On this day · Libra

October 22 birthdays

298 notable historical figures were born on October 22, and 183 died on this day. Everyone born on October 22 is a Libra.

20% of October 22 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (78) than any other country.

Born on October 22

• Arsène Wenger (born 1949. French football player, manager and administrator)
• Christopher Lloyd (born 1938. American actor (born 1938))
• Javier Milei (born 1970. President of Argentina since 2023)
• Franz Liszt (1811 to 1886. Hungarian composer and pianist (1811–1886))
• Deepak Chopra (born 1946. American alternative medicine advocate (born 1946))
• Derek Jacobi (born 1938. English actor (born 1938))
• Nader Shah (1688 to 1747. Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747)
• Doris Lessing (1919 to 2013. British novelist (1919–2013))
• Yitzhak Shamir (1915 to 2012. Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992))
• Bảo Đại (1913 to 1997. Last emperor of Vietnam from 1926 to 1945 (1913–1997))
• Bobby Seale (born 1936. Co-founder of the Black Panther Party (born 1936))
• Louis Riel (1844 to 1885. Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885))
• Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781 to 1789. French royal dauphin (1781–1789))
• Augusta Victoria (1858 to 1921. German Empress from 1888 to 1918)
• Robert Rauschenberg (1925 to 2008. American painter and graphic artist (1925–2008))
• Marc Shaiman (born 1959. American composer (born 1959))
• Ann Rule (1931 to 2015. American true crime author (1931–2015))
• Jocelyn Benson (born 1977. American politician and attorney (born 1977))
• Catherine Deneuve (born 1943. French actress (born 1943))
• Ashfaqulla Khan (1900 to 1927. Indian revolutionary (1900–1927))
• Komaram Bheem (1901 to 1940. Indian tribal leader (1900–1940))
• Joaquim Chissano (born 1939. Mozambican politician (born 1939))
• Elizabeth Ann Blaesing (1919 to 2005. Daughter of Warren Harding (1919–2005))
• Maria Amalia of Austria (1701 to 1756. Holy Roman Empress from 1742 to 1745)
• Feng Zhang (born 1981. Chinese–American biochemist (born 1981))
• Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783 to 1840. French polymath and naturalist (1783–1840))
• Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. (1900 to 1949. American businessman and diplomat (1900–1949))
• Vsevolod III (1154 to 1212. 12th-century prince of Kievan Rus')
• Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1660–1661) (1660 to 1661. Duke of Cambridge)
• Ross Barkan (born 1989. American journalist, novelist, and politician (born 1989))
• Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (1700 to 1761. Duchess of Modena and Reggio from 1737 to 1761)
• Dominic Behan (1928 to 1989. Irish writer (1928–1989))
• Antoine Barnave (1761 to 1793. French politician (1761–1793))
• Karl Guthe Jansky (1905 to 1950. American physicist and radio engineer (1905–1950))
• Joseph Kosma (1905 to 1969. Hungarian-French composer (1905–1969))
• Queen Munjeong (1501 to 1565. Queen of Joseon from 1517 to 1544)
• Edmund Dulac (1882 to 1953. French-British illustrator (1882–1953))
• Donald Ramotar (born 1950. President of Guyana from 2011 to 2015)
• George Beadle (1903 to 1989. American geneticist (1903–1989))
• Clinton Davisson (1881 to 1958. American physicist (1881–1958))
• Timothy Leary (1920 to 1996. American psychologist (1920–1996))
• Joan Fontaine (1917 to 2013. British-American actress (1917–2013))
• Jayanta Mahapatra (1928 to 2023. Indian poet (1928–2023))
• Emperor Juntoku (1197 to 1242. Emperor of Japan (r. 1210–1221))
• Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859 to 1949. Physician and general (1859–1949))
• Katherine Arden (born 1987. American novelist)
• Rafael Franco (1896 to 1973. President of Paraguay from 1936 to 1937)
• Samuil Marshak (1887 to 1964. Russian writer and poet (1887–1965))
• Moetai Brotherson (born 1969. President of French Polynesia since 2023)
• Ichiro Suzuki (born 1973. Japanese baseball player (born 1973))
• Jeff Goldblum (born 1952. American actor and musician (born 1952))
• F. A. Mitchell-Hedges (1882 to 1959. English adventurer, traveler, and writer (1882–1959))
• Abdul Munim Riad (1919 to 1969. Egyptian general (1919–1969))
• Peter Geiger (1942 to 2025. Liechtensteiner historian (1942–2025))
• Rolf Nevanlinna (1895 to 1980. Finnish mathematician (1895–1980))
• Pratap Singh of Idar (1845 to 1922. Maharaja of Idar (1845–1922))
• Horacio Vásquez (1860 to 1936. President of the Dominican Republic (1860–1936))
• Ernst Öpik (1893 to 1985. Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893–1985))
• Gerald Vizenor (born 1934. American writer (born 1934))
• Parineeti Chopra (born 1988. Indian actress (born 1988))

Died on October 22

• Paul Cézanne (1839 to 1906. French painter (1839–1906))
• Interregnum (688 to 741. Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741))
• Arnold J. Toynbee (1889 to 1975. British historian (1889–1975))
• Ève Curie (1904 to 2007. French–American journalist and pianist (1904–2007))
• Ewan MacColl (1915 to 1989. British folk singer-songwriter and activist (1915–1989))
• Paul Tillich (1886 to 1965. German and American theologian and philosopher (1886–1965))
• Nadia Boulanger (1887 to 1979. French musician and teacher (1887–1979))
• Choi Kyu-hah (1919 to 2006. President of South Korea from 1979 to 1980)
• Peyton Randolph (1721 to 1775. Founding Father of the United States (1721–1775))
• William IV, Prince of Orange (1711 to 1751. Prince of Orange from 1711 to 1751)
• Ye Jianying (1897 to 1986. Chinese communist leader and politician (1897–1986))
• Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893 to 1986. Hungarian biochemist (1893–1986), Nobel Prize winner)
• Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928 to 2024. Peruvian theologian (1928–2024))
• John VII (650 to 707. Head of the Catholic Church from 705 to 707)
• Andrew Fisher (1862 to 1928. Australian prime minister (1862–1928))
• Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345 to 1383. King of Portugal (r. 1367–1383))
• Komitas (1869 to 1935. Armenian composer and priest (1869–1935))
• Queen Geraldine (1915 to 2002. Queen of the Albanians from 1938 to 1939)
• William, Prince of Hohenzollern (1864 to 1927. German prince (1864–1927))
• Jibanananda Das (1899 to 1954. Bengali poet (1899–1954))
• Louis Spohr (1784 to 1859. German composer, violinist and conductor (1784–1859))
• David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 to 1981. English athlete and sports official (1905–81))
• Benjamin Roden (1902 to 1978. American religious leader (1902–1978))
• Roderick Murchison (1792 to 1871. British geologist (1792–1871))
• Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752 to 1828. Austrian field marshal (1752–1828))
• César, Duke of Vendôme (1594 to 1665. Duke of Vendôme)
• Khwaja Nazimuddin (1894 to 1964. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953)
• Francesco Illy (1892 to 1956. Businessman and inventor (1892–1956))
• Alejandro Rodríguez de Valcárcel (1917 to 1976. Spanish falangist politician)
• János Arany (1817 to 1882. Hungarian poet (1817–1882))

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