Famous People Born In 1923
Discover the most famous people born in 1923. The list includes people like Estelle Getty, Henry Kissinger, Hank Williams, Charlton Heston, Rocky Marciano and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, journalists and novelists born in 1923. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
Henry Kissinger27th May, American
Diplomat, National Security Advisor (America)
Charlton Heston4th October, American
Actor
Richard Attenborough29th August, British
Actor, Director, Producer
Estelle Getty25th July, American
Actress
Hank Williams17th September, American
Father of contemporary country music
Bob Barker12th December, American
Television Game Show Host
Rocky Marciano1st September, American
Professional Boxer
Bob Dole22nd July, American
Politician, Lawyer
Anne Baxter7th May, American
Actress
Lee Kuan Yew16th September, Singaporean
Founding Father of Modern Singapore
Chuck Yeager13th February, American
Officer
Maria Callas2nd December, Greek
One of the most famous opera singers of the 20th
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco31st May, Monacan
Monarch
Bettie Page22nd April, American
Alan Shepard18th November, American
Astronaut, Aviator, Entrepreneur
Peter Lawford7th September, British, American
Actor
Joseph Colombo16th June, American
Mafia Boss
Glynis Johns5th October, South African
Actress
Frank Sutton23rd October, American
Actor
Norman Mailer31st January, American
Novelist, Journalist and Screen Writer
Linda Darnell16th October, American
Actress
Cliff Robertson9th September, American
Actor
Aaron Spelling22nd April, American
Film and television producer
Jean Stapleton19th January, American
Actress
Irma Grese7th October, German
Nazi Guard
Don Adams13th April, American
Actor
Roy Lichtenstein27th October, American
Painter, Sculptor
Dale Robertson14th July, American
Actor
Ted Knight7th December, American
Actor
Shimon Peres2nd August, Israeli
Former President of Israel
Dina Merrill29th December, American
Actress, Socialite, Philanthropist
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William Guarnere28th April, American
Soldier
Franco Zeffirelli12th February, Italian
Film Director
Diane Arbus14th March, American
Photographer
Murray Hamilton24th March, American
Actor
Ira Hayes12th February, American
Military Leader
Alice Ghostley14th August, American
Actress
Earl Hamner Jr.10th July, American
Television Writer
Ruth Williams Khama9th December, Botswanan
Former First Lady of Botswana
Larry Storch8th January, American
Actor
Murray Walker10th October, British
Formula One Commentator & Journalist
Joseph Heller1st May, American
Novelist
Evelyn Ward21st May, American
Actress
Paddy Chayefsky29th January, American
Screenwriter
René Girard25th December, French
Philosopher
Philip Warren Anderson13th December, American
Physicist
Richard Avedon15th May, American
Donald Sinden9th October, British
Actor
Ara Parseghian21st May, American
American Football Player, Coach
Brendan Behan9th February, Irish
Irish poet
Nadine Gordimer20th November, South African
Writer, Political Activist
Chaleo Yoovidhya17th August, Thai
Businessman
Heydar Aliyev10th May, Azerbaijani
Former President of Azerbaijan
Wojciech Jaruzelski6th July, Polish
Politician
Stephanie Kwolek31st July, American
Chemist
Wisława Szymborska2nd July, Polish
Nobel Laureate in Literature
James L. Buckley9th March, American
Former United States Senator
Jack Kilby8th November, American
Inventor of integrated circuit
Meshulam Riklis2nd December, Israeli, Turkish, American
Businessman
Arthur Hiller22nd November, Canadian
Film Director
Nizar Qabbani21st March, Syrian
Diplomat
Robin Day24th October, British
Broadcaster, Journalist
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek9th September, American
Physician and medical researcher
Alex Spanos28th September, American
Real Estate Developer
Assi Rahbani4th May, Lebanese
Composer
Walter Kohn9th March, Austrian
Physicist and Chemist
Rudolph A. Marcus21st July, Canadian
Chemist
Holden Roberto12th January, Angolan
Angolan Independence Leader
Carlos Páez Vilaró1st November, Uruguayan
Artist
Val Logsdon Fitch10th March, American
Physicist
June Newton3rd June, Australian
Actress
Gyorgy Ligeti28th May, Austrian
Composer
René Gerónimo Favaloro12th July, Argentinian
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Merton H. Miller16th May, American
Economist
Carroll Shelby11th January, American
Formula One driver, Automotive designer, Racecar
N. T. Rama Rao28th May, Indian
Actor
James Gunn23rd July, American
Writer
James Arness26th May, American
actor, television actor, film actor
Dev Anand26th September, Indian, Pakistani
Actor
Gloria Grahame28th November, American
Actress
Robert Maxwell10th June, British
Politician, Entrepreneur, Writer, Publisher,
Freeman Dyson15th December, British, American
Mathematician, Theoretical physicist, Nuclear
Marcel Marceau22nd March, French
Mime artist, Actor, Clown, Circus performer
The Fabulous Moolah22nd July, American
Professional Wrestler
Sam Sheppard29th December, American
Neurosurgeon
Julia Jones27th March, British
Actress
Ed McMahon6th March
actor, officer, radio personality
Charles Durning28th February, American
Actor
James Stockdale23rd December, American
Officer, Aviator, Politician
Rhonda Fleming10th August, American
Actress
Eugene Sledge4th November, American
Biologist, Soldier, Academic, University teacher,
Bert Trautmann22nd October, German
Association football player, Association football
Jim Reeves20th August, American
Singer, Songwriter
Diana Douglas22nd January, Bermudian, American
Actress