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March 22 birthdays

312 notable historical figures were born on March 22, and 168 died on this day. Everyone born on March 22 is a Aries.

17% of March 22 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (76) than any other country.

Born on March 22

• Reese Witherspoon (born 1976. American actress (born 1976))
• William Shatner (born 1931. Canadian actor (born 1931))
• Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948. English theatre composer (born 1948))
• Stephen Sondheim (1930 to 2021. American composer and lyricist (1930–2021))
• Maximilian I of Austria (1459 to 1519. Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 to 1519)
• Emilio Aguinaldo (1869 to 1964. Filipino revolutionary leader (1869–1964))
• Yayoi Kusama (born 1929. Japanese artist and writer (born 1929))
• Wilhelm I (1797 to 1888. German Emperor from 1871 to 1888)
• Abolhassan Banisadr (1933 to 2021. President of Iran from 1980 to 1981)
• Max Richter (born 1966. British composer (born 1966))
• Louis L'Amour (1908 to 1988. American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988))
• Braxton Bragg (1817 to 1876. Confederate general (1817–1876))
• Anthony van Dyck (1599 to 1641. Flemish Baroque artist (1599–1641))
• Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1956. Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 2000 to 2025)
• Ross Martin (1920 to 1981. American actor (1920–1981))
• Ulugh Beg (1394 to 1449. Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449))
• Goran Bregović (born 1950. Bosnian musician and composer (born 1950))
• James M. Gavin (1907 to 1990. US Army general (1907–1990))
• P. Ramlee (1929 to 1973. Malaysian singer, actor, and film director (1929–1973))
• Martín Vizcarra (born 1963. President of Peru from 2018 to 2020)
• Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (born 1969. Prime Minister of Syria in 2024)
• John II Casimir (1609 to 1672. Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1648 to 1668)
• Cheddi Jagan (1918 to 1997. President of Guyana from 1992 to 1997)
• Paul Doumer (1857 to 1932. President of France from 1931 to 1932)
• Jorge Ben (born 1942. Brazilian musician)
• Peter Frankopan (born 1971. British historian, writer and hotelier (born 1971))
• Robert Millikan (1868 to 1953. American physicist (1868–1953))
• Surya Sen (1894 to 1934. Indian revolutionary (1894–1934))
• Lilli Hornig (1921 to 2017. Czech-born American scientist)
• Billy Collins (born 1941. American poet)
• Vani Hari (born 1980. American author and activist)
• Lynden Pindling (1930 to 2000. Bahamian politician (1930–2000))
• Caroline Norton (1808 to 1877. English social reformer and writer (1808–1877))
• Anton Raphael Mengs (1728 to 1779. German painter (1728–1779))
• Nathan Rosen (1909 to 1995. Israeli-American physicist (1909–1995))
• Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759 to 1818. Queen of Sweden from 1809 to 1818)
• Richard Easton (1933 to 2019. Canadian actor (1933–2019))
• Didit Hediprasetyo (born 1984. Indonesian fashion designer and socialite (born 1984))
• Nicholas Monsarrat (1910 to 1979. English writer (1910–1979))
• Adam Sedgwick (1785 to 1873. British geologist (1785–1873))
• Gabrielle Roy (1909 to 1983. Canadian author (1909–1983))
• Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833 to 1905. Austrian royal; Palatine of Hungary)
• Sakuma Shōzan (1811 to 1864. Japanese politician and scholar)
• José Manuel Albares (born 1972. Spanish diplomat (born 1972))
• Burton Richter (1931 to 2018. American physicist)
• Pierre Jeanneret (1896 to 1967. Swiss architect (1896–1967))
• Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212 to 1234. Emperor of Japan from 1221 to 1232)
• Francesco Maria I della Rovere (1490 to 1538. Italian condottiero (1490–1538))
• Valdis Zatlers (born 1955. Latvian politician and former physician (born 1955))
• Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (924 to 979. Emperor of Đại Cồ Việt)
• Josip Manolić (1920 to 2024. Croatian politician (1920–2024))
• Des Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton (born 1952. British Labour politician (born 1952))
• Vydūnas (1868 to 1953. Prussian-Lithuanian teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and writer)
• William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (1684 to 1764. English politician and peer (1684–1764))
• Jawhar Sircar (born 1952. Member of Parliament, Indian Government)
• Inri Cristo (born 1948. Brazilian astrologer)
• Zhan Videnov (born 1959. Former Prime Minister of Bulgaria)
• August Hermann Francke (1663 to 1727. German clergyman and theologian (1663–1727))
• Ibn al-Farid (1181 to 1234. Arab poet and Scholar (1181–1234))
• John Frederick Kensett (1816 to 1872. American painter)

Died on March 22

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 to 1832. German writer and polymath (1749–1832))
• Scott Walker (1943 to 2019. British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019))
• Nicolas Flamel (1330 to 1418. French public scribe (1330–1418))
• Jonathan Edwards (theologian) (1703 to 1758. American preacher and philosopher (1703–1758))
• Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568 to 625. Uncle of Muhammad (c. 568–625))
• Ismail Ibn Sharif (1645 to 1727. Sultan of Morocco from 1672 to 1727)
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 to 1687. Italian-French composer (1632–1687))
• Lionel Jospin (1937 to 2026. Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002)
• Eugene Landy (1934 to 2006. American psychologist (1934–2006))
• Gerald Bull (1928 to 1990. Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990))
• László Almásy (1895 to 1951. Hungarian aristocrat and adventurer (1893–1951))
• Thomas of Lancaster (1387 to 1421. English prince and soldier (1387–1421))
• Kenzō Tange (1913 to 2005. Japanese architect (1913–2005))
• Auguste de Marmont (1774 to 1852. French Marshal (1774–1852))
• Rita Gam (1927 to 2016. American actress (1927–2016))
• George of Poděbrady (1420 to 1471. King of Bohemia (r. 1458–71))
• 7th Dalai Lama (1708 to 1757. Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1720 to 1757)
• Tokugawa Ienari (1773 to 1841. Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1787 to 1837)
• D. S. Senanayake (1884 to 1952. Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1947 to 1952)
• Emperor Go-Sai (1638 to 1685. Emperor of Japan from 1655 to 1663)
• Song Jiaoren (1882 to 1913. Chinese republican revolutionary (1882–1913))
• Olga Knipper (1868 to 1959. Russian and Soviet stage actress (1868–1959))
• Heinrich Maier (1908 to 1945. Austrian Roman Catholic priest (1908–1945))
• James Black (pharmacologist) (1924 to 2010. Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010))
• Svetlana Broz (1955 to 2025. Bosnian author and physician (1955–2025))
• Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (1767 to 1852. Queen of Denmark (1808–39) and Norway (1808–14))
• Thomas Hughes (1822 to 1896. English judge and politician (1822–1896))
• Pericle Felici (1911 to 1982. Italian prelate)
• Agostino Carracci (1557 to 1602. Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1557–1602))
• José Antonio Aguirre (politician) (1904 to 1960. Basque nationalist leader in the mid-20th century)

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