Tristan Thomas

Australian athlete.

Born May 23rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Brisbane.

Alina Reh

German long-distance runner.

Born May 23rd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Laichingen.

Árni Páll Árnason

Icelandic politician.

Born May 23rd, 1966 (age 60 years) in Reykjavík.

Ilya Rabinovich

Russian chess player (1891-1942).

Born May 23rd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 23rd, 1942 at 50 years old in Perm.

Nicky Adler

German footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Leipzig.

Vyacheslav Shtyrov

Russian politician.

Born May 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Khandyga.

Eka Tkeshelashvili

Georgian politician.

Born May 23rd, 1977 (age 49 years) in Tbilisi.

Kelly Jonker

Olympic field hockey player.

Born May 23rd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Amstelveen.

Johannes Fried

German historian.

Born May 23rd, 1942 in Hamburg.

Died January 18th, 2026 at 83 years old in Heidelberg. ^[ref]

Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas

President of colombia (1830-1900).

Born May 23rd, 1830 in Zipaquirá.

Died August 5th, 1900 at 70 years old in Paris.

Ernst Klodwig

Racecar driver (1903–1973).

Born May 23rd, 1903 in Aschersleben.

Died April 15th, 1973 at 69 years old in Hamburg.

Carl Johansson

Swedish association football player, born 1994.

Born May 23rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Lund.

Yuliana Lizarazo

Colombian tennis player.

Born May 23rd, 1993 (age 33 years) in Cúcuta.

Giacomo Grosso

Italian painter (1860-1938).

Born May 23rd, 1860 in Cambiano.

Died January 14th, 1938 at 77 years old in Turin.

José Avelino Bettencourt

Portuguese-canadian catholic archbishop (born 1962).

Born May 23rd, 1962 (age 64 years) in Velas. ^[ref]

Natnael Tesfatsion

Eritrean cyclist.

Born May 23rd, 1999 (age 27 years) in Asmara. ^[ref]

Elias Kolega

Croatian alpine skier.

Born May 23rd, 1996 (age 30 years) in Munich.

Iain Jensen

Sailor.

Born May 23rd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Belmont.

Levan Moseshvili

Soviet basketball player (1940–2020).

Born May 23rd, 1940 in Tbilisi.

Died March 5th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. ^[ref]

André Bloc

French architect (1896–1966).

Born May 23rd, 1896 in Algiers. ^[ref]

Died November 8th, 1966 at 70 years old in New Delhi.

Fathi Kameel

Kuwaiti footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1955 in Kuwait City.

Died January 31st, 2026 at 70 years old ^[ref]

Richard Schmidt

German rower.

Born May 23rd, 1987 (age 39 years) in Trier.

Karol Rómmel

Polish and russian military officer (1888–1967).

Born May 23rd, 1888 in Hrodna. ^[ref]

Died March 13th, 1967 at 78 years old in Elbląg.

Artur de Sacadura Cabral

Portuguese aviation pioneer.

Born May 23rd, 1881 in Celorico da Beira.

Died November 15th, 1924 at 43 years old in North Sea.

Ali Hosni

Iraqi footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Iraq.