| 95701 | August 23 | Birth | 1854 – Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1925) |
| 95702 | August 23 | Birth | 1864 – Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936) |
| 95703 | August 23 | Birth | 1867 – Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1948) |
| 95704 | August 23 | Birth | 1868 – Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1950) |
| 95705 | August 23 | Birth | 1872 – Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (d. 1957) |
| 95706 | August 23 | Birth | 1875 – William Eccles, English physicist and engineer (d. 1966) |
| 95707 | August 23 | Birth | 1875 – Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1946) |
| 95708 | August 23 | Birth | 1877 – István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic (d. 1959) |
| 95709 | August 23 | Birth | 1880 – Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author (d. 1932) |
| 95710 | August 23 | Birth | 1883 – Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1953) |
| 95711 | August 23 | Birth | 1884 – Will Cuppy, American author and critic (d. 1949) |
| 95712 | August 23 | Birth | 1884 – Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1937) |
| 95713 | August 23 | Birth | 1890 – Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (d. 1971) |
| 95714 | August 23 | Birth | 1891 – Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer (d. 1944) |
| 95715 | August 23 | Birth | 1894 – John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (d. 1959) |
| 95716 | August 23 | Birth | 1897 – Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist (d. 1958) |
| 95717 | August 23 | Birth | 1900 – Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator (d. 1991) |
| 95718 | August 23 | Birth | 1900 – Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist (d. 1978) |
| 95719 | August 23 | Birth | 1901 – Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985) |
| 95720 | August 23 | Birth | 1901 – John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (d. 1991) |
| 95721 | August 23 | Birth | 1903 – William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (d. 1982) |
| 95722 | August 23 | Birth | 1905 – Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (d. 1982) |
| 95723 | August 23 | Birth | 1905 – Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (d. 1951) |
| 95724 | August 23 | Birth | 1908 – Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 95725 | August 23 | Birth | 1909 – Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1970) |
| 95726 | August 23 | Birth | 1909 – Leila Danette, American actress (d. 2012) |
| 95727 | August 23 | Birth | 1910 – Lonny Frey, American baseball player and soldier (d. 2009) |
| 95728 | August 23 | Birth | 1910 – Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (d. 1979) |
| 95729 | August 23 | Birth | 1911 – Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski-jumper (d. 1998) |
| 95730 | August 23 | Birth | 1912 – Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |