History Births on December 23

Bobby Ross, American football player and coach
#Bobby_Ross

Cody Ross, American baseball player
#Cody_Ross

Alexander I of Russia (d. 1825)
#Alexander_I_of_Russia

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (d. 2017)
#Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson

Wesley Clark, American general
#Wesley_Clark

Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame (d. 1792)
#Richard_Arkwright

Morgan, Italian singer-songwriter and composer
#Morgan_(singer)

Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer
#Barney_Rosenzweig

Kurt Meyer, German general (d. 1961)
#Kurt_Meyer

Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Adrian_Belew

Edita Gruberová, Slovak soprano and actress
#Edita_Gruberová

Beau Champion, Australian rugby league player
#Beau_Champion

Gerrit W. Gong, American religious leader and academic
#Gerrit_W._Gong

Brad Lidge, American baseball player
#Brad_Lidge

Chris Cook, American race car driver
#Chris_Cook_(racing_driver)

Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (d. 1988)
#Chet_Baker

Edmund Berry Godfrey, English lawyer and judge (d. 1678)
#Edmund_Berry_Godfrey

Keiji Mutoh, Japanese wrestler and actor
#Keiji_Mutoh

Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader (d. 1942)
#Avraham_Stern

Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter
#Victoria_Williams

Kang Je-gyu, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
#Kang_Je-gyu

Jari Mäenpää, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Jari_Mäenpää

Edward Blyth, English zoologist (d. 1873)
#Edward_Blyth

Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002)
#Yousuf_Karsh

Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model
#Carla_Bruni

Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress
#Carol_Smillie

Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician
#Michael_C._Burgess

Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, composer, and journalist
#Jim_Ferguson

Esther Phillips, American R&B singer (d. 1984)
#Esther_Phillips

Harry Judd, English drummer and songwriter
#Harry_Judd

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author (d. 1957)
#Giuseppe_Tomasi_di_Lampedusa

Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright
#Carol_Ann_Duffy

Queen Silvia of Sweden
#Queen_Silvia_of_Sweden

Quentin Bryce, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Governor-General of Australia
#Quentin_Bryce

Corey Haim, Canadian actor (d. 2010)
#Corey_Haim

Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musician
#Finn_Wolfhard

Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1577)
#Anna_of_Saxony

Josh Satin, American baseball player
#Josh_Satin

Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (d. 1870)
#Anthony_Mary_Claret

Tim Fountain, English author and playwright
#Tim_Fountain

Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian painter, sculptor and architect (d. 1632)
#Giovanni_Battista_Crespi

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
#Heneage_Finch,_1st_Earl_of_Nottingham

David Davis, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
#David_Davis_(British_politician)

Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist (d. 1884)
#Karl_Richard_Lepsius

Kenny Miller, Scottish footballer
#Kenny_Miller

Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan (d. 1863)
#Dost_Mohammad_Khan

Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player
#Owen_Franks

Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer
#Maritza_Correia

Lisa Dobriskey, English runner
#Lisa_Dobriskey

Esthero, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
#Esthero

Wilhelm Bauer, German engineer (d. 1875)
#Wilhelm_Bauer

Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (d. 1987)
#Charan_Singh

Ketan J. Patel, Kenyan-English biologist and academic
#Ketan_J._Patel

Matt Baker, English television presenter
#Matt_Baker_(presenter)

Martin Opitz, German poet and composer (d. 1639)
#Martin_Opitz

Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter
#Dave_Murray_(musician)

Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
#Agustín_Delgado

Brad Nelson, American baseball player
#Brad_Nelson

Dan Bigras, Canadian singer-songwriter
#Dan_Bigras

Mathilde Wesendonck, German poet and author (d. 1902)
#Mathilde_Wesendonck

Badi Assad, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Badi_Assad

Christian Potenza, Canadian actor, voice actor and singer
#Christian_Potenza

Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach
#Joanna_Hayes

Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol
#Bob_Kahn

Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer
#Yuriorkis_Gamboa

Yukifumi Murakami, Japanese javelin thrower
#Yukifumi_Murakami

Michael Chopra, English footballer
#Michael_Chopra

Dudu Aharon, Israeli singer-songwriter
#Dudu_Aharon

Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (d. 1832)
#Jean-François_Champollion

Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
#Niels_Kaj_Jerne

Greg Biffle, American race car driver
#Greg_Biffle

James Roosevelt, American general and politician (d. 1991)
#James_Roosevelt

Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (d. 1919)
#Madam_C._J._Walker

Harry Shearer, American actor, voice artist, and comedian
#Harry_Shearer

John Jay, American jurist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1829)
#John_Jay

Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 2015)
#Helmut_Schmidt

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Puerto Rican-American photographer
#Manuel_Rivera-Ortiz

Raivo Järvi, Estonian radio host and politician (d. 2012)
#Raivo_Järvi

Robert Bly, American poet and essayist
#Robert_Bly

Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player
#Scott_Gomez

Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster
#Paul_Hornung

James Stockdale, American admiral and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2005)
#James_Stockdale

Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer
#Jamie_Noble

John Albert I, duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1576)
#John_Albert_I,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg

Dino Risi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
#Dino_Risi
Andra Davis, American football player
#Andra_Davis
Liis Koger, Estonian painter and poet
#Liis_Koger

Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager
#Vicente_del_Bosque

Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist
#Wim_Vansevenant

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (d. 1869)
#Charles_Augustin_Sainte-Beuve

Dick Weber, American professional bowler (d. 2005)
#Dick_Weber

Rick Wohlhuter, American runner
#Rick_Wohlhuter

Barry Kooser, American painter and animator
#Barry_Kooser

Tore Johansen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer
#Tore_Johansen

James Gregory, American actor (d. 2002)
#James_Gregory_(actor)

Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (d. 2001)
#Michele_Alboreto

Donna Tartt, American author
#Donna_Tartt

Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Eddie_Vedder

Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (d. 1844)
#Joseph_Smith

Stefan Hell, Romanian-German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
#Stefan_Hell

Kenneth M. Taylor, American general and pilot (d. 2006)
#Kenneth_M._Taylor

Hanley Ramírez, Dominican baseball player
#Hanley_Ramírez

Tianqi Emperor, Chinese emperor (d. 1627)
#Tianqi_Emperor

Bertrand Gachot, Belgian race car driver
#Bertrand_Gachot

Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter, and engraver (d. 1964)
#Pierre_Brissaud

Alge Crumpler, American football player
#Alge_Crumpler

T. J. Oshie, American ice hockey player
#T._J._Oshie

Estella Warren, Canadian swimmer, model, and actress
#Estella_Warren

Martha Byrne, American actress and singer
#Martha_Byrne

Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach
#Jim_Harbaugh

Henri-Alexandre Wallon, French historian and statesman (d. 1904)
#Henri-Alexandre_Wallon

John Marin, American architect and painter (d. 1953)
#John_Marin
Adly Mansour, Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt
#Adly_Mansour

Karyn Bryant, American journalist, actress, producer, and screenwriter
#Karyn_Bryant

Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Karine_Polwart

Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749)
#Maruyama_Gondazaemon

Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist
#Thomas_Rohregger

Micheline Ostermeyer, French discus thrower, shot putter, and pianist (d. 2001)
#Micheline_Ostermeyer

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (d. 1577)
#Thomas_Smith_(diplomat)

Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013
#Mallory_Hagan

Tim Hardin, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1980)
#Tim_Hardin

Susan Lucci, American actress
#Susan_Lucci

Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (d. 1889)
#Jan_Jakob_Lodewijk_ten_Kate

Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer (d. 1976)
#Arthur_Gilligan

Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1924)
#Richard_Conner

Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter
#Lady_Starlight

Otto Soglow, American cartoonist (d. 1975)
#Otto_Soglow

Bill Rodgers, American runner
#Bill_Rodgers_(runner)

Balázs Dzsudzsák, Hungarian footballer
#Balázs_Dzsudzsák
Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and author
#Ezzat_el_Kamhawi

Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician
#Jo_Johnson

Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (d. 2011)
#Agnes_Milowka

Abraham Chebii, Kenyan runner
#Abraham_Chebii

Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan
#Mamnoon_Hussain

Anthony Phillips, English guitarist and songwriter
#Anthony_Phillips

Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (d. 1972)
#Stephen_Timoshenko

Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Jorma_Kaukonen

Mario Santana, Argentinian footballer
#Mario_Santana

Zhen Zong, emperor of the Song Dynasty (d. 1022)
#Emperor_Zhenzong
Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist (d. 1852)
#Wilhelm_Hisinger

Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. 1827)
#Frederick_Augustus_I_of_Saxony

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (d. 1755)
#Joseph_Bodin_de_Boismortier

Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (d. 1676)
#Carl_Gustaf_Wrangel

Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter
#Jess_Harnell

Richard Clark Barkley, American soldier, academic, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 2015)
#Richard_Clark_Barkley

Víctor Martínez, Venezuelan baseball player
#Víctor_Martínez_(baseball)

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (d. 1904)
#Samuel_Smiles

Ilchi Lee, South Korean author and educator
#Ilchi_Lee

Akihito, Japanese emperor
#Akihito

Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1954)
#Onofre_Marimón