List of Famous people who born in 1923

John Newton Cooper CBE was a co-founder, with his father Charles Cooper, of the Cooper Car Company. Born in Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, he became an auto racing legend with his rear-engined chassis design that would eventually change the face of the sport at its highest levels, from Formula One to the Indianapolis 500.

Aristides Maria Pereira was a Cape Verdean politician. He was the first President of Cape Verde, serving from 1975 to 1991.

Francesco Paolo Bonifacio was an Italian politician, jurist and academic. He served as Minister of Justice and President of the Constitutional Court of Italy.

Charlotte 'Lotti' van der Gaag was a Dutch sculptor and painter and strongly associated with members of the COBRA arts movement.

Eva Sopher was a Brazilian theatre manager in Porto Alegre. She renovated the São Pedro Theatre and ran it for 41 years.

Sara Lidman was a Swedish writer.

George Smith Patton IV was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Jacqueline Pierreux was a French film and television actress. From the early 1970s onwards she also enjoyed success as a producer. She was the wife of scenarist Pierre Leaud and the mother of prolific film actor Jean-Pierre Leaud who starred in Francois Truffaut's "The 400 Blows" and "Day For Night".