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Maxwell Caulfield most recently stars in the Netflix movie The Merry Gentlemen (2024).
Famous Birthdays on November 23
1959 — Maxwell Caulfield
English-American actor
November 23 has 227 recorded notable births across history, from 870 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on November 23
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- 2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country. Source
- 1944 World War II: The Lotta Svärd Movement is disbanded under the terms of the armistice treaty in Finland after the Continuation War. Source
- 1934 An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis. Source
- 1924 Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times. Source
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Upon appearing on Jersey Shore in 2009, Snooki gained popularity, leading to numerous talk show appearances, web and television series participation and hosting, and a large social media following.
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2015 and 2016 played Leslie Turner on the TV series Stitchers.
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Chris Hardwick's podcast had broadcast 1,145 episodes as of June 2025.
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Asafa Powell set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.
More major people born on November 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1987
Snooki
American reality television personality
Nicole Elizabeth LaValle, best known by her nickname Snooki, is an American reality television personality.
1970
Oded Fehr
Israeli-American actor
Oded Fehr is an Israeli actor based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of The Mummy and its sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as Carlos Olivera and Todd/Clone Carlos in…
1971
Chris Hardwick
American comedian, actor, producer, and television host
Christopher Ryan Hardwick is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer.
1982
Asafa Powell
Jamaican sprinter
Asafa Powell CD is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds.
1760
François-Noël Babeuf
French journalist and activist (died 1797)
François-Noël Babeuf, also known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French proto-communist, revolutionary, and journalist of the French Revolutionary period.
1976
Tony Renna
American race car driver (died 2003)
Anthony James Renna was an American racing driver who competed in Indy Lights and the Indy Racing League (IRL) from 1998 to 2003.
1985
Viktor An
South Korean speed skater
Viktor An is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater.
1868
Mary Brewster Hazelton
American painter (died 1953)
Mary Brewster Hazelton was an American portrait painter. She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she was later an instructor.
1190
Pope Clement IV (died 1268)
Pope Clement IV, born Gui Foucois and also known as Guy le Gros, was Bishop of Le Puy (1257–1260), Archbishop of Narbonne (1259–1261), Cardinal of Sabina (1261–1265), and head of the Catholic Church from 5 February 1265…
1923
Daniel Brewster
American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2007)
Daniel Baugh Brewster Sr. was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maryland.
1972
Helen Luz
Brazilian basketball player
Helen Cristina Santos Luz is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player.
1974
Saku Koivu
Finnish ice hockey player
Saku Antero Koivu is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
1803
Theodore Dwight Weld
American author and activist (died 1895)
Theodore Dwight Weld was one of the architects of the American abolitionist movement during its formative years from 1830 to 1844, playing a role as writer, editor, speaker, and organizer.
1950
Charles Schumer
American lawyer and politician
Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York.
1980
Jonathan Papelbon
American baseball player
Jonathan Robert Papelbon is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.
1953
Francis Cabrel
French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Francis Christian Cabrel is a French singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist.
1961
Merv Hughes
Australian cricketer
Mervyn Gregory Hughes is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994, taking 212 wickets.
1962
Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who served as the 53rd president of Venezuela from 2013 until his overthrow in 2026 during the United States intervention in Venezuela.
1402
Jean de Dunois
French soldier (died 1468)
Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois, known as the "Bastard of Orléans" or simply Jean de Dunois, was a French military leader during the Hundred Years' War who participated in military campaigns with Joan of Arc.