Carl Linnaeus
1707 – 1778
Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)
Famous Birthdays on May 23
6 notable people were born on May 23.
18th Century
Sweden
19th Century
Pär Lagerkvist
1891 – 1974
Swedish writer (1891–1974)
20th Century
Alan García
1949 – 2019
President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
sociologistjuristpolitician
Anatoly Karpov
1951
Russian chess player
Hernán Medford
1968
Costa Rican footballer
association football playerassociation football coach
Kevin Ullyett
1972
Zimbabwean tennis player
tennis player