October 23 - Births

Births

64 BC – Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman general and statesman (d. 12 BC)
1516 – Charlotte of Valois (d. 1524)
1634 – Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1715)
1654 – Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian composer (d. 1712)
1698 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed the École Militaire (d. 1782)
1705 – Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
1713 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist (d. 1778)
1715 – Peter II of Russia (d. 1730)
1762 – Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)
1766 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (d. 1847)
1771 – Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)
1790 – Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860)
1796 – Stefano Franscini, Swiss politician (d. 1857)
1801 – Albert Lortzing, German composer (d. 1851)
1805 – John Russell Bartlett, American historian and linguist (d. 1886)
1813 – Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848)
1815 – João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
1817 – Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875)
1835 – Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
1844 – Robert Bridges, English poet (d. 1930)
1857 – Juan Luna, Filipino painter (d. 1899)
1865 – Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author (d. 1918)
1869 – John Heisman, American football player and coach (d. 1936)
1870 – Francis Kelley, Canadian-American bishop (d. 1948)
1873 – William D. Coolidge, American physicist and inventor (d. 1975)
1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist (d. 1946)
1876 – Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970)
1880 – Una O'Connor, Irish actress (d. 1959)
1885 – Lawren Harris, Canadian painter (d. 1970)
1888 – Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1961)
1893 – Gummo Marx, American actor (d. 1977)
1894 – Rube Bressler, American baseball player (d. 1966)
1896 – André Lévêque, French engineer (d. 1930)
1897 – Marjorie Flack, American author (d. 1958)
1900 – Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (d. 1958)
1904 – Harvey Penick, American golfer (d. 1995)
1905 – Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
1905 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
1908 – Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
1909 – Zellig Harris, American linguist (d. 1992)
1910 – Richard Mortensen, Danish painter (d. 1993)
1910 – Hayden Rorke, American actor (d. 1987)
1918 – James Daly, American actor (d. 1978)
1918 – Peggy Moran, American actress (d. 2002)
1918 – Paul Rudolph, American architect, designed the Lippo Centre (d. 1997)
1919 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (d. 1992)
1920 – Ted Fujita, Japanese meteorologist (d. 1998)
1920 – Bob Montana, American cartoonist (d. 1975)
1921 – R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist
1922 – Coleen Gray, American actress
1923 – Aslam Farrukhi, Pakistani scholar, author, and poet
1923 – Ned Rorem, American composer
1923 – Frank Sutton, American actor (d. 1974)
1923 – Harold P. Warren, American director (d. 1985)
1925 – Johnny Carson, American television host (d. 2005)
1925 – Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (d. 1994)
1925 – Fred Shero, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1990)
1927 – Sonny Criss, American saxophonist (d. 1977)
1927 – Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher (d. 2009)
1928 – Bella Darvi, Polish-French actress (d. 1971)
1929 – Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (d. 2006)
1931 – Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician
1931 – William P. Clark, Jr., American politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor
1931 – Diana Dors, English actress (d. 1984)
1935 – Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez, Puerto Rican golfer
1936 – Philip Kaufman, American director
1937 – Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian guerrilla leader (d. 1971)
1939 – Stanley Anderson, American actor
1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer
1940 – Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Raindrops) (d. 2009)
1940 – Jane Holzer, American model, actress, producer, and art collector
1941 – Mel Winkler, American actor
1941 – Igor Smirnov, Moldovan politician, President of Transnistria
1942 – Michael Crichton, American author, screenwriter, director, and producer (d. 2008)
1942 – Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
1942 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founder of The Body Shop (d. 2007)
1944 – Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
1945 – Maggi Hambling, English sculptor and painter
1945 – Kim Larsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gasolin')
1946 – Mel Martinez, American politician
1948 – Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory
1948 – Brian Ross, American journalist
1949 – Würzel, English singer and guitarist (Motörhead) (d. 2011)
1949 – Nick Tosches, American journalist, author, and poet
1950 – Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (d. 2012)
1951 – Charly García, Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Sui Generis, Serú Girán, and La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros)
1951 – Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan politician, 2nd President of Kosovo
1952 – Pierre Moerlen, French drummer (Gong) (d. 2005)
1953 – Taner Akçam, Turkish historian and sociologist
1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director
1956 – Dianne Reeves, American singer
1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1957 – Paul Kagame, Rwandan politician, 6th President of Rwanda
1957 – Martin Luther King III, American activist
1958 – Michael Eric Dyson, American activist, academic, and author
1958 – Rose Nabinger, German singer
1959 – Nancy Grace, American journalist and television host
1959 – Sam Raimi, American director
1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
1960 – Randy Pausch, American academic and author (d. 2008)
1960 – Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer
1961 – Laurie Halse Anderson, American author
1961 – Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer
1962 – Doug Flutie, American football player
1963 – Gordon Korman, Canadian-American author
1964 – Robert Trujillo, American bass player and songwriter (Metallica, Black Label Society, Suicidal Tendencies, and Infectious Grooves)
1965 – Augusten Burroughs, American author and screenwriter
1965 – Al Leiter, American baseball player
1966 – Alex Flinn, American author
1966 – Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver
1967 – Dale Crover, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Melvins, The Men of Porn, and Altamont)
1969 – Trudi Canavan, Australian author
1969 – Brooke Theiss, American actress
1970 – Grant Imahara, American engineer
1970 – Steve Wilder, American actor
1970 – Zoe Wiseman, American model and photographer
1971 – Carlo Forlivesi, Italian composer
1971 – Christopher Horner, American cyclist
1972 – Bryan Pratt, American politician
1972 – Jasmin St. Claire, Virgin Islander porn actress
1972 – Jimmy Wayne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973 – Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer
1974 – Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
1975 – Jessicka, American singer-songwriter (Jack Off Jill and Scarling.)
1975 – Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
1975 – Odalys García, Cuban actress
1975 – Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
1975 – Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
1976 – Cat Deeley, English model, actress, and television host
1976 – Jon Huertas, American actor
1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor
1977 – Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer
1978 – Jimmy Bullard, English footballer
1978 – Steve Harmison, English cricketer
1978 – Wang Nan, Chinese table tennis player
1978 – Archie Thompson, Australian footballer
1979 – Ramón Castro, Venezuelan baseball player
1979 – Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
1979 – Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
1980 – Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
1980 – Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch race car driver
1981 – Ben Francisco, American baseball player
1982 – Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
1982 – Aleksandar Luković, Serbian footballer
1983 – Filippos Darlas, Greek footballer
1983 – Josh Strickland, American singer and actor
1984 – Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model
1984 – Simone Masini, Italian footballer
1984 – Meghan McCain, American columnist and author
1985 – Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norwegian footballer
1985 – Masiela Lusha, Albanian-American actress and poet
1985 – Chris Neal, English footballer
1985 – Luca Spinetti, Italian footballer
1986 – Briana Evigan, American actress
1986 – Jake Robinson, English footballer
1986 – Jessica Stroup, American actress
1987 – Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer-songwriter (Play)
1990 – Stevie Brock, American singer
1990 – Axel Ehnström, Finnish singer-songwriter
1990 – Stan Walker, Australian singer and actor
1991 – Princess Mako of Akishino
1992 – Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
1993 – Taylor Spreitler, American actress
1997 – Daphne Blunt, American actress and singer
1998 – Amandla Stenberg, American actress