July 23 - Births

Births

• 645 – Yazid I, Arabian Caliph (d. 683)
• 1301 – Otto, Duke of Austria (d. 1339)
• 1339 – Louis I, Duke of Anjou (d. 1384)
• 1503 – Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1547)
• 1649 – Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
• 1705 – Francis Blomefield, English historian (d. 1752)
• 1734 – Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer (d. 1786)
• 1773 – Thomas Brisbane, Scottish astronomer and soldier, 6th Governor of New South Wales (d. 1860)
• 1775 – Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
• 1777 – Philipp Otto Runge, German painter (d. 1810)
• 1796 – Franz Berwald, Swedish composer (d. 1868)
• 1823 – Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (d. 1894)
• 1838 – Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (d. 1910)
• 1851 – Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (d. 1909)
• 1856 – Arthur Bird, American composer (d. 1923)
• 1856 – Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian lawyer and social reformer (d. 1920)
• 1864 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino theoretician (d. 1903)
• 1865 – Max Heindel, Danish occultist and mystic (d. 1919)
• 1883 – Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, English soldier (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (d. 1950)
• 1885 – Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American prince and businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (d. 1935)
• 1886 – Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish diplomat (d. 1978)
• 1886 – Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (d. 1976)
• 1888 – Raymond Chandler, American author (d. 1959)
• 1892 – Haile Selassie I, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1975)
• 1894 – Arthur Treacher, English actor (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Aileen Pringle, American actress (d. 1989)
• 1898 – Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1987)
• 1898 – Jacob Marschak, American economist (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Gustav Heinemann, German politician (d. 1976)
• 1900 – John Babcock, Canadian soldier (d. 2010)
• 1901 – Hank Worden, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1905 – Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, author, and lecturer
• 1906 – Vladimir Prelog, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1906 – Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian nationalist (d. 1931)
• 1909 – John William Finn, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2010)
• 1912 – M. H. Abrams, American critic and writer
• 1912 – Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979)
• 1913 – Michael Foot, English politician (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter (d.2010)
• 1914 – Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (d. 1971)
• 1918 – Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1920 – Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Calvert DeForest, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Luis Aloma, Cuban baseball player (d. 1997)
• 1923 – Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (d. 2001)
• 1924 – Gavin Lambert, English-American screenwriter and author (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
• 1927 – Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor
• 1928 – Vera Rubin, American astronomer
• 1928 – Hubert Selby, Jr., American author (d. 2004)
• 1929 – Danny Barcelona, Filipino-American drummer (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Lateef Jakande, Nigerian politician
• 1931 – Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Māori queen (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Claude Fournier, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1931 – Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1933 – Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum (d. 2010)
• 1933 – Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (d. 1991)
• 1933 – Benedict Groeschel, American priest, author, and talk show host
• 1933 – Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect, designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building
• 1935 – Jim Hall, American race car driver
• 1935 – Hein Heinsen, Danish sculptor
• 1936 – Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1936 – Anthony Kennedy, American judge
• 1937 – Dave Webster, American football player
• 1938 – Juliet Anderson, American porn actress and producer (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Ronny Cox, American actor
• 1938 – Götz George, German actor
• 1938 – Charles Harrelson, American convicted murderer, father of Woody Harrelson (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host
• 1940 – Don Imus, American radio radio host
• 1940 – Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian banker and economist (d. 2010)
• 1941 – Richie Evans, American race car driver (d. 1985)
• 1942 – Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian politician
• 1942 – Madeline Bell, American singer-songwriter (Blue Mink)
• 1942 – Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher
• 1943 – Randall Forsberg, American scientist (d. 2007)
• 1943 – Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 – Dino Danelli, American drummer (The Rascals and Fotomaker)
• 1946 – Andy Mackay, English musician, songwriter, producer, and composer (Roxy Music)
• 1947 – Gardner Dozois, American writer and editor
• 1947 – David Essex, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 1947 – Torsten Palm, Swedish race car driver
• 1948 – John Cushnahan, Irish politician
• 1948 – John Hall, American musician, songwriter, and politician
• 1949 – Clive Rice, South African cricketer
• 1950 – Alex Kozinski, Romanian-American judge
• 1950 – Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• 1950 – Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
• 1951 – Edie McClurg, American actress
• 1951 – Michael McConnohie, American voice actor
• 1952 – Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player (d. 1995)
• 1952 – Janis Siegel, American singer (The Manhattan Transfer)
• 1952 – Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer (d. 2008)
• 1953 – Graham Gooch, English cricketer
• 1953 – Bob Hilton, American game show host and announcer
• 1954 – Annie Sprinkle, American porn actress and producer
• 1957 – Jo Brand, English comedian, writer, and actress
• 1957 – Kate Buffery, English actress and writer
• 1957 – Nikos Galis, Greek basketball player
• 1957 – Theo van Gogh, Dutch director (d. 2004)
• 1958 – Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman
• 1959 – Nancy Savoca, American director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1960 – Al Perez, American wrestler
• 1961 – André Ducharme, Canadian comedian and author
• 1961 – Michael Durant, American pilot and author
• 1961 – Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, musician, and composer (Depeche Mode and VCMG)
• 1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor
• 1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor
• 1964 – Uwe Barth, German politician
• 1964 – Nick Menza, German drummer and songwriter (Megadeth))
• 1964 – Edward Forchion, American activist and politician
• 1965 – Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Hollywood Rose)
• 1965 – Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Catherine Wheel)
• 1965 – Dick Jaspers, Dutch billiards player
• 1966 – Samantha Beckinsale, English actress
• 1966 – Hamid Mir, Pakistani journalist
• 1967 – Titiyo, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1967 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor and director
• 1968 – Elden Campbell, American basketball player
• 1968 – Gary Payton, American basketball player
• 1968 – Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress
• 1969 – David Kaufman American actor
• 1970 – Charisma Carpenter, American actress
• 1970 – Thea Dorn, German writer
• 1970 – Sam Watters, singer-songwriter and producer (Color Me Badd)
• 1971 – Dalvin DeGrate, American singer-songwriter and producer (Jodeci)
• 1971 – Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
• 1971 – Christopher Lee, Singaporean actor and model
• 1971 – Chris Michalek, American harmonica player (d. 2010)
• 1971 – Joel Stein, American journalist
• 1972 – Floyd Reifer, Indian cricketer
• 1972 – Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, writer, and producer
• 1973 – Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player
• 1973 – Fran Healy, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Travis)
• 1973 – Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern, author, and handbag designer
• 1973 – Himesh Reshammiya, Indian actor, singer, producer, and composer
• 1973 – Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player
• 1974 – Terry Glenn, American football player
• 1974 – Maurice Greene, American sprinter
• 1974 – Kathryn Hahn, American actress
• 1974 – Stephanie March, American actress
• 1974 – Sonny Siaki, Samoan wrestler
• 1974 – Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist
• 1975 – Suriya, Indian actor and producer
• 1975 – Seong Hyeon-ah, South Korean actress
• 1976 – Jonathan Gallant, Canadian bassist (Billy Talent)
• 1976 – Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player
• 1977 – Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
• 1977 – Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1977 – Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Stuart Elliott, Irish footballer
• 1978 – Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
• 1978 – Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1979 – Perro Aguayo, Jr., Mexican wrestler
• 1979 – Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
• 1979 – Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1979 – Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
• 1979 – Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter
• 1980 – Sandeep Parikh, American actor, writer, and director
• 1980 – Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Destiny's Child)
• 1981 – Steve Jocz, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director (Sum 41)
• 1981 – Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player
• 1982 – Zanjoe Marudo, Filipino actor
• 1982 – Joe Mather, American baseball player
• 1982 – Tom Mison, English actor
• 1982 – Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
• 1982 – Paul Wesley, American actor
• 1983 – Andrew Eiden, American actor
• 1983 – Bec Hewitt, Australian actress and singer
• 1983 – Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
• 1983 – David Strettle, English rugby player
• 1984 – Matthew Murphy, English singer and musician (The Wombats)
• 1984 – Brandon Roy, American basketball player
• 1984 – Walter Gargano, Uruguayan footballer
• 1984 – Celeste Thorson, American actress and screenwriter
• 1985 – Matthew Colin Bailey, American designer and author
• 1985 – Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television host
• 1985 – Blake Harrison, English actor
• 1985 – Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer
• 1985 – Anna Maria Mühe, German actress
• 1986 – Ayaka Komatsu, Japanese model and actress
• 1986 – Nelson Philippe, French race car driver
• 1986 – Reece Ritchie, English actor
• 1986 – Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper
• 1986 – Natalie Tran, Vietnamese-Australian comedian and blogger
• 1987 – Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer
• 1987 – Arthur Napiontek, American actor
• 1987 – Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Pippa Bennett-Warner, English actress
• 1988 – Pablo Holman, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kudai)
• 1989 – Eliška Bučková, Czech model, Czech Miss 2008
• 1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
• 1989 – Donald Young, American tennis player
• 1990 – Ryan Castro, American actor
• 1990 – Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater
• 1991 – Mahendran, Tamil actor
• 1991 – Bibi Jones, American porn actress
• 1991 – Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast
• 1992 – Amanda Wilson, English singer
• 1996 – Rachel G. Fox, American actress