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February 22 birthdays

373 notable historical figures were born on February 22, and 170 died on this day. Everyone born on February 22 is a Pisces.

17% of February 22 birthdays work in Entertainment, more than any other field. More come from United States (93) than any other country.

Born on February 22

• George Washington (1732 to 1799. U.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797)
• Drew Barrymore (born 1975. American actress (born 1975))
• Niki Lauda (1949 to 2019. Austrian racing driver (1949–2019))
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 to 1849. Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849))
• Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 to 1860. German philosopher (1788–1860))
• Jean-Bédel Bokassa (1921 to 1996. Leader of Central Africa from 1966 to 1979)
• Charles VII of France (1403 to 1461. King of France from 1422 to 1461)
• Innocent III (1160 to 1216. Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216)
• Timothy Weah (born 2000. American soccer player (born 2000))
• Heinrich Hertz (1857 to 1894. German physicist (1857–1894))
• Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 to 1950. American poet (1892–1950))
• Robert Young (1907 to 1998. American actor (1907–1998))
• Tahmasp I (1514 to 1576. Shah of Iran from 1524 to 1576)
• Nicholas Pileggi (born 1933. American writer and journalist (born 1933))
• Eric Gill (1882 to 1940. English artist (1882–1940))
• Eduard Limonov (1943 to 2020. Russian writer (1943–2020))
• Ladislaus Postumus (1440 to 1457. Duke of Austria, and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (r. 1440–57))
• Sheldon Leonard (1907 to 1997. American actor and producer (1907–1997))
• Horst Köhler (1943 to 2025. President of Germany from 2004 to 2010)
• Steve Irwin (1962 to 2006. Australian conservationist (1962–2006))
• Terry Eagleton (born 1943. English author and academic (born 1943))
• Princess Delphine of Belgium (born 1968. Belgian artist and royal (born 1968))
• Rómulo Betancourt (1908 to 1981. President of Venezuela, 1945–48 and 1959–64)
• Rebecca Schull (born 1929. American actress)
• August Bebel (1840 to 1913. German social democratic politician (1840–1913))
• Thorsten Kaye (born 1966. German-British actor (born 1966))
• Rachel Whetstone (born 1968. British public relations executive (born 1968))
• Ervil LeBaron (1925 to 1981. American murderer (1925–1981))
• James Russell Lowell (1819 to 1891. American poet and diplomat (1819–1891))
• Mickey Marcus (1901 to 1948. American-Israeli military general (1901-1948))
• Ted Kennedy (1932 to 2009. American lawyer and politician (1932–2009))
• R. G. Collingwood (1889 to 1943. British historian and philosopher (1889–1943))
• Fritz Strassmann (1902 to 1980. German chemist (1902–1980))
• Gegeen Khan (1302 to 1323. Emperor of Yuan Dynasty from 1320 to 1323)
• Hugo Ball (1886 to 1927. German author and poet (1886–1927))
• Zitkala-Ša (1876 to 1938. Yankton Dakota writer (1876–1938))
• Frank P. Ramsey (1903 to 1930. British philosopher, mathematician and economist (1903–1930))
• Adolphe Quetelet (1796 to 1874. Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (1796–1874))
• Frank Worsley (1872 to 1943. New Zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943))
• Danilo Kiš (1935 to 1989. Serbian and Yugoslav novelist (1935–1989))
• Édouard Ngirente (born 1973. Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda (2017–2025))
• Jane Bowles (1917 to 1973. American writer and playwright)
• Karol Świerczewski (1897 to 1947. Polish and Soviet army general)
• Mahbub ul Haq (1934 to 1998. Pakistani economist (1934–1998))
• Buğra Gülsoy (born 1982. Turkish actor)
• James Reese Europe (1880 to 1919. American jazz musician and US Army officer (1880–1919))
• Hipólito Mejía (born 1941. President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004)
• Renato Dulbecco (1914 to 2012. Italian-American virologist (1914–2012))
• James Blunt (born 1974. English musician (born 1974))
• Hamdam al-Saltaneh Pahlavi (1903 to 1992. First child and daughter of Reza Shah)
• Kazuhiro Sasaki (born 1968. Japanese baseball player (born 1968))
• Hugh Chisholm (1866 to 1924. English editor and journalist (1866–1924))
• Walter Mischel (1930 to 2018. Austrian-born Jewish American psychologist)
• Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde (born 1960. British politician (born 1960))
• Niels Gade (1817 to 1890. Danish composer, conductor, and music teacher (1817–1890))
• Octavius Catto (1839 to 1871. U.S. civil rights activist and educator (1839–1871))
• Emil Bobu (1927 to 2014. Romanian Communist activist and politician)
• Antoine Wiertz (1806 to 1865. Belgian artist (1806–1865))
• Sténio Vincent (1874 to 1959. 28th President of Haiti from 1930 to 1941)
• Ravi Vakil (born 1970. Canadian-American mathematician)

Died on February 22

• Andy Warhol (1928 to 1987. American artist and filmmaker (1928–1987))
• Amerigo Vespucci (1454 to 1512. Italian explorer and navigator (1454–1512))
• David II of Scotland (1324 to 1371. King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371)
• Kasturba Gandhi (1869 to 1944. Wife of Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1944))
• Ferdinand de Saussure (1857 to 1913. Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913))
• Jonas Savimbi (1934 to 2002. Angolan politician and rebel leader (1934–2002))
• Francisco I. Madero (1873 to 1913. President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913)
• Empress Dowager Longyu (1868 to 1913. Empress of China from 1889 to 1908)
• Michael Polanyi (1891 to 1976. Hungarian-British polymath (1891–1976))
• Mike Hughes (daredevil) (1956 to 2020. American daredevil and flat-Earther (1956–2020))
• Luci4 (2002 to 2026. American rapper (2002–2026))
• Sabinian (530 to 606. Head of the Catholic Church from 604 to 606)
• Charles Le Brun (1619 to 1690. French painter and art theorist (1619–1690))
• Charles Willson Peale (1741 to 1827. American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist (1741–1827))
• Carl Bloch (1834 to 1890. Danish painter (1834–1890))
• Leslie Stephen (1832 to 1904. English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904))
• Adam Ferguson (1723 to 1816. Scottish philosopher and historian (1723–1816))
• Ahmed Qurei (1937 to 2023. 2nd Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority)
• Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy (1805 to 1847. Indian palegar and rebel leader (1806–1847))
• Adrian Boult (1889 to 1983. English conductor (1889–1983))
• Stigand (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1052 to 1070)
• Yuxian (Qing dynasty) (1842 to 1901. Manchu politician (1842–1901))
• Charles Brockden Brown (1771 to 1810. American novelist, historian and editor)
• Richard E. Taylor (1929 to 2018. Canadian physicist (1929–2018))
• García Sánchez I (919 to 970. King of Pamplona from 925 to 970)
• Josh Malihabadi (1898 to 1982. Pakistani poet (1898–1982))
• Guo Wei (904 to 954. Emperor of Later Zhou from 951 to 954)
• Mariano Trías (1868 to 1914. Vice President First Philippine Republic (1868–1914))
• Manuel Tinio (1877 to 1924. Filipino revolutionary (1877–1924))
• Anna Kingsford (1846 to 1888. English physician, activist, and feminist)

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