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July 22 birthdays

311 notable historical figures were born on July 22, and 169 died on this day. Everyone born on July 22 is a Cancer.

18% of July 22 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on July 22

• Selena Gomez (born 1992. American actress and singer (born 1992))
• Willem Dafoe (born 1955. American actor (born 1955))
• Danny Glover (born 1946. American actor (born 1946))
• David Spade (born 1964. American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964))
• Don Henley (born 1947. American musician (born 1947))
• Rhys Ifans (born 1967. Welsh actor (born 1967))
• Rufus Wainwright (born 1973. Canadian-American singer-songwriter (born 1973))
• Armaan Malik (born 1995. Indian playback singer (born 1995))
• Alan Menken (born 1949. American composer (born 1949))
• Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892 to 1946. Austrian Nazi politician (1892–1946))
• Emperor Kōmei (1831 to 1867. Emperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867)
• Mikheil Kavelashvili (born 1971. Georgian politician (born 1971))
• Andrew Holness (born 1972. Prime Minister of Jamaica (2011–2012; since 2016))
• S. E. Hinton (born 1950. American writer (born 1948))
• Clive Standen (born 1981. English actor)
• Sobhuza II (1899 to 1982. King of Swaziland from 1899 to 1982)
• Al Di Meola (born 1954. American jazz fusion guitarist (born 1954))
• Apolinario Mabini (1864 to 1903. 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1898)
• Emma Lazarus (1849 to 1887. American poet (1849–1887))
• Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770 to 1832. French army officer and politician (1770–1832))
• Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch (born 1961. Serbian Patriarch)
• Blanka Lipińska (born 1985. Polish writer)
• Despina Vandi (born 1969. Greek singer (born 1969))
• Petre Roman (born 1946. Prime Minister of Romania between 1989 and 1991)
• Selman Waksman (1888 to 1973. American biochemist and microbiologist (1888–1973))
• Adam Malik (1917 to 1984. Vice President of Indonesia from 1978 to 1983)
• Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887 to 1975. German physicist (1887–1975))
• Ulysses S. Grant Jr. (1852 to 1929. American businessman and son of President Grant (1852–1929))
• Joan of England (1210 to 1238. Queen of Scotland from 1221 to 1238)
• George W. Casey Jr. (born 1948. US Army general (born 1948))
• Azmi Bishara (born 1956. Palestinian-Israeli politician; founder of the Balad Party)
• Charles III the Noble (1361 to 1425. King of Navarre from 1387 to 1425)
• Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (born 1940. Duke of Aranjuez)
• Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809 to 827. Emperor of Tang China from 824 to 827)
• Lucien Febvre (1878 to 1956. French historian (1878–1956))
• Anand Satyanand (born 1944. Governor General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011)
• John Leguizamo (born 1960. Colombian and American comedian and actor (born 1960s))
• Bob Dole (1923 to 2021. American politician and attorney (1923–2021))
• Jan de Klerk (1903 to 1979. South African politician)
• Olivier Gourmet (born 1963. Belgian actor)
• Zubir Said (1907 to 1987. Singaporean composer of the national anthem (1907–1987))
• Daniel Carroll (1730 to 1796. American politician, signed US Constitution (1730–1796))
• Adele Goldberg (computer scientist) (born 1945. American computer scientist)
• Gila Almagor (born 1939. Israeli actress, film star, and author)
• Pete Dexter (born 1943. American writer)
• Margery Williams (1881 to 1944. American novelist)
• Amir Baram (born 1969. Israeli general)
• Adolphus Frederick V (1848 to 1914. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1904 to 1914)
• Riane Eisler (born 1931. Austrian-American sociologist (born 1931))
• Konstantin Melnikov (1890 to 1974. Russian architect and painter (1890–1974))
• Georgi Lozanov (1926 to 2012. Bulgarian scientist)
• Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1881 to 1942. Polish general and President of Poland for one day)
• Colin Archer (1832 to 1921. Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder (1832–1921))
• Schuyler Hamilton (1822 to 1903. United States Army general (1822–1903))
• Guido de Marco (1931 to 2010. President of Malta from 1999 to 2004)
• Cecilia Vicuña (born 1948. Chilean poet, artist and filmmaker)
• Jakob Lorber (1800 to 1864. Austrian musician)
• Gabriel Lamé (1795 to 1870. French mathematician (1795–1870))
• Shawn Michaels (born 1965. American professional wrestler (born 1965))
• Wolfgang Paalen (1905 to 1959. Austrian-Mexican artist (1905–1959))

Died on July 22

• Ozzy Osbourne (1948 to 2025. English musician and media personality (1948–2025))
• Uday Hussein (1964 to 2003. Iraqi politician and son of Saddam Hussein (1964–2003))
• Napoleon II (1811 to 1832. Disputed Emperor of the French in 1815 (1811–1832))
• Charles VII of France (1403 to 1461. King of France from 1422 to 1461)
• William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874 to 1950. Canadian prime minister (1874–1950))
• Qusay Hussein (1966 to 2003. Iraqi politician (1966–2003))
• Carl Sandburg (1878 to 1967. American writer and editor (1878–1967))
• Li Peng (1928 to 2019. Premier of China from 1987 to 1998)
• Ammar ibn Yasir (570 to 657. Companion of Muhammad)
• Dmitry Pavlov (general) (1897 to 1941. Soviet army general (1897–1941))
• David Wojnarowicz (1954 to 1992. American artist and AIDS activist (1954–1992))
• John Rae (explorer) (1813 to 1893. Scottish explorer (1813–1893))
• Clement X (1590 to 1676. Head of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676)
• Vladislav II (1400 to 1456. Voivode of Wallachia)
• Veronica Franco (1546 to 1591. Italian poet and courtesan (c. 1546–1591))
• Joan Feynman (1927 to 2020. American astrophysicist (1927–2020))
• Mortimer Wheeler (1890 to 1976. British archaeologist (1890–1976))
• Manuel Puig (1932 to 1990. Argentine writer (1932–1990))
• James Whitcomb Riley (1849 to 1916. American poet (1849–1916))
• Auda Abu Tayi (1874 to 1924. Bedouin Arab leader (1874–1924))
• Reginald Fessenden (1866 to 1932. Canadian-American electrical engineer and inventor (1866–1932))
• Indro Montanelli (1909 to 2001. Italian journalist and historian (1909–2001))
• Charles Evers (1922 to 2020. American civil rights activist (1922–2020))
• Giuseppe Piazzi (1746 to 1826. Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer (1746–1826))
• Rosalía de Castro (1837 to 1885. Spanish Galician poet, writer (1837–1885))
• William Bartram (1739 to 1823. American naturalist (1739–1823))
• Henry I the Fat (1244 to 1274. King of Navarre from 1270 to 1274)
• Mikhail Zoshchenko (1894 to 1958. Soviet writer and satirist (1894–1958))
• Friedrich von Wieser (1851 to 1926. Austrian economist (1851–1926))
• Giovannino Guareschi (1908 to 1968. Italian journalist, cartoonist, and humorist (1908–1968))

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