List of Famous people born on August 23rd

Andrei Gabriel Pleșu is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic. He has been intermittently involved in politics assuming the roles of Minister of Culture (1989–91), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997–99) and presidential counsellor for external affairs (2004–05).

Rex Allen Jr. is an American country music singer who started singing at 6, following in the footsteps of his father, singing cowboy Rex Allen.

Jean-Christophe Menu is a French underground cartoonist, graphic designer, comics scholar and publisher, son of the Egyptologist Bernadette Menu. He is best known for being one of the founders of L'Association, an influential comic book and art book publishing company from France often regarded as one of the key figures in the independent comic movement around the world.

Hamilton Othanel Smith is an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate.

Julian Franklin Keith Nott is a British film composer, mostly of animated films. He is known for his work on the Wallace and Gromit films and Peppa Pig animations.