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
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
6
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
7
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
8
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
9
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
10
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
11
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
12
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
13
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
14
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
15
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
16
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
17
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
18
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
19
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
20
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
21
James Brockman (1886-1967)
Songwriter
22
John Derek (1926-1998)
23
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
24
May 22 Birthdays
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Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
25
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
26
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
27
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
28
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
29
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
30
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
31
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
32
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
33
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
34
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
35
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
36
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
37
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
38
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
39
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
40
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
41
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
42
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
43
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
44
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
45
Tom Bernard (1932-2018)
46
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
47
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (1892-1993)
48
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