List of Famous people who born in 1923

Wiesław Marian Chrzanowski was a Polish politician and lawyer; from 1991 to 1993 he was Sejm Marshal. He was a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle.

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada NI was a noted Pakistani Barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Rudolph Arthur Marcus is a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer. He is a professor at Caltech, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.

Philippe Louis Henri Marie de Chérisey, 9th marquess de Chérisey was a French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and supporting actor.

Wilhelm Haferkamp was a longtime member of the European Commission. Born in Germany, he was a social democratic politician. He was appointed to the commission by the West German government in 1967. He served in a number of posts including Vice President until 1985. He died in Brussels.

Edward Bede Clancy AC was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He was the seventh Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney from 1983 to 2001. He was made Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella in 1988.

John Allen Clements is a physician known for his role in the study of pulmonary surfactant. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1947. He is a professor at University of California, San Francisco.