23 October Births

October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 69 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).
64 BC – Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman general and politician (d. 12 BC)
1516 – Charlotte of Valois (d. 1524)
1634 – Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1715)
1654 – Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian composer (d. 1712)
1698 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed the École Militaire (d. 1782)
1705 – Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
1713 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, poet, and educator (d. 1778)
1715 – Peter II of Russia (d. 1730)
1752 – Maria Anna Adamberger, Austrian actress (d. 1804)
1762 – Samuel Morey, American engineer (d. 1843)
1766 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (d. 1847)
1790 – Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American minister, lexicographer, and educator (d. 1860)
1796 – Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician (d. 1857)
1801 – Albert Lortzing, German singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1851)
1805 – John Russell Bartlett, American linguist and historian (d. 1886)
1813 – Ludwig Leichhardt, German-Australian explorer (d. 1848)
1815 – João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
1817 – Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and author (d. 1875)
1835 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
1844 – Robert Bridges, English poet and playwright (d. 1930)
1857 – Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 1899)
1863 – Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp (d. 1946)
1865 – Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author (d. 1918)
1869 – John Heisman, American football player and coach (d. 1936)
1870 – Francis Kelley, Canadian-American bishop (d. 1948)
1873 – William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer (d. 1975)
1874 – Charles Kilpatrick, American runner and educator (d. 1921)
1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist and academic (d. 1946)
1876 – Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, Reich Ministry of Justice (d. 1970)
1880 – Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 1959)
1885 – Lawren Harris, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1970)
1888 – Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1961)
1894 – Rube Bressler, American baseball player (d. 1966)
1894 – Emma Vyssotsky, American astronomer and academic (d. 1975)
1896 – André Lévêque, French soldier and engineer (d. 1930)
1896 – Lilyan Tashman, American actress (d. 1934)
1897 – John Baker, English air marshal (d. 1978)
1897 – Marjorie Flack, American author and illustrator (d. 1958)
1900 – Douglas Jardine, Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)
1902 – Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, Austrian engineer (d. 1982)
1904 – Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (d. 1995)
1905 – Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
1905 – Yen Chia-kan, Chinese lawyer and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1993)
1905 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
1908 – František Douda, Czech shot putter (d. 1990)
1908 – Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
1909 – Zellig Harris, American linguist and methodologist (d. 1992)
1910 – Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (d. 1993)
1910 – Hayden Rorke, American actor (d. 1987)
1911 – Jack Keller, American hurdler (d. 1978)
1918 – Augusta Dabney, American actress (d. 2008)
1918 – James Daly, American actor (d. 1978)
1918 – Peggy Moran, American actress and singer (d. 2002)
1918 – Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre (d. 1997)
1919 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (d. 1992)
1920 – Ted Fujita, Japanese-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1998)
1920 – Bob Montana, American illustrator (d. 1975)
1920 – Vern Stephens, American baseball player (d. 1968)
1922 – Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington, English politician
1922 – Coleen Gray, American actress (d. 2015)
1922 – Chris Alcaide, American actor (d. 2004)
1923 – Aslam Farrukhi, Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar
1923 – Ned Rorem, American composer and author
1923 – Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974)
1924 – Arthur Brittenden, English journalist (d. 2015)
1925 – Johnny Carson, American comedian and talk show host (d. 2005)
1925 – Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (d. 1994)
1925 – Fred Shero, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1990)
1927 – Sonny Criss, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)
1927 – Dezső Gyarmati, Hungarian water polo player and coach (d. 2013)
1927 – Leszek Kołakowski, Polish-English historian and philosopher (d. 2009)
1929 – Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (d. 2006)
1930 – Eiji Maruyama, Japanese voice actor (d. 2015)
1931 – Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician
1931 – William P. Clark, Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2013)
1931 – Diana Dors, English actress and singer (d. 1984)
1932 – Vasily Belov, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (d. 2012)
1933 – Carol Fran, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1935 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American golfer
1936 – Charles Goodhart, English economist and academic
1936 – Philip Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (d. 1971)
1937 – Deven Verma, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
1938 – Alan Gilzean, Scottish footballer and manager
1939 – Stanley Anderson, American actor
1939 – C. V. Vigneswaran, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province
1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor
1940 – Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Raindrops) (d. 2009)
1940 – Jane Holzer, American model, actress, producer, and art collector
1941 – Colin Milburn, English cricketer (d. 1990)
1941 – Igor Smirnov, Moldovan engineer and politician, 1st President of Transnistria
1942 – Michael Crichton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1942 – Douglas Dunn, Scottish poet, critic, and academic
1942 – Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
1942 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founded The Body Shop (d. 2007)
1943 – Alida Chelli, Italian actress and singer (d. 2012)
1944 – Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
1945 – Maggi Hambling, English sculptor and painter
1945 – Kim Larsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gasolin')
1946 – Graeme Barker, English archaeologist and academic
1946 – Mel Martínez, American lawyer and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1946 – Miklós Németh, Hungarian javelin thrower
1947 – Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (d. 1989)
1947 – Greg Ridley, English rock bass player (d. 2003)
1948 – Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory
1948 – Gerry Robinson, Irish-born British businessman, arts patron and television personality
1948 – Brian Ross, American journalist
1949 – Würzel, English singer and guitarist (Motörhead) (d. 2011)
1949 – Nick Tosches, American journalist, author, and poet
1949 – Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian soldier and politician
1950 – Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (d. 2012)
1951 – Charly García, Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Sui Generis, Serú Girán, and La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros)
1951 – Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo
1952 – Pierre Moerlen, French drummer (Gong) (d. 2005)
1952 – Ken Tipton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – Taner Akçam, Turkish sociologist and historian
1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Akie Asaka, Japanese comedian and actress
1956 – Dianne Reeves, American singer
1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1957 – Paul Kagame, Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda
1957 – Martin Luther King III, American activist
1957 – Graham Rix, English footballer and coach
1958 – Michael Eric Dyson, American activist, author, and academic
1958 – Rose Nabinger, German singer
1958 – Frank Schaffer, German sprinter
1959 – Nancy Grace, American lawyer and journalist
1959 – Sam Raimi, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
1960 – Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1960 – Katoucha Niane, French model and actress (d. 2008)
1960 – Randy Pausch, American author and academic (d. 2008)
1960 – Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer
1961 – Laurie Halse Anderson, American author
1961 – Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer and sportscaster
1962 – Doug Flutie, American football player, sportscaster, and drummer
1963 – Gordon Korman, Canadian-American author
1964 – Robert Trujillo, American bass player and songwriter
1965 – Augusten Burroughs, American author and screenwriter
1965 – Al Leiter, American baseball player and sportscaster
1966 – Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver and cyclist
1967 – Dale Crover, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1967 – Walt Flanagan, American actor and illustrator
1967 – Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis player
1969 – Dolly Buster, Czech film producer and director, actress and author
1969 – Trudi Canavan, Australian author and illustrator
1969 – Bill O'Brien, American football player and coach
1969 – Brooke Theiss, American actress
1970 – Matthew Barzun, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1970 – Grant Imahara, American engineer
1970 – Steve Wilder, American actor
1970 – Zoe Wiseman, American model and photographer
1971 – Carlo Forlivesi, Italian-Japanese composer and scholar
1971 – Chris Horner, American cyclist
1972 – Tiffeny Milbrett, American soccer player
1972 – Bryan Pratt, American lawyer and politician
1972 – Jasmin St. Claire, Virgin Islander porn actress and director
1972 – Jimmy Wayne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973 – Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer
1973 – Emi Hashino, Japanese comedian and actress
1974 – Aravind Adiga, Indian journalist and author
1974 – Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower
1974 – Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
1974 – Christine Yoshikawa, Canadian pianist
1975 – Jessicka, American singer-songwriter
1975 – Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
1975 – Odalys García, Cuban actress and singer
1975 – Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
1975 – Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
1976 – Cat Deeley, English model, actress, and television host
1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer
1977 – Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer
1977 – Alex Tudor, English cricketer and coach
1978 – Jimmy Bullard, English footballer
1978 – Steve Harmison, English cricketer and sportscaster
1978 – John Lackey, American baseball player
1978 – Archie Thompson, New Zealand-Australian footballer
1979 – Ramón Castro, Venezuelan baseball player
1979 – Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
1979 – Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
1979 – Bud Smith, American baseball player
1980 – Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
1980 – Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch race car driver
1981 – Ben Francisco, American baseball player
1981 – Jackie Long, American actor and producer
1981 – Huo Siyan, Chinese actress
1982 – Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
1982 – Rickey Paulding, American basketball player
1982 – Kristjan Kangur, Estonian basketball player
1982 – Aleksandar Luković, Serbian footballer
1982 – Rodolfo Dantas Bispo, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Filippos Darlas, Greek footballer
1983 – Goldie Harvey, Nigerian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1984 – Martin Garcia, Mexican-American jockey
1984 – Izabel Goulart, Brazilian-American model and actress
1984 – Simone Masini, Italian footballer
1984 – Keiren Westwood, English footballer
1984 – Jeffrey Hoogervorst, Dutch footballer
1984 – Meghan McCain, American journalist and author
1984 – Michael Sim, Australian golfer
1985 – Miguel, American singer-songwriter and producer
1985 – Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norwegian footballer
1985 – Masiela Lusha, Albanian-American actress and poet
1985 – Chris Neal, English footballer
1985 – Luca Spinetti, Italian footballer
1985 – Panagiotis Vouis, Greek footballer
1986 – Briana Evigan, American actress and dancer
1986 – Jake Robinson, English footballer
1986 – Jessica Stroup, American actress
1986 – Emilia Clarke, English actress
1987 – Faye, Swedish singer-songwriter (Play)
1987 – Robin Copeland, Irish rugby player
1987 – Félix Doubront, Venezuelan baseball player
1987 – Kyle Gibson, American baseball player
1987 – Miyuu Sawai, Japanese model and actress
1987 – Seo In-guk, South Korean singer and actor
1987 – Naomi Watanabe, Japanese actress
1988 – Jordan Crawford, American basketball player
1988 – Aleksandr Salugin, Russian footballer
1988 – Carolin Schiewe, German footballer
1989 – Viktor Agardius, Swedish footballer
1989 – Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker
1990 – Paradise Oskar, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991 – Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
1993 – Josh Ruffels, English footballer

Source: Wikipedia