Authors born in 1823
- Alexander Ostrovsky Novelist, 1823
- Alfred Russel Wallace Geographer, 1823
- Anna Laetitia Waring Poet, 1823
- Archibald Alexander Hodge Leader, 1823
- Augustine Joseph Hickey Duganne Poet, 1823
- Benjamin Harvey Hill Politician, 1823
- Boss Tweed Politician, 1823
- Charlotte Mary Yonge Novelist, 1823
- Coventry Patmore Poet, 1823
- Dan Rice Entertainer, 1823
- Edward Augustus Freeman Historian, 1823
- Edward Graham Paley Architect, 1823
- Ernest Renan Philosopher, 1823
- Ezra Hall Gillett Author, 1823
- Francis Parkman Historian, 1823
- George Adair Developmental Biologist, 1823
- George Henry Boker Poet, 1823
- George Thorndike Angell Advocate, 1823
- Jean Henri Fabre Naturalist, 1823
- Leopold Kronecker Mathematician, 1823
- Mary Boykin Chesnut Author, 1823
- Max Muller Philologist, 1823
- Thomas Wentworth Higginson Author, 1823
- Walsham How Bishop, 1823
- William Brighty Rands Writer, 1823
- William H. Hunt Minister, 1823
- William Johnson Cory Teacher, 1823
- William Wardell Engineer, 1823