List of Famous people born on December 23rd

Karl Schmitt-Walter was a prominent German opera singer, particularly associated with Mozart and the more lyrical Wagner baritone roles.

Catharina Pieternella "Ella" Vogelaar was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.

Michael Diekmann is a German manager who served as the CEO of Allianz in between 2003 and 2015.

Aloys P. Kaufmann was the 36th Mayor of St. Louis, serving from 1943 to 1949.

Francis Bible Schulte, O.H.S. was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston from 1985–89, and Archbishop of New Orleans from 1989 to 2002.

Arun Bali is an Indian actor who has worked in numerous films and television series. He played the part of King Porus in the 1991 period drama Chanakya, Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera Swabhimaan and the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, in the controversial and critically acclaimed 2000 film Hey Ram. In the 2000s, he became known for his "grandfatherly" roles like that of Harshvardhan Wadhwa in Kumkum and has even garnered popular awards for the same. He is also a National Award-winning producer. He hails from a Punjabi Muhiyal (Brahmin) Family.