Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 23rd December – A Tribute to Remarkable Individuals
Welcome, dear readers! It brings me great joy to present a heartfelt tribute to the remarkable individuals born on this significant date. Today, we commemorate the birth anniversary of a diverse array of extraordinary personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world.
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 3 BC | Galba, Roman emperor (d. 69) |
| 1166 | John, King of England (d. 1216) |
| 1389 | John V, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) |
| 1474 | Bartolomeo degli Organi, Italian musician (d. 1539) |
| 1475 | Thomas Murner, German poet and translator (d. 1537) |
| 1508 | Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian scholar (d. 1567) |
| 1520 | Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble (d. 1584) |
| 1537 | Willem IV van den Bergh, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1586) |
| 1549 | Kaspar Ulenberg, German theologian (d. 1617) |
| 1588 | Constance of Austria (d. 1631) |
| 1596 | Leonaert Bramer, Dutch painter (d. 1674) |
| 1597 | Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1662) |
| 1625 | Johann Rudolph Ahle, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1673) |
| 1635 | Mariana of Austria (d. 1696) |
| 1679 | Domenico Sarro, Italian composer and educator (d. 1744) |
| 1698 | William Warburton, English bishop (d. 1779) |
| 1726 | Johann Hartmann, Danish composer (d. 1793) |
| 1731 | Julie Bondeli, Swiss salonist and lady of letters (d. 1778) |
| 1754 | George Crabbe, English priest, surgeon, and poet (d. 1832) |
| 1761 | Selim III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808) |
| 1761 | Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831) |
| 1798 | Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1855) |
| 1809 | Kit Carson, American general (d. 1868) |
| 1810 | Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 1873) |
| 1812 | Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (d. 1894) |
| 1818 | James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (d. 1889) |
| 1822 | Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (d. 1888) |
| 1827 | Alexander von Oettingen, German theologian and statistician (d. 1905) |
| 1837 | Empress Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1898) |
| 1843 | Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (d. 1886) |
| 1845 | George I of Greece (d. 1913) |
| 1865 | Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (d. 1935) |
| 1867 | Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (d. 1915) |
| 1867 | Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) |
| 1868 | Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941) |
| 1869 | Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1952) |
| 1872 | Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1927) |
| 1875 | Émile Wegelin, French rower (d. 1962) |
| 1877 | Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic (d. 1979) |
| 1879 | Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (d. 1941) |
| 1879 | Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1952) |
| 1880 | Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (d. 1939) |
| 1881 | Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer and critic (d. 1946) |
| 1882 | Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961) |
| 1883 | Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and producer (d. 1945) |
| 1885 | Paul Manship, American sculptor (d. 1966) |
| 1887 | Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951) |
| 1888 | Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1962) |
| 1891 | Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian illustrator and painter (d. 1970) |
| 1892 | Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. 1961) |
| 1893 | Harry Warren, American pianist and composer (d. 1981) |
| 1894 | Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (d. 1917) |
| 1894 | Jack Thayer, American businessman (d. 1945) |
| 1895 | E. Roland Harriman, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1978) |
| 1895 | Noel Streatfeild, English author (d. 1986) |
| 1895 | Marguerite Williams, American geologist (d. 1991) |
| 1897 | Ville Pörhölä, Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1964) |
| 1897 | Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (d. 1987) |
| 1898 | Baby Dodds, American drummer (d. 1959) |
| 1900 | Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Hawayo Takata, Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (d. 1980) |
| 1903 | Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (d. 1972) |
| 1903 | Ernst Krenkel, Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1971) |
| 1903 | Ava Helen Pauling, American humanitarian and activist (d. 1981) |
| 1904 | Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2008) |
| 1905 | Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (d. 1976) |
| 1906 | Franz Waxman, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1967) |
| 1907 | I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (d. 1989) |
| 1910 | Ellen Braumüller, German javelin thrower and triathlete (d. 1991) |
| 1910 | Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (d. 1992) |
| 1910 | Max Miedinger, Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (d. 1980) |
| 1913 | Ad Reinhardt, American painter and academic (d. 1967) |
| 1914 | Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978) |
| 1914 | Herbert Reinecker, German author and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1919 | Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1919 | Pierre Soulages, French artist |
| 1920 | Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002) |
| 1920 | Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944) |
| 1921 | Bill Dudley, American football player (d. 2010) |
| 1922 | Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990) |
| 1923 | George Patton IV, American general (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Lee Dorsey, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986) |
| 1924 | Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980) |
| 1924 | Norman Rossington, English actor (d. 1999) |
| 1927 | Mary Higgins Clark, American author |
| 1928 | Lev Vlassenko, Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (d. 1996) |
| 1929 | Lennart Skoglund, Swedish footballer (d. 1975) |
| 1929 | Philip Ziegler, English historian and author |
| 1930 | Robert Joffrey, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1988) |
| 1930 | John J. Kelley, American runner (d. 2011) |
| 1931 | Ray Bryant, American pianist and composer (d. 2011) |
| 1931 | Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and scholar (d. 2008) |
| 1932 | Colin Cowdrey, Indian-English cricketer (d. 2000) |
| 1932 | On Kawara, Japanese-American painter (d. 2014) |
| 1934 | John Critchinson, English pianist and composer |
| 1934 | Stjepan Mesić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia |
| 1936 | Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician |
| 1937 | Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1937 | John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Northern Irish politician, Irish Minister of Home Affairs |
| 1938 | Bobby Henrich, American baseball player |
| 1938 | Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese soldier and politician |
| 1940 | Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2012) |
| 1941 | Mike Hazlewood, English singer-songwriter (d. 2001) |
| 1942 | Indra Bania, Indian actor, director, and playwright (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter |
| 1942 | Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist |
| 1943 | Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland |
| 1943 | Suzy Menkes, English journalist and critic |
| 1944 | Barry Elliot, English actor and screenwriter |
| 1944 | Mike Curb, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California |
| 1944 | Oswald Gracias, Indian cardinal |
| 1944 | Daniel Johnson, Jr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec |
| 1944 | Erhard Keller, German speed skater |
| 1944 | Bob Shaw, Australian golfer |
| 1944 | Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (d. 1989) |
| 1945 | Lemmy, English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015) |
| 1945 | Steve Smith, Canadian-American actor and comedian |
| 1946 | Jan Akkerman, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter |
| 1946 | Jeff Sessions, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama |
| 1947 | Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1948 | Stan Bowles, English footballer and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player and coach |
| 1949 | Warwick Brown, Australian race car driver |
| 1949 | Randy Neugebauer, American accountant and politician |
| 1950 | Dana Gioia, American poet and critic |
| 1950 | Hiroshi Ikushima, Japanese businessman and academic |
| 1950 | Libby Larsen, American composer |
| 1951 | John D’Acquisto, American baseball player |
| 1951 | Nick Kent, English-French journalist and author |
| 1953 | Timothy Carhart, American actor |
| 1954 | Yves Debay, Congolese-French commander and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1954 | José María Figueres, Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica |
| 1954 | Helen Jones, English lawyer and politician |
| 1954 | Dale Brown Emeagwali, American microbiologist and cancer researcher |
| 1955 | Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996) |
| 1955 | Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator |
| 1957 | Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan |
| 1957 | Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1958 | Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1958 | Paul Pressey, American basketball player and coach |
| 1958 | Gene Sperling, American economist |
| 1959 | Chris Blackhurst, English journalist |
| 1959 | Lee Daniels, American director and producer |
| 1960 | Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (d. 2002) |
| 1960 | Carol Vorderman, English television host |
| 1961 | Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan |
| 1961 | Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors |
| 1961 | Eriko Kitagawa, Japanese director and screenwriter |
| 1961 | Darren Wharton, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player |
| 1961 | Wade Williams, American actor |
| 1961 | Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach |
| 1962 | Kate Spade, American fashion designer, co-founded Kate Spade New York |
| 1963 | Caroline Aherne, English actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) |
| 1963 | Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1963 | Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1963 | Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist |
| 1963 | Neil Turbin, American singer-songwriter |
| 1964 | Mark Valley, American actor |
| 1965 | Millard Powers, American bass player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1966 | Diedrich Bader, American actor |
| 1967 | Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker |
| 1967 | Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress |
| 1968 | Doyle Bramhall II, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1968 | Marleen Renders, Belgian runner |
| 1969 | Brad Anderson, American wrestler |
| 1969 | Milan Blagojevic, Australian footballer and manager |
| 1969 | Pernille Fischer Christensen, Danish director and screenwriter |
| 1969 | Taro Goto, Japanese soccer player |
| 1969 | Leavander Johnson, American boxer (d. 2005) |
| 1969 | Ryuji Kato, Japanese soccer player |
| 1969 | Nick Love, English director and screenwriter |
| 1969 | Clinton McKinnon, American saxophonist and keyboard player |
| 1969 | Ed Miliband, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office |
| 1969 | Mark Millar, Scottish author |
| 1969 | Luis Musrri, Chilean footballer and manager |
| 1969 | Oleg Skripochka, Russian astronaut and engineer |
| 1969 | Gintaras Staučė, Lithuanian footballer and manager |
| 1969 | Michael Zucchet, American economist and politician |
| 1970 | Adam Haslett, American author and academic |
| 1970 | Amaury Nolasco, Puerto Rican-American actor |
| 1971 | Geoff Allott, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1971 | Sascha Fischer, German rugby player |
| 1971 | Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1972 | Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer |
| 1972 | Klaus Schnellenkamp, Chilean businessman and author |
| 1973 | Liu Dong, Chinese-Spanish runner |
| 1973 | Paul Foot, English comedian |
| 1973 | Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer |
| 1973 | Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist |
| 1974 | Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor |
| 1974 | Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer and composer |
| 1974 | Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer |
| 1974 | Ryan Seacrest, American radio host and television personality, and producer |
| 1974 | J.D. Walsh, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1976 | Linda Ferga, French hurdler |
| 1977 | Michael Raymond-James, American actor |
| 1978 | Yıldıray Baştürk, German-Turkish footballer |
| 1978 | Warren Tredrea, Australian footballer and sportscaster |
| 1979 | Chris Hero, American wrestler and trainer |
| 1980 | Maarja Liis-Ilus, Estonian pop musician |
| 1980 | Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer |
| 1980 | Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1981 | Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1984 | Isaac De Gois, Australian rugby league player |
| 1985 | Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player |
| 1985 | David Ragan, American race car driver |
| 1986 | Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist |
| 1986 | Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player |
| 1987 | Jane Summersett, American ice dancer |
| 1988 | Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer |
| 1988 | Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer |
| 1988 | Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer |
| 1990 | Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper |
| 1990 | Marcus Jordan, American basketball player |
| 1990 | Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer |
| 1991 | Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player |
| 1991 | Wasim Tareen, Pakistani footballer |
| 1991 | Louis Tomlinson, English singer-songwriter |
| 1994 | Fa’amanu Brown, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1994 | Miguel Castro, Dominican baseball player |
As we come to the end of this tribute to today’s famous birthdays, let us carry forward the inspiration and lessons gleaned from these exceptional individuals. Their journeys remind us that with determination, passion, and resilience, we can leave our own unique imprint on the world. May their stories serve as a guiding light, igniting the spark within each of us to pursue greatness and make a positive impact.
Stay tuned for more insightful posts dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of notable personalities. Their stories continue to resonate and inspire, shaping the course of history and leaving an unforgettable legacy for generations to come. Until next time, may the spirit of these extraordinary individuals continue to guide and inspire you on your own remarkable journey.
