Famous people born on 22 July

• Gustav Ludwig HertzGerman physicist · 1887–1975
  88 yrs
• Friedrich BesselGerman astronomer and mathematician · 1784–1846
  61 yrs
• Michael I of RussiaTsar of Russia · 1596–1645
  49 yrs
• Selman Abraham WaksmanAmerican scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics · 1888–1973
  85 yrs
• Samuel Colt19th-century American industrialist and inventor · 1814–1862
  47 yrs
• Louise FletcherAmerican actress · 1934–2022
  88 yrs
• Arthur Seyss-Inquart ↗Austrian Nazi politician, and Nazi ruler of occupied Netherlands, convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death · 1892–1946
  54 yrs
• Bob Dole ↗American politician · 1923–2021
  98 yrs
• Edward Hopper ↗American realist painter and printmaker · 1882–1967
  84 yrs
• Alexander Calder ↗American artist · 1898–1976
  78 yrs
• Emperor Kōmei ↗Emperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867 · 1831–1867
  35 yrs
• Terence Stamp ↗British actor · 1938–2025
  87 yrs
• Lucien Febvre ↗French historian · 1878–1956
  78 yrs
• Margaret Mary Alacoque ↗Catholic Saint and Mystic · 1647–1690
  43 yrs
• Sobhuza II ↗King of Swaziland · 1899–1982
  83 yrs
• Paval Sukhi ↗Soviet aeroplanes designer · 1895–1975
  80 yrs
• Apolinario Mabini ↗Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899 · 1864–1903
  38 yrs
• Alex Trebek ↗Canadian and American game show host and TV personality · 1940–2020
  80 yrs
• Caroline Matilda of Great Britain ↗Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, 1766–1772 · 1751–1775
  23 yrs
• Emma Lazarus ↗American poet · 1849–1887
  38 yrs
• Gabriel Lamé ↗French mathematician and physicist · 1795–1870
  74 yrs
• Guido de Marco ↗Maltese politician · 1931–2010
  79 yrs
• Rose Kennedy ↗American philanthropist and mother of John F. Kennedy · 1890–1995
  104 yrs
• Donald O. Hebb ↗Canadian neuroscientist · 1904–1985
  81 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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