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Benjamin was named 2014's male comedy performer of the year at Vulture's TV Awards for his work in Bob's Burgers and Archer.
Famous Birthdays on May 23
1966 — H. Jon Benjamin
American actor, comedian, writer, and producer
May 23 has 223 recorded notable births across history, from 635 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on May 23
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- 1949 Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. Source
- 1915 World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London. Source
- 2022 Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule. Source
- 1793 Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. Source
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Originally cast in a minor role, McBride's role expanded over time to a main cast member and, from 2020, she was the second billed cast member in the opening credits of the show, and one of only two cast members to appear in every season.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler holds the record for the sixth longest reign as champion in middleweight history.
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Both "Satellite" and her debut album My Cassette Player (2010) debuted at number one in Germany and became platinum sellers.
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In 1843, the Scottish doctor James Braid proposed the term "hypnotism" for a technique derived from animal magnetism; today the word "mesmerism" generally functions as a synonym of "hypnosis".
More major people born on May 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1965
Melissa McBride
American actress
Melissa Suzanne McBride is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1993, and went onto appear in Walker, Texas Ranger (1997) and Dawson's Creek (1998). In 2007, she also starred in the film The Mist (2007).
1954
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
American boxer and actor (died 2021)
Marvelous Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1987.
1991
Lena Meyer-Landrut
German singer-songwriter
Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut, also known by the mononym Lena, is a German singer.
1734
Franz Mesmer
German physician and astrologer (died 1815)
Franz Anton Mesmer was a German physician with an interest in astronomy.
1980
Chris Gethard
American actor, comedian and writer
Christopher Paul Gethard ( GETH-ərd; born May 23, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, writer and podcaster.
1951
Antonis Samaras
Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece
Antonis Samaras is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015. A member of the New Democracy party, he was its president from 2009 until 2015.
1979
Rasual Butler
American basketball player (died 2018)
Rasual Butler was an American professional basketball player. In his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Toronto…
1908
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Swiss author and photographer (died 1942)
Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach was a Swiss writer, journalist and photographer.
1988
Morgan Pressel
American golfer
Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who played on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open.
1887
C. R. M. F. Cruttwell
English historian (died 1941)
Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser Cruttwell was a British historian and academic who served as dean and later principal of Hertford College, Oxford.
1998
Salwa Eid Naser
Bahraini track and field sprinter
Salwa Eid Naser is a Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinter who specialises in the 400 meter race.
1875
Alfred P. Sloan
American businessman and philanthropist (died 1966)
Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a longtime president, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors (GM).
1949
Alan García
Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (died 2019)
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011.
1958
Lea DeLaria
American actress and singer
Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer.
1933
Joan Collins
English actress
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins is an English actress, author and columnist.
1914
Barbara Ward
Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981)
Barbara Mary Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, was a British economist and writer interested in the problems of developing countries.
1965
Paul Sironen
Australian rugby league player
Paul Sironen is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of Finnish descent who was a prominent Second-row forward for the Balmain Tigers during the late 1980s, and early 1990s.
1820
Lorenzo Sawyer
American lawyer and judge (died 1891)
Lorenzo Sawyer was an American lawyer and judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of California in 1860 and served as the ninth Chief Justice of California from 1868 to 1870.
1966
Graeme Hick
Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
Graeme Ashley Hick is a Zimbabwean-born former England cricketer who played 65 Test matches and 120 One Day Internationals for England.