People born on August 22 194
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
b. 1412 – d. 1464
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1412)
Franz von Dietrichstein
b. 1570 – d. 1636
Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1636)
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Agatha Marie of Hanau
b. 1599 – d. 1636
Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (d. 1636)
Georges de Scudéry
b. 1601 – d. 1667
Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1667)
Jean Regnault de Segrais
b. 1624 – d. 1701
Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (d. 1701)
Denis Papin
b. 1647 – d. 1712
Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (d. 1712)
Pierre Guérin de Tencin
b. 1679 – d. 1758
Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)
Pope Leo XII
b. 1760 – d. 1829
Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)
Charles Percier
b. 1764 – d. 1838
Charles Percier, French architect and interior decorator (b. 1764)
Henry Maudslay
b. 1771 – d. 1831
Henry Maudslay, English engineer (d. 1831)
Aimé Bonpland
b. 1773 – d. 1858
Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
James Kirke Paulding
b. 1778 – d. 1860
James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1860)
Thomas Tredgold
b. 1788 – d. 1829
Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author (d. 1829)
William S. Harney
b. 1800 – d. 1889
William S. Harney, American general (d. 1889)
Samuel David Luzzatto
b. 1800 – d. 1865
Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1800)
Ezra Butler Eddy
b. 1827 – d. 1906
Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1906)
Samuel Pierpont Langley
b. 1834 – d. 1906
Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1906)
Archibald Willard
b. 1836 – d. 1918
Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (d. 1918)
George W. De Long
b. 1844 – d. 1881
George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (d. 1881)
William Lewis Douglas
b. 1845 – d. 1924
William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)
John Forrest
b. 1847 – d. 1918
John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
Melville Elijah Stone
b. 1848 – d. 1929
Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (d. 1929)
Milan I of Serbia
b. 1854 – d. 1901
Milan I of Serbia (d. 1901)
Ned Hanlon (baseball)
b. 1857 – d. 1937
Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
b. 1860 – d. 1940
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (b. 1860)
Alfred Ploetz
b. 1860 – d. 1940
Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)
Claude Debussy
b. 1862 – d. 1918
Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
Maximilian Bircher-Benner
b. 1867 – d. 1939
Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (d. 1939)
Charles Francis Jenkins
b. 1867 – d. 1934
Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (d. 1934)
Willis R. Whitney
b. 1868 – d. 1958
Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (d. 1958)
Alexander Bogdanov
b. 1873 – d. 1928
Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)
Max Scheler
b. 1874 – d. 1928
Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (d. 1928)
Gorch Fock (author)
b. 1880 – d. 1916
Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)
George Herriman
b. 1880 – d. 1944
George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)
Raymonde de Laroche
b. 1882 – d. 1919
Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (d. 1919)
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
b. 1887 – d. 1977
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1977)
Cecil Kellaway
b. 1890 – d. 1973
Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (d. 1973)
Henry Bachtold
b. 1891 – d. 1983
Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (d. 1983)
Jacques Lipchitz
b. 1891 – d. 1973
Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (d. 1973)
Wilfred Kitching
b. 1893 – d. 1977
Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1977)
Dorothy Parker
b. 1893 – d. 1967
Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)
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Ernest H. Volwiler
b. 1893 – d. 1992
Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (d. 1992)
László Almásy
b. 1895 – d. 1951
László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (d. 1951)
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Paul Comtois
b. 1895 – d. 1966
Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1966)
Laurence McKinley Gould
b. 1896 – d. 1995
Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (d. 1995)
Bill Woodfull
b. 1897 – d. 1965
Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1965)
Alexander Calder
b. 1898 – d. 1976
Alexander Calder, American artist (d. 1976)
Lisy Fischer
b. 1900 – d. 1999
Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (d. 1999)
Thomas Pelly
b. 1902 – d. 1973
Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (d. 1973)
Leni Riefenstahl
b. 1902 – d. 2003
Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
Edward Rowe Snow
b. 1902 – d. 1982
Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (d. 1982)
Jerry Iger
b. 1903 – d. 1990
Jerry Iger, American cartoonist and publisher, co-founded Eisner & Iger (b. 1903)
Deng Xiaoping
b. 1904 – d. 1997
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
b. 1908 – d. 2004
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004)
Erwin Thiesies
b. 1908 – d. 1993
Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (d. 1993)
Julius J. Epstein
b. 1909 – d. 2000
Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)
Mel Hein
b. 1909 – d. 1992
Mel Hein, American football player and coach (d. 1992)
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Leonard Pagliero
b. 1913 – d. 2008
Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (d. 2008)
Bruno Pontecorvo
b. 1913 – d. 1993
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913)
Jack Dunphy
b. 1914 – d. 1992
Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (d. 1992)
Connie B. Gay
b. 1914 – d. 1989
Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989)
David Dellinger
b. 1915 – d. 2004
David Dellinger, American activist (d. 2004)
James Hillier
b. 1915 – d. 2007
James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007)
Edward Szczepanik
b. 1915 – d. 2005
Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1915)
John Lee Hooker
b. 1917 – d. 2001
John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
Mary McGrory
b. 1918 – d. 2004
Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
Ray Bradbury
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
Denton Cooley
b. 1920 – d. 2016
Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon (d. 2016)
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Dinos Dimopoulos
b. 1921 – d. 2003
Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
Tony Pawson (cricketer)
b. 1921 – d. 2012
Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012)
Roberto Aizenberg
b. 1922 – d. 1996
Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
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Theoni V. Aldredge
b. 1922 – d. 2011
Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)
James Kirkwood, Jr.
b. 1924 – d. 1989
James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)
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Harishankar Parsai
b. 1924 – d. 1995
Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995)
Honor Blackman
b. 1925
Honor Blackman, English actress and republican
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Bob Flanigan (singer)
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (The Four Freshmen) (d. 2011)
Tinga Seisay
b. 1928
Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat
Karlheinz Stockhausen
b. 1928 – d. 2007
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (d. 2007)
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Valery Alekseyev (anthropologist)
b. 1929 – d. 1991
Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (d. 1991)
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Ulrich Wegener
b. 1929
Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)
Gerald P. Carr
b. 1932
Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut
Sylva Koscina
b. 1933 – d. 1994
Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
b. 1934 – d. 2012
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)
Annie Proulx
b. 1935
Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist
Chuck Brown
b. 1936 – d. 2012
Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
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John Callaway (journalist)
b. 1936 – d. 2009
John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009)
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Dale Hawkins
b. 1936 – d. 2010
Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
Werner Stengel
b. 1936
Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the maverick roller coaster
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Jean Berkey
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
Valerie Harper
b. 1939
Valerie Harper, American actress
Fred Milano
b. 1939 – d. 2012
Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (Dion and the Belmonts) (d. 2012)
Carl Yastrzemski
b. 1939
Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
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Bill McCartney
b. 1940
Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers
Bill Parcells
b. 1941
Bill Parcells, American football player and coach
Uğur Mumcu
b. 1942 – d. 1993
Uğur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1993)
Alun Michael
b. 1943
Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales
Masatoshi Shima
b. 1943
Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004
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Roger Cashmore
b. 1944
Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic
David Chase
b. 1945
David Chase, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Ron Dante
b. 1945
Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer
Donna Jean Godchaux
b. 1947
Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer-songwriter (The Grateful Dead)
Cindy Williams
b. 1947
Cindy Williams, American actress and producer
David Marks (musician)
b. 1948
David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Doug Bair
b. 1949
Doug Bair, American baseball player and coach
Diana Nyad
b. 1949
Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author
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Ray Burris
b. 1950
Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach
Scooter Libby
b. 1950
Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
Peter Laughner
b. 1952 – d. 1977
Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
Paul Ellering
b. 1953
Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
Chiranjeevi
b. 1955
Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician
Paul Molitor
b. 1956
Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach
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Peter Taylor (cricketer)
b. 1956
Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer
Steve Davis
b. 1957
Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author
Holly Dunn
b. 1957 – d. 2016
Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
Colm Feore
b. 1958
Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor
Stevie Ray
b. 1958
Stevie Ray, American semi-retired wrestler
Vernon Reid
b. 1958
Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter (Living Colour)
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Juan Croucier
b. 1959
Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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Pia Gjellerup
b. 1959
Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance
Mark Williams (actor)
b. 1959
Mark Williams, English actor
Holger Gehrke
b. 1960
Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager
Collin Raye
b. 1960
Collin Raye, American country music singer
Andrés Calamaro
b. 1961
Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Iain Coucher
b. 1961
Iain Coucher, English businessman
Roland Orzabal
b. 1961
Roland Orzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Debbi Peterson
b. 1961
Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer
Tori Amos
b. 1963
Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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James DeBarge
b. 1963
James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer
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Terry Catledge
b. 1963
Terry Catledge, American basketball player
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Diane Setterfield
b. 1964
Diane Setterfield, English author and educator
Mats Wilander
b. 1964
Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach
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Wendy Botha
b. 1965
Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer
GZA
b. 1966
GZA, American rapper and producer
Rob Witschge
b. 1966
Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager
Ty Burrell
b. 1967
Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian
Alfred Gough
b. 1967
Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer
Layne Staley
b. 1967 – d. 2002
Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
Casper Christensen
b. 1968
Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Paul Colman
b. 1968
Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Aleksandr Mostovoi
b. 1968
Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer
Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman)
b. 1968
Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman
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Horst Skoff
b. 1968 – d. 2008
Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (d. 2008)
Giada De Laurentiis
b. 1970
Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author
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Charlie Connelly
b. 1970
Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster
Craig Finn
b. 1971
Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Okkert Brits
b. 1972
Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter
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Paul Doucette
b. 1972
Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
Steve Kline (left-handed pitcher)
b. 1972
Steve Kline, American baseball player and coach
Max Wilson
b. 1972
Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver
Howie Dorough
b. 1973
Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer
Kristen Wiig
b. 1973
Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
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Eurelijus Žukauskas
b. 1973
Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
Cory Gardner
b. 1974
Cory Gardner, American politician
Agustín Pichot
b. 1974
Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player
Clint Bolton
b. 1975
Clint Bolton, Australian footballer
Rodrigo Santoro
b. 1975
Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor
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Marius Bezykornovas
b. 1976
Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer
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Bryn Davies (musician)
b. 1976
Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist
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Laurent Hernu
b. 1976
Laurent Hernu, French decathlete
Randy Wolf
b. 1976
Randy Wolf, American baseball player
Heiðar Helguson
b. 1977
Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer
Keren Cytter
b. 1977
Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer
James Corden
b. 1978
James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter
Ioannis Gagaloudis
b. 1978
Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player
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Matt Walters
b. 1979
Matt Walters, American football player
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Roland Benschneider
b. 1980
Roland Benschneider, German footballer
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Nicolas Macrozonaris
b. 1980
Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter
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Seiko Yamamoto
b. 1980
Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler
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Alex Holmes
b. 1981
Alex Holmes, American football player
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Jang Hyun-kyu
b. 1981 – d. 2012
Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)
Christina Obergföll
b. 1981
Christina Obergföll, German athlete
Theo Bos
b. 1983
Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist
Jahri Evans
b. 1983
Jahri Evans, American football player
Lee Camp (footballer)
b. 1984
Lee Camp, English footballer
Lawrence Quaye
b. 1984
Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer
Luke Russert
b. 1985
Luke Russert, American journalist
Jey Uso
b. 1985
Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler
Jimmy Uso
b. 1985
Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler
Stephen Ireland
b. 1986
Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer
Adrian Neville
b. 1986
Adrian Neville, English wrestler
Tokushōryū Makoto
b. 1986
Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler
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Leonardo Moracci
b. 1987
Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer
Apollo Crews
b. 1987
Apollo Crews, American wrestler
Giacomo Bonaventura
b. 1989
Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer
Randall Cobb (American football)
b. 1990
Randall Cobb, American football player
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Drew Hutchison
b. 1990
Drew Hutchison, American baseball player
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Robbie Rochow
b. 1990
Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player
Federico Macheda
b. 1991
Federico Macheda, Italian footballer
Brayden Schenn
b. 1991
Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player
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Ema Burgić Bucko
b. 1992
Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player
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Rajinder Singh Sandhu (page does not exist)
b. 1993
Rajinder Singh Sandhu, Punjabi Poet/Writer
Olli Määttä
b. 1994
Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player
Dua Lipa
b. 1995
Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter