Samuel Essende

Congolese international footballer who plays as a striker for fc augsburg.

Born January 23rd, 1998 (age 28 years) in Montfermeil.

Ernest Cook Poole

American journalist and novelist (1880-1950).

Born January 23rd, 1880 in Chicago.

Died January 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manhattan.

João Ubaldo Ribeiro

Brazilian author (1941-2014).

Born January 23rd, 1941 in Itaparica.

Died July 18th, 2014 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pulmonary embolism).

Steven Da Costa

French karateka.

Born January 23rd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Mont-Saint-Martin. ^[ref]

Teresa Żylis-Gara

Polish operatic soprano (1930–2021).

Born January 23rd, 1935 in Lentvaris. ^[ref]

Died August 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Łódź. ^[ref]

Rutland Boughton

British composer (1878–1960).

Born January 23rd, 1878 in Aylesbury.

Died January 25th, 1960 at 82 years old in London.

Moussa Arafat

Palestinian politician (1940-2005).

Born January 23rd, 1940 in Jaffa.

Died September 7th, 2005 at 65 years old in Gaza City.

Raymond Ndong Sima

Gabonese politician.

Born January 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Oyem.

Marine Fauthoux

French basketball player (2001-).

Born January 23rd, 2001 (age 25 years) in Pau. ^[ref]

Ivan Larionov

Russian writer, compose and folklorist (1830–1889).

Born January 23rd, 1830 in Perm.

Died April 22nd, 1889 at 59 years old in Saratov (stomach cancer).

Sergey Kara-Murza

Soviet and russian chemist.

Born January 23rd, 1939 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died October 18th, 2025 at 86 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Alexander Serov

Russian composer (1820–1871).

Born January 23rd, 1820 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 1st, 1871 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).

Herman Tjeenk Willink

Dutch former politician (born 1942).

Born January 23rd, 1942 (age 84 years) in Amsterdam.

William Desmond

American actor (1878–1949).

Born January 23rd, 1878 in Dublin.

Died November 3rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali

Gabonese footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1992 (age 34 years) in Sweden.

Jean-Jacques Pierre

Haitian footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1981 (age 45 years) in Léogâne.

Wos

Argentine singer, actor, and freestyler.

Born January 23rd, 1998 (age 28 years) in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński

Polish writer (1905-1953).

Born January 23rd, 1905 in Warsaw.

Died December 6th, 1953 at 48 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).

Josef Hügi

Swiss footballer (1930-1995).

Born January 23rd, 1930 in Riehen.

Died April 16th, 1995 at 65 years old in Basel.

Shinobu Ono

Japanese footballer (born 1984).

Born January 23rd, 1984 (age 42 years) in Zama.

Reg Lewis

American bodybuilder and actor (1936–2021).

Born January 23rd, 1936 in Fremont.

Died February 11th, 2021 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Joséphine de Meaux

French actress.

Born January 23rd, 1977 (age 49 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Jean Sony

Haitian footballer.

Born January 23rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Port-au-Prince.

Elvira Lindo

Spanish writer.

Born January 23rd, 1962 (age 64 years) in Cádiz.

Oleg Ovsyannikov

Russian ice dancer.

Born January 23rd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Moscow.