Births on the 22nd of May in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
22 May 1539	birth	Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, English politician and diplomat, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (d. 1621)
22 May 1558	birth	Françoise de Cezelli, French soldier (d. 1615)
22 May 1570	birth	Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1605)
22 May 1622	birth	Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France (d. 1698)
22 May 1645	birth	Charles Louis Simonneau, French engraver and painter (d. 1728)
22 May 1671	birth	Abraham Patras: Governor-General of East-Indies (1735-37)
22 May 1678	birth	Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, Scottish author (d. 1762)
22 May 1694	birth	Daniel Gran, Austrian painter (d. 1757)
22 May 1700	birth	Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, French painter and illustrator (d. 1785)
22 May 1711	birth	Guillaume du Tillot, French politician (d. 1774)
22 May 1715	birth	François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (d. 1794)
22 May 1722	birth	Johannes Schmidlin composer
22 May 1724	birth	Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French cartographer and explorer (d. 1772)
22 May 1733	birth	Hubert Robert, French painter and educator (d. 1808)
22 May 1733	birth	Alexander Monro, Scottish anatomist, physician, and academic (d. 1817)
22 May 1737	birth	Tethart Philipp Christian Haag, German-Dutch painter (d. 1812)
22 May 1748	birth	Thomas Roberts, Irish painter (d. 1778)
22 May 1752	birth	Louis Legendre, French butcher and politician (d. 1797)
22 May 1755	birth	Tench Coxe, American economist and politician (d. 1824)
22 May 1759	birth	Gervais-Francois Couperin: Composer
22 May 1759	birth	Gervais-Fran
22 May 1762	birth	Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1834)
22 May 1770	birth	Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
22 May 1772	birth	Ram Mohan Roy, Indian philosopher and reformer (d. 1833)
22 May 1780	birth	Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek composer
22 May 1781	birth	Carl Otto Mörner, Swedish courtier and politician (d. 1868)
22 May 1783	birth	William Sturgeon, English physicist and inventor, invented the electromagnet and electric motor (d. 1850)
22 May 1783	birth	Thomas Forbes Walmisley composer
22 May 1788	birth	William Broughton, English bishop (d. 1853)
22 May 1802	birth	Leopold Feldmann, German-Austrian journalist and playwright (d. 1882)
22 May 1804	birth	John William (Turk) Livingston Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
22 May 1808	birth	Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (d. 1855)
22 May 1808	birth	G de Nerval writer
22 May 1811	birth	Giulia Grisi, Italian-German soprano (d. 1869)
22 May 1811	birth	Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1864)
22 May 1813	birth	Richard Wagner, German director and composer (d. 1883)
22 May 1814	birth	Amalia Lindegren, Swedish painter (d. 1891)
22 May 1814	birth	Erasmus Ommanney, English admiral and explorer (d. 1904)
22 May 1819	birth	Louise de Mérode, Belgian-Italian wife of Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna (d. 1868)
22 May 1820	birth	Alexander Fesca, German pianist and composer (d. 1849)
22 May 1820	birth	Alexander Ernst Fesca composer
22 May 1821	birth	Alfred Sully Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
22 May 1823	birth	Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (d. 1889)
22 May 1823	birth	Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (d. 1889)
22 May 1826	birth	George Parr cricketer (legendary Notts batsman, 1st England touring captain)
22 May 1828	birth	Albrecht von Graefe, German ophthalmologist and academic (d. 1870)
22 May 1828	birth	Albrecht Gr
22 May 1831	birth	Henry Vandyke Carter, English anatomist and surgeon (d. 1897)
22 May 1833	birth	Félix Bracquemond, French painter and etcher (d. 1914)
22 May 1834	birth	Niwa Nagakuni, Japanese daimyo (d. 1904)
22 May 1837	birth	Guillaume Fouace, French painter (d. 1895)
22 May 1841	birth	Hamilton Macallum, Scottish painter (d. 1896)
22 May 1841	birth	Catulle Mendès, French poet, author, and playwright (d. 1909)
22 May 1844	birth	Mary Cassatt, American painter and educator (d. 1926)
22 May 1846	birth	Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (d. 1908)
22 May 1848	birth	Hermann Schubert, German mathematician and academic (d. 1911)
22 May 1848	birth	Fritz von Uhde, German painter and educator (d. 1911)
22 May 1849	birth	Louis Perrier, Swiss colonel and politician (d. 1913)
22 May 1849	birth	Aston Webb, English architect and academic, designed the Victoria Memorial and The Mall (d. 1930)
22 May 1850	birth	Hildegard Thorell, Swedish painter (d. 1930)
22 May 1850	birth	Johann Schrammel composer
22 May 1852	birth	Émile Sauret, French violinist and composer (d. 1920)
22 May 1852	birth	Augustine Podmore Williams, English sailor (d. 1916)
22 May 1852	birth	Emile Sauret composer
22 May 1859	birth	Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish physician and author (d. 1930)
22 May 1859	birth	Farquhar McGillivray Knowles, American-Canadian painter (d. 1932)
22 May 1859	birth	Tsubouchi Shōyō, Japanese author, playwright, and educator (d. 1935)
22 May 1859	birth	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle UK, author-brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice
22 May 1862	birth	August Cuppens Flemish author/pastor
22 May 1864	birth	Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (d. 1931)
22 May 1865	birth	Enric Morera i Viura, Spanish trumpet player, violinist, and composer (d. 1942)
22 May 1865	birth	Enrique Morera composer
22 May 1867	birth	Romaine Fielding, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1927)
22 May 1868	birth	William Beach Thomas, English journalist and author (d. 1957)
22 May 1868	birth	Augusto Pestana, Brazilian engineer and politician (d. 1934)
22 May 1871	birth	Harold Nelson, English illustrator and engraver (d. 1948)
22 May 1874	birth	Daniel François Malan, South African clergyman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1959)
22 May 1874	birth	Daniel F Malan premier of South-Africa (1948-54)
22 May 1874	birth	Francesco Paolo Neglia composer
22 May 1876	birth	Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (d. 1963)
22 May 1876	birth	Julius Klinger, Austrian painter and illustrator (d. 1942)
22 May 1879	birth	Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1947)
22 May 1879	birth	Jean Cras, French admiral and composer (d. 1932)
22 May 1879	birth	Eastwood Lane composer
22 May 1879	birth	Hendrik Heyman Belgian minister of N
22 May 1879	birth	Jean Emile Paul Cras composer
22 May 1880	birth	Francis de Miomandre, French author and translator (d. 1959)
22 May 1881	birth	Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake, English businessman and politician (d. 1964)
22 May 1881	birth	Colin Veitch, English footballer and manager (d. 1938)
22 May 1884	birth	Alceo Toni composer
22 May 1885	birth	Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
22 May 1885	birth	Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (d. 1957)
22 May 1885	birth	Julio Fonseca composer
22 May 1887	birth	Frederick Garfield Gilmore, Canadian-American boxer (d. 1969)
22 May 1887	birth	Frank Nelson, American pole vaulter and baseball player (d. 1970)
22 May 1888	birth	Percy Sillitoe, English intelligence officer (d. 1962)
22 May 1889	birth	Hugh Miller, English actor (d. 1976)
22 May 1890	birth	Per Collinder, Swedish astronomer and author, founded Collinder catalog (d. 1975)
22 May 1891	birth	Eddie Edwards, American baseball player and trombonist (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) (d. 1963)
22 May 1891	birth	J R Becher writer
22 May 1891	birth	Robert Gordon Sproul educator/college president (University of California)
22 May 1892	birth	William Roy Hodgson, Australian soldier and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to South Africa (d. 1958)
22 May 1892	birth	Louis van Tulder Dutch tenor (From Office Stool to High C)
22 May 1894	birth	Friedrich Pollock, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1970)
22 May 1896	birth	Clarence Bull, American photographer (d. 1979)
22 May 1897	birth	Jeanne de Casalis, South African-English actress (d. 1966)
22 May 1897	birth	Marcelle Meyer, French pianist (d. 1958)
22 May 1897	birth	Robert Neumann Austrian/British author (Waters of Babylon)
22 May 1898	birth	Lucy Doraine, Hungarian-American actress and producer (d. 1989)
22 May 1898	birth	Rito Selvaggi, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and poet (d. 1972)
22 May 1898	birth	Ren
22 May 1900	birth	Yvonne de Gaulle, French wife of Charles de Gaulle (d. 1979)
22 May 1901	birth	Maurice J. Tobin, American politician, 6th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 1953)
22 May 1902	birth	Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (d. 1956)
22 May 1903	birth	Yves Rocard, French physicist and academic (d. 1992)
22 May 1903	birth	Bertha Swirles, English physicist and academic (d. 1999)
22 May 1904	birth	Pyotr Sobolevsky, Russian actor (d. 1977)
22 May 1904	birth	Paul Viiding, Estonian author, poet, and critic (d. 1962)
22 May 1904	birth	Anne de Vries writer (Bartje)
22 May 1905	birth	Bodo von Borries, German physicist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (d. 1956)
22 May 1906	birth	Harry Ritz US comic (Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie)
22 May 1907	birth	Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1983)
22 May 1907	birth	Martha Angelici, French soprano and actress (d. 1973)
22 May 1907	birth	Eugène Claudius-Petit, French politician (d. 1989)
22 May 1907	birth	Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (d. 1989)
22 May 1907	birth	Herg
22 May 1907	birth	Lord Laurence Olivier actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer)
22 May 1908	birth	Frank Baker, English author and screenwriter (d. 1982)
22 May 1908	birth	Rattana Pestonji, Thai director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1970)
22 May 1908	birth	Horton Smith. American golfer and captain (d. 1963)
22 May 1909	birth	Rudolf Bergander, German painter (d. 1970)
22 May 1909	birth	Margaret Mee, English illustrator and educator (d. 1988)
22 May 1910	birth	Johnny Olson, American game show host and announcer (d. 1985)
22 May 1911	birth	Minoru Kawabata, Japanese-American painter and academic (d. 2001)
22 May 1911	birth	Anatol Rapoport, Russian-American psychologist and academic (d. 2007)
22 May 1912	birth	Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
22 May 1912	birth	Hendrik Koekoek Dutch MP (Farmers Party)
22 May 1913	birth	Carlyle Blackwell, Jr.: California, United States -- Actor (Docks of NY)
22 May 1913	birth	Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
22 May 1913	birth	William Hawthorne, English engineer and academic (d. 2011)
22 May 1913	birth	František Jílek, Czech conductor (d. 1993)
22 May 1913	birth	Dominique Rolin, Belgian author (d. 2012)
22 May 1913	birth	Andrea C Bensddorp Dutch/South African actress (Commensaal)
22 May 1914	birth	Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1988)
22 May 1914	birth	Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (d. 2010)
22 May 1914	birth	Vance Packard, American journalist and author (d. 1996)
22 May 1914	birth	Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, and poet (d. 1993)
22 May 1914	birth	Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian, author, and educator (d. 1994)
22 May 1916	birth	William C. Brown, American engineer (d. 1999)
22 May 1916	birth	Gordon Binkerd composer
22 May 1917	birth	George Aratani, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
22 May 1917	birth	Jean-Louis Curtis, French author (d. 1995)
22 May 1917	birth	Nathan Davis, American actor (d. 2008)
22 May 1917	birth	Daniel Nagrin, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2008)
22 May 1917	birth	Georg Tintner, Austrian-Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1999)
22 May 1918	birth	David Land impressario
22 May 1919	birth	Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2001)
22 May 1920	birth	Thomas Gold, Austrian-American astrophysicist and academic (d. 2004)
22 May 1920	birth	Hugh Armstrong Clegg industrial relations academic
22 May 1921	birth	Jalil Shahnaz, Iranian tar player and composer (d. 2013)
22 May 1922	birth	Judith Crist: New York, United States -- Movie critic (TV Guide)
22 May 1922	birth	Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1987)
22 May 1922	birth	John Rowe Townsend, English author and scholar (d. 2014)
22 May 1923	birth	Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (d. 1976)
22 May 1924	birth	Helen Wedemeyer: Hilo, Hawaii -- Actress (Hawaii Five-O)
22 May 1924	birth	Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer-songwriter and actor
22 May 1924	birth	Claude Andre Francois Ballif composer
22 May 1925	birth	Jean Tinguely, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1991)
22 May 1926	birth	Elek Bacsik, Hungarian-American violinist and guitarist (d. 1993)
22 May 1927	birth	Peter Matthiessen, American journalist and author, co-founded The Paris Review (d. 2014)
22 May 1927	birth	George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
22 May 1927	birth	Eric Petrie cricketer (New Zealand wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)
22 May 1927	birth	Michael Constantine Reading PA, actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water)
22 May 1928	birth	Jackie Cain, American singer (Jackie and Roy) (d. 2014)
22 May 1928	birth	Serge Doubrovsky, French theorist and author
22 May 1928	birth	John Mackenzie, Scottish director and producer (d. 2011)
22 May 1928	birth	T. Boone Pickens, American businessman
22 May 1928	birth	Roscoe Robinson US gospel singer
22 May 1929	birth	André Haefliger, Swiss mathematician and academic
22 May 1929	birth	Sergio Mantovani, Italian race car driver (d. 2001)
22 May 1929	birth	Asher Ben-Yohanan composer
22 May 1930	birth	Kenny Ball, English trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
22 May 1930	birth	Leon Ehrenpreis, American mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
22 May 1930	birth	Marisol Escobar, French-American sculptor
22 May 1930	birth	Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1978)
22 May 1930	birth	Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta Dutch undersecretary of the Interior
22 May 1932	birth	Merry Anders, American actress and model (d. 2012)
22 May 1932	birth	Irwin Stelzer, American economist and journalist
22 May 1933	birth	John Browning: Denver, Colorado -- Pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)
22 May 1933	birth	Gamaliel Onosode, Nigerian businessman and politician
22 May 1933	birth	Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
22 May 1934	birth	Don Cupitt, English priest, philosopher, and theologian
22 May 1934	birth	Peter Nero, American pianist and conductor
22 May 1935	birth	Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italian businessman, founded Luxottica
22 May 1935	birth	Louis Marriott, Jamaican actor, director, and screenwriter
22 May 1935	birth	Ron Piché, Canadian baseball player and firefighter (d. 2011)
22 May 1935	birth	Desmond Seward, English historian and author
22 May 1936	birth	George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (d. 2014)
22 May 1936	birth	M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2005)
22 May 1937	birth	Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
22 May 1937	birth	Guy Marchand, French actor and singer
22 May 1938	birth	Richard Benjamin, American actor and director
22 May 1938	birth	Susan Strasberg, American actress (d. 1999)
22 May 1938	birth	Frank Converse actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On)
22 May 1939	birth	Dick Berk, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2014)
22 May 1939	birth	Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)
22 May 1940	birth	Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (d. 2011)
22 May 1940	birth	Bernard Shaw, American journalist
22 May 1940	birth	Erapalli Prasanna cricketer (one of India's big four spinners)
22 May 1941	birth	Menzies Campbell, Scottish sprinter and politician
22 May 1941	birth	Nangolo Ithete, Namibian politician (d. 2002)
22 May 1941	birth	Martha Langbein, German runner
22 May 1941	birth	Sebastian Forbes composer
22 May 1942	birth	Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and academic
22 May 1942	birth	Barbara Parkins, Canadian-American actress
22 May 1942	birth	Calvin Simon US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove)
22 May 1942	birth	Malika A Sabirova Russian dancer
22 May 1942	birth	Pallo Jordan South African ANC member/heads (Radio Freedom)
22 May 1943	birth	Kurt Bendlin, German decathlete
22 May 1943	birth	David Bernstein, English accountant and businessman
22 May 1943	birth	Tommy John, American baseball player and manager
22 May 1943	birth	Gesine Schwan, German political scientist and academic
22 May 1943	birth	Betty Williams, Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate
22 May 1944	birth	Vaiko, Indian politician
22 May 1944	birth	Lynn Barber, English journalist
22 May 1944	birth	Beaton Tulk, Canadian educator and politician, 7th Premier of Newfoundland
22 May 1945	birth	Ricky Fenson, English bass player (The Rolling Stones, Steampacket and Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames)
22 May 1945	birth	Victoria Wyndham Chicago IL, actress (Rachel Cory-Another World)
22 May 1946	birth	George Best, Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2005)
22 May 1946	birth	Michael Green, English physicist and academic
22 May 1946	birth	Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager
22 May 1946	birth	Lyudmila Zhuravlyova, Russian-Ukrainian astronomer and academic
22 May 1947	birth	Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (d. 2013)
22 May 1947	birth	Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Egyptian-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1997)
22 May 1948	birth	Richard Baker, American politician
22 May 1948	birth	Tomás Sánchez, Cuban painter and engraver
22 May 1948	birth	Nedumudi Venu, Indian actor and screenwriter
22 May 1949	birth	Ieuan Wyn Jones, Welsh politician, Deputy First Minister for Wales
22 May 1950	birth	Alekos Alavanos, Greek lawyer and politician
22 May 1950	birth	David Judge, English political scientist and academic
22 May 1950	birth	Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet
22 May 1950	birth	Bill Whelan, Irish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Planxty)
22 May 1952	birth	R W Eaks: Colorado Springs, Colorado -- Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open)
22 May 1952	birth	Bernhard Brinkmann, German lawyer and politician
22 May 1952	birth	Louise Christian, English lawyer and author
22 May 1952	birth	Jan Todd woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat
22 May 1953	birth	Doris Barnett, German politician
22 May 1953	birth	Peter Bazalgette, English television producer
22 May 1953	birth	Cha Bum-kun, South Korean footballer and manager
22 May 1953	birth	Paul Mariner, English footballer, coach, and manager
22 May 1953	birth	John Edward Stevens New York NY, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List)
22 May 1954	birth	Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-American physicist and engineer, Nobel laureate
22 May 1955	birth	Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (d. 2008)
22 May 1955	birth	Jerry Dammers, Indian-English keyboard player and songwriter (The Specials)
22 May 1955	birth	Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Icehouse)
22 May 1955	birth	Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Welsh union leader and politician
22 May 1955	birth	Dale Winton, English radio and television host
22 May 1955	birth	Sam Coppersmith (Representative-D-AZ)
22 May 1956	birth	Douglas Heyes, Jr.: Los Angeles, California -- Actor (Captains & Kings, Aspen)
22 May 1956	birth	Al Corley, American actor, singer, and producer
22 May 1956	birth	Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (Eleven) (d. 2008)
22 May 1957	birth	Lisa Murkowski, American lawyer and politician
22 May 1957	birth	Gary Sweet, Australian actor
22 May 1958	birth	Denise Welch, English actress and dancer
22 May 1959	birth	David Blatt, American-Israeli basketball player and coach
22 May 1959	birth	Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and pianist (The Smiths)
22 May 1959	birth	Kwak Jae-yong, South Korean director and screenwriter
22 May 1959	birth	Andres Luure, Estonian mathematician, philosopher, and academic
22 May 1959	birth	Jon Sopel, English journalist
22 May 1959	birth	Harry Standjofski, Canadian actor, director, and playwright
22 May 1959	birth	[Steven Patrick] Morrissey Manchester England, rocker (The Smiths-Hand in Glove, & solo artist-November Spawned a Monster)
22 May 1959	birth	Ed Fry actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World)
22 May 1960	birth	Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
22 May 1961	birth	Mike Breen, American sportscaster
22 May 1961	birth	Ann Cusack, American actress
22 May 1961	birth	Dana Williams Dayton OH, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
22 May 1962	birth	Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (d. 1997)
22 May 1962	birth	Hannah Mary Rothschild, English director and producer
22 May 1962	birth	Andrew Donald Magee Paris France, PGA golfer (1988 Pensacola Open)
22 May 1963	birth	Andrej Blatnik, Slovene author and academic
22 May 1964	birth	Ramūnas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
22 May 1964	birth	Mark Christopher Lawrence, American actor and producer
22 May 1964	birth	Nigel Murray, English boccia player
22 May 1964	birth	Maya Usova, Russian ice dancer
22 May 1964	birth	David Lidberg jockey
22 May 1965	birth	Jay Carney, American journalist, 29th White House Press Secretary
22 May 1965	birth	John Cherry, Australian journalist and politician
22 May 1965	birth	Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
22 May 1965	birth	Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter
22 May 1966	birth	Johnny Gill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (New Edition, LSG, and Heads of State)
22 May 1966	birth	José Mesa, Dominican-American baseball player
22 May 1966	birth	Scott Putski, American wrestler
22 May 1966	birth	Wang Xiaoshuai, Chinese director and screenwriter
22 May 1966	birth	Donald Royal NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic)
22 May 1966	birth	Jose Mesa Azua Dominican Republic, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
22 May 1967	birth	Christophe Gagliano, French martial artist and academic
22 May 1967	birth	Erik Proper, Dutch computer scientist
22 May 1967	birth	Brooke Smith, American actress and model
22 May 1967	birth	Gundars Vētra, Latvian basketball player and coach
22 May 1968	birth	Alan Levine: Park Ridge, Illinois -- Pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
22 May 1968	birth	Brent Geiberger: Santa Barbara, California -- Nike golfer (1994 Queen Mary-2nd)
22 May 1968	birth	Mike Harbold: Oakland, California -- Sprint kayak (1996 Olympics)
22 May 1968	birth	Randy Brown, American basketball player and manager
22 May 1968	birth	Graham Linehan, Irish comedian, actor, and author
22 May 1968	birth	Karen Lord, Barbadian author
22 May 1968	birth	Simon Rumley, English director and screenwriter
22 May 1968	birth	Carmie Vairo Vancouver British Columbia, softball infielder (Olympics-96)
22 May 1969	birth	Vaughn Eshelman: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
22 May 1969	birth	Michael Kelly, American actor
22 May 1969	birth	Cathy McMorris Rodgers, American lawyer and politician
22 May 1969	birth	Damijan Stepančič, Slovene painter and illustrator
22 May 1969	birth	Tim Wiley Lexington MA, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96)
22 May 1970	birth	Eric Wunderlich: United States -- 200m breaststroke (1996 Olympics - 7th Place)
22 May 1970	birth	Paddy Atkinson, Singaporean-English footballer and manager
22 May 1970	birth	Naomi Campbell, English model and actress
22 May 1970	birth	Pedro Diniz, Brazilian race car driver
22 May 1970	birth	Nadia Khan, Pakistani actress and producer
22 May 1970	birth	Zoltan Lunka, German boxer
22 May 1970	birth	Clyde Johnson cornerback (Kansas City Chiefs)
22 May 1970	birth	Marcus Dowdell NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
22 May 1971	birth	Troy Barnhart: Hanford, California -- Water polo 2m offense (1996 Olympics)
22 May 1971	birth	Daryn Cresswell, Australian footballer and coach
22 May 1971	birth	Corey Croom NFL running back (New England Patriots)
22 May 1972	birth	Andrus Aug, Estonian cyclist
22 May 1972	birth	Jaouad Gharib, Moroccan runner
22 May 1972	birth	Alison Eastwood daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
22 May 1972	birth	Mike Hollis NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
22 May 1972	birth	Rich Owens NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
22 May 1973	birth	Madhureeta Anand, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
22 May 1973	birth	Steffen Højer, Danish footballer and manager
22 May 1973	birth	Donell Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer
22 May 1973	birth	Julián Tavárez, Dominican-American baseball player
22 May 1973	birth	Danny Tiatto, Australian footballer
22 May 1973	birth	Aaron Graham corner (Arizona Cardinals)
22 May 1973	birth	Daniel Tiatto Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
22 May 1973	birth	Julian Tavarez Santiago Dominican Republic, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
22 May 1973	birth	Leslie Ratliffe WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
22 May 1974	birth	John Bale, American baseball player
22 May 1974	birth	Graham Fenton, English footballer and manager
22 May 1974	birth	Sean Gunn, American actor and screenwriter
22 May 1974	birth	A. J. Langer, American actress
22 May 1974	birth	Greg Jones linebacker (Washington Redskins)
22 May 1975	birth	Jaane Niinimaa: Raahe, Finland -- NHL defenseman (Finland Olympics - Bronze - 98, Flyers)
22 May 1975	birth	Salva Ballesta, Spanish footballer and manager
22 May 1975	birth	Tracy Brookshaw, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
22 May 1975	birth	Janne Niinimaa, Finnish ice hockey player
22 May 1975	birth	Enrique Palacios, Venezuelan model
22 May 1975	birth	Janne Tuohino, Finnish race car driver
22 May 1975	birth	Cole Hauser Santa Barbara CA, actor (Randy-High Incident)[or Mar 22]
22 May 1976	birth	Daniel Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Arch Enemy, Eucharist, Armageddon, and Carcass)
22 May 1976	birth	Christian Vande Velde, American cyclist
22 May 1977	birth	A-1, Canadian bodybuilder and wrestler
22 May 1977	birth	Dré Bly, American football player
22 May 1977	birth	Tom Chambers, English actor
22 May 1977	birth	Tarmo Mitt, Estonian strongman
22 May 1977	birth	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Fijian-Irish hurler and footballer
22 May 1977	birth	Vinnie Potestivo, American casting director and producer
22 May 1977	birth	Martin Trčka, Czech sailor
22 May 1978	birth	Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
22 May 1978	birth	Katie Price, English model, businesswoman, and author
22 May 1979	birth	Christoph Eigenmann, Swiss skier
22 May 1979	birth	Maggie Q, American actress and producer
22 May 1979	birth	Adam Wilde, English footballer
22 May 1980	birth	Steven Baker, Australian footballer
22 May 1980	birth	Björn Barta, German ice hockey player
22 May 1980	birth	Rhett Fisher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
22 May 1980	birth	Lucy Gordon, English model and actress (d. 2009)
22 May 1980	birth	Chad Tracy, American baseball player
22 May 1980	birth	Tommy Smith, English footballer
22 May 1981	birth	Daniel Bryan, American wrestler
22 May 1981	birth	Lee Bullock, English footballer
22 May 1981	birth	Juan Carlo Calma, Filippino visual artist and architect
22 May 1981	birth	Melissa Gregory, American ice dancer
22 May 1981	birth	Jana Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player
22 May 1981	birth	Daniel Holdsworth, Australian singer and guitarist (Tubular Bells for Two)
22 May 1981	birth	Bassel Khartabil, Syrian computer programmer and engineer
22 May 1981	birth	Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
22 May 1981	birth	Matthew Newbury, English businessman
22 May 1981	birth	Louis Talpe, Belgian actor
22 May 1982	birth	Erin McNaught, Australian model and actress, Miss Australia 2006
22 May 1982	birth	Fred Murray, Irish footballer
22 May 1982	birth	Apolo Ohno, American speed skater
22 May 1982	birth	Chinmaya M. Rao, Indian singer and author
22 May 1982	birth	Tom Scudamore, English jockey
22 May 1982	birth	Hong Yong-jo, North Korean footballer
22 May 1983	birth	Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer
22 May 1983	birth	John Hopkins, American motorcycle racer
22 May 1984	birth	Rahima Begum, English activist, co-founded Restless Beings
22 May 1984	birth	Bismarck du Plessis, South African rugby player
22 May 1984	birth	Laurence Halsted, English fencer
22 May 1984	birth	Karoline Herfurth, German actress
22 May 1984	birth	Peter Jungschläger, Dutch footballer
22 May 1984	birth	Daniel Woolard, American soccer player
22 May 1984	birth	Didier Ya Konan, Ivorian footballer
22 May 1985	birth	Gloria Asumnu, American-Nigerian sprinter
22 May 1985	birth	Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
22 May 1985	birth	Mauro Boselli, Argentinian footballer
22 May 1985	birth	Chrissie Chau, Chinese actress and model
22 May 1985	birth	Francisco Dorronsoro, Spanish footballer
22 May 1985	birth	Tao Okamoto, Japanese model and actress
22 May 1985	birth	Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
22 May 1985	birth	Hideaki Takeda, Japanese footballer
22 May 1985	birth	Stuart Tomlinson, English footballer and wrestler
22 May 1986	birth	Julian Edelman, American football player
22 May 1986	birth	Luca Gentili, Italian footballer
22 May 1986	birth	Matt Jarvis, English footballer
22 May 1986	birth	Thanduyise Khuboni, South African footballer
22 May 1986	birth	Tatiana Volosozhar, Russian figure skater
22 May 1987	birth	Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
22 May 1987	birth	Vladimir Granat, Russian footballer
22 May 1987	birth	José Luis Miñano, Spanish footballer
22 May 1987	birth	Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer
22 May 1988	birth	Anthony Andreu, French footballer
22 May 1988	birth	Chase Budinger, American basketball player
22 May 1988	birth	Pape M'Bow, Senegalese footballer
22 May 1988	birth	Markus Müller, German footballer
22 May 1988	birth	Vegard Skjerve, Norwegian footballer
22 May 1989	birth	Giordano Benedetti, Italian runner
22 May 1989	birth	Trevor Reckling, American baseball player
22 May 1990	birth	Alexandra Dowling, English actress
22 May 1990	birth	Anne-Julia Hagen, German model, Miss Germany 2010
22 May 1990	birth	Melanie Klaffner, Austrian tennis player
22 May 1990	birth	Mikk Reintam, Estonian footballer
22 May 1990	birth	Wyatt Roy, Australian politician
22 May 1991	birth	Kyle Bartley, English footballer
22 May 1991	birth	José Higón, Spanish footballer
22 May 1991	birth	Kentin Mahé, French handball player
22 May 1991	birth	Joel Obi, Nigerian footballer
22 May 1992	birth	Doug Armstrong (presenter), English blogger
22 May 1992	birth	Tommaso Cancellotti, Italian footballer
22 May 1992	birth	Robin Knoche, German footballer
22 May 1992	birth	Camille Lou, French singer and actress
22 May 1992	birth	Chinami Tokunaga, Japanese singer (Berryz Kobo and ZYX)
22 May 1993	birth	Philipp Knochner, German footballer
22 May 1993	birth	Joe Wise, American swimmer
22 May 1999	birth	Camren Bicondova, American actress and dancer

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