People born on May 22 163
Itzam K'an Ahk I
b. 626 – d. 686
Itzam K'an Ahk I, Mayan king (d. 686)
Annamacharya
b. 1408 – d. 1503
Annamacharya, Hindu saint (d. 1503)
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford
b. 1539 – d. 1621
Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (d. 1621)
Gabriël Grupello
b. 1644 – d. 1730
Gabriël Grupello, Flemish Baroque sculptor (d. 1730)
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Richard Brakenburgh
b. 1650 – d. 1702
Richard Brakenburgh, Dutch Golden Age painter (d. 1702)
Daniel Gran
b. 1694 – d. 1757
Daniel Gran, Austrian painter (d. 1757)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
b. 1715 – d. 1794
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (d. 1794)
Hubert Robert
b. 1733 – d. 1808
Hubert Robert, French painter (d. 1808)
Louis Legendre
b. 1752 – d. 1797
Louis Legendre, French butcher and politician (d. 1797)
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
b. 1762 – d. 1834
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, English politician (d. 1834)
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
b. 1770 – d. 1840
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
Ram Mohan Roy
b. 1772 – d. 1833
Ram Mohan Roy, Indian humanitarian and reformer (b. 1772)
Hirose Tansō
b. 1782 – d. 1856
Hirose Tansō, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher, writer (d. 1856)
William Sturgeon
b. 1783 – d. 1850
William Sturgeon, English physicist and inventor, invented the electromagnet and electric motor (d. 1850)
Gérard de Nerval
b. 1808 – d. 1855
Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (d. 1855)
Giulia Grisi
b. 1811 – d. 1869
Giulia Grisi, Italian soprano (d. 1869)
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
b. 1811 – d. 1864
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician (d. 1864)
Richard Wagner
b. 1813 – d. 1883
Richard Wagner, German composer (d. 1883)
Amalia Lindegren
b. 1814 – d. 1891
Amalia Lindegren, Swedish painter (d. 1891)
Worthington Whittredge
b. 1820 – d. 1910
Worthington Whittredge, American painter (d. 1910)
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Albrecht von Graefe
b. 1828 – d. 1870
Albrecht von Graefe, German ophthalmologist and academic (d. 1870)
Henry Vandyke Carter
b. 1831 – d. 1897
Henry Vandyke Carter, English anatomist and surgeon (d. 1897)
Félix Bracquemond
b. 1833 – d. 1914
Félix Bracquemond, French painter and etcher (d. 1914)
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
b. 1833 – d. 1895
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, Spanish politician; served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1871-73 (d. 1895)
Guillaume Fouace
b. 1837 – d. 1895
Guillaume Fouace, French painter (d. 1895)
Catulle Mendès
b. 1841 – d. 1909
Catulle Mendès, French poet, author, and playwright (d. 1909)
Mary Cassatt
b. 1844 – d. 1926
Mary Cassatt, American-French painter (b. 1843)
Rita Cetina Gutiérrez
b. 1846 – d. 1908
Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (b. 1846)
Fritz von Uhde
b. 1848 – d. 1911
Fritz von Uhde, German painter and educator (d. 1911)
Aston Webb
b. 1849 – d. 1930
Aston Webb, English architect and academic (d. 1930)
Émile Sauret
b. 1852 – d. 1920
Émile Sauret, French violinist and composer (d. 1920)
Belmiro de Almeida
b. 1858 – d. 1935
Belmiro de Almeida, Brazilian painter, illustrator, sculptor (d. 1935)
Arthur Conan Doyle
b. 1859 – d. 1930
Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (b. 1859)
Tsubouchi Shōyō
b. 1859 – d. 1935
Tsubouchi Shōyō, Japanese author, playwright, and educator (d. 1935)
Willy Stöwer
b. 1864 – d. 1931
Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
Augusto Pestana (politician)
b. 1868 – d. 1934
Augusto Pestana, Brazilian engineer and politician (d. 1934)
Daniel François Malan
b. 1874 – d. 1959
Daniel François Malan, South African clergyman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1959)
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Julius Klinger
b. 1876 – d. 1942
Julius Klinger, Austrian painter and illustrator (d. 1942)
Warwick Armstrong
b. 1879 – d. 1947
Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1947)
Jean Cras
b. 1879 – d. 1932
Jean Cras, French admiral and composer (d. 1932)
Francis de Miomandre
b. 1880 – d. 1959
Francis de Miomandre, French author and translator (d. 1959)
Giacomo Matteotti
b. 1885 – d. 1924
Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
Soemu Toyoda
b. 1885 – d. 1957
Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
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A. W. Sandberg
b. 1887 – d. 1938
A. W. Sandberg, Danish film director and screenwriter (d. 1938)
Johannes R. Becher
b. 1891 – d. 1958
Johannes R. Becher, German politician, novelist, and poet (d. 1958)
Friedrich Pollock
b. 1894 – d. 1970
Friedrich Pollock, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1970)
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Robert Neumann (writer)
b. 1897 – d. 1975
Robert Neumann, German and English-speaking author (d. 1975)
Vina Bovy
b. 1900 – d. 1983
Vina Bovy, Belgian operatic soprano (d. 1983)
Maurice J. Tobin
b. 1901 – d. 1953
Maurice J. Tobin, American politician, 6th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 1953)
Al Simmons
b. 1902 – d. 1956
Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
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Uno Lamm
b. 1904 – d. 1989
Uno Lamm, Swedish electrical engineer and inventor (d. 1989)
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Bodo von Borries
b. 1905 – d. 1956
Bodo von Borries, German physicist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (d. 1956)
Tom Driberg
b. 1905 – d. 1976
Tom Driberg, British politician (d. 1976)
Hergé
b. 1907 – d. 1983
Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1983)
Laurence Olivier
b. 1907 – d. 1989
Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
Horton Smith
b. 1908 – d. 1963
Horton Smith. American golfer and captain (d. 1963)
Margaret Mee
b. 1909 – d. 1988
Margaret Mee, English illustrator and educator (d. 1988)
Herbert C. Brown
b. 1912 – d. 2004
Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
Rafael Gil
b. 1913 – d. 1986
Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
Dominique Rolin
b. 1913 – d. 2012
Dominique Rolin, Belgian author (d. 2012)
Max Kohnstamm
b. 1914 – d. 2010
Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (d. 2010)
Sun Ra
b. 1914 – d. 1993
Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
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George Aratani
b. 1917 – d. 2013
George Aratani, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
Jean-Louis Curtis
b. 1917 – d. 1995
Jean-Louis Curtis, French author (d. 1995)
Paul Vanden Boeynants
b. 1919 – d. 2001
Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2001)
Thomas Gold
b. 1920 – d. 2004
Thomas Gold, Austrian-American astrophysicist and academic (d. 2004)
George S. Hammond
b. 1921 – d. 2005
George S. Hammond, American scientist (d. 2005)
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Quinn Martin
b. 1922 – d. 1987
Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1922)
Charles Aznavour
b. 1924
Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer-songwriter and actor
Jean Tinguely
b. 1925 – d. 1991
Jean Tinguely, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1925)
Michael Constantine
b. 1927
Michael Constantine, American actor
Peter Matthiessen
b. 1927 – d. 2014
Peter Matthiessen, American novelist, short story writer, editor, co-founded The Paris Review (d. 2014)
George Andrew Olah
b. 1927 – d. 2017
George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
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Serge Doubrovsky
b. 1928
Serge Doubrovsky, French theorist and author
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John Mackenzie (film director)
b. 1928 – d. 2011
John Mackenzie, Scottish director and producer (d. 2011)
T. Boone Pickens
b. 1928
T. Boone Pickens, American businessman
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Hiroshi Sano
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Hiroshi Sano, Japanese novelist (d. 2013)
Ahmed Fouad Negm
b. 1929 – d. 2013
Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet (d. 2013)
Kenny Ball
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Kenny Ball, English jazz trumpet player, vocalist, and bandleader (d. 2013)
Marisol Escobar
b. 1930 – d. 2016
Marisol Escobar, French-American sculptor (d. 2016)
Harvey Milk
b. 1930 – d. 1978
Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1978)
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Robert Spitzer (psychiatrist)
b. 1932 – d. 2015
Robert Spitzer, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2015)
Chen Jingrun
b. 1933 – d. 1996
Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
Peter Nero
b. 1934
Peter Nero, American pianist and conductor
George H. Heilmeier
b. 1936 – d. 2014
George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014)
Facundo Cabral
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
Richard Benjamin
b. 1938
Richard Benjamin, American actor and director
Susan Strasberg
b. 1938 – d. 1999
Susan Strasberg, American actress (d. 1999)
Paul Winfield
b. 1939 – d. 2004
Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)
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Kieth Merrill
b. 1940
Kieth Merrill, American filmmaker
Michael Sarrazin
b. 1940 – d. 2011
Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (d. 2011)
Bernard Shaw (journalist)
b. 1940
Bernard Shaw, American journalist
Mick Tingelhoff
b. 1940
Mick Tingelhoff American Pro Football Hall of Famer
Menzies Campbell
b. 1941
Menzies Campbell, Scottish sprinter and politician
Ted Kaczynski
b. 1942
Ted Kaczynski, American academic and mathematician turned anarchist and serial murderer (Unabomber)
Barbara Parkins
b. 1942
Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
Richard Oakes (activist)
b. 1942 – d. 1972
Richard Oakes, Native American civil rights activist (d. 1972)
Betty Williams (Nobel laureate)
b. 1943
Betty Williams, Northern Irish peace activist, Nobel Prize laureate
John Flanagan (author)
b. 1944
John Flanagan, Australian fantasy author
George Best
b. 1946 – d. 2005
George Best, Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 2005)
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Michael Green (physicist)
b. 1946
Michael Green, English physicist and academic
Howard Kendall
b. 1946 – d. 2015
Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (d. 2015)
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Andrei Marga
b. 1946
Andrei Marga, Romanian philosopher, political scientist, politician
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Lyudmila Zhuravleva
b. 1946
Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Russian-Ukrainian astronomer
Tomás Sánchez
b. 1948
Tomás Sánchez, Cuban painter and engraver
Nedumudi Venu
b. 1948
Nedumudi Venu, Indian actor and screenwriter
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Cheryl Campbell
b. 1949
Cheryl Campbell, English actress
Valentin Inzko
b. 1949
Valentin Inzko, Austrian diplomat
Alekos Alavanos
b. 1950
Alekos Alavanos, Greek lawyer and politician
Irène Frain
b. 1950
Irène Frain, French novelist and journalist
Bernie Taupin
b. 1950
Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet
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Bill Whelan
b. 1950
Bill Whelan, Irish composer and musician
Peter Bazalgette
b. 1953
Peter Bazalgette, English television producer
Roger Bellon
b. 1953
Roger Bellon, French composer
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François Bon
b. 1953
François Bon, French writer
Cha Bum-kun
b. 1953
Cha Bum-kun, South Korean footballer and manager
Paul Mariner
b. 1953
Paul Mariner, English footballer, coach, and manager
Shuji Nakamura
b. 1954
Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
Iva Davies
b. 1955
Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Lisa Murkowski
b. 1957
Lisa Murkowski, American lawyer and politician
Morrissey
b. 1959
Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and performer
Kwak Jae-yong
b. 1959
Kwak Jae-yong, South Korean director and screenwriter
Mehbooba Mufti
b. 1959
Mehbooba Mufti, Indian politician
Hideaki Anno
b. 1960
Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
Brian Pillman
b. 1962 – d. 1997
Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (b. 1962)
Jay Carney
b. 1965
Jay Carney, American journalist, 29th White House Press Secretary
Johnny Gill
b. 1966
Johnny Gill, American singer-songwriter and producer
Wang Xiaoshuai
b. 1966
Wang Xiaoshuai, Chinese director and screenwriter
Ma Jun (environmentalist)
b. 1968
Ma Jun, Chinese environmentalist and journalist
Graham Linehan
b. 1968
Graham Linehan, Irish comedian, actor, and author
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
b. 1969
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, American lawyer and politician
Naomi Campbell
b. 1970
Naomi Campbell, English model
Max Brooks
b. 1972
Max Brooks, American author and screenwriter
Joana Preiss
b. 1972
Joana Preiss, French actress
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
b. 1973
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor
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Garba Lawal
b. 1974
Garba Lawal, Nigerian football
Henrietta Ónodi
b. 1974
Henrietta Ónodi, Hungarian Olympic gymnast
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
b. 1974
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukrainian politician
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Cheyenne Carron
b. 1976
Cheyenne Carron, French film director, screenwriter, producer
Ginnifer Goodwin
b. 1978
Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
Katie Price
b. 1978
Katie Price, English television personality & glamour model
Maggie Q
b. 1979
Maggie Q, American actress
Nazanin Boniadi
b. 1980
Nazanin Boniadi, Iranian-American actress
Lucy Gordon (actress)
b. 1980
Lucy Gordon, British actress and model
Daniel Bryan
b. 1981
Daniel Bryan, American wrestler
Bassel Khartabil
b. 1981
Bassel Khartabil, Syrian computer programmer and engineer
Jürgen Melzer
b. 1981
Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
Apolo Ohno
b. 1982
Apolo Ohno, American speed skater
Hong Yong-jo
b. 1982
Hong Yong-jo, North Korean footballer
Natasha Kai
b. 1983
Natasha Kai, American soccer player and Olympic medalist
Karoline Herfurth
b. 1984
Karoline Herfurth, German actress
Didier Ya Konan
b. 1984
Didier Ya Konan, Ivorian footballer
Dustin Moskovitz
b. 1984
Dustin Moskovitz, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
Tranquillo Barnetta
b. 1985
Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
Tao Okamoto
b. 1985
Tao Okamoto, Japanese model and actress
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Matt Jarvis
b. 1986
Matt Jarvis, English footballer
Tatiana Volosozhar
b. 1986
Tatiana Volosozhar, Russian figure skater
Novak Djokovic
b. 1987
Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
Arturo Vidal
b. 1987
Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer
Joel Obi
b. 1991
Joel Obi, Nigerian footballer
Suho
b. 1991
Suho, South Korean singer (EXO) and actor
Florian Luger
b. 1994
Florian Luger, Austrian male model
Camren Bicondova
b. 1999
Camren Bicondova, American actress