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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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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