Who was born on October 23

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 23, including Hermann Hauser, Brian Ross (journalist), Oscar Martínez (actor). 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.

63 documented historical events happened on October 23, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Battle of Grathe Heath ended the Danish Civil War. On the same day, in another year: Irish Catholic gentry in Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics. 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.