Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
4
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
5
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
6
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
7
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
8
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
9
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
10
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
11
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
TV Actress
12
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
13
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
Movie Actress
14
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
15
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
16
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
17
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
18
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
19
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
20
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
21
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
22
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
23
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
24
May 22 Birthdays
May 22 Horoscope
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
25
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
26
John Derek (1926-1998)
27
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
28
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
29
Tom Bernard (1932-2018)
30
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
31
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
32
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
33
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
34
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
35
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
36
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
37
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
38
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
39
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
40
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
41
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
42
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
43
Sarath Babu (1951-2023)
44
Edward Cline (1891-1961)
Screenwriter
45
Mick McManus (1920-2013)
Wrestler
46
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
47
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Composer
48
May 22 In Entertainment
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