List of Famous people born on September 23rd

Fujio Mitarai is the chairman and CEO of Canon inc. He studied Law at Chuo University, and was President of Canon in the USA until 1989.

Vera Nikolić was a Serbian middle-distance runner, who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and later coach. She had her best achievements in the 800 m event, in which she won European titles in 1966 and 1971 and set a world record, 2:00.5, on 20 July 1968 holding it until 11 July 1971. She came to the 1968 Olympics as a favorite, but due to the pressure of being the favorite she gave up her semifinal – after leading it for 300 m she suddenly stepped off the track, walked back to the start, sat down and took off her shoes. She set her personal best in 800 m in finishing fifth in the final at 1972 Olympics.

Nozomi Momoi was a popular and prolific Japanese AV idol, best known for her "baby face that topped off a huge set of boobs" She appeared in over 100 movies, appearing in up to ten releases per month. She was murdered at the age of 24.

Zhang Lanlan is a Chinese singer, actor and TV host who has appeared in numerous Chinese television shows. Originally an entertainer for the military, she was once dubbed the military's first beauty and the Chinese Marilyn Monroe. In 2008 she disappeared from public life only to be reappear six years later married to Xi Yuanping, the younger brother of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Lee Ha-yi, known by her stage name Lee Hi, is a South Korean singer and songwriter, who is best known as the runner-up of SBS' K-pop Star Season 1. She debuted with single "1, 2, 3, 4" on October 28, 2012 and reached number one with first week sales of 667,549 downloads. Her first full-length album First Love was released in two parts, part 1 on March 7, 2013 and part 2 on March 28, 2013.

Yū Kobayashi is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japanese national team.

Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló is the president of Guinea-Bissau. He is a political scientist and military officer who previously served as prime minister between 18 November 2016 and 16 January 2018.

Tang Chia-hung is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar and the silver medal in the floor exercise at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Alexandre Soares dos Santos was a Portuguese businessman. He led the Portuguese retailer Jerónimo Martins until November 2013, 45 years after taking over the company from his father.

Vadim Vasilyev is the former Vice President of the Monégasque football club AS Monaco FC. He was appointed to that position on 8 August 2013 and has since played a key role in developing AS Monaco's team and securing its position, including negotiating key agreements with Ligue 1 and with UEFA around its Financial Fair Play Regulations. He has also gained a reputation as an effective operator in the transfer market, beginning with a number of high-profile signings completed during the 2013 summer transfer window. He was sacked soon after the return of manager Leonardo Jardim on 14 February 2019 due to Monaco's poor form.