Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on August 22(211 people)

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Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast

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Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer

Athlete

LaMelo Ball, American basketball player

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Maxx Crosby, American football player

Fanum, American streamer(1997 - present)
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Fanum, American streamer

Athlete

Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer

Athlete

Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

Musician

Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter

Musician

Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter

Actor

Israel Broussard, American actor

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Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player

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Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025)

Artist

Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist

Athlete

Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player

Athlete

Federico Macheda, Italian footballer

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Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player

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Randall Cobb, American football player

Athlete

Drew Hutchison, American baseball player

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Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player

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Adam Thielen, American football player

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Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer

Athlete

Apollo Crews, American wrestler

Athlete

Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer

Athlete

Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler

Writer

Luke Russert, American journalist

Athlete

Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

Athlete

Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler

Notable Figure

Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver

Athlete

Lee Camp, English footballer

Athlete

Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer

Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist(1983 - present)
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Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist

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Jahri Evans, American football player

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Sean Rash, American bowler

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Alex Holmes, American football player

Athlete

Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (died 2012)

Athlete

Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete

Athlete

Roland Benschneider, German footballer

Athlete

Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter

Athlete

Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler

Actor

Brandon Adams, American actor

Notable Figure

Matt Walters, American football player

Actor

James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter

Athlete

Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player

Athlete

Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer

Writer

Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer

Athlete

Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer

Musician

Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist

Notable Figure

Laurent Hernu, French decathlete

Athlete

Jeff Weaver, American baseball player

Athlete

Randy Wolf, American baseball player

Athlete

Clint Bolton, Australian footballer

Actor

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor

Politician

Cory Gardner, American politician

Actor

Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer

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Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player

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Roslina Bakar, Malaysian sport shooter

Musician

Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Actor

Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

Athlete

Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

Notable Figure

Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter

Musician

Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

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Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver

Actor

Richard Armitage, English actor

Musician

Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Rick Yune, American actor

Writer

Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster

Writer

Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author

Notable Figure

Tímea Nagy, Hungarian fencer

Actor

Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Athlete

Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer

Business

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman

Athlete

Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (died 2008)

Actor

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English actor

Actor

Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian

Musician

Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (died 2002)

Musician

GZA, American rapper and producer

Athlete

Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager

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Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer

Notable Figure

David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004)

Athlete

Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach

Musician

Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Musician

James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer

Athlete

Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter

Musician

Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Musician

Roland Orzabal, English singer and musician

Athlete

Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager

Musician

Collin Raye, American country music singer

Actor

Regina Taylor, American actress and playwright

Musician

Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Politician

Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance

Actor

Mark Williams, English actor

Actor

Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor

Athlete

Stevie Ray, American wrestler

Musician

Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter

Writer

Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author

Musician

Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016)

Athlete

Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach

Notable Figure

Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer

Politician

Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician

Athlete

Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager

Musician

Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977)

Athlete

Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach

Political Leader

Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

Business

Joop Donkervoort, Dutch businessman

Writer

Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author

Musician

David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American art historian and quilter

Actor

Cindy Williams, American actress and producer (died 2023)

Filmmaker

David Chase, American screenwriter and producer

Musician

Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer

Scientist

Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic

Politician

Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales

Scientist

Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004

Notable Figure

Bill Parcells, American football player and coach

Notable Figure

Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025)

Actor

Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019)

Athlete

Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player

Politician

Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013)

Musician

Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2012)

Filmmaker

John Callaway, American journalist and producer (died 2009)

Musician

Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

Scientist

Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster

Writer

Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist

Scientist

Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (died 2012)

Actor

Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (died 1994)

Scientist

Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut (died 2020)

Athlete

Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013)

Writer

Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991)

Scientist

Roy Clay, American computer scientist (died 2024)

Military

Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (died 2017)

Politician

Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015)

Musician

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007)

Fashion

Marc Bohan, French fashion designer (died 2023)

Musician

Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (died 2011)

Actor

Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020)

Writer

James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989)

Writer

Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995)

Artist

Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011)

Artist

Frank Kelly Freas, American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005)

Filmmaker

Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003)

Writer

Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (died 2012)

Filmmaker

Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012)

Scientist

Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)

Writer

Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (died 2004)

Musician

John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)

Activist

David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004)

Scientist

James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007)

Political Leader

Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005)

Writer

Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (died 1992)

Business

Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (died 1989)

Business

Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (died 2008)

Scientist

Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (died 1993)

Filmmaker

Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992)

Artist

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993)

Politician

Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, paramount leader and 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1997)

Notable Figure

Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (died 1990)

Politician

Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (died 1973)

Actor

Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (died 2003)

Writer

Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (died 1982)

Musician

Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1965)

Explorer

Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995)

Explorer

László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (died 1951)

Politician

Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1966)

Military

Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (died 1977)

Writer

Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (died 1967)

Scientist

Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (died 1992)

Scientist

Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983)

Artist

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973)

Actor

Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (died 1973)

Politician

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977)

Notable Figure

Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (died 1919)

Philosopher/Religious

Bede Jarrett, English Dominican priest (died 1934)

Military

James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (died 1949)

Writer

Gorch Fock, German author and poet (died 1916)

Notable Figure

George Herriman, American cartoonist (died 1944)

Writer

Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (died 1928)

Philosopher/Religious

Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928)

Scientist

Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (died 1958)

Medical

Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (died 1939)

Scientist

Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (died 1934)

Musician

Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (died 1918)

Scientist

Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (died 1940)

Scientist

Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (died 1940)

Athlete

Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (died 1937)

Notable Figure

Milan I of Serbia (died 1901)

Notable Figure

Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (died 1929)

Politician

John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (died 1918)

Politician

William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1924)

Explorer

George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881)

Artist

Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (died 1918)

Scientist

Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (died 1906)

Politician

Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1906)

Legal

Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892)

Writer

Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (died 1865)

Politician

James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1860)

Explorer

Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (died 1858)

Scientist

Henry Maudslay, English engineer (died 1831)

Architect

Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (died 1838)

Philosopher/Religious

Pope Leo XII (died 1829)

Notable Figure

Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (died 1758)

Scientist

Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (died 1712)

Writer

Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (died 1701)

Writer

Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667)

Notable Figure

Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (died 1636)

Notable Figure

Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (died 1636)

Notable Figure

Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (died 1464)

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About Famous Birthdays on August 22

August 22 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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