José Tinoco (88)
December 23rd, 1937

Brazilian politician – José Tinoco was born in Recife (Municipality of Pernambuco State, Brazil) on December 23rd, 1937 and is 88 years old today.

Other personalities born on December 23

92

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

40

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

*December 23rd, 1812, Valenciennes †November 13th, 1904, Paris

80

Mamnoon Hussain

12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018

*December 23rd, 1940, Agra †July 14th, 2021, Karachi

83

Jerry Koosman

American baseball player

*December 23rd, 1942, Appleton

87

Bob Kahn

American Internet pioneer, computer scientist

*December 23rd, 1938, New York City

86

Frederic Forrest

American actor (1936–2023)

*December 23rd, 1936, Waxahachie †June 23rd, 2023, Santa Monica

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

89

Bobby Ross

American football player and coach

*December 23rd, 1936, Richmond

59

Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and poet

*December 23rd, 1960, Soweto †July 13th, 2020, Johannesburg

61

Jens Heppner

Road bicycle racer

*December 23rd, 1964, Gera

25

Victor Boniface

Nigerian association football player

*December 23rd, 2000, Akure

90

Hans-Georg Anscheidt

German motorcycle racer

*December 23rd, 1935, Königsberg

81

Wesley Clark

United States Army general and 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate

*December 23rd, 1944, Chicago

83

Claudio Scimone

Italian conductor (1934-2018)

*December 23rd, 1934, Padua †September 6th, 2018, Padua

76

Ana Casares

Actress

*December 23rd, 1930, Ivano-Frankivsk †March 13th, 2007, Buenos Aires

73

Matti Ahde

Finnish politician (1945-2019)

*December 23rd, 1945, Oulu †December 20th, 2019, Helsinki

41

Maxim Katz

Russian political and public figure

*December 23rd, 1984, Moscow

55

Jeff Landry

American politician (born 1970)

*December 23rd, 1970, St. Martinville

Also born in 1937

89

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

89

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

89

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

88

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

89

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

88

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

89

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937–2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

88

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

82

Anke Fuchs

German politician (1937–2019)

*July 5th, 1937, Hamburg †October 14th, 2019, Wilhelmshaven

89

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

89

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat (1937–2017)

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, Freguesia de São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

89

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

89

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

89

Neeme Järvi

Estonian conductor

*June 7th, 1937, Tallinn

89

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

88

Jared Diamond

American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)

*September 10th, 1937, Boston

José Tinoco