List of Famous people born on December 23rd
JAWNY
Jacob Lee-Nicholas Sullenger, known professionally by his stage name Jawny, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He first received recognition after the release of his 2019 single "Honeypie", and was signed to Interscope Records in January 2020. He made his major-label debut with the mixtape For Abby in late October 2020.
Jessie Tarbox Beals
Jessie Tarbox Beals was an American photographer, the first published female photojournalist in the United States and the first female night photographer.
Jean-Noël Rey
Jean-Noël Rey was a Swiss manager and politician of the Social Democratic Party. He was director-general of the Swiss public post and telecommunications service (PTT) from 1990 to 1998, and a member of the National Council of Switzerland from 2003 to 2007.
Zack Baun
Zack Baun is an American football outside linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was selected 74th overall by the Saints in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Alan Estrada
Alan Estrada Gutiérrez is an actor, dancer and singer. His best known role was "Mario" in the Spanish musical Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar. He is also known for his YouTube channel Alan X El Mundo, documenting his world travels.
Gunnar Tallberg
Gunnar Tallberg was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Lucky Girl, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.
Michael Chopra
Rocky Michael Chopra is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Tom Kibble
Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble, was a British theoretical physicist, senior research investigator at the Blackett Laboratory and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London. His research interests were in quantum field theory, especially the interface between high-energy particle physics and cosmology. He is best known as one of the first to describe the Higgs mechanism, and for his research on topological defects. From the 1950s he was concerned about the nuclear arms race and from 1970 took leading roles in promoting the social responsibility of the scientist.
Tommy Best
Thomas Hubert Best was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward. A veteran of the Second World War, serving in the Royal Navy, he made over 70 appearances in the Football League for Chester, Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers. Best was the first black professional footballer to play at the top level in Ireland and was also the first black player to appear for Chester and Hereford in the Football League.
Infanta María de las Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies de las Mercedes de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Countess of Barcelona (Spanish: Doña María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Orléans was the mother of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014, and grandmother of the reigning Spanish King, Felipe VI.