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Famous People Born on December 22(221 people)

Athlete

Callan McKenna, Scottish footballer

Actor

Joe Anders, American-British actor

Athlete

David Datro Fofana, Ivorian footballer

Athlete

Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis player

Athlete

Jack Draper, British tennis player

Actor

Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer

Actor

G Hannelius, American actress and singer

Musician

Latto, American rapper and singer

Athlete

Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player

Athlete

Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Sergi Darder, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer

Musician

Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player

Athlete

Nick Johnson, American basketball player

Musician

Moonbyul, South Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter

DaBaby, American rapper(1991 - present)
Musician

DaBaby, American rapper

Actor

Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer

Actor

Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Jacob Stallings, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Scott Darling, American ice hockey player

Athlete

Mohamed El Shenawy, Egyptian footballer

Notable Figure

Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player

Athlete

Zack Britton, American baseball player

Athlete

Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer

Athlete

Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer

Musician

Basshunter, Swedish singer, record producer and DJ

Actor

Greg Finley, American actor

Athlete

José Fonte, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Doc Gallows, American wrestler

Athlete

Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner

Notable Figure

Britta Heidemann, German fencer

Actor

Alinne Moraes, Brazilian actress and model

Notable Figure

Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper

Actor

Chris Carmack, American actor, singer, and model

Athlete

Marcus Haislip, American basketball player

Athlete

Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer and coach

Musician

Danny Ahn, South Korean singer

Athlete

Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (died 2015)

Athlete

Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer

Notable Figure

Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Athlete

Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter

Athlete

Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach

Writer

Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator

Artist

Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist

Athlete

Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager

Athlete

Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer

Notable Figure

Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player

Astronaut

Takuya Onishi, Japanese astronaut

Actor

Rei Hance, American actress

Musician

Mark Hill, English musician, producer and songwriter

Notable Figure

Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player and scout

Actor

Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress

Notable Figure

Ajeenkya Patil, Indian economist and academic

Notable Figure

Gary Anderson, Scottish darts player

Politician

Ted Cruz, Canadian-American lawyer and politician

Notable Figure

Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete

Athlete

Mark Robins, English footballer and manager

Musician

Emre Aracı, Turkish composer, conductor, and historian

Athlete

Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer

Musician

Lori McKenna, American singer-songwriter

Actor

Dina Meyer, American actress

Musician

Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)

Politician

Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician

Politician

Rebecca Harris, English businesswoman and politician

Athlete

Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast and coach

Musician

Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player

Politician

David Wright, English lawyer and politician

Filmmaker

David S. Goyer, American screenwriter

Notable Figure

Urszula Włodarczyk, Polish heptathlete and triple jumper

Athlete

Mike Jackson, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Angela James, Canadian ice hockey player

Politician

Simon Kirby, English businessman and politician

Athlete

Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach

Notable Figure

Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator

Artist

Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator

Actor

Ralph Fiennes, English actor

Astronaut

Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Writer

Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (died 1988)

Actor

Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor

Paul Kuniholm, Artist(1960 - present)
Artist

Paul Kuniholm, Artist

Athlete

Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager

Musician

Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Actor

David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director

Notable Figure

Stephen Conway, English bishop

Politician

Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician

Notable Figure

Peter Mortimer, Australian rugby league player

Business

Jane Lighting, English businesswoman

Notable Figure

Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower

Athlete

Lonnie Smith, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Notable Figure

Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver

Notable Figure

Derick Parry, Nevisian cricketer

Notable Figure

Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Tom Underwood, American baseball player (died 2010)

Politician

Sandra Kalniete, Latvian politician and diplomat, former Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Writer

Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist

Writer

Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic

Business

Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British landowner, businessman and philanthropist (died 2016)

Actor

Tony Isabella, American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic

Athlete

Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer

Notable Figure

Manfred Moore, American football player and rugby league player (died 2020)

Musician

Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2003)

Musician

Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Ray Guy, American football player (died 2022)

Athlete

Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster

Writer

Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author

Musician

Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Chris Old, English cricketer and coach

Actor

Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (died 2003)

Filmmaker

Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Dilip Doshi, Indian cricketer

Business

Roger Carr, English businessman

Writer

C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author

Notable Figure

Frances Lannon, English historian and academic

Athlete

Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster

Writer

Diane Sawyer, American journalist

Scientist

Mary Archer, English chemist and academic

Athlete

Steve Carlton, American baseball player

Musician

Barry Jenkins, English drummer

Scientist

Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic

Politician

Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

Athlete

Jerry Koosman, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Dick Parry, English saxophonist

Politician

Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (died 2009)

Writer

Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator

Athlete

Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (died 2011)

Politician

Lucien Bouchard, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of Quebec

Actor

Red Steagall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet

Writer

Charlotte Lamb, English author (died 2000)

Writer

Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright (died 2018)

Writer

Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright

Writer

James Burke, Irish historian and author

Actor

Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director

Filmmaker

Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (died 2012)

Notable Figure

David Pearson, American race car driver (died 2018)

Notable Figure

John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (died 1968)

Athlete

Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Gisela Birkemeyer, German hurdler and coach (died 2024)

Political Leader

Carlos Graça, São Toméan lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (died 2013)

Athlete

Ardalion Ignatyev, Russian sprinter and educator (died 1998)

Notable Figure

Wazir Mohammad, Indian-Pakistani cricketer (died 2025)

Notable Figure

Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (died 2016)

Athlete

Alcides Ghiggia, Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2015)

Filmmaker

Roberta Leigh, English writer, artist and TV producer (died 2014)

Business

Lewis Glucksman, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2006)

Athlete

Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (died 2012)

Actor

Frank Corsaro, American actor and director (died 2017)

Writer

Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author (died 2020)

Actor

Ruth Roman, American actress (died 1999)

Politician

Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 2015)

Musician

Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (died 1996)

Musician

Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1963)

Actor

Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (died 1999)

Actor

Barbara Billingsley, American actress (died 2010)

Writer

Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler (died 1998)

Military

Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (died 1943)

Activist

Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (died 2007)

Actor

Danny O'Dea, English actor (died 2003)

Actor

Patricia Hayes, English actress (died 1998)

Artist

Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (died 1991)

Actor

Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (died 1991)

Actor

Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1972)

Notable Figure

Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and racing driver (died 1955)

Writer

Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic (died 1982)

Notable Figure

Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983)

Musician

Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (died 1980)

Filmmaker

Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1973)

Actor

Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (died 1963)

Scientist

Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1974)

Political Leader

Edwin Linkomies, Finnish academic, professor and the Prime Minister of Finland (died 1963)

Scientist

Herman Potočnik, Slovenian-Austrian engineer (died 1929)

Athlete

George Hutson, English runner and soldier (died 1914)

Business

J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (died 1972)

Scientist

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (died 1920)

Musician

Deems Taylor, American conductor and critic (died 1966)

Scientist

St. Elmo Brady, African American chemist and educator (died 1966)

Notable Figure

Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (died 1941)

Musician

Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (died 1965)

Notable Figure

Fred Woolley, Australian rugby league player (died 1955)

Notable Figure

Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (died 1925)

Musician

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (died 1944)

Musician

Franz Schmidt, Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (died 1939)

Notable Figure

Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (died 1961)

Scientist

Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1931)

Writer

Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (died 1935)

Political Leader

Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1941?)

Athlete

Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (died 1945)

Athlete

Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (died 1956)

Musician

Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (died 1924)

Politician

Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)

Musician

Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1917)

Scientist

Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (died 1919)

Philosopher/Religious

Sarada Devi, Indian mystic and philosopher (died 1920)

Political Leader

Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico (died 1916)

Notable Figure

John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (died 1917)

Musician

Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (died 1870)

Scientist

Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (died 1892)

Writer

Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (died 1873)

Notable Figure

John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (died 1893)

Scientist

Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist (died 1864)

Scientist

Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (died 1825)

Musician

Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (died 1787)

Politician

James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (died 1785)

Philosopher/Religious

Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic (died 1768)

Writer

Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet (died 1708)

Writer

Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (died 1699)

Artist

Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (died 1666)

Architect

Étienne Martellange, French architect (died 1641)

Writer

Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (died 1631)

Notable Figure

Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (died 1604)

Politician

Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician (died 1495)

Political Leader

Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mongolian emperor (died 1329)

Notable Figure

Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (died 1242)

Political Leader

Emperor Antoku of Japan (died 1185)

Notable Figure

Roger II of Sicily (died 1154)

Military

Kang Kam-ch'an, Korean official and general (died 1031)

Political Leader

Diocletian, Roman emperor (died 311)

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