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

Bartosz Kapustka, Polish footballer

Jeff Schlupp, German footballer

Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer

Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (d. 2013)

Sebastian Werle, German rugby player

Hiro Fujiwara, Japanese manga artist

Megan Mayhew Bergman, American author and educator

Paul Shirley, American basketball player and blogger

Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Uzbek-Greek footballer and manager

Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player

Mieszko Talarczyk, Polish-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2004)

Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter

Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer

Raymont Harris, American football player

Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster

Rodney Culver, American football player (d. 1996)

Rob Pelinka, American sports agent

René Tretschok, German footballer and manager

Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager

Ante Zelck, German businessman

Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer

Joan Severance, American actress

Peter Wynn, Australian rugby league player and businessman

Grace Knight, English-Australian singer-songwriter

Andres Alver, Estonian architect and academic

William Kristol, American journalist, publisher, and political activist/pundit

Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general

Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2012)

Jack Ham, American football player and sportscaster

John Sullivan, English screenwriter, producer, and composer (d. 2011)

Robbie Dupree, American singer-songwriter

Geoffrey Wheatcroft, English journalist and author

Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic

Ron Allen, American baseball player

Peter Davis, English businessman

Eugene Record, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (d. 1986)

Robert Labine, Canadian politician

Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (d. 1995)

Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian, and educator (d. 2015)

Willie Wood, American football player

Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer and manager (d. 2012)

Johnny Kidd, English rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1966)

Noella Leduc, American baseball player (d. 2014)

Harold Dorman, American rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1988)

Rayner Unwin, English publisher (d. 2000)

Duncan Hallas, English author and politician (d. 2002)

Bob Kurland, American basketball player and politician (d. 2013)

Günther Schifter, Austrian journalist and radio host (d. 2008)

Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (d. 2001)

José Greco, Italian-American dancer and choreographer (d. 2000)

Woodrow Borah, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1999)

Anna J. Harrison, American organic chemist and academic (d. 1998)

Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (d. 2005)

Norman Maclean, American author and academic (d. 1990)

Marie Bell, French actress and stage director (d. 1985)

Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2014)

Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress and broadcaster (d. 1994)

Henry B. Guppy, English botanist and author (d. 1926)

János Murkovics, Slovene-Hungarian author and educator (d. 1917)

Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician (d. 1834)

Pamheiba, Indian emperor (d. 1751)

Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (d. 1663)

Louis I, duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)