List of Famous people born on December 23rd

Paul Kelly was an American mobster and former boxer, who founded the Five Points Gang in New York City. He had started some brothels with prize money earned in boxing. Five Points Gang was one of the last dominant street gangs in New York history. Kelly recruited young, poor men from the ethnically diverse immigrant neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan. The Five Points Gang included some who later became prominent criminals in their own right, including Johnny Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Frankie Yale.

Georg Joseph Beer was an Austrian ophthalmologist. He is credited with introducing a flap operation for treatment of cataracts, as well as popularizing the instrument used to perform the surgery.

George Edward Cole was an American politician. He is remembered as the 6th Governor and 5th Delegate from the Territory of Washington.

Edwin Thomas Meredith was an American entrepreneur, founder of the Meredith Corporation and also served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in President Woodrow Wilson's administration.