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History Births on April 23

Stephen Dalton, English air marshal

#Stephen_Dalton

In 1954

Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)

#Tony_Lupien

In 1917

Egemen Ba???, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs

#Egemen_Ba???

In 1970

Narada Michael Walden, African-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

#Narada_Michael_Walden

In 1952

Judy Davis, Australian actress

#Judy_Davis

In 1955

Robby Naish, American windsurfer

#Robby_Naish

In 1963

Malcolm IV of Scotland (d. 1165)

#Malcolm_IV_of_Scotland

In 1141

George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host

#George_Lopez

In 1961

Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Léo_Jaime

In 1960

Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

#Halldór_Laxness

In 1902

Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)

#Johannes_Fibiger

In 1867

Paul Collier, English economist and academic

#Paul_Collier

In 1949

Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1991)

#Steve_Clark

In 1960

Granville Woods, American inventor and engineer (d. 1910)

#Granville_Woods

In 1856

Darren Huckerby, English footballer

#Darren_Huckerby

In 1976

Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)

#Bertil_Ohlin

In 1899

Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer

#Angel_Locsin

In 1985

Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player

#Rafael_Fernandes_(baseball)

In 1986

Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete

#Alistair_Brownlee

In 1988

Barry Hawkins, English snooker player

#Barry_Hawkins

In 1979

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer and producer

#Hilmar_Örn_Hilmarsson

In 1958

George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic

#George_Steiner

In 1929

Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist

#Rowley_Leigh

In 1950

Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality

#Joanna_Krupa

In 1979

Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1942)

#Michel_Fokine

In 1880

Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor

#Gianandrea_Noseda

In 1964

Blair Brown, American actress

#Blair_Brown

In 1946

Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1959)

#Jim_Bottomley

In 1900

Ed Stewart, English radio and television host (d. 2016)

#Ed_Stewart

In 1941

Guy Simonds, English-Canadian general (d. 1974)

#Guy_Simonds

In 1903

Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter

#Jorge_Fons

In 1939

Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality

#Gigi_Hadid

In 1995

Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1967)

#Georges_Vanier

In 1888

Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver

#Pierluigi_Martini

In 1961

Janet Blair, American actress and singer (d. 2007)

#Janet_Blair

In 1921

John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (d. 1462)

#John_de_Vere,_12th_Earl_of_Oxford

In 1408

Sandra Dee, American model and actress (d. 2005)

#Sandra_Dee

In 1942

Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director

#Jean-François_Stévenin

In 1944

Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (d. 2014)

#Shirley_Temple

In 1928

Patrick Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player

#Patrick_Poulin

In 1973

Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)

#Félix_Vicq-d'Azyr

In 1748

Dev Patel, English actor

#Dev_Patel

In 1990

Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player

#Willie_Mitchell_(ice_hockey)

In 1977

Bram Schmitz, Dutch cyclist

#Bram_Schmitz

In 1977

Stephen A. Douglas, American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (d. 1861)

#Stephen_A._Douglas

In 1813

William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670)

#William_Penn_(Royal_Navy_officer)

In 1621

Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (d. 1576)

#Johann_Stumpf_(writer)

In 1500

Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891)

#Frederick_Whitaker

In 1812

Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland

#Paavo_Lipponen

In 1941

Lee Miller, American model and photographer (d. 1977)

#Lee_Miller

In 1907

Ethel Smyth, English composer (d. 1944)

#Ethel_Smyth

In 1858

Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014)

#Michael_Kadosh

In 1940

Prince Louis of Cambridge, Prince of the United Kingdom

#Prince_Louis_of_Cambridge

In 2018

Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast

#Yelena_Shushunova

In 1969

Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Aaron_Dessner

In 1976

Frank Borzage, American actor and director (d. 1952)

#Frank_Borzage

In 1893

Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (d. 1770)

#Princess_Charlotte_Amalie_Wilhelmine_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

In 1744

Amira Medunjanin, singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina

#Amira_Medunjanin

In 1972

Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (d. 1797)

#Johann_Friedrich_Doles

In 1715

Ian Henderson, English rugby league player

#Ian_Henderson_(rugby_league)

In 1983

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (d. 1919)

#Ruggero_Leoncavallo

In 1857

Diosa Costello, Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer and club owner (d. 2013)

#Diosa_Costello

In 1913

Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901)

#Edward_Stafford_(politician)

In 1819

Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer (d. 2018)

#Arie_den_Hartog

In 1941

James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (d. 1894)

#James_Anthony_Froude

In 1818

Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author and director (d. 1982)

#Ngaio_Marsh

In 1895

Leni Robredo, Filipina activist, 14th Vice President of the Philippines

#Leni_Robredo

In 1965

Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (d. 2014)

#Jan_Hooks

In 1957

Lee Young-pyo, South Korean footballer

#Lee_Young-pyo

In 1977

Carlos Dengler, American bass player

#Carlos_Dengler

In 1974

Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Claude_Julien_(ice_hockey)

In 1960

Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (d. 2010)

#Dolph_Briscoe

In 1923

Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (d. 1653)

#Maarten_Tromp

In 1598

Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor.

#Bas_Haring

In 1968

Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)

#Afonso_II_of_Portugal

In 1185

Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player

#Alexandra_Kosteniuk

In 1984

Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1704)

#Johannes_Hudde

In 1628

Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter

#Frans_Koppelaar

In 1943

Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)

#Karel_Doorman

In 1889

Lee Majors, American actor

#Lee_Majors

In 1939

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1505)

#Joan_of_France,_Duchess_of_Berry

In 1464

Melina Kanakaredes, American actress

#Melina_Kanakaredes

In 1967

John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist

#John_Miles_(musician)

In 1949

Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (d. 1963)

#Oleg_Penkovsky

In 1919

Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author

#Hans_Välimäki

In 1970

Lucius D. Clay, American general (d. 1978)

#Lucius_D._Clay

In 1898

John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer

#John_Hannah_(actor)

In 1962

Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)

#Warren_Spahn

In 1921

Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player

#Daniela_Hantuchová

In 1983

Unity Dow, Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist

#Unity_Dow

In 1959

Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor

#Jesse_Lee_Soffer

In 1984

Halston, American fashion designer (d. 1990)

#Halston

In 1932

Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States.

#Judy_Agnew

In 1921

James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States (d. 1868)

#James_Buchanan

In 1791

Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor, designed the Wotruba Church (d. 1975)

#Fritz_Wotruba

In 1907

Song Kang, South Korean actor

#Song_Kang

In 1994

Alysia Montaño, American runner

#Alysia_Montaño

In 1986

Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)

#Georg_Fabricius

In 1516

Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (d. 1982)

#Minoru_Shirota

In 1899

Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player

#Lenka_Wienerová

In 1988

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (d. 1936)

#Edmund_Allenby,_1st_Viscount_Allenby

In 1861

Folke Jansson, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1965)

#Folke_Jansson

In 1897

Jaime King, American actress and model

#Jaime_King

In 1979

Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)

#Max_Planck

In 1858

Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist

#Michael_Moore

In 1954

Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author (d. 1856)

#Wei_Yuan

In 1794

Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer, and art director

#Neville_Brody

In 1957

Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar (d. 1853)

#Frédéric_Ozanam

In 1813

John Oliver, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#John_Oliver

In 1977

Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)

#Winthrop_M._Crane

In 1853

Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Tony_Esposito

In 1943

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (d. 1925)

#Arthur_Moeller_van_den_Bruck

In 1876

John Boye, Ghanaian footballer

#John_Boye

In 1987

Duncan Renaldo, American actor (d. 1985)

#Duncan_Renaldo

In 1904

Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author (d. 1797)

#Vilna_Gaon

In 1720

Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer

#Michael_Arroyo

In 1987

Tayfur Havutçu, Turkish international footballer and manager

#Tayfur_Havutçu

In 1970

Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner

#Gezahegne_Abera

In 1978

Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic

#Robert_Burgess_(sociologist)

In 1947

Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)

#Roy_Orbison

In 1936

Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright

#Pierre_Labrie

In 1972

Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter (d. 2001)

#Louis_Muhlstock

In 1904

Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer

#Victor_Anichebe

In 1988

Hervé Villechaize, French actor (d. 1993)

#Hervé_Villechaize

In 1943

Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress

#Jacqueline_Boyer

In 1941

Valerie Bertinelli, American actress

#Valerie_Bertinelli

In 1960

Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009)

#Maurice_Druon

In 1918

Ronald Neame, English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Ronald_Neame

In 1911

George of Pod?brady, King of Bohemia (d. 1471)

#George_of_Pod?brady

In 1420

Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (d. 2019)

#Chuck_Harmon

In 1924

Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)

#Simone_Simon

In 1910

Ray Peterson, American pop singer (d. 2005)

#Ray_Peterson

In 1939

Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter

#Pascal_Quignard

In 1948

Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)

#Thomas_Romney_Robinson

In 1792

Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator (d. 2001)

#Timothy_McVeigh

In 1968

Kal Penn, Indian-American actor

#Kal_Penn

In 1977

Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player

#Andruw_Jones

In 1977

Matt Freeman, American bass player (Rancid and Operation Ivy)

#Matt_Freeman

In 1966

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish republican activist; co-founder, Irish Republican Socialist Party (1974); British MP Mid Ulster (1969-74)

#Bernadette_Devlin_McAliskey

In 1947

Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player

#Nicole_Vaidišová

In 1989

Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater

#Sven_Kramer

In 1986

Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player

#Paul_Vaughan_(rugby_league)

In 1991

Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (d. 1558)

#Julius_Caesar_Scaliger

In 1484

Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (d. 2016)

#Ray_Tomlinson

In 1941

Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Ryan_Walter

In 1958

Michael Copps, American academic and politician

#Michael_Copps

In 1940

Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943)

#Ali-Agha_Shikhlinski

In 1865

Paul Belmondo, French race car driver

#Paul_Belmondo

In 1963

Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach

#Gail_Goodrich

In 1943

Annie Easley, African-American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (d. 2011)

#Annie_Easley

In 1933

Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

#Lester_B._Pearson

In 1897

Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor

#Barry_Douglas_(musician)

In 1960

Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009)

#Yiannis_Moralis

In 1916

John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor

#John_Cena

In 1977

Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer

In 1994

Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter

In 1991

Nathan Baker, English footballer

In 1991

Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater

In 1988

Emily Fox, American basketball player

In 1987

Carl Higbie, American Navy SEAL, author, and political commentator

In 1983

Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter

In 1982

Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier

In 1979

David Kidwell, New Zealand rugby league player and coach

In 1977

Bobby Shaw, American football player

In 1975

Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player

In 1974

Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist

In 1972

Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer

In 1971

Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager

In 1970

Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist

In 1970

Richard Wolstencroft, Australian director and producer

In 1969

Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach

In 1969

Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1968

Rheal Cormier, Canadian baseball player

In 1967

Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (d. 1999)

In 1966

Jörg Deisinger, German bass player

In 1966

Shaun Spiers, English businessman and politician

In 1962

Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2008)

In 1955

Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001)

In 1955

James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1953

Martin Bayerle, American treasure hunter

In 1951

Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician

In 1950

David Cross, English violinist

In 1949

Serge Thériault, Canadian actor

In 1948

Glenn Cornick, English bass player (Jethro Tull) (d. 2014)

In 1947

Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (d. 2014)

In 1946

Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema

In 1941

Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)

In 1940

Bill Hagerty, English journalist

In 1939

Barry Shepherd, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)

In 1937

David Mills, English cricketer (d. 2013)

In 1937

Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic

In 1937

George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (d. 2004)

In 1934

Jim Fixx, American runner and author (d. 1984)

In 1932

Michael Bowen, Gibraltarian-English archbishop

In 1930

Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (d. 1990)

In 1926

J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017)

In 1926

Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2007)

In 1924

Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (d. 1993)

In 1923

Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (d. 2013)

In 1921

Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (d. 2018)

In 1920

Dorian Leigh, American model (d. 2008)

In 1917

Sinah Estelle Kelley, African-American chemist (d. 1982)

In 1916

Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (d. 2000)

In 1915

Myron Waldman, American animator and director (d. 2006)

In 1908

Clifford Bricker, Canadian long-distance runner (d. 1980)

In 1904

E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (d. 1988)

In 1901

Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (d. 1996)

In 1900

Albert Coates, English composer and conductor (d. 1953)

In 1882

John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (d. 1906)

In 1861

Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (d. 1932)

In 1860

Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic (d. 1879)

In 1805

Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (d. 1730)

In 1661

Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (d. 1580)

In 1512

Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1565)

In 1500

Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (d. 1521)

In 1464

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