List of Famous people born on June 23rd
Andy McKean
Andrew John McKean is an American politician and former attorney in the state of Iowa. He represents District 58 in the Iowa House of Representatives. McKean represented District 23 from 1979 to 1983 and District 44 from 1983 to 1993. Afterward, he served in the Iowa Senate, representing District 28 from 1993 to 2003. He served as a supervisor of Jones County from 2003 to 2011. McKean returned to the Iowa House in 2016 after being elected to District 58, defeating Jessica Kean. In 2018, he was reelected, defeating Joe Oclon.
Jean Tigana
Amadou Jean Tigana is a former French international footballer, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and one goal for the France national football team during the 1980s. He most recently coached Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua. In his prime, he was a tireless central midfielder, renowned as one of the best midfielders in the world during the 1980s.
Kazuki Kimura
Kazuki Kimura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ōi title holder. He is also the oldest player to win a major title for the first time.
Takeshi Matsuda
Takeshi Matsuda is a retired Japanese Olympic, Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004, 2008 Olympics, 2012 Olympics, and 2016 Olympics, winning four medals. At the 2008 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 m butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event. On November 12, 2011, Matsuda set a new Japanese record (1:49.50) at the FINA World Cup for the short course 200 m butterfly. In doing so, he became just the third swimmer in history to break the 1:50 barrier for the event.
Luis Manuel Seijas
Luis Manuel Seijas Gunther is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colombian club Santa Fe.
Kundō Koyama
Kundō Koyama (小山薫堂) is a Japanese writer. He is best known for scripting the television series Iron Chef and the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film recipient Departures. Koyama has also worked under the pen name Udon Kumayakko, an anagram of his real name read backwards in Japanese.
Manuel Andrack
Manuel Andrack is a German journalist, television presenter, and author. He is best known as the sidekick of the Harald Schmidt Show.
Julianne Trevisol
Julianne Oliveira de Almeida, professionally known as Julianne Trevisol, is a Brazilian film, television and stage actress, singer, acrobatic, ballet and top dancer. As an actress she is known for her roles in Rede Record's telenovelas such as; Floribella, Paixões Proibidas, Caminhos do Coração, Vidas em Jogo and Balacobaco.
Liu Cixin
Liu Cixin is a prominent Chinese science fiction writer. He is a nine-time winner of China's Galaxy Award and has also received the 2015 Hugo Award for his novel The Three-Body Problem as well as the 2017 Locus Award for Death's End. He has also been nominated for the Nebula Award. In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu.
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Emmanuelle Frederique Vaugier is a Canadian film and television actress. Vaugier has had recurring roles as Detective Jessica Angell on CSI: NY, Mia on Two and a Half Men, Dr. Helen Bryce on Smallville, FBI Special Agent Emma Barnes on Human Target, and as The Morrigan on Lost Girl. In feature films, Vaugier has appeared alongside, albeit in a minuscule role, Michael Caine and Robert Duvall in Secondhand Lions. She appeared as Addison Corday in Saw II and IV, and had a supporting role in the Josh Hartnett film 40 Days and 40 Nights.