Famous people born on 22 May

• Richard WagnerGerman composer · 1813–1883
  69 yrs
• Arthur Conan DoyleBritish writer and physician · 1859–1930
  71 yrs
• Charles AznavourArmenian-French singer and diplomat · 1924–2018
  94 yrs
• Laurence OlivierEnglish actor and director · 1907–1989
  82 yrs
• Mary CassattAmerican painter and printmaker · 1844–1926
  82 yrs
• George BestNorthern Irish footballer · 1946–2005
  59 yrs
• Ted KaczynskiAmerican mathematician and domestic terrorist · 1942–2023
  81 yrs
• Betty WilliamsNorthern Irish peace activist · 1943–2020
  76 yrs
• Harvey Milk ↗American politician and gay rights activist · 1930–1978
  48 yrs
• Hergé ↗Belgian comics writer · 1907–1983
  75 yrs
• Ram Mohan Roy ↗Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian · 1772–1833
  61 yrs
• Symon Petliura ↗Ukrainian military leader · 1879–1926
  47 yrs
• Germanicus ↗Nephew and adopted son of emperor Tiberius, heir apparent of the Roman Empire, and father of emperor Caligula · 15 BC–AD 19
  33 yrs
• George Andrew Olah ↗Hungarian chemist · 1927–2017
  89 yrs
• Herbert C. Brown ↗American chemist · 1912–2004
  92 yrs
• Johannes R. Becher ↗German politician, novelist and poet · 1891–1958
  67 yrs
• Bassel Khartabil ↗Free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political prisoner · 1981–2015
  34 yrs
• Giacomo Matteotti ↗Italian politician · 1885–1924
  39 yrs
• Marcel Breuer ↗Hungarian-American architect · 1902–1981
  79 yrs
• Sun Ra ↗American jazz composer and bandleader · 1914–1993
  79 yrs
• Daniel François Malan ↗South African Prime Minister · 1874–1959
  84 yrs
• Facundo Cabral ↗Argentine singer and songwriter · 1937–2011
  74 yrs
• Paul Winfield ↗American actor · 1939–2004
  64 yrs
• Tavo Burat ↗Italian journalist and writer · 1932–2009
  77 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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