Who was born on May 23

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 23, including John Bardeen, Hélène Boucher, Margaret Wise Brown. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

54 documented historical events happened on May 23, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne. On the same day, in another year: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, annulled Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife Catherine of Aragon, beginning events that would culminate in the English Reformation. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.