August 22 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1601 - Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)


• 1624 - Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)


• 1647 - Denis Papin, French physicist and inventor (d. c. 1712)


• 1679 - Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)


• 1760 - Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)


• 1764 - Charles Percier, French architect (d. 1838)


• 1771 - Henry Maudslay, English inventor (d. 1831)


• 1773 - Aimé Bonpland, French explorer (d. 1858)


• 1779 - James Kirke Paulding, American author (d. 1860)


• 1800 - William S. Harney, U.S. general (d. 1889)


• 1800 - Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar (d. 1865)


• 1811 - William Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888)


• 1822 - Virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe (d. 1847)


• 1827 - Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman, industrialist and politician (d. 1906)


• 1834 - Samuel Pierpont Langley, American astronomer (d. 1906)


• 1836 - Archibald MacNeal Willard, American artist (d. 1918)


• 1845 - William Lewis Douglas, 42^nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)


• 1848 - Melville E. Stone, American newspaper publisher (d. 1929)


• 1854 - Milan I, King of Serbia (d. 1901)


• 1857 - Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)


• 1860 - Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, German inventor (d. 1940)


• 1860 - Eleonore of Reuss-Köstritz, tsaritsa of Bulgaria (d. 1917)


• 1862 - Claude Debussy, French composer (d. 1918)


• 1867 - Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (d. 1939)


• 1873 - Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)


• 1874 - Max Scheler, German philosopher (d. 1928)


• 1880 - George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)


• 1880 - Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)


• 1887 - Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German minister of finance (d. 1977)


• 1891 - Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-born American sculptor (d. 1973)


• 1893 - Dorothy Parker, American writer (d. 1967)


• 1893 - Wilfred Kitching, British Salvation Army general (d. 1977)


• 1895 - Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (d. 1966)


• 1900 - Sergei Ozhegov, Russian lexicographer (d. 1964)


• 1902 - Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (d. 2003)


• 1902 - Thomas Pelly, American politician (d. 1973)


• 1904 - Deng Xiaoping, Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)


• 1908 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d. 2004)


• 1909 - Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter (d. 2000)


• 1909 - Mel Hein, American football player (d. 1992)


• 1909 - Lucille Ricksen, American actress (d. 1925)


• 1913 - Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist (d. 1993)


• 1915 - David Dellinger, American social rights and peace movement leader (d. 2004)


• 1915 - Hugh Paddick, British actor (d. 2000)


• 1915 - James Hillier, Co-inventor of the electron microscope (d. 2007)


• 1915 - Edward Szczepanik, former Polish Prime Minister (d. 2005)


• 1917 - John Lee Hooker, American guitarist and singer (d. 2001)


• 1918 - Mary McGrory, American journalist (d. 2004)


• 1920 - Ray Bradbury, American writer


• 1920 - Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon


• 1922 - Micheline Presle, French actress


• 1925 - Honor Blackman, English actress


• 1925 - James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)


• 1928 - Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy advocate


• 1928 - Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (d. 2007)


• 1930 - Gilmar, Brazilian football player


• 1932 - Gerald P. Carr, American astronaut


• 1934 - Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. general


• 1934 - Sir Donald McIntyre, English bass-baritone


• 1935 - E. Annie Proulx, American author


• 1936 - Dale Hawkins, American singer and songwriter


• 1938 - Paul Maguire, American football commentator


• 1939 - George Reinholt, American actor


• 1939 - Carl Yastrzemski, baseball player


• 1940 - Valerie Harper, American actress


• 1940 - Bill McCartney, former college football coach


• 1941 - Bill Parcells, American football coach


• 1942 - Uğur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and writer (d. 1993)


• 1943 - Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist


• 1945 - Ron Dante, American songwriter and record producer (The Archies)


• 1945 - Erol Gelenbe, Turkish computer scientist and mathematician


• 1947 - Cindy Williams, American actress


• 1947 - Donna Godchaux, singer (Grateful Dead)


• 1948 - Eleonora Brown, Italian actress


• 1949 - Diana Nyad, American swimmer, world record holder


• 1949 - Doug Bair, baseball player


• 1949 - Þórarinn Eldjárn, an Icelandic writer


• 1949 - Alfred Musema, Rwandan genocidaire


• 1950 - Ray Burris, baseball player


• 1951 - Chandra Prakash Mainali, Nepalese politician


• 1952 - Peter Laughner, American singer and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu) (d. 1977)


• 1953 - Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager


• 1955 - Will Shetterly, writer


• 1955 - Chiranjeevi, Telugu film actor


• 1956 - Paul Molitor, baseball player


• 1957 - Steve Davis, English snooker player


• 1958 - Colm Feore, American-born actor


• 1958 - Lane Huffman, American professional wrestler


• 1958 - Vernon Reid, American musician (Living Colour)


• 1959 - Juan Croucier, American musician


• 1959 - Pia Gjellerup, Danish politician


• 1961 - Roland Orzabal, British musician (Tears for Fears)


• 1961 - Debbi Peterson, American singer (The Bangles)


• 1963 - Tori Amos, American singer/songwriter


• 1963 - Terry Catledge, American basketball player


• 1964 - Mats Wilander, Swedish tennis player


• 1965 - Tom Gibis, American voice actor


• 1966 - Eric Andolsek, American football player (d. 1992)


• 1966 - GZA, American rapper


• 1966 - Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer


• 1967 - Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains) (d. 2002)


• 1967 - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, British actor


• 1967 - Ant, American comedian


• 1967 - Ty Burrell, American actor


• 1967 - Alfred Gough, American screenwriter


• 1967 - Yukiko Okada, Japanese singer (d. 1986)


• 1968 - Paul Colman, Australian guitarist (Newsboys)


• 1968 - Alexander Mostovoi, Russian footballer


• 1968 - Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player


• 1968 - Rich Lowry, American magazine editor


• 1970 - Charlie Connelly, English writer


• 1970 - Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-born American chef and television host


• 1971 - Richard Armitage, English actor


• 1971 - Rick Yune, Korean American actor


• 1972 - Steve Kline, American baseball player


• 1972 - Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter


• 1972 - Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver


• 1973 - Kristen Wiig, American comedian


• 1973 - Howie Dorough, American singer (Backstreet Boys)


• 1974 - William Kucmierowski, American professional wrestler


• 1974 - Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player


• 1974 - Stefano Verderi, Italian guitarman


• 1975 - Clint Bolton, Australian footballer


• 1975 - Sheree Murphy, British actress


• 1975 - Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor


• 1977 - Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer


• 1977 - Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist


• 1977 - Jenna Leigh Green, American actress


• 1978 - Jeff Stinco, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)


• 1980 - Christi Shake, American model and actress


• 1980 - Roland Benschneider, German footballer


• 1980 - Nicolas Macrozonaris, French-Canadian track-and-field athlete


• 1981 - Alex Holmes, American football player


• 1982 - Heather Campbell, Canadian writer


• 1983 - Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist


• 1983 - Laura Breckenridge, American actress


• 1984 - Lee Camp, English football goalkeeper


• 1986 - Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress