Musicians Born on August 23

• 1727 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1795)
• 1854 Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German composer, born in Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1925)
• 1879 Alfrēds Kalniņš, Latvian organist, composer (Baņuta), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Cēsis, Russian Empire (d. 1951)

• 1886 Gottfried Rudinger, German composer, born in Lindau, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1946)
• 1892 Valdemar Eiberg, Danish jazz pioneer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa"), born in Kolding, Denmark (d. 1965)
• 1893 Roy Agnew, Australian composer (Sonata Ballade), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1944)
• 1900 Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American concert, opera, and electronic music composer (Johnny Spielt Auf: Orpheus and Eurydike; Fibonacci-Mobile), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1991)
• 1900 Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer and songwriter (Morningtown Ride), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1978)
• 1903 William Primrose, Scottish violist (Method for Violin & Viola), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1982)
• 1905 (Leonard) Constant Lambert, British composer (The Rio Grande; Horoscope; Summer's Last Will and Testament), and music director (Vic-Wells/Royal Ballet, 1931-47), born in Fulham, London (d. 1951)
• 1911 Carl Dolmetsch, French music director (Haslemere Festival), born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1997)

American stage and screen dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and director (An American in Paris; On The Town; Singin' in the Rain), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• 1913 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1993)
• 1913 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Venezuelan musician and composer, born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela (d. 1993)
• 1917 Tex Williams, American country-western singer, born in Ramsey, Illinois (d. 1985)
• 1920 Aart Verstegen, Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1998)
• 1924 Edvard Fliflet Braein, Norwegian composer (Ut mot havet (Out To Sea); Anne Pedersdotter), born in Kristiansund, Norway (d. 1976)
• 1925 Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Georgian composer, born in Gori, Transcaucasian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1991)
• 1925 Włodzimierz Kotoński, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2014)
• 1927 Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer, born in Algiers, French Algeria
• 1928 Gerd Natschinski, German composer, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 2015)
• 1932 Mark Russell, American political satirist, song parody writer, and pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2023)
• 1934 Lojze Lebič, Slovenian composer (Myths and Apocrypha), peadagogue, and musicologist, born in Prevalje, Yugoslavia
• 1935 Loren Rush, American avant-garde composer (Hard Music), born in Richmond, California
• 1936 Rudy Lewis, American pop vocalist (The Drifters - "Up On The Roof"; "On Broadway"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
• 1938 Roger Greenaway, British pop composer and record producer ("I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"), born in Fishponds, England
• 1940 Vicki Brown, British pop, rock session vocalist, and contemporary classical singer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
• 1942 Patricia McBride, American ballerina (New York City Ballet, 1959-89), artistic director and ballet master (Charlotte Ballet), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
• 1945 Rita Pavone, Italian-Swiss pop singer ("La partita di pallone"), born in Turin, Italy

British rock drummer (The Who - "Bell Boy"), born in London, England

• 1947 Rex Allen Jr, American country singer ("No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)"; "Two Less Lonely People"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1947 Terje Rypdal, Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, born in Oslo, Norway
• 1947 Willy Russell, English playwright and composer (Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita), born in Whiston, England
• 1949 John Bauldie, British music journalist (The Telegraph (magazine); Q), born in Bolton, England (d. 1996)
• 1949 Katiana Balanika [Ekaterini Athaniti], Greek actress (On Air; Lysistrata) and singer, born in Greece
• 1949 Rick Springfield [Springthorpe], Australian singer ("Speak to the Sky"; "Jessie's Girl") and actor (General Hospital, 1981-83 and 2004-08 - "Noah Drake"), born in Balmain, New South Wales
• 1949 Woody Paul [Paul Chrisman], American Western swing fiddler, singer, and composer (Riders in the Sky), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• 1951 Jimi Jamison, American rock singer (Survivor - "High On You"), born in Durant, Mississippi (d. 2014)
• 1951 Mark Hudson, American television personality (The Hudson Brothers), musician, songwriter, and record producer (Aerosmith; Hanson; Ringo Starr; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1952 Dalton Reed, American soul singer ("I'm Only Guilty of Loving You"), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 1994)
• 1952 Vicky Leandros [Vasiliki Papathanasiou], Greek pop singer (Eurovision, 1972 - "Après Toi"; "My Sweet Lord"), and politician, born in Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Greece
• 1953 Bobby G [Robert Gubby], English pop singer and harmonica player (Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies"), born in Epsom, Surrey, England
• 1953 Ezra Idlet, American folk, rock, and family music guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Trout Fishing In America - "My Hair Had A Party Last Night"), born in San Antonio, Texas
• 1954 Avery Sharpe, American jazz bassist (McCoy Tyner, Yusef Lateef), composer (400: An African American Musical Portrait), and educator, born in Valdosta, Georgia
• 1961 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
• 1961 Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots), born in Montclair, New Jersey
• 1970 Brad Mehldau, American jazz pianist, born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1974 Shifty Shellshock [Seth Binzer], American musician (Crazy Town), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)
• 1975 Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler, born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
• 1978 Julian Casablancas, American musician, born in New York City
• 1978 Shaun Martin, American gospel Grammy Award-winning gospel music and jazz fusion producer, arranger, keyboardist, and composer (Kirk Franklin, Snarky Puppy), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2024)
• 1979 Ritchie Neville [Dobson], British pop singer (Five - "When the Lights Go Out", "Keep on Movin'"), born in Solihull, England
• 1982 Laurin Talese, American jazz singer and songwriter ("This Love"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1984 Joe Talbot, Welsh punk-rock singer-songwriter (Ides), born in Newport, Wales
• 1986 Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist (Potter Puppet Pals) and musician (Lemon Demon), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1987 Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, television host and singer, born in Manila, Philippines
• 1988 Alice Glass [Margaret Osborn], Canadian singer and songwriter ("Crystal Castles"), born in Toronto, Ontario

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