History Births on February 23

Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (d. 1929)

#Liang_Qichao

David Sylvian, English singer-songwriter

#David_Sylvian

Aziz Ansari, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Aziz_Ansari

Balthazar Gerbier, Dutch painter (d. 1663)

#Balthazar_Gerbier

Mido, Egyptian footballer and sportscaster

#Mido_(footballer)

Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter

#Skylar_Grey

Sandra Osborne, Scottish politician

#Sandra_Osborne

Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (d. 1612)

#Salima_Sultan_Begum

Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (d. 1906)

#Karl_Robert_Eduard_von_Hartmann

Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player

#Andrew_Wiggins

Henry XI of Legnica, thrice Duke of Legnica (d. 1588)

#Henry_XI_of_Legnica

Patricia Richardson, American actress

#Patricia_Richardson

Paul West, English-American author, poet, and academic (d. 2015)

#Paul_West_(writer)

Louis Stokes, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)

#Louis_Stokes

Dakota Fanning, American actress

#Dakota_Fanning

Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot (d. 2007)

#Paul_Tibbets

Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer

#Kyriakos_Papadopoulos

Steve Stricker, American golfer

#Steve_Stricker

Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman (d. 1812)

#Mayer_Amschel_Rothschild

Guy C. Wiggins, American painter (d. 1962)

#Guy_C._Wiggins

Clayton Anderson, American engineer and astronaut

#Clayton_Anderson

Anton Mosimann, Swiss chef and author

#Anton_Mosimann

Rebecca Goldstein, American philosopher and author

#Rebecca_Goldstein

Rusty Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rusty_Young_(musician)

Gareth Barry, English footballer

#Gareth_Barry

W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (d. 1963)

#W._E._B._Du_Bois

Nick de Bois, English politician

#Nick_de_Bois

Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player

#Bobby_Bonilla

Charles Tillman, American football player

#Charles_Tillman

Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist (d. 1935)

#Kazimir_Malevich

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1709)

#Tokugawa_Tsunayoshi

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter (d. 1915)

#Hendrik_Willem_Mesdag

Emily Blunt, English actress

#Emily_Blunt

Harold Horder, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1978)

#Harold_Horder

S. E. Cupp, American journalist and author

#S._E._Cupp

Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (d. 2008)

#Patriarch_Alexy_II_of_Moscow

Peter Fonda, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)

#Peter_Fonda

John Norum, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter

#John_Norum

Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress

#Kelly_Macdonald

Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer

#Herschelle_Gibbs

Jérémy Pied, French footballer

#Jérémy_Pied

Josh Gad, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Josh_Gad

Ola Svensson, Swedish singer-songwriter

#Ola_Svensson

John Gilbert Winant, American captain, pilot, and politician, 60th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1947)

#John_Gilbert_Winant

Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher (d. 1791)

#Richard_Price

Helena Suková, Czech-Monacan tennis player

#Helena_Suková

Jeff Nordgaard, American-Polish basketball player

#Jeff_Nordgaard

Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Paul_Morrissey

Tom Osborne, American football player, coach, and politician

#Tom_Osborne

Kenny Bee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Kenny_Bee

Michael Dell, American businessman

#Michael_Dell

Dante Lavelli, American football player (d. 2009)

#Dante_Lavelli

Steve Priest, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Steve_Priest

Samuel Pepys, English diarist and politician (d. 1703)

#Samuel_Pepys

Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2018)

#Paul_Gérin-Lajoie

Chris Grevsmuhl, Australian rugby league player

#Chris_Grevsmuhl

Brad Whitford, American guitarist and songwriter

#Brad_Whitford

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Estonian skier

#Kristina_Šmigun-Vähi

José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844-1854) (d. 1854)

#José_Joaquín_de_Herrera

Carl Menger, Austrian economist and educator (d. 1921)

#Carl_Menger

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1479)

#Louis_IX,_Duke_of_Bavaria

Daymond John, American fashion designer and businessman, founded FUBU

#Daymond_John

Jerod Mayo, American football player

#Jerod_Mayo

Niecy Nash, American actress and producer

#Niecy_Nash

Marco Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player

#Marco_Scandella

Allan Boesak, South African cleric and politician

#Allan_Boesak

William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1988)

#William_McMahon

Ian Liddell-Grainger, Scottish soldier and politician

#Ian_Liddell-Grainger

Agnes Smedley, American journalist and writer (d. 1950)

#Agnes_Smedley

César Aira, Argentinian author and translator

#César_Aira

Ab-Soul, American rapper

#Ab-Soul

Konstantin Päts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Estonia (d. 1956)

#Konstantin_Päts

Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer (d. 1949)

#Victor_Fleming

Residente, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter

#Residente

Clarence D. Lester, African-American fighter pilot (d.1986)

#Clarence_D._Lester

Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)

#Johnny_Winter

Carin Koch, Swedish golfer

#Carin_Koch

César Ritz, Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris (d. 1918)

#César_Ritz

Rondell White, American baseball player

#Rondell_White

Hans Herrmann, German race car driver

#Hans_Herrmann

Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Swedish actress, singer, and director (d. 1947)

#Anna_Hofman-Uddgren

Onofrio Panvinio, Italian historian (d. 1568)

#Onofrio_Panvinio

Pope Paul II (d. 1471)

#Pope_Paul_II

George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (d. 1759)

#George_Frideric_Handel

Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (d. 1656)

#Jean-Baptiste_Morin_(mathematician)

Casemiro, Brazilian footballer

#Casemiro

Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American football player and boxer

#Ed_"Too_Tall"_Jones

Melinda Messenger, English model and television host

#Melinda_Messenger

Theophilus London, Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter and producer

#Theophilus_London

Sylvia Chase, American broadcast journalist (d. 2019)

#Sylvia_Chase

Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (d. 2008)

#Majel_Barrett

Karl Jaspers, German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (d. 1969)

#Karl_Jaspers

Musidora, French actress and director (d. 1957)

#Musidora

Marc Garneau, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician

#Marc_Garneau

Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor (d. 1975)

#Cyril_Delevanti

Nicolás Gaitán, Argentinian footballer

#Nicolás_Gaitán

Kevin Connauton, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kevin_Connauton

Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician, Speaker of the Danish Parliament

#Pia_Kjærsgaard

Ryan McCourt, Canadian artist

#Ryan_McCourt

Jon Hall, American actor and director (d. 1979)

#Jon_Hall_(actor)

William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (d. 1993)

#William_L._Shirer

Bernard Cornwell, English author and educator

#Bernard_Cornwell

Elston Howard, American baseball player and coach (d. 1980)

#Elston_Howard

Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king (d. 1490)

#Matthias_Corvinus

Michael Wilton, American guitarist

#Michael_Wilton

Rados?aw Sikorski, Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

#Rados?aw_Sikorski

Fred Biletnikoff, American football player and coach

#Fred_Biletnikoff

Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Flip_Saunders

Michael Campbell, New Zealand golfer

#Michael_Campbell

Chris Vrenna, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

#Chris_Vrenna

Erich Kästner, German author and poet (d. 1974)

#Erich_Kästner

Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian captain and politician, 3rd President of Ukraine

#Viktor_Yushchenko

Satoru Nakajima, Japanese race car driver

#Satoru_Nakajima

Eddie Dibbs, American tennis player

#Eddie_Dibbs

Evan Bates, American ice dancer

#Evan_Bates

Terry Hawkridge, English footballer

Zak Kirkup, Member of the Parliament of Western Australia

Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor

Emerson Conceição, Brazilian footballer

Adam Hann-Byrd, American actor and screenwriter

Dan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2003)

Jeff O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Scott Elarton, American baseball player and coach

Michael Cornacchia, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Robbi Kempson, South African rugby player

Alessandro Sturba, Italian footballer

Joe-Max Moore, American soccer player

Martine Croxall, English journalist and television news presenter

Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan

Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress

Howard Jones, English singer-songwriter

Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 1989)

Debbie Friedman, American singer-songwriter of Jewish melodies (d. 2011)

Trevor Cherry, English footballer

Bill Alexander, English director and producer

Florian Fricke, German keyboard player and composer (d. 2001)

Bobby Mitchell, American golfer

Ron Hunt, American baseball player

Jackie Smith, American football player

Diane Varsi, American actress (d. 1992)

Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (d. 2004)

Vasily Lazarev, Russian colonel, physician, and astronaut (d. 1990)

Régine Crespin, French soprano and actress (d. 2007)

Allan McLeod Cormack, South-African-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

Mary Francis Shura, American author (d. 1991)

Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016)

Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 2014)

Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager (d. 1995)

Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (d. 1980)

Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (d. 1981)

Kathleen Harrison, English actress (d. 1995)

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana (d. 1767)