History Births on February 22

Bleddyn Williams, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2009)

#Bleddyn_Williams

Kyle MacLachlan, American actor

#Kyle_MacLachlan

Thomas Jane, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Thomas_Jane

Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, English poet and hymnwriter (d. 1848)

#Sarah_Fuller_Flower_Adams

Jenny Frost, English singer and dancer

#Jenny_Frost

Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter

#Dave_Spitz

Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter

#Lenny_Kuhr

Sebastian Tyra?a, Polish-German footballer

#Sebastian_Tyra?a

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

#Katharine,_Duchess_of_Kent

Robert Young, American actor (d. 1998)

#Robert_Young_(actor)

Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (d. 1983)

#Luis_Buñuel

Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (d. 1898)

#Jean-Baptiste_Salpointe

Alexander Merkel, Kazakhstani-German footballer

#Alexander_Merkel

Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (d. 1994)

#Giulietta_Masina

Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter

#Pirjo_Honkasalo

Nicholas Ferrar, English scholar (d. 1637)

#Nicholas_Ferrar

Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1915)

#Nikolay_Yakovlevich_Sonin

Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg (d. 1616)

#Charles_de_Ligne,_2nd_Prince_of_Arenberg

Oliver, American pop singer (d. 2000)

#Oliver_(singer)

Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey

#Kieren_Fallon

Miou-Miou, French actress

#Miou-Miou

Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer

#Shaun_Tait

Marc Wilmots, Belgian footballer and manager

#Marc_Wilmots

François Cavanna, French author and editor (d. 2014)

#François_Cavanna

Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1947)

#Johannes_Nicolaus_Brønsted

Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter

#Jonathan_Borlée

Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

#Kresten_Bjerre

Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (d. 1996)

#Jean-Bédel_Bokassa

Texas Johnny Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Texas_Johnny_Brown

Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist

#Ishmael_Reed

Pierre Janssen, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1907)

#Pierre_Janssen

Owen Brewster, American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (d. 1961)

#Owen_Brewster

Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany

#Horst_Köhler

Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer

#Sergio_Romero

James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (d. 1891)

#James_Russell_Lowell

Józef Kremer, Polish historian and philosopher (d. 1875)

#Józef_Kremer

Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (d. 1837)

#Alexis_Bachelot

Hugo Ball, German author and poet (d. 1927)

#Hugo_Ball

George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1966)

#George_O'Hara_(actor)

Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist and chess player (d. 2010)

#Florencio_Campomanes

Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)

#Sid_Abel

Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist (d. 1818)

#Johann_Nikolaus_Forkel

Chris Moyles, English radio and television host

#Chris_Moyles

Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler

#Psicosis_II

Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach

#Michael_Chang

Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian king (d. 1457)

#Ladislaus_the_Posthumous

Steve Barber, American baseball player (d. 2007)

#Steve_Barber

Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer

#Hameur_Bouazza

August Bebel, German theorist and politician (d. 1913)

#August_Bebel

Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Julius_Erving

Bill Frist, American physician and politician

#Bill_Frist

Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (d. 1981)

#Rómulo_Betancourt

Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, founded the Girl Guides (d. 1977)

#Olave_Baden-Powell

Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host (d. 2017)

#Bruce_Forsyth

R. G. Collingwood, English historian and philosopher (d. 1943)

#R._G._Collingwood

Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician and academic (d. 1880)

#Carl_Wilhelm_Borchardt

Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French artist (d. 1790)

#Charles-Nicolas_Cochin

Branislav Ivanovi?, Serbian footballer

#Branislav_Ivanovi?

Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic

#Terry_Eagleton

James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#James_Blunt

George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (d. 1799)

#George_Washington

Paul Dooley, American actor

#Paul_Dooley

Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress (d. 2016)

#Marni_Nixon

Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (d. 2014)

#Don_Pardo

Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Akira_Takasaki

Charles VII of France (d. 1461)

#Charles_VII_of_France

Harvey Mason, American drummer

#Harvey_Mason

Karol ?wierczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)

#Karol_?wierczewski

Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer

#Lea_Salonga

Chris Dudley, American basketball player and politician

#Chris_Dudley

Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

#Andrew_Adonis,_Baron_Adonis

Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (d. 2006)

#Steve_Irwin

Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (d. 1950)

#Edna_St._Vincent_Millay

Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

#Thomas_Galbraith,_2nd_Baron_Strathclyde

Ernie K-Doe, American R&B singer (d. 2001)

#Ernie_K-Doe

Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (d. 2013)

#Philippe_Gaumont

Bill Klem, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1951)

#Bill_Klem

Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster

#Brian_Laudrup

James Hong, American actor and director

#James_Hong

Kang Sung-hoon, South Korean singer

#Kang_Sung-hoon_(singer)

Franco Vázquez, Argentinian footballer

#Franco_Vázquez

Scott Phillips, American drummer and producer

#Scott_Phillips_(musician)

Timo Rose, German actor, director, and producer

#Timo_Rose

Rashi, French rabbi and author (d. 1105)

#Rashi

Otoya Yamaguchi, Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma (d. 1960)

#Otoya_Yamaguchi

Ed Boon, American video game designer, co-created Mortal Kombat

#Ed_Boon

Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (d. 1860)

#Arthur_Schopenhauer

Edward Gorey, American illustrator and poet (d. 2000)

#Edward_Gorey

Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick

#Shawn_Graham

Bon Boullogne, French painter (d. 1717)

#Bon_Boullogne

Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)

#Sheldon_Leonard

Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer

#Willie_Smits

Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (d. 1564)

#Rodolfo_Pio_da_Carpi

Zitkala-Sa, American author and activist (d. 1938)

#Zitkala-Sa

Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player (d. 1956)

#Savielly_Tartakower

Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter

#Genesis_P-Orridge

John Radford, English footballer and manager

#John_Radford_(footballer)

Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player

#Pat_LaFontaine

Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar and academic (d. 1906)

#Mahesh_Chandra_Nyayratna_Bhattacharyya

Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player

#Tommy_Bowe

Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (d. 1860)

#Rembrandt_Peale

Gerald Stern, American poet and academic

#Gerald_Stern

Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)

#Renato_Dulbecco

Jules Renard, French author and playwright (d. 1910)

#Jules_Renard

Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1943)

#Charles_McLean_Andrews

Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2009)

#Ted_Kennedy

Nigel Planer, English actor and screenwriter

#Nigel_Planer

Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Jonathan_Demme

Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1956)

#Joseph_B._Ely

Devon Malcolm, Jamaican-English cricketer

#Devon_Malcolm

Ji?í ?unek, Czech politician

#Ji?í_?unek

Brett Emerton, Australian footballer

#Brett_Emerton

Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model

#Han_Hyo-joo

Pat Sullivan, Australian-American animator and producer (d. 1933)

#Pat_Sullivan_(film_producer)

Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress

#Jeanette_Biedermann

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (d. 1941)

#Robert_Baden-Powell,_1st_Baron_Baden-Powell

Lee Na-young, South Korean actress

#Lee_Na-young

Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States

#Christopher_Meyer

Chet Walker, American basketball player

#Chet_Walker

Moses Isserles, Polish rabbi (d. 1572)

#Moses_Isserles

Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater

#Claudia_Pechstein

Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician (d. 1937)

#Albin_Prepeluh

Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (d. 2019)

#Niki_Lauda

Julie Walters, English actress and author

#Julie_Walters

Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)

#Sparky_Anderson

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (d. 1979)

#Víctor_Raúl_Haya_de_la_Torre

Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)

#Guy_Mitchell

Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic

#Hipólito_Mejía

Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedian

#Rachel_Dratch

Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player

#Georgios_Printezis

Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player and painter

#Tom_Okker

John Mills, English soldier and actor (d. 2005)

#John_Mills

Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (d. 1874)

#Adolphe_Quetelet

Jeri Ryan, American model and actress

#Jeri_Ryan

Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1894)

#Heinrich_Hertz

Marguerite Clark, American actress (d. 1940)

#Marguerite_Clark

Vlas Chubar, Russian economist and politician (d. 1939)

#Vlas_Chubar

Ellen Greene, American singer and actress

#Ellen_Greene

Christine Keeler, English model and dancer (d. 2017)

#Christine_Keeler

Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer

#Hakan_Yakin

Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 1940)

#Eric_Gill

Tahmasp I, Iranian shah (d. 1576)

#Tahmasp_I

Peder Syv, Danish historian (d. 1702)

#Peder_Syv

Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2014)

#Joe_Wilder

Efraín Juárez, Mexican footballer

#Efraín_Juárez

Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Drew_Barrymore

Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer

#Vijay_Singh

Sheila Hancock, English actress and author

#Sheila_Hancock

David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser

#David_Axelrod_(political_consultant)

Rajon Rondo, American basketball player

#Rajon_Rondo

J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate

#J._Michael_Bishop

Luca Profeta, Italian footballer

Shamari Fears, American singer-songwriter and actress

Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer

Super Caló, Mexican wrestler

Jayson Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster

Bradley Nowell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1996)

Thorsten Kaye, German-English actor

Diane Charlemagne, English singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (d. 2006)

Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player

Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach

Frank Van Dun, Belgian philosopher and theorist

Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2003)

Mick Green, English rock & roll guitarist (d. 2010)

Judy Cornwell, English actress

Joanna Russ, American author and activist (d. 2011)

Tommy Aaron, American golfer

Rebecca Schull, American stage, film, and television actress

Clarence 13X, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (d. 1969)

Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1988)

Marshall Teague, American race car driver (d. 1959)

Reed Crandall, American illustrator (d. 1982)

Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (d. 1964)

Constance Stokes, Australian painter (d. 1991)

Frank P. Ramsey, English economist, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1930)

Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1990)

Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan (d. 1323)

Al-Juwayni, Persian jurist and theologian (died 1085)