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History Births on July 22


Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus, American poet and educator (d. 1887)

#Emma_Lazarus

Leonid Stolovich
Leonid Stolovich, Russian-Estonian philosopher and academic (d. 2013)

#Leonid_Stolovich

Gaspard de Prony
Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1839)

#Gaspard_de_Prony

Prince Felix of Denmark
Prince Felix of Denmark

#Prince_Felix_of_Denmark

Philip I of Castile
Philip I of Castile (d. 1506)

#Philip_I_of_Castile

Jason Becker
Jason Becker, American guitarist and songwriter

#Jason_Becker

Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher, American actress

#Louise_Fletcher

Rose Kennedy
Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist (d. 1995)

#Rose_Kennedy

Johan Nieuhof
Johan Nieuhof, Dutch traveler (d. 1672)

#Johan_Nieuhof

Orson Bean
Orson Bean, American actor

#Orson_Bean

Hella Wuolijoki
Hella Wuolijoki, Estonian-Finnish author (d. 1954)

#Hella_Wuolijoki

Mike Sweeney
Mike Sweeney, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Mike_Sweeney

Ezekiel Elliott
Ezekiel Elliott, American football player

#Ezekiel_Elliott

Dries Devenyns
Dries Devenyns, Belgian cyclist

#Dries_Devenyns

Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)

#Gustav_Ludwig_Hertz

Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing, English footballer

#Stewart_Downing

Jesse Haines
Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (d. 1978)

#Jesse_Haines

Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe, American actor

#Willem_Dafoe

Georg Wilhelm Richmann
Georg Wilhelm Richmann, German-Russian physicist and academic (d. 1753)

#Georg_Wilhelm_Richmann

Bobby Sherman
Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Bobby_Sherman

Jack MacBryan
Jack MacBryan, English cricketer and field hockey player (d. 1983)

#Jack_MacBryan

Johnson Toribiong
Johnson Toribiong, Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau

#Johnson_Toribiong

Ingo Hertzsch
Ingo Hertzsch, German footballer

#Ingo_Hertzsch

Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting, American singer (d. 2011)

#Margaret_Whiting

Brian Howe (singer)
Brian Howe, English singer-songwriter

#Brian_Howe_(singer)

Brian Chippendale
Brian Chippendale, American singer and drummer

#Brian_Chippendale

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Kyrgyzstani-American terrorist

#Dzhokhar_Tsarnaev

Armaan Malik
Armaan Malik, Indian playback singer, composer and songwriter

#Armaan_Malik

Peter Habeler
Peter Habeler, Austrian mountaineer and skier

#Peter_Habeler

Chuck Jackson
Chuck Jackson, American R&B singer and songwriter

#Chuck_Jackson

Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak, Polish pediatrician and author (d. 1942)

#Janusz_Korczak

Prince George of Cambridge
Prince George of Cambridge

#Prince_George_of_Cambridge

William Buick
William Buick, Norwegian-British flat jockey

#William_Buick

Gorni Kramer
Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1995)

#Gorni_Kramer

Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan, Belgian singer-songwriter

#Kate_Ryan

John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton
John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton, English Baron (d. 1498)

#John_Scrope,_5th_Baron_Scrope_of_Bolton

Margaret Mary Alacoque
Margaret Mary Alacoque, French nun, mystic and saint (d. 1690)

#Margaret_Mary_Alacoque

David Spade
David Spade, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#David_Spade

Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter

#Paul_Schrader

Alec Hearne
Alec Hearne, English cricketer (d. 1952)

#Alec_Hearne

Paul Coutts
Paul Coutts, Scottish footballer

#Paul_Coutts

Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Al_Di_Meola

Franka Potente
Franka Potente, German actress

#Franka_Potente

Ece Temelkuran
Ece Temelkuran, Turkish journalist and author

#Ece_Temelkuran

Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Emily_Saliers

Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (d. 2014)

#Oscar_de_la_Renta

Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer

#Dirk_Kuyt

Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, English-Australian politician (d. 2012)

#Michael_Abney-Hastings,_14th_Earl_of_Loudoun

Joan of England, Queen of Scotland
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (d. 1238)

#Joan_of_England,_Queen_of_Scotland

Ingrid Daubechies
Ingrid Daubechies, Belgian physicist and mathematician

#Ingrid_Daubechies

Scott Sanderson (baseball)
Scott Sanderson, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Scott_Sanderson_(baseball)

Will Calhoun
Will Calhoun, American rock drummer (Living Colour)

#Will_Calhoun

Akira Tozawa
Akira Tozawa, Japanese wrestler

#Akira_Tozawa

Bob Dole
Bob Dole, American soldier, lawyer, and politician

#Bob_Dole

Dave Stieb
Dave Stieb, American baseball player

#Dave_Stieb

Tablo
Tablo, South Korean-Canadian rapper

#Tablo

Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Cosmo Duff-Gordon, Scottish fencer (d. 1931)

#Cosmo_Duff-Gordon

Selman Waksman
Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)

#Selman_Waksman

Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

#Devendra_Fadnavis

Leo Labine
Leo Labine, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)

#Leo_Labine

Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez, American singer and actress

#Selena_Gomez

Tom Robbins
Tom Robbins, American novelist

#Tom_Robbins

Charlotte Kalla
Charlotte Kalla, Swedish skier

#Charlotte_Kalla

Matty James
Matty James, English footballer

#Matty_James

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison, American lawyer and politician

#Kay_Bailey_Hutchison

Bonnie Langford
Bonnie Langford, English actress and dancer

#Bonnie_Langford

William Archibald Spooner
William Archibald Spooner, English priest and scholar (d. 1930)

#William_Archibald_Spooner

Rick Davies
Rick Davies, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Rick_Davies

Patriarch Daniel of Romania
Patriarch Daniel of Romania

#Patriarch_Daniel_of_Romania

Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans, Welsh actor

#Rhys_Ifans

Anand Satyanand
Anand Satyanand, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 19th Governor-General of New Zealand

#Anand_Satyanand

Lasse Virén
Lasse Virén, Finnish runner and police officer

#Lasse_Virén

Thomas Kraft
Thomas Kraft, German footballer

#Thomas_Kraft

Sparky Lyle
Sparky Lyle, American baseball player and manager

#Sparky_Lyle

Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson, American football player

#Steven_Jackson

Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe, Canadian politician

#Gilles_Duceppe

Estelle Bennett
Estelle Bennett, American singer (d. 2009)

#Estelle_Bennett

Aldo de Nigris
Aldo de Nigris, Mexican footballer

#Aldo_de_Nigris

Tatsunori Hara
Tatsunori Hara, Japanese baseball player and coach

#Tatsunori_Hara

Richard Bennett (guitarist)
Richard Bennett, American guitarist and producer

#Richard_Bennett_(guitarist)

Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi, German-Greek singer and actress

#Despina_Vandi

Seth Fisher
Seth Fisher, American illustrator (d. 2006)

#Seth_Fisher

Marguerite of Lorraine
Marguerite of Lorraine, princess of Lorraine, duchess of Orléans (d. 1672)

#Marguerite_of_Lorraine

León de Greiff
León de Greiff, Colombian poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1976)

#León_de_Greiff

Keyshawn Johnson
Keyshawn Johnson, American football player and sportscaster

#Keyshawn_Johnson

Marcel Cerdan
Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)

#Marcel_Cerdan

Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri Lankan cricketer

#Nuwan_Kulasekara

Friedrich Bessel
Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1846)

#Friedrich_Bessel

Alan Menken
Alan Menken, American pianist and composer

#Alan_Menken

Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño, Spanish footballer

#Emilio_Butragueño

Andreas Ulvo
Andreas Ulvo, Norwegian pianist

#Andreas_Ulvo

Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette, American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)

#Steve_LaTourette

Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton
Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton, Lady of English peer and others (d. 1607)

#Mary_Wriothesley,_Countess_of_Southampton

Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp, English actor

#Terence_Stamp

Jack Matthews (author)
Jack Matthews, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 2013)

#Jack_Matthews_(author)

Mikhail Shcherbatov
Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher and historian (d. 1790)

#Mikhail_Shcherbatov

Tim Brown (American football)
Tim Brown, American football player and manager

#Tim_Brown_(American_football)

Leonhard Thurneysser
Leonhard Thurneysser, scholar and elector of Brandenburg (d. 1595)

#Leonhard_Thurneysser

Sergei Zubov
Sergei Zubov, Russian ice hockey player and coach

#Sergei_Zubov

Jon Oliva
Jon Oliva, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Jon_Oliva

Zhu Youyuan
Zhu Youyuan, Ming Dynasty politician (d. 1519)

#Zhu_Youyuan

Mick Pointer
Mick Pointer, English neo-progressive rock drummer (Marillion; Arena)

#Mick_Pointer

Richard J. Corman
Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (d. 2013)

#Richard_J._Corman

Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1914)

#Adolphus_Frederick_V,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Indian-Pakistani politician and diplomat (d. 2000)

#Shaista_Suhrawardy_Ikramullah

Takudzwa Ngwenya
Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player

#Takudzwa_Ngwenya

Danny Glover
Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer

#Danny_Glover

Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host and producer

#Alex_Trebek

Augusta Fox Bronner
Augusta Fox Bronner, American psychologist, specialist in juvenile psychology (d. 1966)

#Augusta_Fox_Bronner

Lawrence of Brindisi
Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian priest and saint (d. 1619)

#Lawrence_of_Brindisi

Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter

#Albert_Brooks

Johan Ferner
Johan Ferner, Norwegian sailor (d. 2015)

#Johan_Ferner

Madame de Brinvilliers
Madame de Brinvilliers, French aristocrat (d. 1676)

#Madame_de_Brinvilliers

Martine St. Clair
Martine St. Clair, Canadian singer and actress

#Martine_St._Clair

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1683)

#Anthony_Ashley_Cooper,_1st_Earl_of_Shaftesbury

Jimmy Hill
Jimmy Hill, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2015)

#Jimmy_Hill

Sobhuza II
Sobhuza II of Swaziland (d. 1982)

#Sobhuza_II

John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo, Colombian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#John_Leguizamo

Aaron McCargo Jr.
Aaron McCargo Jr., American chef, TV personality and TV show host

#Aaron_McCargo_Jr.

Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright, American-Canadian singer-songwriter

#Rufus_Wainwright

Don Henley
Don Henley, American singer-songwriter and drummer

#Don_Henley

Anthony Browne (1552-1592)
Anthony Browne, Sheriff of Surrey and Kent (d. 1592)

#Anthony_Browne_(1552-1592)

Karl Menninger
Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author (d. 1990)

#Karl_Menninger

Jaz Sinclair
Jaz Sinclair, American film and television actress

#Jaz_Sinclair

Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Keith_Sweat

Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels, American wrestler, trainer, and actor

#Shawn_Michaels

Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, designed the Panthéon (d. 1780)

#Jacques-Germain_Soufflot

Stephen Vincent Benét
Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (d. 1943)

#Stephen_Vincent_Benét

Jakob Hurt
Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (d. 1907)

#Jakob_Hurt

Lucas Luhr
Lucas Luhr, German race car driver

#Lucas_Luhr

Dennis Rommedahl
Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer

#Dennis_Rommedahl

Skyler Gisondo, American actor
Anja Aguilar, Filipino actress and singer
Keegan Allen, American actor, photographer and musician
Sercan Temizyürek, Turkish footballer
Steve Johnson, American football player
Jessica Abbott, Australian swimmer
Yadel Martí, Cuban baseball player
Anna Biele?-?arska, Polish tennis player
Runako Morton, Nevisian cricketer (d. 2012)
Martyn Lee, English radio host and producer
Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
Ezio Galon, Italian rugby player
Daniel Jones, English-Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor, director, and producer
Steve Carter, Australian rugby league player
Lauren Booth, English journalist and activist
Doug Riesenberg, American football player and coach
Richard B. Poore, New Zealand humanitarian
Derrick Dalley, Canadian educator and politician
Alvin Robertson, American basketball player
Calvin Fish, English race car driver and sportscaster
David Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1984)
Lonette McKee, American actress and singer
J. V. Cain, American football player (d. 1979)
S. E. Hinton, American author
Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Filipino archbishop
Philip Cohen, English biochemist and academic
Masaru Emoto, Japanese author and activist (d. 2014)
Les Johns, Australian rugby league player and coach
David M. Kennedy, American historian and author
George Clinton, American singer-songwriter and producer
Vaughn Bod?, American illustrator (d. 1975)
Judith Walzer Leavitt, American historian and academic
Vasant Ranjane, Indian cricketer (d. 2011)
John Price, English cricketer
Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese-American wrestler and manager (d. 1999)
Geraldine Claudette Darden, American mathematician
Harold Rhodes, English cricketer
Don Patterson, American organist (d. 1988)
Tom Cartwright, English-Welsh cricketer and coach (d. 2007)
Junior Cook, American saxophonist (d. 1992)
Baselios Thomas I, Indian bishop
Neil Welliver, American painter (d. 2005)
John Barber, English race car driver
Wolfgang Iser, German scholar, literary theorist (d. 2007)
Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Joseph Sargent, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
César Fernández Ardavín, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
William V. Roth Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
Gino Bianco, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1984)
Ruthie Tompson, American animator and artist
Dorino Serafini, Italian race car driver (d. 2000)
Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (d. 2014)
Amy Vanderbilt, American author (d. 1974)
James Whale, English director (d. 1957)
Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (d. 1950)
Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (d. 1967)
Edward Hopper, American painter and etcher (d. 1967)
Octave Hamelin, French philosopher (d. 1907)
Ferdinand Tobias Richter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1711)
Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621)