People born on April 22 212
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk
b. 1444 – d. 1503
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (d. 1503)
Isabella I of Castile
b. 1451 – d. 1504
Isabella I of Castile (d. 1504)
Antoine of Navarre
b. 1518 – d. 1562
Antoine of Navarre (d. 1562)
Wilhelm Schickard
b. 1592 – d. 1635
Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1635)
Pope Alexander VIII
b. 1610 – d. 1691
Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
Giuseppe Torelli
b. 1658 – d. 1709
Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1709)
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
b. 1690 – d. 1763
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1763)
Henry Fielding
b. 1707 – d. 1754
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy
b. 1711 – d. 1762
Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier (d. 1762)
Immanuel Kant
b. 1724 – d. 1804
Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1804)
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John Johnson (architect)
b. 1732 – d. 1814
John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
James Sullivan (governor)
b. 1744 – d. 1808
James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
Alessandro Rolla
b. 1757 – d. 1841
Alessandro Rolla, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1757)
Germaine de Staël
b. 1766 – d. 1817
Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (b. 1766)
Solomon Caesar Malan
b. 1812 – d. 1894
Solomon Caesar Malan, Swiss-English orientalist (d. 1894)
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
b. 1816 – d. 1897
Charles-Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
Julius Sterling Morton
b. 1832 – d. 1902
Julius Sterling Morton, American journalist and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 1902)
Lewis Powell (conspirator)
b. 1844 – d. 1865
Lewis Payne (b. 1844)
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
b. 1852 – d. 1912
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
Henri La Fontaine
b. 1854 – d. 1943
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
Ada Rehan
b. 1860 – d. 1916
Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (d. 1916)
Vladimir Lenin
b. 1870 – d. 1924
Vladimir Lenin, German/Swedish-Russian lawyer and founder of the Soviet Union (d. 1924)
Princess Margaret of Prussia
b. 1872 – d. 1954
Princess Margaret of Prussia (d. 1954)
Ellen Glasgow
b. 1873 – d. 1945
Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
Róbert Bárány
b. 1876 – d. 1936
Róbert Bárány, Austrian-Swedish otologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
Georg Lurich
b. 1876 – d. 1920
Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (d. 1920)
Otto Rank
b. 1884 – d. 1939
Otto Rank, Austrian-American psychologist and academic (d. 1939)
Izidor Cankar
b. 1886 – d. 1958
Izidor Cankar, Slovenian historian, author, and diplomat (d. 1958)
Richard Glücks
b. 1889 – d. 1945
Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889)
Laura Gilpin
b. 1891 – d. 1979
Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
Vittorio Jano
b. 1891 – d. 1965
Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (d. 1965)
Harold Jeffreys
b. 1891 – d. 1989
Harold Jeffreys, English mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1989)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b. 1891 – d. 1927
Nicola Sacco, Italian-American anarchist (d. 1927)
Vernon Johns
b. 1892 – d. 1965
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (d. 1965)
Vladimir Nabokov
b. 1899 – d. 1977
Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
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Nellie Beer
b. 1900 – d. 1988
Nellie Beer, British politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester from 1966-67 (d. 1988) [1]
J. Robert Oppenheimer
b. 1904 – d. 1967
J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1967)
Robert Choquette
b. 1905 – d. 1991
Robert Choquette, American-Canadian author, poet, and diplomat (d. 1991)
Eddie Albert
b. 1906 – d. 2005
Eddie Albert, American actor (b. 1906)
Eric Fenby
b. 1906 – d. 1997
Eric Fenby, English composer and educator (d. 1997)
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
b. 1906 – d. 1947
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (d. 1947)
Ivan Yefremov
b. 1908 – d. 1972
Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
Rita Levi-Montalcini
b. 1909 – d. 2012
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Sephardic Jewish-Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
Indro Montanelli
b. 1909 – d. 2001
Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (b. 1909)
Spyros Markezinis
b. 1909 – d. 2000
Spyros Markezinis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2000)
Norman Steenrod
b. 1910 – d. 1971
Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (d. 1971)
Kathleen Ferrier
b. 1912 – d. 1953
Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
Kaneto Shindo
b. 1912 – d. 2012
Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
Baldev Raj Chopra
b. 1914 – d. 2008
Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer (d. 2008)
Jan de Hartog
b. 1914 – d. 2002
Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (b. 1914)
José Quiñones Gonzales
b. 1914 – d. 1941
José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)
Michael Wittmann
b. 1914 – d. 1944
Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
Hanfried Lenz
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
Yehudi Menuhin
b. 1916 – d. 1999
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
Yvette Chauviré
b. 1917 – d. 2016
Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina (d. 2016)
Sidney Nolan
b. 1917 – d. 1992
Sidney Nolan, Australian painter (d. 1992)
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William Jay Smith
b. 1918 – d. 2015
William Jay Smith, American poet and academic (d. 2015)
Mickey Vernon
b. 1918 – d. 2008
Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (b. 1918)
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Donald J. Cram
b. 1919 – d. 2001
Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
Carl Lindner, Jr.
b. 1919 – d. 2011
Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2011)
Richard Diebenkorn
b. 1922 – d. 1993
Richard Diebenkorn, American soldier and painter (d. 1993)
Charles Mingus
b. 1922 – d. 1979
Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1979)
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Wolf V. Vishniac
b. 1922 – d. 1973
Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist and academic (d. 1973)
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Peter Kane Dufault
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Peter Kane Dufault, American soldier, pilot, and poet (d. 2013)
Bettie Page
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Bettie Page, American model and actress (d. 2008)
Aaron Spelling
b. 1923 – d. 2006
Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
Nam Duck-woo
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2013)
Charlotte Rae
b. 1926
Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer
James Stirling (architect)
b. 1926 – d. 1992
James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (d. 1992)
Laurel Aitken
b. 1927 – d. 2005
Laurel Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
Michael Atiyah
b. 1929
Michael Atiyah, English-Lebanese mathematician and academic
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Robert Wade-Gery
b. 1929 – d. 2015
Robert Wade-Gery, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to India (d. 2015)
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Enno Penno
b. 1930 – d. 2016
Enno Penno, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2016)
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Ronald Hynd
b. 1931
Ronald Hynd, English dancer and choreographer
Anthony Llewellyn
b. 1933 – d. 2013
Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American chemist, academic, and astronaut (b. 1933)
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Christopher Ball (linguist)
b. 1935
Christopher Ball, English linguist and academic
Paul Chambers
b. 1935 – d. 1969
Paul Chambers, African-American bassist and composer (d. 1969)
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Bhama Srinivasan
b. 1935
Bhama Srinivasan, Indian-American mathematician and academic
Glen Campbell
b. 1936 – d. 2017
Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1936)
Pierre Hétu
b. 1936 – d. 1998
Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 1998)
Jack Nicholson
b. 1937
Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer
Jack Nitzsche
b. 1937 – d. 2000
Jack Nitzsche, American pianist, composer, and producer (b. 1937)
Alan Bond
b. 1938 – d. 2015
Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (d. 2015)
Gani Fawehinmi
b. 1938 – d. 2009
Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (b. 1938)
Issey Miyake
b. 1938
Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer
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Adam Raphael
b. 1938
Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
Mel Carter
b. 1939
Mel Carter. American singer and actor
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John Foley (British Army general)
b. 1939
John Foley, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
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Ray Guy (humorist)
b. 1939 – d. 2013
Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (b. 1939)
Jason Miller (playwright)
b. 1939 – d. 2001
Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (b. 1939)
Theodor Waigel
b. 1939
Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Finance
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Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising
b. 1941
Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising, English politician
Giorgio Agamben
b. 1942
Giorgio Agamben, Italian philosopher and academic
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Mary Prior
b. 1942
Mary Prior, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
Keith Crisco
b. 1943 – d. 2014
Keith Crisco, American businessman and politician (d. 2014)
Janet Evanovich
b. 1943
Janet Evanovich, American author
Louise Glück
b. 1943
Louise Glück, American poet
John Maples, Baron Maples
b. 1943 – d. 2012
John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1943)
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Scott W. Williams
b. 1943
Scott W. Williams, American mathematician and professor
Steve Fossett
b. 1944 – d. 2007
Steve Fossett, American businessman, pilot, and sailor (d. 2007)
Doug Jarrett
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Doug Jarrett, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
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Joshua Rifkin
b. 1944
Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist
Gopalkrishna Gandhi
b. 1945
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal
Demetrio Stratos
b. 1945 – d. 1979
Demetrio Stratos, Egyptian-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1945)
Steven L. Bennett
b. 1946 – d. 1972
Steven L. Bennett, American captain and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1972)
Paul Davies
b. 1946
Paul Davies, English physicist and author
Louise Harel
b. 1946
Louise Harel, Canadian lawyer and politician
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope
b. 1946
Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician
Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
b. 1946
Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, English economist and academic
John Waters
b. 1946
John Waters, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
John Pritchard (bishop)
b. 1948
John Pritchard, English bishop
Peter Frampton
b. 1950
Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jancis Robinson
b. 1950
Jancis Robinson, English journalist and critic
Paul Carrack
b. 1951
Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Aivars Kalējs
b. 1951
Aivars Kalējs, Latvian organist, composer, and pianist
Ana María Shua
b. 1951
Ana María Shua, Argentinian author and poet
François Berléand
b. 1952
François Berléand, French actor
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Dave Loveridge
b. 1952
Dave Loveridge, New Zealand rugby player
Phil Smith (basketball)
b. 1952 – d. 2002
Phil Smith, American basketball player (d. 2002)
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Valeri Bondarenko
b. 1953
Valeri Bondarenko, Estonian footballer and coach
Richard Broadbent
b. 1953
Richard Broadbent, English businessman
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David Collier (sports administrator)
b. 1955
David Collier, English businessman
Donald Tusk
b. 1957
Donald Tusk, Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland
Keith Boanas
b. 1959
Keith Boanas, English footballer and manager
Terry Francona
b. 1959
Terry Francona, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Catherine Mary Stewart
b. 1959
Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
Ryan Stiles
b. 1959
Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian actor and producer
Lloyd Honeyghan
b. 1960
Lloyd Honeyghan, Jamaican-English boxer
Mart Laar
b. 1960
Mart Laar, Estonian historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia
Randall L. Stephenson
b. 1960
Randall L. Stephenson, American businessman
Alo Mattiisen
b. 1961 – d. 1996
Alo Mattiisen, Estonian composer (b. 1961)
Ann McKechin
b. 1961
Ann McKechin, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Dewey Nicks
b. 1961
Dewey Nicks, American photographer and director
Danièle Sauvageau
b. 1962
Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Rosalind Gill
b. 1963
Rosalind Gill, English sociologist and academic
Magnús Ver Magnússon
b. 1963
Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic weightlifter and strongman
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Paul Baxter (footballer)
b. 1964
Paul Baxter, English footballer
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Miguel Leal
b. 1965
Miguel Leal, Portuguese footballer and manager
Peter Zezel
b. 1965 – d. 2009
Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (b. 1965)
Mickey Morandini
b. 1966
Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
b. 1966
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
David J. C. MacKay
b. 1967
David J. C. MacKay, English physicist, engineer, and academic
Sherri Shepherd
b. 1967
Sherri Shepherd, American actress and talk show panelist
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Harvey Williams (American football)
b. 1967
Harvey Williams, American football player
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Jo Angel
b. 1968
Jo Angel, Australian cricketer
Bimbo Coles
b. 1968
Bimbo Coles, American basketball player and coach
Zarley Zalapski
b. 1968
Zarley Zalapski, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
Dion Dublin
b. 1969
Dion Dublin, English footballer and sportscaster
Erkki Bahovski
b. 1970
Erkki Bahovski, Estonian journalist
Eric Mabius
b. 1971
Eric Mabius, American actor
Spencer Prior
b. 1971
Spencer Prior, English footballer
Sabine Appelmans
b. 1972
Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
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Owen Finegan
b. 1972
Owen Finegan, Australian rugby player and coach
Milka Duno
b. 1972
Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver and engineer
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Sergei Hohlov-Simson
b. 1972
Sergei Hohlov-Simson, Estonian footballer and manager
Willie Robertson
b. 1972
Willie Robertson, American hunter and businessman
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Adem Poric
b. 1973
Adem Poric, English-Australian footballer
Ofer Talker
b. 1973
Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer and manager
Shavo Odadjian
b. 1974
Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bass player, songwriter, and producer
Greg Moore (racing driver)
b. 1975 – d. 1999
Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
Carlos Sastre
b. 1975
Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
Anders Nyström
b. 1975
Anders Nyström, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
Dan Cloutier
b. 1976
Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Paul Henderson (footballer)
b. 1976
Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
Michał Żewłakow
b. 1976
Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
Mark van Bommel
b. 1977
Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
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Paul Malakwen Kosgei
b. 1978
Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan runner and coach
David Masters
b. 1978
David Masters, English cricketer
Matt Orford
b. 1978
Matt Orford, Australian rugby league player
Jason Stollsteimer
b. 1978
Jason Stollsteimer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Esteban Tuero
b. 1978
Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
Zoltán Gera
b. 1979
Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
Daniel Johns
b. 1979
Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Igor Budan
b. 1980
Igor Budan, Croatian footballer
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Clarke Dermody
b. 1980
Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
Nicolas Douchez
b. 1980
Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
Courtney Friel
b. 1980
Courtney Friel, American journalist
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Carlos Hernández (pitcher)
b. 1980
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
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Quincy Timberlake
b. 1980
Quincy Timberlake, Kenyan-Australian activist, engineer, and politician
Madis Kallas
b. 1981
Madis Kallas, Estonian decathlete and activist
Rafael Sperafico
b. 1981 – d. 2007
Rafael Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver (d. 2007)
Jonathan Trott
b. 1981
Jonathan Trott, South African-English cricketer
Kaká
b. 1982
Kaká, Brazilian footballer
Cassidy Freeman
b. 1982
Cassidy Freeman, American actress and musician
Joel Monaghan
b. 1982
Joel Monaghan, Australian rugby league player
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David Purcey
b. 1982
David Purcey, American baseball player
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Aidas Reklys
b. 1982
Aidas Reklys, Lithuanian figure skater
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Aleksander Saharov
b. 1982
Aleksander Saharov, Estonian footballer
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Noriko Shitaya
b. 1982
Noriko Shitaya, Japanese voice actress
Remi Ayodele
b. 1983
Remi Ayodele, American football player
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Sam W. Heads
b. 1983
Sam W. Heads, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist
Jos Hooiveld
b. 1983
Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
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Matt Jones (wide receiver)
b. 1983
Matt Jones, American football player
Vangelis Mantzios
b. 1983
Vangelis Mantzios, Greek footballer
Amelle Berrabah
b. 1984
Amelle Berrabah, English singer-songwriter
Amber Heard
b. 1986
Amber Heard, American actress and producer
Marshawn Lynch
b. 1986
Marshawn Lynch, American football player
Dušan Šakota
b. 1986
Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
David Luiz
b. 1987
David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
David Mateos
b. 1987
David Mateos, Spanish footballer
Dee Gordon
b. 1988
Dee Gordon, American baseball player
DeJuan Blair
b. 1989
DeJuan Blair, American basketball player
Jasper Cillessen
b. 1989
Jasper Cillessen, Dutch footballer
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Óscar González (boxer)
b. 1990 – d. 2014
Óscar González, Mexican boxer (d. 2014)
Machine Gun Kelly (rapper)
b. 1990
Machine Gun Kelly (rapper), American rapper and actor
Jordi Murphy
b. 1991
Jordi Murphy, Irish international rugby player
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Braydon Smith
b. 1991 – d. 2015
Braydon Smith, Australian boxer (d. 2015)
Kenny Stills
b. 1992
Kenny Stills, American football player
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Joonas Vaino
b. 1992
Joonas Vaino, Estonian basketball player
Dyro
b. 1992
Dyro, Dutch DJ and EDM producer
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
b. 1993
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Australian footballer
Ngani Laumape
b. 1993
Ngani Laumape, New Zealand rugby player