Born on May 23rd
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Born on May 23rd
LISTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdu'l-Bahá | Religion | 23-May-1844 | 28-Nov-1921 | Baha'i leader |
| Max Abramovitz | Architect | 23-May-1908 | 12-Sep-2004 | Designed UN Headquarters |
| Deborah Adair | Actor | 23-May-1952 | The Young and the Restless | |
| Mitch Albom | Novelist | 23-May-1958 | Tuesdays with Morrie | |
| Yigal Amir | Assassin | 23-May-1970 | Assassin of Yitzhak Rabin | |
| Linden Ashby | Actor | 23-May-1960 | Dr. Brett Cooper on Melrose Place | |
| Leo Baeck | Religion | 23-May-1873 | 2-Nov-1956 | Progressive Jewish Rabbi |
| Katherine Baicker | Economist | 23-May-1971 | Council of Economic Advisers, 2005-07 | |
| Johnny Ball | Game Show Host | 23-May-1938 | Think of a Number | |
| John Bardeen | Physicist | 23-May-1908 | 30-Jan-1991 | Co-Inventor of the transistor |
| Gary Barnett | Football | 23-May-1946 | CO Buffaloes Head Coach, 1999-2005 | |
| William Barr | Government | 23-May-1950 | US Attorney General, 1991-93 | |
| Barbara Barrie | Actor | 23-May-1931 | Mrs. Barney Miller | |
| Walter Jackson Bate | Critic | 23-May-1918 | 26-Jul-1999 | Samuel Johnson |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Actor | 23-May-1966 | Coach McGuirk, Sterling Archer, Bob Belcher | |
| Robert F. Bennett | Politician | 23-May-1927 | 9-Oct-2000 | Governor of Kansas, 1975-79 |
| James Blish | Author | 23-May-1921 | 30-Jul-1975 | Cities in Flight |
| Wade Brorby | Judge | 23-May-1934 | 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2001 | |
| Ambrose Burnside | Military | 23-May-1824 | 13-Sep-1881 | Inspiration for term sideburns |
| Drew Carey | Comic | 23-May-1958 | The Drew Carey Show | |
| George C. Carlson, Jr. | Judge | 23-May-1946 | Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court | |
| Lauren Chapin | Actor | 23-May-1945 | Father Knows Best | |
| Marvin J. Chomsky | Film Director | 23-May-1929 | Holocaust | |
| Rosemary Clooney | Singer | 23-May-1928 | 29-Jun-2002 | Come On-a My House |
| R. Guy Cole, Jr. | Judge | 23-May-1951 | 6th Circuit Court of Appeals | |
| Joan Collins | Actor | 23-May-1933 | Alexis on Dynasty | |
| Scatman Crothers | Jazz Musician | 23-May-1910 | 22-Nov-1986 | Jazz musician and actor |
| Nigel Davenport | Actor | 23-May-1928 | Chariots of Fire | |
| Laura Devon | Actor | 23-May-1931 | 19-Jul-2007 | Red Line 7000 |
| Daniel Cardinal DiNardo | Religion | 23-May-1949 | Archbishop of Galveston-Houston | |
| Karen Duffy | Actor | 23-May-1962 | MTV VJ turned Dumb & Dumber actress | |
| Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. | Actor | 23-May-1883 | 12-Dec-1939 | The Thief of Baghdad |
| Hans Frank | Military | 23-May-1900 | 16-Oct-1946 | Nazi King of Poland |
| Lars Frederiksen | Musician | 23-May-1969 | Rancid and The Bastards | |
| Margaret Fuller | Author | 23-May-1810 | 19-Jul-1850 | Woman in the Nineteenth Century |
| Alan García | Head of State | 23-May-1949 | President of Peru | |
| Betty Garrett | Actor | 23-May-1919 | 12-Feb-2011 | Irene Lorenzo on All in the Family |
| Lane Garrison | Actor | 23-May-1980 | Tweener on Prison Break | |
| James Gleason | Actor | 23-May-1882 | 12-Apr-1959 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan |
| Marius Goring | Actor | 23-May-1912 | 30-Sep-1998 | The Red Shoes |
| Marvin Hagler | Boxing | 23-May-1954 | Retired boxing champ, lives in Italy | |
| Alex Henteloff | Actor | 23-May-1942 | Arnold Ripner on Barney Miller | |
| Hergé | Cartoonist | 23-May-1907 | 3-Mar-1983 | Tintin |
| Laurie Hickson-Smith | TV Personality | 23-May-1971 | Interior decorator on Trading Spaces | |
| Donald Hodel | Government | 23-May-1935 | Reagan's Secretary of Energy & Interior | |
| Laurel Holloman | Actor | 23-May-1971 | Tina Kennard on The L Word | |
| Thomas Hood | Poet | 23-May-1799 | 3-May-1845 | Odes and Addresses to Great People |
| Charlie Hunter | Jazz Musician | 23-May-1967 | 8-string jazz guitar virtuoso | |
| William Hunter | Doctor | 23-May-1718 | 30-Mar-1783 | English anatomist and obstetrician |
| Ken Jennings | TV Personality | 23-May-1974 | $2.5 Million Jeopardy! Contestant | |
| Jewel | Singer/Songwriter | 23-May-1974 | Who will save her soul | |
| O-Lan Jones | Actor | 23-May-1950 | Esmeralda in Edward Scissorhands | |
| Burton Joseph | Attorney | 23-May-1930 | 31-Mar-2010 | First Amendment lawyer |
| Charles Kimbrough | Actor | 23-May-1936 | Jim Dial on Murphy Brown | |
| Zalman King | Film Director | 23-May-1942 | 3-Feb-2012 | 9 1/2 Weeks |
| Franz Kline | Painter | 23-May-1910 | 13-May-1962 | Abstract expressionist painter |
| Pär Lagerkvist | Author | 23-May-1891 | 11-Jul-1974 | Barabbas |
| Joshua Lederberg | Biologist | 23-May-1925 | 2-Feb-2008 | Genetic properties of bacteria |
| Carolus Linnaeus | Botanist | 23-May-1707 | 10-Jan-1778 | Created a taxonomy of the species |
| Edward Lorenz | Scientist | 23-May-1917 | 16-Apr-2008 | Chaos theory |
| Herbert Marshall | Actor | 23-May-1890 | 22-Jan-1966 | Foreign Correspondent |
| Melissa McBride | Actor | 23-May-1965 | Carol Peletier on The Walking Dead | |
| Martin McGuinness | Politician | 23-May-1950 | Politician, former IRA gunman | |
| Frank McHugh | Actor | 23-May-1898 | 11-Sep-1981 | The Roaring Twenties |
| Sid Melton | Actor | 23-May-1920 | 2-Nov-2011 | Alf Monroe on Green Acres |
| Franz Anton Mesmer | Paranormal | 23-May-1734 | 5-Mar-1815 | Proponent of Animal Magnetism |
| Ken Michelman | Actor | 23-May-1955 | Abner Goldstein on The White Shadow | |
| John Miller | Politician | 23-May-1938 | Congressman from Washington, 1985-93 | |
| Kelly Monaco | Actor | 23-May-1976 | Port Charles | |
| Robert Moog | Inventor | 23-May-1934 | 21-Aug-2005 | Invented the synthesizer |
| John Newcombe | Tennis | 23-May-1944 | Winner of 26 Grand Slam titles | |
| Helen O'Connell | Singer | 23-May-1920 | 9-Sep-1993 | Big Band singer, Green Eyes |
| Opie | Radio Personality | 23-May-1963 | The Opie & Anthony Show | |
| George Osborne | Politician | 23-May-1971 | Conservative MP for Tatton | |
| Brad Owen | Politician | 23-May-1950 | Lt. Governor of Washington | |
| John Payne | Actor | 23-May-1912 | 6-Dec-1989 | Kansas City Confidential |
| Philippe I | Royalty | 23-May-1052 | 29-Jul-1108 | King of France 1060-1108 |
| Martin Puryear | Sculptor | 23-May-1941 | Post-minimalist | |
| Carl Safina | Author | 23-May-1955 | Song for the Blue Ocean | |
| Phil Selway | Drummer | 23-May-1967 | Radiohead drummer | |
| Artie Shaw | Musician | 23-May-1910 | 30-Dec-2004 | Clarinetist, big band leader |
| Edna Skinner | Actor | 23-May-1921 | 8-Aug-2003 | Kay Addison on Mister Ed |
| Alfred P. Sloan | Business | 23-May-1875 | 17-Feb-1966 | Chairman of GM, 1937-56 |
| Linda Thompson | Actor | 23-May-1950 | Former beauty queen, Ex-Girlfriend of Elvis | |
| Dina Titus | Politician | 23-May-1950 | Congresswoman from Nevada, 2009-11 | |
| Guinevere Turner | Actor | 23-May-1968 | Preaching to the Perverted | |
| Ruth Underwood | Drummer | 23-May-1946 | Whirlwind percussionist for Frank Zappa | |
| David N. Weidman | Business | 23-May-1955 | CEO of Celanese | |
| Shelly West | Country Musician | 23-May-1958 | José Cuervo |
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