Famous Birthdays for February 23
Today's:
Samuel Pepys 1633 - English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, known for his diary of events and quotes
George Frederic Handel 1685 - Composer
Mayer Amschel Rothschild 1734
Emma Willard 1787 - Educator, writer of textbooks
Istvan Ferenczi 1792
George Watts 1817
W.E.B. DuBois 1868
Agnes M. Royden 1876
Norman Lindsay 1879
Victor Fleming 1883
William Shirer 1904 - Journalist, author ("The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", "Gandhi: A Memoir")
Walter Ernest Allen 1911
Elston Howard 1929 - Baseball player
Majel Barrett Roddenberry 1932 - Actress ("Star Trek")
Lee Calhoun 1933 - Hurdler, won the 110-meter hurdles twice in Olympics
Diana Varsi 1938 - Actress ("Peyton Place")
Sylvia Chase 1938 - Newscaster ("ABC News", "20/20")
Peter Fonda 1940 - Director, actor ("Easy Rider"), Jane Fonda's brother, Henry Fonda's son, Bridget Fonda's dad
Bobby (Wayne) Mitchell 1943 - Golfer
Fred Biletnikoff 1943 - Football player
Johnny Winter (John Dawson III) 1944 - Musician
Mike Maxfield 1944 - Musician (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)
Allan Boesak 1945
Rusty Young 1946 - Musician (Poco)
Ken (Kenneth George) Boswell 1946 - Baseball player
Terry "Tex" Comer 1949
Larry Demps 1949 - Musician (Dramatics)
Steve Priest 1950 - Musician (The Sweet)
Jim Youngblood 1950 - Football player
Eddie Dibbs 1951 - Tennis player
Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones 1951 - Football player (Dallas Cowboys)
Patricia Richardson 1951 - Actess ("Home Improvement")
Ray Oldham 1951 - Football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Brad Whitford 1952 - Musician (Aerosmith) -
Lorne Henning 1952 - Hockey player
Howard Jones 1955 - Singer
David Sylvian 1958 - Musician (Japan)
Ria Brieffies 1958 - Musician (Dolly Dots)
Michael Wilton 1962 - Musician (Queensryche)
Robert Collins 1963 - Musician
Bobby (Roberto Martin Antonio) Bonilla 1963 - Baseball player
John Norum 1964
Helena Sukova 1965
Kristin Davis 1965 - Actress ("Sex and the City")
Pam Blundell 1967
Marc Price 1968
Jeff Beres 1971 - Musician (Sister Hazel)
Lasse Johansson 1973 - Musician (The Cardigans)
Emily Blunt 1983 - Actress
Dakota Fanning 1994 - Actress
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