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th president of peru (b. 1949)

1948

  • French actress, the daughter of an italian actress. roger cornillac was her husband and they had a son, clovis. john berry, an american film director and actor, remarried her. one son was arny.

  • Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India known for his role in exposing corruption.

  • Dutch doctor, astrologer, and researcher.

  • Canadian-american baseball player

1947

  • Italian actor known for his roles in Italian cinema and television.

  • Hong kong actress screenwriter and producer

  • American poet and translator (d. 1995)

  • Journalist

  • Academic and linguist in english from the usa

1946

  • Lady Barbara Judge is a British-American businesswoman known for her work in corporate governance.

  • Australian golfer

  • American seti scientist

1945

  • American child actress in tv series "father knows best" - a touching show about family values and heartwarming stories that deceive the truth of her life. she was the daughter of an alcoholic mother and sexually abused by her father and a friend. she told her mom at seven and the abuse stopped when she was 14. she attempted suicide …

  • Pioneer in the field of computer graphics and co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios.

  • Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991)

  • American molecular biologist, aids denialist.

  • Belgian retired schoolteacher, who lives on an invalidaeur(tm), astrology readings, and pension. he was particularly interested in black magic and the occult.

1944

1943

1942

1941

  • Emmett Gowin is an American photographer known for his intimate and personal photographs.

  • Former NBA player and coach known for his contributions to the sport of basketball.

  • American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

  • American painter and sculptor

  • Composer

1940

  • American politician in the 1960s. he was a member the chicago seven. later, he spent three years at the divine light ashram as mahara ji's chela. davis, his wife and daughter joined hancock co. insurance in 1977 for a third major change in their lives.

  • Gérard larrousse is a french race car driver known for his success in endurance racing, including winning the 24 hours of le mans in 1973 and 1974.

  • Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002)

  • Argentinian mathematician and academic (d. 2010)

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

  • German actor, writer and director, whose primary focus was early television. after serving as an apprentice director for rolf von sydow and michael pfleghar in the rolf von sydow, heinz liesendahl, and michael pfleghar offices, he co-founded bioskop film with volker schlapndorff, eberhard junkerdorf, and founded the production company bioskop film. many of his tv and entertainment specials were in …

  • French composer, arranger, conductor, and songwriter.

  • American poet. he is also the director of university of maryland's creative writing program. plumley's work was published in the atlantic monthly and the american poetry review as well as the new yorker and the new york times. his essays and poems have been included in 40 anthologies including from the other world: poems in memory of james wright (2008). …

  • German director and screenwriter

  • Kiddie show host (popeye), dies of cancer at 81

1938

1937

  • Legendary Hungarian gymnast known for his exceptional skills on the pommel horse.

  • Horse trainer

1936

1935

1934

1933

  • Joan Collins

    British actress and beautiful teen model. in london, she made her stage debut in 1946. she was then on-screen until 1952. her films included "the stud," game for vulture, and "the bitch," where she was often cast as a vamp or seductress. in the late 1980s, she was cast in "dynasty," a major soap.

  • Made significant contributions to the study of variable stars.

  • Swedish motorcycle racer

  • French coach and footballer (d. 2012).

1932

1931

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Ulla Jacobsson

    Swedish actress, perhaps most well-known for her role as the only female speaker in the film zulu.

  • American voice-over commercial actor, gatorade, american airlines, and more.

  • Swedish actress (one summer of happiness).

  • South african commandant umkhonto we sizwe (1965-19).

1928

  • Renowned American singer known for her jazz and traditional pop music.

  • Miklós Erdély was a Hungarian artist known for his experimental and conceptual art practices.

  • Rosemary Clooney

    American singer and actress, who was likable, beautiful, and became a big hit in the 1950s. from 1947, she traveled on tours, club gigs and albums. she also performed at sold-out concerts. she is well-known for her warm and enchanting voice, which she can be heard singing everything from novelty numbers to show tunes, ballads, and cabaret.

  • Canadian actress and singer

  • After having been a disk jockey, he became a british actor. he is known for his films "look back in anger" (1959), "chariots of fire" (2001) and "caravaggio". on british tv, film and stage, he plays a variety of supporting and character roles, often as tough characters, and sometimes in pivotal roles. in 1959, he made his first film appearance. …

1927

  • Germany's most renowned political cabaret performer. he began studying theatre sciences at munich in 1948. he also founded "die namenlosen", a cabaret show that he performed as a student. after finishing his studies hildebrandt worked with sammy drechsel to found and develop the "ma 1/4 nchner lach und schieaygesellschaft", a successful cabaret venue where he worked alongside cabaret artists such …

  • Milwaukee actor

  • American novelist, short story writer, editor, co-founded the paris review (b. 1927)

  • Norwegian politician

1926

1925

  • Nobel laureate known for discoveries in bacterial genetics.

  • American microbiologist and pioneer in the field bacterial genetics. along with tatum (12/14/1909), lederberg won the nobel prize in physiology and medicine. beadle was born 10/22/1903. for their contributions to the organization and recombination of genetic material in bacteria, they were awarded the prize on 12/10/1958.

  • American biologist and geneticist, nobel prize laureate (d. 2008)

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (foggy mountain boys).

1924

1923

1922

1921

  • American book editor, book reviewer and author of popular science fiction. his works include "the seedling stars," 1956, and "cities in flight," 1969. william atheling, jr. was often his pen name.

  • British musician, jazz trumpeter and band leader. lyttelton's sharp, dry wit, sometimes risqué at a time in which risque humor was rare, and his comic timing on "i'm sorry i haven't a clue" radio program were his trademark qualities over the 36 years of his adult life.

  • British jazz musician and broadcaster (d. 2008)

  • Circuit judge.

  • Sci-fi author (hugo, star trek reader).

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • Indian royalty, born in london as the granddaughter of princess indira gaekwar, baroda. she is the daughter of two distinguished indian families, and a line of independent indian women with western tastes.

  • Betty Garrett

    American actress, who started her career in comedy with broadway musicals. later, she became a tv and film character actress. garrett's 60-year career began at mgm. her films include "big city", 1946, "neptune's daughter", 1949, and "my sister eileen," 1956. she starred in the latter with jack lemmon. they reunited 43 years later, on "the long way home", a tv …

  • American playwright and author (d. 1988).

  • Puerto rican contralto and a member of the puerto rican senate (d. 2012)

1918

  • Bumps blackwell was an american musician and record producer known for his work with little richard and other rock and roll artists.

  • Bulent arel was a turkish-born composer known for his pioneering work in electronic music and his contributions to the development of musique concrète. he is considered a significant figure in the history of electronic music.

  • Denis Compton was an English cricketer who also played football for Arsenal.

  • French diplomat, ambassador representing france at the oecd in 1978.

1917

  • American mathematician and meteorologist (b. 1917)

  • Salvadoran painter and founder of the first el salvador art gallery. she studied with valero lecha (a spanish painter who was based in el salvador) and received a scholarship to study abroad. she toured france and germany as well as holland, holland, belgium, and germany. in 1953 and 1954 she returned to her home country and, despite the difficult environment …

  • American meteorologist and mathematician (born 1917).

  • American astrologer, an early member of afa.

  • American poet. he is the author of seven books of poetry and book-length critical studies. he was editor of the michigan quarterly review from 1970 to 1977. on february 14, 1993, he died from an abdominal aneurysm.

1916

1915

1914

  • Renowned journalist known for her columns in The Atlanta Constitution.

  • Vance Packard was an American author known for his works on social issues and consumerism.

  • English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009)

  • Baroness jackson of lodsworth, english economist, journalist, and prominent catholic layperson (d. 1981)

  • British ballet dancer, teacher, and director. he traveled to south africa and australia with victor dandre’s russian ballet, the company that was a foundation for anna pavlova. kemp married molly lake, an english ballerina. they ran a ballet school together in later years. kemp died in nottingham, 16 july 1995.

1913

  • Rudhyar was a german osteopath who has been studying astrology since 1935. he is also the author of "galactic dimensions of astrology", and "the cycles of becoming". his books are mostly in french and many of his articles were written with marief cavaignac.

  • Major-general.

  • Italy military man

  • Puerto rican singer

1912

1911

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on May 23rd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

  • Journe Bardeen was an American physicist who was the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice.

  • American physicist and researcher in super-conductivity, solid-state physics. bardeen worked at bell laboratories, new jersey. he was part of the team that created the transistor. he was awarded the 1956 nobel prize for physics with american physicists walter h. brattain and william shockley. he shared the nobel prize for physics in 1972 with american physicists leon n. cooper, john r. …

  • American physicist and engineer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1908)

  • French director and composer, best known for his film music. he was married twice and had five children with three different women. he died 25 november 1974.

  • Hélène boucher was a pioneering french aviator known for setting numerous aviation records in the 1930s.

1907

1906

1905

  • Italian entrepreneur, noted family member, and one of two children of guccio gucci (founder of the famed fashion empire). rodolfo, his brother, and the elder guccio gucci died in 1953. they took over the company. they had bitter arguments and even fought in the boardroom.

  • Scottish painter, artist and picture restorer.

1904

1903

1902

1900

  • German head of the nazi law department, and legal counsel to hitler. after graduating from law school, he joined the nazi party in 1927. he became a member the nazi law department and worked his way up to the top.

  • German lawyer and theorist (d.54).

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