History Births on August 22

Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)

#Julius_J._Epstein

Roland Orzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Roland_Orzabal

James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1860)

#James_Kirke_Paulding

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman

#Elisabeth_Murdoch_(businesswoman)

Trey Gowdy, American lawyer and U.S. Representative

#Trey_Gowdy

Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)

#Pope_Leo_XII

Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon (d. 2016)

#Denton_Cooley

GZA, American rapper and producer

#GZA

Valerie Harper, American actress (d. 2019)

#Valerie_Harper

Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Craig_Finn

Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (d. 1934)

#Charles_Francis_Jenkins

Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist

#Theo_Bos

Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer

#Heiðar_Helguson

Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (d. 1958)

#Willis_R._Whitney

Collin Raye, American country music singer

#Collin_Raye

Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach

#Mats_Wilander

William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)

#William_Lewis_Douglas

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

#Gorch_Fock_(author)

Jahri Evans, American football player

#Jahri_Evans

James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007)

#James_Hillier

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)

#Alfred_Ploetz

Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player

#Ioannis_Gagaloudis

Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter

#Okkert_Brits

Mark Williams, English actor

#Mark_Williams_(actor)

Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician

#Chiranjeevi

Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (d. 1918)

#Archibald_Willard

Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (d. 2005)

#Edward_Szczepanik

Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)

#Dorothy_Parker

Clint Bolton, Australian footballer

#Clint_Bolton

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

#Alexander_Bogdanov

Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (d. 1929)

#Melville_Elijah_Stone

William S. Harney, American general (d. 1889)

#William_S._Harney

Cory Gardner, American politician

#Cory_Gardner

Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (d.2015)

#Tinga_Seisay

Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager

#Rob_Witschge

Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author (d. 1829)

#Thomas_Tredgold

Federico Macheda, Italian footballer

#Federico_Macheda

Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter

#Vernon_Reid

Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (d. 1973)

#Thomas_Pelly

Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (d. 1701)

#Jean_Regnault_de_Segrais

Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer

#Lawrence_Quaye

Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)

#Aimé_Bonpland

George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)

#George_Herriman

Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Paul_Colman

John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (d. 1918)

#John_Forrest

Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

#Tori_Amos

Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

#Scooter_Libby

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

#John_Lee_Hooker

Randall Cobb, American football player

#Randall_Cobb_(American_football)

Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter

#Stefano_Tilli

Drew Hutchison, American baseball player

#Drew_Hutchison

Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004

#Masatoshi_Shima

Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager

#Holger_Gehrke

Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player

#Agustín_Pichot

Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Howie_Dorough

Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)

#Chuck_Brown

Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer

#Giacomo_Bonaventura

Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager

#Paul_Ellering

Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (d. 2003)

#Leni_Riefenstahl

James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter

#James_Corden

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor

#Rodrigo_Santoro

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

#Maximilian_Bircher-Benner

Luke Russert, American journalist

#Luke_Russert

Stevie Ray, American semi-retired wrestler

#Stevie_Ray

Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist

#Annie_Proulx

Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)

#Gylmar_dos_Santos_Neves

Doug Bair, American baseball player and coach

#Doug_Bair

Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (d. 1983)

#Henry_Bachtold

Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player

#Carl_Yastrzemski

Bill Parcells, American football player and coach

#Bill_Parcells

Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996)

#Roberto_Aizenberg

Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales

#Alun_Michael

Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (d. 1992)

#Jack_Dunphy

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (d. 2007)

#Karlheinz_Stockhausen

Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (d. 1928)

#Max_Scheler

Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1965)

#Bill_Woodfull

Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian

#Ty_Burrell

Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer

#Aleksandr_Mostovoi

László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (d. 1951)

#László_Almásy

Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (d. 1973)

#Cecil_Kellaway

Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player

#Olli_Määttä

David Chase, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#David_Chase

Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)

#Deng_Xiaoping

Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer

#Alfred_Gough

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

#Ned_Hanlon_(baseball)

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (d. 1940)

#Paul_Gottlieb_Nipkow

Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Andrés_Calamaro

Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

#Jessica-Jane_Applegate

Henry Maudslay, English engineer (d. 1831)

#Henry_Maudslay

Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1906)

#Ezra_Butler_Eddy

Tokush?ry? Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Tokush?ry?_Makoto

Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)

#Ray_Bradbury

George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (d. 1881)

#George_W._De_Long

Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (d. 1712)

#Denis_Papin

Christina Obergföll, German athlete

#Christina_Obergföll

Cindy Williams, American actress and producer

#Cindy_Williams

Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

#Brayden_Schenn

Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1667)

#Georges_de_Scudéry

Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer

#Stephen_Ireland

Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (d. 1995)

#Laurence_McKinley_Gould

Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1865)

#Samuel_David_Luzzatto

Lee Camp, English footballer

#Lee_Camp_(footballer)

Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer

#Debbi_Peterson

Apollo Crews, American wrestler

#Apollo_Crews

Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1636)

#Franz_von_Dietrichstein

Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Casper_Christensen

Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer-songwriter

#Donna_Jean_Godchaux

Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author

#Steve_Davis

Randy Wolf, American baseball player

#Randy_Wolf

Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player

#Robbie_Rochow

Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)

#Claude_Debussy

James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (d. 1949)

#James_Newland

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1464)

#Frederick_II,_Elector_of_Saxony

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

#Pierre_Guérin_de_Tencin

Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (d. 1838)

#Charles_Percier

Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1993)

#Bruno_Pontecorvo

Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (d. 1994)

#Sylva_Koscina

Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster

#Werner_Stengel

Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

#Kristen_Wiig

Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (d. 1999)

#Lisy_Fischer

Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (d. 1919)

#Raymonde_de_Laroche

Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (d. 1990)

#Jerry_Iger

Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter

#Dua_Lipa

Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author

#Diana_Nyad

Steve Kline, American baseball player and coach

#Steve_Kline_(left-handed_pitcher)

Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor

#Colm_Feore

Milan I of Serbia (d. 1901)

#Milan_I_of_Serbia

Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach

#Ray_Burris

Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author

#Giada_De_Laurentiis

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1977)

#Lutz_Graf_Schwerin_von_Krosigk

Honor Blackman, English actress and republican

#Honor_Blackman

Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach

#Paul_Molitor

David Dellinger, American activist (d. 2004)

#David_Dellinger

Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)

#Layne_Staley

Ema Burgi? Bucko, Bosnian tennis player

Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer

Neville, English wrestler

Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)

Alex Holmes, American football player

Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler

Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter

Roland Benschneider, German footballer

Matt Walters, American football player

Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer

Laurent Hernu, French decathlete

Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist

Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer

Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver

Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster

Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (d. 2008)

Rich Lowry, American writer and magazine editor (National Review)

David Reimer, Canadian victim of a botched circumcision and transgender reassignment surgery (d. 2004)

Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer

Terry Catledge, American basketball player

James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer

Iain Coucher, English businessman

Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance

Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016)

Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer

Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)

David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer

Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic

U?ur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1993)

Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers

Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (d. 2012)

Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)

Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009)

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)

Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut

Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (d. 2017)

Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (d. 1991)

Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011)

Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995)

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

Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)

Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012)

Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003)

Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004)

Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989)

Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (d. 2008)

Mel Hein, American football player and coach (d. 1992)

Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (d. 1993)

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004)

Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (d. 1982)

Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1966)

Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (d. 1992)

Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1977)

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (d. 1973)

Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1906)

Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (d. 1636)