List of Famous people born on February 23rd

Ed Lee Jones, commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones due to his height, is a retired American football player who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. In 1979, he briefly left football to attempt a career in professional boxing.

Alexander Zass was a Russian strongman, professional wrestler, and animal trainer. He was better known by his stage names, The Amazing Samson, Iron Samson, or simply Samson, Zass has been credited as the "first Russian champion in weightlifting in the pre-Revolutionary era".

Denis Valentinovich Manturov is a Russian politician who has served as Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation since 2012. He was first appointed as acting minister to replace Viktor Khristenko, who resigned from the office.

James Lemuel Holloway III was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator who was decorated for his actions during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War, he was posted to The Pentagon, where he established the Navy's Nuclear Powered Carrier Program. He served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1974 until 1978. After retiring from the Navy, Holloway served as President of the Naval Historical Foundation from 1980–1998 and served another ten years as its chairman until his retirement in 2008 when he became chairman emeritus. He was the author of Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation published in 2007 by the Naval Institute Press.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild, was a German Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Referred to as a "founding father of international finance," Rothschild was ranked seventh on the Forbes magazine list of "The Twenty Most Influential Businessmen of All Time" in 2005.

José Aldo Rebelo Figueiredo is a Brazilian politician, member of the Solidariedade (SD) and a federal deputy elected by the state of São Paulo. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from 2005 to 2007.

Jeong Yu-mi is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in Rooftop Prince, Six Flying Dragons and Partners for Justice.

Andrés Felipe Andrade Torres is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Nacional.

Alan Gilbert is an American conductor and violinist. He is a past music director of the New York Philharmonic (2009–2017), and is currently principal conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.

Antônio Pompêo was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in the television shows Balacobaco, Rebelde, A Casa das Sete Mulheres, O Rei do Gado, Mulheres de Areia and Pedra sobre Pedra. He also appeared in the films Xica (1976), Quilombo (1985), A Samba for Sherlock (2001) and Que sera, sera (2002). He was born in São José do Rio Preto or São José do Rio Pardo, São Paulo.