October 23 - Births

Births

• 64 BC – Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman general and statesman (d. 12 BC)
• 1516 – Charlotte of Valois (d. 1524)
• 1634 – Hedvig 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 (d. 1778)
• 1715 – Peter II of Russia (d. 1730)
• 1762 – Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
• 1766 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (d. 1847)
• 1771 – Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)
• 1790 – Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860)
• 1796 – Stefano Franscini, Swiss politician (d. 1857)
• 1801 – Albert Lortzing, German composer (d. 1851)
• 1805 – John Russell Bartlett, American historian and linguist (d. 1886)
• 1813 – Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848)
• 1815 – João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
• 1817 – Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875)
• 1835 – Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
• 1844 – Robert Bridges, English poet (d. 1930)
• 1857 – Juan Luna, Filipino painter (d. 1899)
• 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 inventor (d. 1975)
• 1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist (d. 1946)
• 1876 – Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970)
• 1880 – Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. 1959)
• 1885 – Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)
• 1888 – Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1961)
• 1893 – Gummo Marx, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1894 – Rube Bressler, American baseball player (d. 1966)
• 1896 – André Lévêque, French engineer (d. 1930)
• 1897 – Marjorie Flack, American author (d. 1958)
• 1900 – Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (d. 1958)
• 1904 – Harvey Penick, American golfer (d. 1995)
• 1905 – Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
• 1905 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
• 1908 – Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
• 1909 – Zellig Harris, American linguist (d. 1992)
• 1910 – Richard Mortensen, Danish painter (d. 1993)
• 1910 – Hayden Rorke, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1918 – James Daly, American actor (d. 1978)
• 1918 – Peggy Moran, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Paul Rudolph, American architect, designed the Lippo Centre (d. 1997)
• 1919 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Bob Montana, American cartoonist (d. 1975)
• 1921 – R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist
• 1922 – Coleen Gray, American actress
• 1923 – Aslam Farrukhi, Pakistani scholar, author, and poet
• 1923 – Ned Rorem, American composer
• 1923 – Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974)
• 1923 – Harold P. Warren, American director (d. 1985)
• 1925 – Johnny Carson, American television host (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (d. 1994)
• 1925 – Fred Shero, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1990)
• 1927 – Sonny Criss, American saxophonist (d. 1977)
• 1927 – Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Bella Darvi, Polish-French actress (d. 1971)
• 1929 – Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician
• 1931 – William P. Clark, Jr., American politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor
• 1931 – Diana Dors, English actress (d. 1984)
• 1935 – Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez, Puerto Rican golfer
• 1936 – Philip Kaufman, American director
• 1937 – Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian guerrilla leader (d. 1971)
• 1939 – Stanley Anderson, American actor
• 1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer
• 1940 – Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Raindrops) (d. 2009)
• 1940 – Jane Holzer, American model, actress, producer, and art collector
• 1941 – Mel Winkler, American actor
• 1941 – Igor Smirnov, Moldovan politician, President of Transnistria
• 1942 – Michael Crichton, American author, screenwriter, director, and producer (d. 2008)
• 1942 – Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
• 1942 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founder of The Body Shop (d. 2007)
• 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 – Mel Martinez, American politician
• 1948 – Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory
• 1948 – Brian Ross, American journalist
• 1949 – Würzel, English singer and guitarist (Motörhead) (d. 2011)
• 1949 – Nick Tosches, American journalist, author, and poet
• 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 politician, 2nd President of Kosovo
• 1952 – Pierre Moerlen, French drummer (Gong) (d. 2005)
• 1953 – Taner Akçam, Turkish historian and sociologist
• 1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director
• 1956 – Dianne Reeves, American singer
• 1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1957 – Paul Kagame, Rwandan politician, 6th President of Rwanda
• 1957 – Martin Luther King III, American activist
• 1958 – Michael Eric Dyson, American activist, academic, and author
• 1958 – Rose Nabinger, German singer
• 1959 – Nancy Grace, American journalist and television host
• 1959 – Sam Raimi, American director
• 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
• 1960 – Randy Pausch, American academic and author (d. 2008)
• 1960 – Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer
• 1961 – Laurie Halse Anderson, American author
• 1961 – Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer
• 1962 – Doug Flutie, American football player
• 1963 – Gordon Korman, Canadian-American author
• 1964 – Robert Trujillo, American bass player and songwriter (Metallica, Black Label Society, Suicidal Tendencies, and Infectious Grooves)
• 1965 – Augusten Burroughs, American author and screenwriter
• 1965 – Al Leiter, American baseball player
• 1966 – Alex Flinn, American author
• 1966 – Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver
• 1967 – Dale Crover, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Melvins, The Men of Porn, and Altamont)
• 1969 – Trudi Canavan, Australian author
• 1969 – Brooke Theiss, American actress
• 1970 – Grant Imahara, American engineer
• 1970 – Steve Wilder, American actor
• 1970 – Zoe Wiseman, American model and photographer
• 1971 – Carlo Forlivesi, Italian composer
• 1971 – Christopher Horner, American cyclist
• 1972 – Bryan Pratt, American politician
• 1972 – Jasmin St. Claire, Virgin Islander porn actress
• 1972 – Jimmy Wayne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1973 – Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer
• 1974 – Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
• 1975 – Jessicka, American singer-songwriter (Jack Off Jill and Scarling.)
• 1975 – Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
• 1975 – Odalys García, Cuban actress
• 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 – Jon Huertas, American actor
• 1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor
• 1977 – Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer
• 1978 – Jimmy Bullard, English footballer
• 1978 – Steve Harmison, English cricketer
• 1978 – Wang Nan, Chinese table tennis player
• 1978 – Archie Thompson, Australian footballer
• 1979 – Ramón Castro, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1979 – Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
• 1979 – Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
• 1980 – Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
• 1980 – Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 – Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch race car driver
• 1981 – Ben Francisco, American baseball player
• 1982 – Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
• 1982 – Aleksandar Luković, Serbian footballer
• 1983 – Filippos Darlas, Greek footballer
• 1983 – Josh Strickland, American singer and actor
• 1984 – Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model
• 1984 – Simone Masini, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Meghan McCain, American columnist and author
• 1985 – Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norwegian footballer
• 1985 – Masiela Lusha, Albanian-American actress and poet
• 1985 – Chris Neal, English footballer
• 1985 – Luca Spinetti, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Briana Evigan, American actress
• 1986 – Jake Robinson, English footballer
• 1986 – Jessica Stroup, American actress
• 1987 – Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer-songwriter (Play)
• 1990 – Stevie Brock, American singer
• 1990 – Axel Ehnström, Finnish singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Stan Walker, Australian singer and actor
• 1991 – Princess Mako of Akishino
• 1992 – Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
• 1993 – Taylor Spreitler, American actress
• 1997 – Daphne Blunt, American actress and singer
• 1998 – Amandla Stenberg, American actress