Famous Birthdays for February 22nd

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1040 – Rashi, French rabbi and author (d. 1105)^{[citation needed]}
• 1302 – Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan (d. 1323)^{[citation needed]}
• 1403 – Charles VII of France (d. 1461)^[51]
• 1440 – Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (d. 1457)^[52]
• 1500 – Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (d. 1564)
• 1514 – Tahmasp I, Iranian shah (d. 1576)
• 1520 – Moses Isserles, Polish rabbi (d. 1572)
• 1550 – Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg (d. 1616)
• 1592 – Nicholas Ferrar, English scholar (d. 1637)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1631 – Peder Syv, Danish historian (d. 1702)
• 1649 – Bon Boullogne, French painter (d. 1717)
• 1715 – Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French artist (d. 1790)
• 1732 – George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (d. 1799)
• 1749 – Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist (d. 1818)
• 1778 – Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (d. 1860)
• 1788 – Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (d. 1860)
• 1796 – Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (d. 1837)
• 1796 – Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (d. 1874)
• 1805 – Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, English poet and hymnwriter (d. 1848)^[53]
• 1806 – Józef Kremer, Polish historian and philosopher (d. 1875)
• 1817 – Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician and academic (d. 1880)
• 1819 – James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (d. 1891)
• 1824 – Pierre Janssen, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1907)
• 1825 – Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (d. 1898)
• 1836 – Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar and academic (d. 1906)
• 1840 – August Bebel, German theorist and politician (d. 1913)
• 1849 – Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1915)
• 1857 – Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (d. 1941)
• 1857 – Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1894)
• 1860 – Mary W. Bacheler, American physician and Baptist medical missionary (d. 1939)^[54]
• 1863 – Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1943)
• 1864 – Jules Renard, French author and playwright (d. 1910)
• 1876 – Zitkala-Sa, American author and activist (d. 1938)
• 1874 – Bill Klem, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1951)
• 1879 – Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1947)
• 1880 – Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (d. 1930)^[55]
• 1881 – Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1956)
• 1881 – Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician (d. 1937)
• 1882 – Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 1940)
• 1883 – Marguerite Clark, American actress (d. 1940)
• 1886 – Hugo Ball, German author and poet (d. 1927)^[56]
• 1887 – Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player (d. 1956)
• 1887 – Pat Sullivan, Australian-American animator and producer (d. 1933)^[57]
• 1888 – Owen Brewster, American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (d. 1961)
• 1889 – Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, first World Chief Guide (d. 1977)
• 1889 – R. G. Collingwood, English historian and philosopher (d. 1943)
• 1891 – Vlas Chubar, Russian economist and politician (d. 1939)
• 1892 – Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (d. 1950)
• 1895 – Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (d. 1979)
• 1897 – Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)
• 1899 – George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1966)
• 1900 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (d. 1983)

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1990)^[58]
• 1903 – Frank P. Ramsey, English economist, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1930)^[59]
• 1906 – Constance Stokes, Australian painter (d. 1991)
• 1907 – Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)
• 1907 – Robert Young, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1908 – Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (d. 1981)
• 1908 – John Mills, English actor (d. 2005)^[60]
• 1910 – George Hunt, English international footballer (d. 1996)^[61]
• 1914 – Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
• 1915 – Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (d. 1964)
• 1918 – Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
• 1918 – Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014)
• 1918 – Robert Wadlow, American man, the tallest person in recorded history (d. 1940)
• 1921 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
• 1922 – Marshall Teague, American race car driver (d. 1959)
• 1922 – Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Bleddyn Williams, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
• 1923 – François Cavanna, French author and editor (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Edward Gorey, American illustrator and poet (d. 2000)
• 1925 – Gerald Stern, American poet and academic
• 1926 – Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist and chess player (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)
• 1928 – Clarence 13X, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (d. 1969)
• 1928 – Texas Johnny Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Paul Dooley, American actor
• 1928 – Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host (d. 2017)
• 1929 – James Hong, American actor and director
• 1929 – Rebecca Schull, American stage, film, and television actress
• 1930 – Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress (d. 2016)
• 1932 – Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Zenaida Manfugás, Cuban-born American-naturalized pianist (d. 2012)
• 1933 – Katharine, Duchess of Kent
• 1933 – Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
• 1933 – Ernie K-Doe, American R&B singer (d. 2001)
• 1933 – Bobby Smith, English international footballer (d. 2010)^[62]
• 1934 – Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
• 1936 – J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 – Tommy Aaron, American golfer
• 1937 – Joanna Russ, American author and activist (d. 2011)
• 1938 – Steve Barber, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Tony Macedo, Gibraltarian born English footballer^[63]
• 1938 – Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist
• 1940 – Judy Cornwell, English actress
• 1940 – Chet Walker, American basketball player
• 1941 – Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
• 1942 – Christine Keeler, English model and dancer (d. 2017)
• 1943 – Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
• 1943 – Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany
• 1943 – Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball player
• 1943 – Tom Van Arsdale, American basketball player
• 1943 – Otoya Yamaguchi, Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma (d. 1960)
• 1944 – Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
• 1944 – Mick Green, English rock & roll guitarist (d. 2010)
• 1944 – Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003)
• 1944 – Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
• 1944 – Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player and painter^[64]
• 1945 – Oliver, American pop singer (d. 2000)
• 1946 – Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 1947 – Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Harvey Mason, American drummer
• 1947 – John Radford, English footballer and manager
• 1947 – Frank Van Dun, Belgian philosopher and theorist
• 1949 – John Duncan, Scottish footballer and manager^[65]
• 1949 – Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (d. 2019)^[66]
• 1949 – Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
• 1950 – Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster^[67]
• 1950 – Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1950 – Miou-Miou, French actress
• 1950 – Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter (d. 2020)^[68]
• 1950 – Julie Walters, English actress and author^[69]
• 1951 – Ellen Greene, American singer and actress
• 1952 – Bill Frist, American physician and politician^[70]
• 1952 – Joaquim Pina Moura, Portuguese Minister of Economy and Treasury and MP (d. 2020)^[71]
• 1952 – Saufatu Sopoanga, Tuvaluan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Tuvalu (d. 2020)^[72]
• 1953 – Nigel Planer, English actor and screenwriter
• 1955 – David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
• 1955 – Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 – Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
• 1958 – Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter
• 1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
• 1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
• 1959 – Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (d. 2006)
• 1960 – Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1961 – Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1962 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (d. 2006)
• 1963 – Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport^[73]
• 1963 – Devon Malcolm, Jamaican-English cricketer
• 1963 – Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer
• 1964 – Diane Charlemagne, English singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
• 1964 – Andy Gray, English footballer and manager^[74]
• 1965 – Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey
• 1967 – Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler
• 1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
• 1968 – Jeri Ryan, American model and actress
• 1968 – Jayson Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1969 – Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster^[75]
• 1969 – Marc Wilmots, Belgian footballer and manager^[76]
• 1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer^[77]
• 1972 – Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach
• 1972 – Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater^[78]
• 1972 – Haim Revivo, Israeli footballer^[79]
• 1972 – Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator from Nebraska^[80]
• 1973 – Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (d. 2013)
• 1973 – Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
• 1974 – James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1974 – Chris Moyles, English radio and television host
• 1975 – Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter^[81]
• 1977 – Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
• 1979 – Brett Emerton, Australian footballer^[82]
• 1979 – Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
• 1980 – Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
• 1983 – Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
• 1984 – Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player^[83]
• 1984 – Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
• 1985 – Hameur Bouazza, Algerian international footballer^[84]
• 1985 – Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player^[85]
• 1986 – Rajon Rondo, American basketball player^[86]
• 1987 – Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
• 1987 – Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer^[87]
• 1988 – Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter^[88]
• 1989 – Franco Vázquez, Argentinian footballer^[89]
• 1994 – Nam Joo-hyuk, South Korean model and actor^[90]