22 August Births

August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1412 – Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1464)[3]
1570 – Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1636)[4]
1599 – Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman (d. 1636)
1601 – Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1667)
1624 – Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet (d. 1701)
1647 – Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking (d. 1712)
1679 – Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758)
1760 – Pope Leo XII (d. 1829)
1764 – Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer (d. 1838)
1771 – Henry Maudslay, English engineer (d. 1831)
1773 – Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
1778 – James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1860)
1788 – Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author (d. 1829)
1800 – William S. Harney, American general (d. 1889)
1800 – Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1865)
1827 – Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1906)
1834 – Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1906)
1836 – Archibald Willard, American soldier and painter (d. 1918)
1844 – George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (d. 1881)
1845 – William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)
1847 – John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (d. 1918)
1848 – Melville Elijah Stone, American publisher, founded the Chicago Daily News (d. 1929)
1854 – Milan I of Serbia (d. 1901)
1857 – Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)
1860 – Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, created the Nipkow disk (d. 1940)
1860 – Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)
1862 – Claude Debussy, French pianist and composer (d. 1918)
1867 – Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (d. 1939)
1867 – Charles Francis Jenkins, American inventor (d. 1934)
1868 – Willis R. Whitney, American chemist (d. 1958)
1873 – Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)
1874 – Max Scheler, German philosopher and author (d. 1928)
1880 – Gorch Fock, German author and poet (d. 1916)
1880 – George Herriman, American cartoonist (d. 1944)
1881 – James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (d. 1949)[5]
1882 – Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot (d. 1919)
1887 – Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1977)
1890 – Cecil Kellaway, South African actor (d. 1973)
1891 – Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (d. 1983)
1891 – Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (d. 1973)
1893 – Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1977)
1893 – Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist (d. 1967)
1893 – Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist (d. 1992)
1895 – László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer (d. 1951)
1895 – Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1966)
1896 – Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (d. 1995)
1897 – Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1965)
1900 – Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy (d. 1999)
1902 – Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (d. 1973)
1902 – Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist (d. 2003)
1902 – Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author (d. 1982)
1903 – Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger (d. 1990)
1904 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1997)
1908 – Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (d. 2004)
1908 – Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach (d. 1993)
1909 – Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)
1909 – Mel Hein, American football player and coach (d. 1992)
1913 – Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot (d. 2008)
1913 – Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1993)
1914 – Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright (d. 1992)
1914 – Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (d. 1989)
1915 – David Dellinger, American activist (d. 2004)
1915 – James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (d. 2007)
1915 – Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (d. 2005)
1917 – John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
1918 – Mary McGrory, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
1920 – Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1920 – Denton Cooley, American soldier and surgeon (d. 2016)
1921 – Dinos Dimopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1921 – Tony Pawson, English cricketer, footballer, and journalist (d. 2012)
1922 – Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
1922 – Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (d. 2011)
1924 – James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (d. 1989)
1924 – Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (d. 1995)
1925 – Honor Blackman, English actress and republican
1926 – Bob Flanigan, American pop singer (d. 2011)
1928 – Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat
1928 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (d. 2007)
1929 – Valery Alekseyev, Russian anthropologist and author (d. 1991)
1929 – Ulrich Wegener, German police officer and general
1930 – Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
1932 – Gerald P. Carr, American engineer, colonel, and astronaut
1933 – Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (d. 1994)
1934 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (d. 2012)
1935 – Annie Proulx, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist
1936 – Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
1936 – John Callaway, American journalist and producer (d. 2009)
1936 – Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1936 – Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster
1938 – Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician (d. 2013)
1939 – Valerie Harper, American actress
1939 – Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (d. 2012)
1939 – Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
1940 – Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers
1941 – Bill Parcells, American football player and coach
1942 – Uğur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and author (d. 1993)
1943 – Alun Michael, Welsh police commissioner and politician, inaugural First Minister of Wales
1943 – Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist and engineer, co-designed the Intel 4004
1944 – Roger Cashmore, English physicist and academic
1945 – David Chase, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer
1947 – Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer-songwriter
1947 – Cindy Williams, American actress and producer
1948 – David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Doug Bair, American baseball player and coach
1949 – Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author
1950 – Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach
1950 – Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
1952 – Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
1953 – Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
1955 – Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician
1956 – Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach
1956 – Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer
1957 – Steve Davis, English snooker player, sportscaster, and author
1957 – Holly Dunn, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1958 – Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor
1958 – Stevie Ray, American semi-retired wrestler
1958 – Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter
1959 – Juan Croucier, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1959 – Pia Gjellerup, Danish lawyer and politician, Danish Minister of Finance
1959 – Mark Williams, English actor
1960 – Holger Gehrke, German footballer and manager
1960 – Collin Raye, American country music singer
1961 – Andrés Calamaro, Argentine singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1961 – Iain Coucher, English businessman
1961 – Roland Orzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1961 – Debbi Peterson, American singer-songwriter and drummer
1962 – Stefano Tilli, Italian sprinter
1963 – Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1963 – James DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer
1963 – Terry Catledge, American basketball player
1964 – Trey Gowdy, American lawyer and U.S. Representative
1964 – Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach
1965 – Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer
1965 – David Reimer, Canadian victim of a botched circumcision and transgender reassignment surgery (d. 2004)[6]
1966 – GZA, American rapper and producer
1966 – Rob Witschge, Dutch footballer and manager
1967 – Ty Burrell, American actor and comedian
1967 – Paul Colman, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer
1967 – Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
1968 – Casper Christensen, Danish comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1968 – Rich Lowry, American writer and magazine editor (National Review)
1968 – Aleksandr Mostovoi, Russian footballer
1968 – Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian businesswoman
1968 – Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis player (d. 2008)
1970 – Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author
1970 – Charlie Connelly, English author and broadcaster
1971 – Craig Finn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter
1972 – Paul Doucette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
1972 – Steve Kline, American baseball player and coach
1972 – Max Wilson, German-Brazilian race car driver
1973 – Howie Dorough, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1973 – Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1973 – Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
1974 – Cory Gardner, American politician
1974 – Agustín Pichot, Argentinian rugby player
1975 – Clint Bolton, Australian footballer
1975 – Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor
1976 – Marius Bezykornovas, Lithuanian footballer
1976 – Bryn Davies, American bassist, cellist, and pianist
1976 – Laurent Hernu, French decathlete
1976 – Randy Wolf, American baseball player
1977 – Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer
1977 – Keren Cytter, Israeli visual artist and writer
1978 – James Corden, English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter
1978 – Ioannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player
1979 – Matt Walters, American football player
1980 – Roland Benschneider, German footballer
1980 – Nicolas Macrozonaris, Canadian sprinter
1980 – Seiko Yamamoto, Japanese wrestler
1981 – Alex Holmes, American football player
1981 – Jang Hyun-kyu, South Korean footballer (d. 2012)
1981 – Christina Obergföll, German athlete
1983 – Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist
1983 – Jahri Evans, American football player
1984 – Lee Camp, English footballer
1984 – Lawrence Quaye, Ghanaian-Qatari footballer
1985 – Luke Russert, American journalist
1985 – Jey Uso, Samoan-American wrestler
1985 – Jimmy Uso, Samoan-American wrestler
1986 – Stephen Ireland, Irish footballer
1986 – Neville, English wrestler
1986 – Tokushōryū Makoto, Japanese sumo wrestler
1987 – Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer
1987 – Apollo Crews, American wrestler
1989 – Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian footballer
1990 – Randall Cobb, American football player
1990 – Drew Hutchison, American baseball player
1990 – Robbie Rochow, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Federico Macheda, Italian footballer
1991 – Brayden Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player
1992 – Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player
1994 – Olli Määttä, Finnish ice hockey player
1995 – Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter
1996 – Jessica-Jane Applegate, British Paralympic swimmer

Source: wikipedia