List of Famous people born on February 23rd

Charles Patin was a French physician and numismatist. He was the son of Guy Patin, dean of the school of medicine in Paris, and a friend of Jacob Spon. Trained first by his father, he obtained a law degree and then chose to study medicine. He became best known for his numismatic work. He married the moralist author Madeleine Patin: their daughter Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin became a painter and numismatist, and their daughter Charlotte-Catherine Patin became a writer.

Jaan Einasto is an Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the large-scale structure of the Universe.

Yuji Hirayama is a Japanese rock climber, specializing in lead climbing competitions. He won two Lead World Cup, in 1998, and 2000. He is noted as the first climber to onsight an 8c (5.14b) route, and for various speed records on El Capitan.

John Gilbert Winant OM was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. John Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics. He was the first man to serve more than a single two-year term as Governor of New Hampshire, winning election three times. Winant also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom during most of World War II. Depressed by career disappointments, a failed marriage and heavy debts, he committed suicide in 1947.