Famous people born on 23 December

• Alexander I of RussiaThe tenth Emperor of Russia · 1777–1825
  47 yrs
• Helmut SchmidtChancellor of West Germany · 1918–2015
  96 yrs
• Joseph SmithAmerican religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement · 1805–1844
  38 yrs
• Henry IV of FranceKing of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 · 1553–1610
  56 yrs
• Juan Ramón JiménezPoet · 1881–1958
  76 yrs
• Jean-François ChampollionFrench classical scholar · 1790–1832
  41 yrs
• Sixtus VPope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590 · 1521–1590
  68 yrs
• Mamnoon Hussain ↗12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018 · 1940–2021
  80 yrs
• Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve ↗French literary critic · 1804–1869
  64 yrs
• Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa ↗Sicilian Prince and writer · 1896–1957
  60 yrs
• Charan Singh ↗Prime Minister of India · 1902–1987
  84 yrs
• Niels Kaj Jerne ↗Danish immunologist · 1911–1994
  82 yrs
• Chet Baker ↗American jazz trumpeter and vocalist · 1929–1988
  58 yrs
• Eric XIV of Sweden ↗Swedish king · 1533–1577
  43 yrs
• Samuel Smiles ↗Scottish writer and journalist · 1812–1904
  91 yrs
• Dino Risi ↗Italian film director · 1916–2008
  91 yrs
• Dost Mohammad Khan ↗First Emir of Afghanistan · 1793–1863
  69 yrs
• Madam C. J. Walker ↗American entrepreneur · 1867–1919
  51 yrs
• Richard Arkwright ↗Textile entrepreneur; developer of the spinning frame (known as the water frame) · 1732–1792
  59 yrs
• Friedrich August I of Saxony ↗King of Saxony from 1806 to 1827 · 1750–1827
  76 yrs
• Yousuf Karsh ↗Armenian-Canadian photographer · 1908–2002
  93 yrs
• Henri Pirenne ↗Belgian historian · 1862–1935
  72 yrs
• Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko ↗Russian theatre director · 1858–1943
  84 yrs
• Edward Blyth ↗English zoologist and pharmacist · 1810–1873
  63 yrs
• Karl Richard Lepsius ↗German archaeologist, egyptologist and librarian · 1810–1884
  73 yrs
• Pierre Bérégovoy ↗90th Prime Minister of France · 1925–1993
  67 yrs
• Ildefons Cerdà ↗Urban planner (1815-1876), noted for the extension plan of Barcelona · 1815–1876
  60 yrs
• Tianqi Emperor ↗Emperor of the Ming Dynasty · 1605–1627
  21 yrs
• Ahmad Shah Bahadur ↗13th Mughal Emperor from 1748 to 1754 · 1725–1775
  49 yrs
• Elizabeth Hartman ↗American actress · 1943–1987
  43 yrs
• Michele Alboreto ↗Italian racecar driver · 1956–2001
  44 yrs
• Corey Haim ↗Canadian actor · 1971–2010
  38 yrs
• Frederic Forrest ↗American actor · 1936–2023
  86 yrs
• Martin Opitz ↗German poet · 1597–1639
  41 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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