William O'Connor

American fencer (1864–1939).

Born May 23rd, 1864 in Pittsburgh.

Died January 16th, 1939 at 74 years old in Manhattan.

Ole Richter

Norwegian politician (1829-1888).

Born May 23rd, 1829 in Inderøy Municipality.

Died June 15th, 1888 at 59 years old in Norska Ministerhotellet.

John Shaw

Australian sailor (1937–1995).

Born May 23rd, 1937.

Died December 23rd, 1995 at 58 years old

Takahiro Shibasaki

Japanese association football player.

Born May 23rd, 1982 (age 44 years) in Yokosuka.

Oleg Logvin

Soviet cyclist.

Born May 23rd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Barysaw.

Fabio Sacchi

Road bicycle racer.

Born May 23rd, 1974 (age 52 years) in Milan.

Gudrun Stock

German cyclist.

Born May 23rd, 1995 (age 31 years) in Deggendorf.

Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan

Djiboutian-french association footballer.

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

Alfred Kirchhoff

German geographer and naturalist (1838–1907).

Born May 23rd, 1838 in Erfurt.

Died February 8th, 1907 at 68 years old in Mockau.

Yasuhiro Hiraoka

Japanese association football player.

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

Sergio Fernández González

Spanish footballer.

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

Gustave Thuret

French diplomat and botanist (1817-1875).

Born May 23rd, 1817 in Paris. ^[ref]

Died May 10th, 1875 at 57 years old in Nice. ^[ref]

Wolfgang Brinkmann

Equestrian.

Born May 23rd, 1950 (age 76 years) in Bielefeld.

Iwona Marcinkiewicz

Polish archer.

Born May 23rd, 1975 (age 51 years) in Warsaw.

Roel Luynenburg

Dutch rower (1945–2023).

Born May 23rd, 1945 in Haarlem.

Died November 6th, 2023 at 78 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Fausto Acke

Swedish gymnast (1897-1967).

Born May 23rd, 1897 in Rome.

Died May 14th, 1967 at 69 years old in Hollywood.

Willy Prager

German actor (1877-1956).

Born May 23rd, 1877 in Katowice.

Died March 4th, 1956 at 78 years old in Halensee.

Hidetoshi Miyuki

Japanese association football player.

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

Giampaolo Cheula

Road bicycle racer.

Born May 23rd, 1979 (age 47 years) in Premosello-Chiovenda.

Jon Inge Kjørum

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born May 23rd, 1965 (age 61 years) in Hamar Municipality.

Saint George Ashe

British rower (1871–1922).

Born May 23rd, 1871 in Malta.

Died July 24th, 1922 at 51 years old in Hastings.

Sven Colliander

Swedish officer and equestrian (1890-1961).

Born May 23rd, 1890 in Halmstad. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 1961 at 71 years old in Täby.

Danio Bardi

Italian water polo player (1937–1991).

Born May 23rd, 1937 in Scandicci.

Died July 9th, 1991 at 54 years old in Florence.

Hiroyuki Furuta

Japanese association football player.

Born May 23rd, 1991 (age 35 years) in Sapporo.

Karin Huttary

Austrian freestyle skier.

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