May 22 - Births

Births

• 1622 – Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French governor of New France (d. 1698)
• 1715 – François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1794)
• 1724 – Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (d. 1772)
• 1770 – Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)
• 1772 – Ram Mohan Roy, Hindu reformer (d. 1833)
• 1783 – William Sturgeon, English physicist and inventor (d. 1850)
• 1808 – Gérard de Nerval, French writer (d. 1855)
• 1813 – Richard Wagner, German composer (d. 1883)
• 1823 – Solomon Bundy, American politician (d. 1889)
• 1823 – Isabella Glyn, British actress (d. 1889)
• 1841 – Catulle Mendès, French poet (d. 1909)
• 1844 – Mary Cassatt, American artist (d. 1926)
• 1844 – Abdul-Baha, Son of Baha'u'llah (d. 1921)
• 1849 – Louis Perrier, Swiss politician (d. 1913)
• 1859 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British physician and writer (d. 1930)
• 1874 – Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1959)
• 1879 – Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer (d. 1947)
• 1879 – Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (d. 1945)
• 1885 – Giacomo Matteotti, Italian politician (d. 1924)
• 1885 – Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (d. 1957)
• 1891 – Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (d. 1963)
• 1900 – Yvonne de Gaulle, widow of Charles de Gaulle (d. 1979)
• 1901 – Maurice J. Tobin, 56^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1953)
• 1902 – Al Simmons, American baseball player (d. 1956)
• 1903 – Yves Rocard, French physicist (d. 1992)
• 1904 – Pyotr Sobolevsky, Soviet actor (d. 1977)
• 1904 – Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (d. 1962)
• 1907 – Hergé, Belgian comic-book creator (d. 1983)
• 1907 – Laurence Olivier, English stage and screen actor (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker (d. 1970)
• 1908 – Horton Smith. American golfer (d. 1963)
• 1910 – Johnny Olson, American game show announcer (d. 1985)
• 1911 – Anatol Rapoport, Russian-born mathematical psychologist and pianist (d. 2007)
• 1912 – Herbert C. Brown, English-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 1914 – Vance Packard, American author (d. 1996)
• 1914 – Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993)
• 1914 – Edward Arthur Thompson, British historian (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Georg Tintner, Austrian-born conductor (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Nathan Davis, American actor (d. 2008)
• 1917 – Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Thomas Gold, Austrian astrophysicist (d. 2004)
• 1922 – Quinn Martin, American television producer (d. 1987)
• 1924 – Charles Aznavour, Armenian-French singer, actor, and composer
• 1925 – James King, American tenor (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Jean Tinguely, Swiss artist (d. 1991)
• 1927 – George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-born chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1927 – Michael Constantine, American actor
• 1927 – Phil Tucker, American director
• 1928 – T. Boone Pickens, Jr., American businessman
• 1930 – Harvey Milk, American politician and civil rights activist (d. 1978)
• 1930 – Kenny Ball, British musician
• 1934 – Peter Nero, American musician
• 1934 – Arne Harris, American television sports director (d. 2001)
• 1935 – Ron Piché, Canadian baseball player
• 1936 – M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor
• 1938 – Susan Strasberg, American actress (d. 1999)
• 1940 – Bernard Shaw, American television journalist
• 1940 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor
• 1941 – Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1941 – Sir Menzies Campbell, British politician
• 1941 – Martha Langbein, German athlete
• 1942 – Ted Kaczynski. American terrorist, known as the Unabomber
• 1942 – Calvin Simon, American musician (P Funk)
• 1942 – Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
• 1943 – Tommy John, American baseball player
• 1943 – Betty Williams, Northern Irish political activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1943 – Gesine Schwan, German politician and science professor
• 1944 – Vaiko, Indian politician
• 1946 – Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager
• 1946 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2005)
• 1948 – Richard Baker, American politician
• 1950 – Alekos Alavanos, Greek politician
• 1950 – Bernie Taupin, English songwriter
• 1951 – Kenneth Bianchi, American serial killer
• 1952 – Bernhard Brinkmann, German politician
• 1953 – Doris Barnett, German politician
• 1953 – Cha Bum-Kun, Korean footballer
• 1955 – Jimmy Lyon, American guitarist (Eddie Money)
• 1955 – Dale Winton, British radio DJ and television presenter
• 1955 – Jerry Dammers, English musician (The Specials)
• 1955 – Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, American jazz guitarist (d. 2008)
• 1955 – Iva Davies, Australian rock star (Icehouse)
• 1956 – Al Corley, American actor and producer
• 1956 – Natasha Shneider, Russian-born musician (d. 2008)
• 1957 – Lisa Murkowski, American politician
• 1957 – Gary Sweet, Australian actor
• 1958 – Denise Welch, English actress and presenter
• 1959 – Steven Morrissey, English singer
• 1960 – Hideaki Anno, Japanese director
• 1961 – Mike Breen, American sportscaster
• 1961 – Ann Cusack, American actress
• 1962 – Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler (d. 1997)
• 1964 – Ashley Renee, American fetish model
• 1965 – Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
• 1966 – Kenny Hickey, American guitarist (Type O Negative)
• 1966 – Jose Mesa, Dominican baseball player
• 1967 – Brooke Smith, American actress
• 1967 – John Vanderslice, American musician
• 1968 – Randy Brown, American basketball player
• 1968 – Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian
• 1968 – Graham Linehan, Irish television writer and director (Black Books, The IT Crowd)
• 1970 – Naomi Campbell, British model and actress
• 1970 – Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver
• 1970 – Paddy Atkinson, English footballer and assistant manager
• 1971 – Manuel Ortiz, Mexican professional wrestler
• 1972 – Anna Belknap, American actress
• 1972 – Annabel Chong, Singapore-born pornographic actress
• 1972 – Alison Eastwood, American actress and model
• 1972 – Riley Dobi Noel, American convicted murderer (d. 2004)
• 1973 – Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor
• 1973 – Julián Tavárez, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 – Danny Tiatto, Australian footballer
• 1974 – John Bale, American baseball player
• 1974 – Sean Gunn, American actor
• 1974 – A. J. Langer, American actress
• 1975 – Janne Niinimaa, Finnish ice-hockey player
• 1975 – Tracy Brookshaw, American professional wrestler and valet
• 1975 – Salva Ballesta, Spanish footballer
• 1976 – Daniel Erlandsson, drummer of Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy
• 1977 – Alastair Ralphs, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1977 – Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Irish hurler
• 1977 – Dre Bly, American football player
• 1977 – Tom Chambers, British actor
• 1977 – Vinnie Potestivo, American TV producer
• 1978 – Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
• 1978 – Jordan, British model and reality TV personality
• 1979 – Nadia Khan, Pakistani TV presenter
• 1979 – Maggie Q, American actress
• 1980 – Steven Baker, Australian Australian rules footballer
• 1980 – Rhett Fisher, American actor and musician
• 1980 – Chad Tracy, American baseball player
• 1980 – Lucy Gordon, British model and actress (d. 2009)
• 1981 – Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler
• 1981 – Melissa Gregory, American figure skater
• 1981 – Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
• 1982 – Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater
• 1982 – Alex Smith, American football player
• 1983 – John Hopkins, American motorcycling racer
• 1984 – Joe Lauzon, American martial artist
• 1985 – Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
• 1985 – CariDee English, American model
• 1985 – Graham Harrell, American football player
• 1985 – Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Luca Gentili
• 1987 – Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
• 1988 – Emre Anuk, German footballer
• 1992 – Chinami Tokunaga, Japanese singer