Famous Births on 22 May

Famous Births on 22 May

1381 - Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian Saint (d. 1457)
1622 - Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (d. 1698)
1715 - François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)
1724 - Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)
1770 - Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
1772 - Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)
1808 - Gérard de Nerval, French writer (d. 1855)
1813 - Richard Wagner, German composer (d. 1883)
1823 - Isabella Glyn Dallas, British Shakepearean actress (d. 1889)
1823 - Solomon Bundy, American politician (d. 1889)
1841 - Catulle Mendès, French poet (d. 1909)
1844 - Mary Cassatt, American artist (d. 1926)
1849 - Louis Perrier, Swiss politician (d. 1913)
1859 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British physician and writer (d. 1930)
1874 - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1959)
1879 - Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (d. 1945)
1879 - Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer (d. 1947)
1885 - Giacomo Matteotti, Italian politician (d. 1924)
1885 - Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (d. 1957)
1891 - Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (d. 1963)
1900 - Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of Charles de Gaulle (d. 1979)
1901 - Maurice J. Tobin, 56th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1953)
1902 - Al Simmons, American baseball player (d. 1956)
1903 - Yves Rocard, French physicist (d. 1992)
1904 - Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (d. 1962)
1907 - Hergé, Belgian comic book creator (d. 1983)
1907 - Sir Laurence Olivier, acclaimed English stage and screen actor (d. 1989)
1908 - Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (d. 1970)
1908 - Horton Smith. American golfer (d. 1963)
1910 - Johnny Olson, American game show announcer (d. 1985)
1911 - Anatol Rapoport, Russian-born mathematical psychologist and pianist (d. 2007)
1912 - Herbert C. Brown, English-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1914 - Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993)
1914 - Vance Packard, American author (d. 1996)
1917 - Georg Tintner, Austrian-born conductor (d. 1999)
1917 - Nathan Davis, American actor
1917 - Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer
1920 - Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (d. 2004)
1922 - Quinn Martin, American television producer (d. 1987)
1924 - Charles Aznavour, Armenian-French singer, actor, and composer
1925 - Jean Tinguely, Swiss artist (d. 1991)
1925 - James King, American tenor (d. 2005)
1927 - George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-born chemist, Nobel laureate
1927 - Michael Constantine, American actor
1927 - Phil Tucker, American director
1928 - T. Boone Pickens, Jr., American businessman, chair of hedge fund BP Capital Management
1930 - Kenny Ball, British musician
1930 - Harvey Milk, American politician and civil rights activist (d. 1978)
1930 - John Barth, American writer
1934 - Peter Nero, American musician
1934 - Arne Harris, American television sports director (d. 2001)
1935 - Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player
1936 - M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (d. 2005)
1938 - Richard Benjamin, American actor
1938 - Susan Strasberg, American actress (d. 1999)
1940 - Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor
1940 - Bernard Shaw, American television journalist
1941 - Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)
1941 - Sir Menzies Campbell, British politician
1941 - Martha Langbein, German athlete
1942 - Theodore Kaczynski, American terrorist
1942 - Calvin Simon, American musician (P Funk)
1942 - Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
1943 - Gesine Schwan, German politician and science professor
1943 - Betty Williams, Northern Irish political activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1943 - Tommy John, American baseball player
1946 - Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager
1946 - George Best, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2005)
1948 - Richard Baker, American politician
1950 - Alekos Alavanos, Greek politician
1950 - Bernie Taupin, English songwriter
1952 - Bernhard Brinkmann, German politician
1953 - Cha Bum-Kun, Korean footballer
1953 - Doris Barnett, German politician
1955 - Jimmy Lyon, American guitarist (Eddie Money)
1955 - Dale Winton, British radio DJ and television presenter
1955 - Jerry Dammers, English musician (The Specials)
1955 - Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, American jazz guitarist (d. 2008)
1956 - Al Corley, American actor and producer
1956 - Natasha Shneider, Russian-born musician
1957 - Gary Sweet, Australian actor
1957 - Lisa Murkowski, American politician
1959 - Steven Morrissey, English singer
1960 - Hideaki Anno, Japanese director
1961 - Ann Cusack, American actress
1962 - Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler (d. 1997)
1964 - Ashley Renee, American fetish model
1966 - Jose Mesa, Dominican baseball player
1966 - Kenny Hickey, American guitarist (Type O Negative)
1967 - Brooke Smith, American actress
1967 - John Vanderslice, American musician
1968 - Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian
1970 - Naomi Campbell, English model and actress
1970 - Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver
1971 - Manuel Ortiz, Mexican professional wrestler
1972 - Alison Eastwood, American actress and model
1972 - Annabel Chong, Singapore actress
1972 - Anna Belknap, American actress
1973 - Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor
1973 - Julián Tavárez, Dominican baseball player
1973 - Danny Tiatto, Australian soccer player
1974 - John Bale, American baseball player
1974 - Sean Gunn, American actor
1974 - A. J. Langer, American actress
1975 - Salvador Ballesta, Spanish Footballer.
1975 - Tracy Brookshaw, American professional wrestler and valet
1975 - Janne Niinimaa, Finnish ice hockey player
1977 - Alastair Ralphs, Canadian professional wrestler
1977 - Seán Ã"g Ã" hAilpín, Irish hurler
1977 - Dre Bly, American Football Player
1977 - Vinnie Potestivo, American TV Producer
1978 - Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
1978 - Katie Price, British model
1979 - Maggie Q, American actress
1979 - Nadia Khan, TV Presenter
1980 - Rhett Fisher, actor/musician
1980 - Steven Baker, Australian rules footballer
1980 - Chad Tracy, American baseball player
1981 - Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler
1981 - Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
1982 - John Bobek, American actor
1982 - Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
1983 - John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer
1984 - Joe Lauzon, American martial artist
1984 - Dustin Moskovitz, American businessman
1985 - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 - Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
1985 - Caridee English, American Model
1987 - Novak Đoković, Serbian tennis player