List of Famous people who born in 1923

John Bowman Duncan was an American actor. In addition to managing several business ventures, he made appearances at comic book conventions and collectors' shows worldwide.

Joseph Lawson E. Howze was an African-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Biloxi from 1977 to 2001, and was the first openly Black Catholic bishop of a US diocese.

Pengiran Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim, pen name Yura Halim, was a Bruneian politician, civil servant, diplomat, and writer. He served as the Chief Minister of Brunei from 1967 to 1972. Halim wrote the lyrics for Brunei's national anthem, "Allah Peliharakan Sultan," in 1947. The song was adopted as the country's official national anthem in 1951, when it was still a British protectorate. Halim was longtime member of the Legislative Council of Brunei, serving on the council until his death in 2016.

Pat West was a former fullback in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twenty-eighth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and would play with the team for three seasons and part of another, including during the franchise's move to Los Angeles, California, before playing the last part of his career with the Green Bay Packers.

Seán Daniel Treacy was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1973 to 1977 and 1987 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency from 1961 to 1997. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency from 1981 to 1984.