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Famous People Born on August 22(211 people)
Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Cooper Connolly, Australian cricketer
LaMelo Ball, American basketball player
Maxx Crosby, American football player
Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer
Jeon So-min, South Korean singer-songwriter
Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player
Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete (died 2025)
Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist
Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player
Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player
Randall Cobb, American football player
Drew Hutchison, American baseball player
Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player
Adam Thielen, American football player
Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer
Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler
Salih Yoluç, Turkish race car driver
Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer
Jahri Evans, American football player
Alex Holmes, American football player
Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (died 2012)
Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete
Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter
Matt Walters, American football player
Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player
Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer
Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer
Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist
Jenna Leigh Green, American actress and singer
Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player
Roslina Bakar, Malaysian sport shooter
Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer
Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter
Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver
Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster
Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author
Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman
Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (died 2008)
Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (died 2002)
Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager
Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer
David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died 2004)
Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach
Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer
Roland Orzabal, English singer and musician
Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager
Collin Raye, American country music singer
Regina Taylor, American actress and playwright
Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter
Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author
Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016)
Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach
Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician
Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach
Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author
David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American art historian and quilter
Cindy Williams, American actress and producer (died 2023)
David Chase, American screenwriter and producer
Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer
Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic
Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales
Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004
Bill Parcells, American football player and coach
Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (died 2025)
Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019)
Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (died 2013)
John Callaway, American journalist and producer (died 2009)
Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster
Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (died 1994)
Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (died 2013)
Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (died 1991)
Roy Clay, American computer scientist (died 2024)
Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general (died 2017)
Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015)
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007)
Marc Bohan, French fashion designer (died 2023)
Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (died 2011)
Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020)
James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989)
Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996)
Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011)
Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (died 2003)
Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)
Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (died 2004)
David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004)
James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007)
Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005)
Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (died 1992)
Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (died 1989)
Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (died 2008)
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (died 1993)
Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992)
Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (died 1993)
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, paramount leader and 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1997)
Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (died 1973)
Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (died 1982)
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (died 1940)
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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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