Famous Births on 22 Feb

Famous Births on 22 Feb

1040 - Rashi, French rabbi (d. 1105)
1403 - Charles VII of France (d. 1461)
1440 - Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1457)
1500 - Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (d. 1564)
1612 - George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English statesman (d. 1677)
1705 - Peter Artedi, Swedish naturalist (d. 1735)
1714 - Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795)
1732 - George Washington, First President of the United States (d. 1799)
1756 - Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat (d. 1821)
1778 - Rembrandt Peale, American artist (d. 1860)
1788 - Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (d. 1860)
1796 - Alexis Bachelot, French missionary (d. 1837)
1796 - Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1874)
1806 - Józef Kremer, Polish messianistic philosopher (d. 1875)
1810 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French composer and pianist (d. 1849)
1817 - Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician (d. 1880)
1819 - James Russell Lowell, American poet and essayist (d. 1891)
1824 - Pierre Janssen, French astronomer (d. 1907)
1825 - Jean Baptiste Salpointe, second Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1898)
1839 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906)
1840 - August Bebel, German politician (d. 1913)
1849 - Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician (d. 1915)
1857 - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English founder of the Boy Scouts (d. 1941)
1857 - Heinrich Hertz, German physicist (d. 1894)
1864 - Jules Renard, French author (d. 1910)
1874 - Bill Klem, American baseball umpire (d. 1951)
1878 - Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)
1879 - Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist (d. 1947)
1880 - Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1956)
1881 - Joseph B. Ely, American politician (d. 1956)
1882 - Eric Gill, British sculptor (d. 1940)
1883 - Marguerite Clark, American actress (d. 1940)
1886 - Hugo Ball, German author and poet (d. 1927)
1887 - Ksawery Tartakower, Polish chess player (d. 1956)
1888 - Owen Brewster, American politician (d. 1961)
1889 - Olave Baden-Powell, English founder of the Girl Guide (d. 1977)
1891 - Vlas Chubar, Soviet politician (d. 1939)
1892 - Edna St. Vincent Millay, American writer (d. 1950)
1895 - Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (d. 1979)
1897 - Karol Åšwierczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)
1899 - Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (d. 1986)
1899 - George O'Hara, American actor (d. 1966)
1899 - Dwight Frye, American actor (d. 1943)
1900 - Luis Buñuel, Spanish-born film director (d. 1983)
1900 - Seán Ã" Faoláin, Irish author (d. 1991)
1902 - Fritz Strassmann, German physicist (d. 1980)
1903 - Robert Weede, American baritone (d. 1972)
1903 - Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian Nazi (d. 1969)
1903 - Morley Callaghan, Canadian writer (d. 1990)
1907 - Sheldon Leonard, American actor (d. 1997)
1907 - Robert Young, American actor (d. 1998)
1908 - Sir John Mills, English actor (d. 2005)
1911 - Bill Baker, American baseball player (d. 2006)
1913 - Buddy Tate, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (d. 2001)
1914 - Renato Dulbecco, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
1917 - Jane Bowles, American playwright (d. 1973)
1918 - Sid Abel, Canadian hockey player (d. 2000)
1918 - Charlie Finley, American sports entrepreneur (d. 1996)
1918 - Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer
1918 - Robert Wadlow, American tallest ever-human (d. 1940)
1921 - Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
1921 - David Greene, British television director (d. 2003)
1921 - Wayne Booth, American literary critic (d. 2005)
1921 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African Republic leader (d. 1996)
1922 - Jesús Iglesias, Argentine racing driver (d. 2005)
1925 - Edward Gorey, American illustrator (d. 2000)
1926 - Bud Yorkin, American film director
1926 - Kenneth Williams, English actor (d. 1988)
1928 - Paul Dooley, American actor
1928 - Bruce Forsyth, British entertainer
1928 - Clarence 13X, American religious leader (d. 1969)
1929 - Rebecca Schull, American actress
1929 - James Hong, American actor
1930 - Marni Nixon, American singer
1930 - James McGarrell, American painter
1932 - Ted Kennedy, American politician
1933 - Katharine, Duchess of Kent
1933 - Bobby Smith, English footballer
1934 - Sparky Anderson, American baseball manager
1936 - Ernie K-Doe, American singer (d. 2001)
1936 - J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
1938 - Steve Barber, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1938 - Ishmael Reed, American writer
1938 - Pierre Vallières, French-Canadian politician (d. 1995)
1940 - Billy Name, American photographer
1940 - Johnson Mlambo, South African politician
1941 - Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician
1942 - Christine Keeler, English model and showgirl
1943 - Terry Eagleton, British theorist
1943 - Horst Köhler, President of Germany
1944 - Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player
1944 - Robert Kardashian, American lawyer (d. 2003)
1944 - Jonathan Demme, American director
1945 - Leslie Charleson, American actress
1945 - Oliver, American singer (d. 2000)
1947 - Carol Burns, Australian actress
1948 - John Ashton, American actor
1949 - Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player
1949 - Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver and entrepreneur
1950 - Julie Walters, English actress
1950 - Genesis P-Orridge, English musician and performer
1950 - Miou-Miou, French actress
1950 - Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer
1950 - Ellen Greene, American actress
1950 - Julius Erving, American basketball player
1952 - Bill Frist, American politician
1953 - Nigel Planer, British actor
1953 - Graham Lewis, English musician (Wire)
1955 - Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
1959 - Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
1959 - Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
1961 - Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist
1962 - Les Wallace, Scottish darts player
1962 - Lenda Murray, American bodybuilder
1962 - Steve Irwin, Australian herpetologist (d. 2006)
1963 - Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer
1964 - Gigi Fernandez, Puerto Rican tennis player
1965 - Pat Lafontaine, American ice hockey player
1965 - Dean Karr, American director and photographer
1965 - Chris Dudley, American basketball player
1966 - Aiden Shaw, English pornographic actor
1966 - Thorsten Kaye,Daytime actor and poet
1966 - Brian Greig, Australian politician
1966 - Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedienne
1967 - Alf Poier, Austrian comedian
1968 - Elna Reinach, South African tennis player
1968 - Jeri Ryan, American actress
1968 - Bradley Nowell, American musician (d. 1996)
1968 - Jayson Williams, American basketball player
1968 - Shawn Graham, Canadian politician
1969 - Clinton Kelly, American television personality
1969 - Byron Stroud, American bassist
1969 - Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer
1969 - Hans Klok, Dutch illusionist
1969 - Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer
1969 - Thomas Jane, American actor
1970 - Dominic Roussel, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 - Lea Salonga, Filipina actress and singer
1972 - Michael Chang, American tennis player
1972 - Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
1973 - Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
1973 - Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer
1973 - Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
1974 - James Blunt, English musician
1974 - Chris Moyles, English DJ
1975 - Drew Barrymore, American actress
1976 - Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player
1977 - Timo Rose, German filmmaker
1977 - Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
1979 - Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
1979 - Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
1981 - Fredson Camara, Brazilian footballer
1982 - Jenna Haze, American pornographic actress
1982 - Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
1984 - Venetian Princess Internet (You tube) Star (Real Name: Jodie-Amy Rivera)
1985 - Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
1985 - Sean Garballey, American politician
1986 - Miko Hughes, American actor
1986 - Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
1988 - Przemysław Kazimierczak, Polish footballer
1989 - Alia Sabur, American college educator