Famous People Born on October 23

• Carson, Johnny (1925)

  Longtime host of TV's The Tonight Show

• Crichton, Michael (1942)

  The author of Jurassic Park

• Dyson, Michael Eric (1958)

  The author of the 2007 book Know What I Mean: Reflections on Hip-Hop

• Ederle, Gertrude (1905)

  The first woman to swim the English Channel

• Goulart, Izabel (1984)

  Brazilian model from the Victoria's Secret TV show

• Lee, Ang (1954)

  Oscar-winning director of Brokeback Mountain

• Otero-Warren, Nina (1881)

  The early New Mexico activist who helped win the vote for women

• Pelé (1940)

  Brazil's most famous soccer star

• Raimi, Sam (1959)

  Director of The Evil Dead and Spider-Man

• Reynolds, Ryan (1976)

  The star of the movie Green Lantern

• Yankovic, Weird Al (1959)

  Singer of "I Lost on Jeopardy" and other parody tunes

• Yoakam, Dwight (1956)

  Alternative country star who recorded Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

See also: Died on October 23