23 September: today's birthdays

• Cherie Blair - Born Cherie Booth, English lawyer, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
• Cherie Booth - English lawyer and wife of politician Tony Blair, best known as Cherie Blair
• Ray Charles - American singer and pianist, born Ray Charles Robinson. He is considered one of the greatest of all time. Also known as The Genius
• Jeremy Collier - English author and theatre critic
• Károly Gundel - Hungarian chef and cookbook writer
  
• Julio Iglesias - Spanish singer, one of the most best selling singers of all time. He is the father of Enrique Iglesias
• Bernard Maris - French economist and journalist, murdered during the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack 
• Thomas Martyn - English botanist
• Gino Paoli - Italian singer-songwriter. He had a relationship with Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli and they had a daughter, actress Amanda Sandrelli
• Carles Riba - Catalan poet and writer. He wrote Bierville Elegies and Estances
• Mickey Rooney - American actor. He won a Juvenile Oscar in 1939 and an Honorary Oscar in 1983
• Jaroslav Seifert - Czech poet and journalist, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984
• Fábio Henrique Simplicio - Brazilian soccer player
• Bruce Springsteen - American singer and songwriter, nicknamed The Boss. He performs with the E Street Band.
• Michel Temer - Brazilian lawyer and politician, currently serving as 37th President of Brazil. He was born Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia 
• The Genius - Nickname of American singer and pianist Ray Charles
• Grigorij Zinov'ev (Grigory Zinoviev) - Russian revolutionary and politician