List of Famous people born on May 23rd
Poppy King
Poppy Cybele King is an Australian entrepreneur. She is best known for her company Poppy Industries and the range of cosmetics available at Poppy Stores in Australia, during the 1990s.
Mellow Mark
Mellow Mark, real name Mark Schlumberger, is a rap, reggae and soul musician.
Maksym Krypak
Maksym Serhiyovich Krypak is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine who competes in S10 and SM10 events. He won five gold and three silver medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, setting new world records in the 100 m backstroke and 400 m freestyle.
Farida Khelfa
Farida Khelfa is a French documentary filmmaker and former model.
Thomas Reiter
Thomas Arthur Reiter is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space. With his wife and two sons he lives near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.
Hélène Boucher
Hélène Boucher was a well-known French pilot in the early 1930s, when she set several women's world speed records, including one which was also a world record for either sex. She was killed in an accident in 1934.
Ruth Metzler
Ruth Metzler is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police.
Alina Reh
Alina Reh is a German long-distance runner.
Mai Ito
Mai Ito is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races. She represented Japan in the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, taking the team bronze medal.
Nike Borzov
Nike Borzov is a Russian singer and musician.