Antonis Samaras

Prime minister of greece (2012–2015).

Born May 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Athens.

Joshua Lederberg

American molecular biologist (1925–2008).

Born May 23rd, 1925 in Montclair.

Died February 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Ruth Underwood

American musician.

Born May 23rd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Los Angeles.

Deborah Adair

Television actress.

Born May 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Lynchburg.

Andy Selva

Sammarinese footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Rome.

Ephraim Moses Lilien

Polish illustration artist and painter (1874-1925).

Born May 23rd, 1874 in Drohobych. ^[ref]

Died July 18th, 1925 at 51 years old in Badenweiler. ^[ref]

Yevgeny Rodionov

Russian soldier (1977–1996).

Born May 23rd, 1977 in Chibirley.

Died May 23rd, 1996 at 19 years old in Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (decapitation).

Clemente Domínguez y Gómez

Thucist bishop, antipope and founder of the palmarian christian church (1946-2005).

Born May 23rd, 1946 in Écija.

Died March 21st, 2005 at 58 years old in Utrera.

Jeffery Taylor

Swedish-american basketball player.

Born May 23rd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Norrköping.

Charlie Yeung

Hong kong actress.

Born May 23rd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Sanchong District.

James Blish

American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975).

Born May 23rd, 1921 in East Orange.

Died July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old in Henley-on-Thames (lung cancer).

Ross Wallace

Scottish footballer (born 1985).

Born May 23rd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Dundee.

Gary Roberts

Ice hockey player.

Born May 23rd, 1966 (age 59 years) in North York.

Sultan Al Niadi

Emirati astronaut.

Born May 23rd, 1981 (age 44 years) in Abu Dhabi.

Carl Bloch

Danish painter (1834–1890).

Born May 23rd, 1834 in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Died February 22nd, 1890 at 55 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).

Rod Thorn

American basketball player.

Born May 23rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Princeton. ^[ref]

Robert A. M. Stern

American architect (1939-2025).

Born May 23rd, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died November 27th, 2025 at 86 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). ^[ref]

Mónica Naranjo

Spanish singer and songwriter.

Born May 23rd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Figueres. ^[ref]

Dummy Hoy

American baseball player (1862–1961).

Born May 23rd, 1862 in Houcktown.

Died December 15th, 1961 at 99 years old in Cincinnati.

Daniel DiNardo

American roman catholic cardinal.

Born May 23rd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Steubenville.

Mario Vrančić

Bosnian association football player.

Born May 23rd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Slavonski Brod.

Mindi Abair

American smooth jazz saxophonist.

Born May 23rd, 1969 (age 56 years) in St. Petersburg. ^[ref]

Mansur Yavaş

Mayor of ankara.

Born May 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Beypazarı.

Annemarie Schwarzenbach

Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942).

Born May 23rd, 1908 in Zurich.

Died November 15th, 1942 at 34 years old in Sils im Engadin/Segl (bicycle accident).

Sérgio Sette Câmara

Brazilian racing driver.

Born May 23rd, 1998 (age 27 years) in Belo Horizonte.