Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

May 23

• 1052 – King Philip I of France (d. 1108)
• 1100 – Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)
• 1606 – Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)
• 1617 – Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian (d. 1692)
• 1707 – Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778)
• 1718 – William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (d. 1783)
• 1729 – Giuseppe Parini, Italian writer (d. 1799)
• 1734 – Franz Anton Mesmer, Austrian physician/hypnotist (d. 1815)
• 1741 – Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer (d. 1801)
• 1790 – Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)
• 1794 – Ignaz Moscheles, Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso (d. 1870)
• 1795 – Charles Barry, English architect (d. 1860)
• 1810 – Margaret Fuller, American journalist and feminist (d. 1850)
• 1820 – James Buchanan Eads, American engineer and inventor (d. 1887)
• 1820 – Lorenzo Sawyer, American jurist (d. 1891)
• 1824 – Ambrose Burnside, American Union Civil War general (d. 1881)
• 1834 – Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890)
• 1844 – `Abdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious figure (d. 1921)
• 1848 – Otto Lilienthal, German aviation pioneer (d. 1896)
• 1855 – Isabella Ford, English feminist and union activist (d. 1924)
• 1865 – Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian politician (d. 1942)
• 1875 – Alfred P. Sloan, American automotive executive (d. 1966)
• 1879 – Elizabeth Gunn, New Zealand paediatrician (d. 1963)
• 1879 – Dezső Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (d. 1939)
• 1884 – Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)
• 1887 – Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)
• 1888 – Zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972)
• 1889 – Ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967)
• 1890 – Herbert Marshall, English actor (d. 1966)
• 1891 – Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)
• 1895 – Billy Smith, English footballer (d. 1956)
• 1896 – Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966)
• 1898 – Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989)
• 1898 – Josef Terboven, German Nazi official (d. 1945)
• 1900 – Hans Frank, German lawyer and Nazi official (d. 1946)
• 1906 – Pran Nath Thapar, Indian military officer (d. 1975)
• 1908 – John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Hélène Boucher, French aviatrix (d. 1934)
• 1910 – Margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952)
• 1910 – Sir Hugh Casson, British architect and painter (d. 1999)
• 1910 – Scatman Crothers, American actor and musician (d. 1986)
• 1910 – Artie Shaw, American clarinetist and bandleader (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Paul Mayer, German Roman Catholic Cardinal (d. 2010)
• 1912 – Jean Françaix, French composer (d. 1997)
• 1912 – Betty Astell, English actress (d. 2005)
• 1912 – John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1913 – Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican singer
• 1917 – Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Denis Compton, English cricketer (d. 1997)
• 1919 – Avraham Drori, Polish-born Israeli politician (d. 1964)
• 1919 – Betty Garrett, American actress and dancer (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Robert Bernstein, American comic book writer (d. 1988)
• 1920 – Helen O'Connell, American singer (d. 1993)
• 1921 – James Blish, American author (d. 1975)
• 1921 – Humphrey Lyttelton, English musician (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Walter Wolfrum, German fighter pilot (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Karlheinz Deschner, German researcher and writer
• 1924 – Clyde King, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Mac Wiseman, American musician
• 1928 – Jeannie Carson, English actress and comedian
• 1928 – Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (d. 2002)
• 1928 – Nigel Davenport, English actor
• 1928 – Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (d. 1998)
• 1929 – Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
• 1930 – Friedrich Achleitner, German poet
• 1931 – Barbara Barrie, American actress
• 1933 – Joan Collins, English actress
• 1934 – Robert Moog, American inventor (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish writer (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Ingeborg Hallstein, German opera singer
• 1936 – Charles Kimbrough, American actor
• 1938 – Peter Preston, English journalist and author
• 1939 – Reinhard Hauff, German film director
• 1939 – Michel Colombier, French composer and songwriter (d. 2004)
• 1939 – Jack McCarthy, American poet
• 1940 – Giles Gordon, Scottish literary agent (d. 2003)
• 1942 – K. Raghavendra Rao, Indian film director
• 1942 – Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher
• 1943 – General Norman Johnson, American singer (Chairmen of the Board) (d. 2010)
• 1943 – Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Alan Walden, American rock music manager and promoter
• 1944 – John Newcombe, Australian tennis player
• 1945 – Padmarajan, Indian film director (d. 1991)
• 1946 – Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
• 1946 – H. Paul Shuch, American SETI scientist
• 1947 – Bernard Comrie, English linguist
• 1947 – Ann Hui, Hong Kong film director
• 1947 – Jane Kenyon, American poet (d. 1995)
• 1948 – Reggie Cleveland, Canadian baseball player
• 1949 – Alan Garcia, Peruvian politician
• 1949 – Daniel DiNardo, American Roman Catholic cardinal
• 1950 – Martin McGuinness, Northern Irish politician
• 1951 – Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player
• 1951 – Antonis Samaras, Greek politician
• 1952 – Anne-Marie David, French singer
• 1953 – Dick Stellingwerf, Dutch politician
• 1954 – Marvin Hagler, American boxer
• 1954 – Hans Kruize, Dutch field hockey player
• 1955 – Luka Bloom, Irish singer/songwriter
• 1956 – Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician
• 1956 – Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby footballer
• 1956 – Buck Showalter, American baseball player and manager
• 1956 – Albert Voorn, Dutch equestrian
• 1957 – Mark Arnold, American actor
• 1957 – Jimmy McShane, Northern Irish singer (Baltimora) (d. 1995)
• 1958 – Mitch Albom, American writer
• 1958 – Drew Carey, American actor, comedian, and game show host
• 1958 – François Feldman, French singer
• 1958 – Paul Street, American author and historian
• 1959 – Ryuta Kawashima, Japanese neuroscientist
• 1959 – Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player
• 1960 – Linden Ashby, American actor
• 1961 – Karen Duffy, American actress
• 1963 – Wally Dallenbach Jr., American race car driver and announcer
• 1963 – Gregg Hughes, American radio personality (The Opie and Anthony Show)
• 1964 – Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Swiss politician
• 1965 – Tom Tykwer, German film director
• 1965 – Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
• 1965 – Athanasios Skourtopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1966 – Graeme Hick, English cricketer
• 1966 – Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Dutch TV host and producer
• 1967 – Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
• 1967 – Phil Selway, English drummer (Radiohead)
• 1968 – Guinevere Turner, American actress
• 1970 – Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of Yitzhak Rabin
• 1970 – Nanette Burstein, American director/producer
• 1970 – Bryan Herta, American race car driver
• 1970 – Matt Flynn, American musician
• 1971 – Laurel Holloman, American actress
• 1971 – George Osborne, British Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1972 – Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian racing driver
• 1973 – Jacopo Gianninoto, Italian musician
• 1973 – Maxwell, American singer
• 1973 – Mirjam Sterk, Dutch politician
• 1974 – Ken Jennings, American game show contestant
• 1974 – Jewel, American singer
• 1974 – Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer
• 1974 – Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1975 – Kim Sung-soo, South Korean actor
• 1976 – Kelly Monaco, American actress
• 1976 – Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 – Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater
• 1977 – Annabel Kosten, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• 1978 – Mike González, American baseball player
• 1978 – Carolyn Moos, American model and professional basketball player
• 1978 – Scott Raynor, American drummer (blink-182)
• 1979 – Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player
• 1979 – Rasual Butler, American basketball player
• 1980 – Lane Garrison, American actor
• 1980 – Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
• 1980 – Gary Brackett, American football player
• 1981 – Gwenno Saunders, Welsh dancer and singer (The Pipettes)
• 1982 – Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
• 1982 – Malene Mortensen, Danish singer
• 1982 – Tristan Prettyman, American musician
• 1983 – Heidi Range, English singer (Sugababes)
• 1983 – Alex Shelley, American professional wrestler
• 1984 – Adam Wylie, American actor
• 1984 – Sam Milby, Filipino-American actor and commercial model
• 1985 – Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
• 1985 – Wim Stroetinga, Dutch racing cyclist
• 1986 – Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Morgan Pressel, American golfer
• 2005 – Jillian Ward, Filipino actress