List of Famous people born on February 23rd

Gustav Nachtigal was a German explorer of Central and West Africa. He is further known as the German Empire's consul-general for Tunisia and Commissioner for West Africa. His mission as commissioner resulted in Togoland and Kamerun becoming the first colonies of a German colonial empire. The Gustav-Nachtigal-Medal, awarded by the Berlin Geographical Society, is named after him.

Richard Edward Green is an American actor, director and musician with an international career in voice over and film. He had a prominent role as the Magician, in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and produced I Don't Know Jack, about the life and mysterious death of Eraserhead star Jack Nance. His feature directorial debut was for the film 7 Year ZigZag. He was also the voice for DC Comics character Professor Hugo Strange in The Batman animated series, replacing Frank Gorshin after Gorshin's death. He also voiced Benmummy in the Cartoon Network series Ben 10.

Kim Yong-jin was a senior North Korean official. Kim served as North Korea’s education minister, and in 2012 was made a vice-premier.

Miwa Sasagawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter.

Tabitha Nauser is a Singaporean singer.