On this day · Leo

August 22 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on August 22, and 186 died on this day. Everyone born on August 22 is a Leo.

17% of August 22 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (74) than any other country.

Born on August 22

• (born 1995. English singer (born 1995))
• Deng Xiaoping (1909 to 1997. Leader of China from 1978 to 1989)
• Ray Bradbury (1920 to 2012. American writer (1920–2012))
• Claude Debussy (1862 to 1918. French classical composer (1862–1918))
• Leni Riefenstahl (1902 to 2003. German filmmaker (1902–2003))
• Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934 to 2012. United States Army general (1934–2012))
• Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928 to 2007. German composer (1928–2007))
• Sophia Tolstaya (1844 to 1919. Russian diarist and copyist (1844–1919))
• Rifaat al-Assad (1937 to 2026. Syrian vice president (1984–1998))
• Alexander Bogdanov (1873 to 1928. Russian physician, philosopher, and revolutionary (1873–1928))
• Jack Dunphy (1914 to 1992. American novelist and playwright (1914-1992))
• László Almásy (1895 to 1951. Hungarian aristocrat and adventurer (1893–1951))
• Cory Gardner (born 1974. American politician and attorney (born 1974))
• Max Scheler (1874 to 1928. German philosopher (1874–1928))
• Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877 to 1947. Sri Lankan Tamil metaphysician (1877–1947))
• Regina Taylor (born 1960. American actress (born 1960))
• Julius J. Epstein (1909 to 2000. American screenwriter (1909–2000))
• Sümeyye Erdoğan (born 1985. Daughter of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan)
• Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (1858 to 1915. Russian royal and writer (1858–1915))
• Venetia Stanley (1887 to 1948. British aristocrat and socialite (1887–1948))
• Marcus Wesson (born 1946. American mass murderer (born 1946))
• Juthavachara Vivacharawongse (born 1979. Son of Rama X and former Thai prince)
• Samuel Langley (1834 to 1906. American astronomer, physicist and inventor (1834–1906))
• Frederick II the Gentle (1412 to 1464. Elector of Saxony from 1428 to 1464)
• Philip G. Epstein (1909 to 1952. American screenwriter)
• Our Lady J (born 1985. American pianist and television producer)
• Bruno Pontecorvo (1913 to 1993. Italian nuclear physicist (1913–1993))
• Tori Amos (born 1963. American singer-songwriter (born 1963))
• Jonathan Goldstein (author) (born 1969. American-Canadian author, humorist and radio producer)
• Petar Mladenov (1936 to 2000. Final leader of Communist Bulgaria (1989–90); first President of Bulgaria (1990))
• Willem Arondeus (1894 to 1943. Dutch painter, writer and member of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance)
• Ashfaq Ahmed (1925 to 2004. Pakistani writer (1925–2004))
• George W. De Long (1844 to 1881. American polar explorer (1844–1881))
• José Miró Cardona (1902 to 1974. Cuban politician and Prime Minister in early 1959)
• François Laruelle (1937 to 2024. French philosopher (1937–2024))
• Erin Meyer (born 1971. American author and academic)
• Joaquín Crespo (1841 to 1898. Venezuelan military office and politician (1841–1898))
• Keith Ward (born 1938. English philosopher, theologian, and Anglican priest (born 1938))
• Alexander Liberman (1912 to 1999. Ukrainian-American magazine editor (1912–1999))
• Sergey Menyaylo (born 1960. Russian politician, military figure and statesman (born 1960))
• Masatoshi Shima (born 1943. Japanese electronics engineer)
• Baden Powell (mathematician) (1796 to 1860. English mathematician and priest)
• Edward Szczepanik (1915 to 2005. Prime Minister of Poland (1915–2005))
• Ruy Guerra (born 1931. Portuguese-Brazilian film director and actor (born 1931))
• William, Prince of Wied (1845 to 1907. German army officer and politician (1845–1907))
• Charles Francis Jenkins (1867 to 1934. American cinema pioneer)
• Anh Dao Traxel (born 1957. Vietnamese writer)
• Raymond O. Barton (1889 to 1963. United States Army general)
• Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq (1790 to 1854. Poet laureate of the Mughal Court in Delhi (1790–1854))
• Lautaro Martínez (born 1997. Argentine footballer (born 1997))
• Alfred Ploetz (1860 to 1940. German eugenicist and biologist)
• Nancy MacLean (born 1959. American professor of history (born 1959))
• Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1684–1696) (1684 to 1696. Austrian archduchess (1684–1696))
• Richard Armitage (born 1971. British actor (born 1971))
• Samuel David Luzzatto (1800 to 1865. Italian Orthodox rabbi, linguist and poet (1800–1865))
• Yambo Ouologuem (1940 to 2017. Malian writer (1940–2017))
• Charles Clerke (1741 to 1779. British Royal Navy officer)
• Theodore Zeldin (born 1933. Historian and academic (born 1933))
• Gustaf Fröding (1860 to 1911. Swedish poet and writer (1860–1911))
• Dorothy Parker (1893 to 1967. American poet, writer, critic (1893–1967))

Died on August 22

• Richard III of England (1452 to 1485. King of England from 1483 to 1485)
• Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890 to 1922. Irish revolutionary and politician (1890–1922))
• Isabella, Queen of England (1295 to 1358. Queen of England from 1308 to 1327)
• Jomo Kenyatta (1893 to 1978. President of Kenya from 1964 to 1978)
• Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818 to 1893. Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1844 to 1893)
• Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484 to 1545. English nobleman, diplomat and military commander)
• Marquess of Salisbury (1830 to 1903. British prime minister (1885-86; 1886-92; 1895-1902))
• Philip VI (1293 to 1350. Disputed King of France from 1328 to 1350)
• Bulleh Shah (1680 to 1757. Punjabi philosopher and poet (1680–1757))
• Stilicho (359 to 408. Roman army general (c. 359 – 408))
• Gregory IX (1160 to 1241. Head of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241)
• Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732 to 1806. French Rococo painter (1732–1806))
• Juscelino Kubitschek (1902 to 1976. President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961)
• S. R. Nathan (1924 to 2016. President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011)
• Nicholas III (1215 to 1280. Head of the Catholic Church from 1277 to 1280)
• Celâl Bayar (1883 to 1986. Turkish politician (1883–1986))
• Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806 to 1878. Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833)
• Abulfaz Elchibey (1938 to 2000. President of Azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993)
• Anders Zorn (1860 to 1920. Swedish painter and engraver (1860–1920))
• Jacob Bronowski (1908 to 1974. Polish-born British mathematician and historian (1908–1974))
• U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932 to 2014. Indian Kannada-language writer and critic (1932-2014))
• Võ Thị Thắng (1945 to 2014. Vietnamese revolutionary and stateswoman (1945–2014))
• Kountouriotis (1855 to 1935. Greek admiral and head of state (1855–1935))
• Jan Kochanowski (1530 to 1584. Polish Renaissance poet (1530–1584))
• Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser (1724 to 1797. Austrian marshall)
• Queen Jeonghyeon (1462 to 1530. Queen of Joseon from 1480 to 1495)
• William Whiston (1667 to 1752. English theologian, historian, translator and mathematician (1667–1752))
• Alfred Waterhouse (1830 to 1905. British architect (1830–1905))
• Emperor Konoe (1139 to 1155. Emperor of Japan from 1142 to 1155)
• Döme Sztójay (1883 to 1946. Hungarian politician)

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