Famous birthdays for May 23: Jewel, Ryan Coogler
May 23 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.
They include:
-- Scientist Carl Linnaeus in 1707
-- U.S. Army Gen./Sen. Ambrose Burnside in 1824
-- Musician/actor Scatman Crothers in 1910
-- Musician Artie Shaw in 1910
-- Artist Franz Kline in 1910
-- Musician Helen O'Connell in 1920
-- Musician Rosemary Clooney in 1928
-- Actor Barbara Barrie in 1931 (age 95)
-- Actor Joan Collins in 1933 (age 93)
-- International Tennis Hall of Fame member John Newcombe in 1944 (age 82)
-- Writer Mitch Albom in 1958 (age 68)
-- Comedian/TV personality Drew Carey in 1958 (age 68)
-- Comedian/actor Lea DeLaria in 1958 (age 68)
-- Actor Melissa McBride in 1965 (age 61)
-- Voice actor H. Jon Benjamin in 1966 (age 60)
-- Musician Phil Selway (Radiohead) in 1967 (age 59)
-- Musician Matt Flynn (Maroon 5) in 1970 (age 56)
-- Musician Maxwell in 1973 (age 53)
-- Musician Jewel in 1974 (age 52)
-- TV personality Ken Jennings in 1974 (age 52)
-- Actor LaMonica Garrett in 1975 (age 51)
-- Actor Kelly Monaco in 1976 (age 50)
-- Actor Richard Ayoade in 1977 (age 49)
-- Comedian/actor Tim Robinson in 1981 (age 45)
-- Filmmaker Ryan Coogler in 1986 (age 40)
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This story was originally published May 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM.