Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
2
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
3
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
4
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
5
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
6
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
7
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
8
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
9
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
10
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
11
John Derek (1926-1998)
12
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
13
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
14
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
15
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
16
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
17
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
18
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
19
James Brockman (1886-1967)
Songwriter
20
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
21
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
22
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
23
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
24
May 22 Birthdays
May 22 Horoscope
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
25
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
26
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
27
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
28
Warren Hacker (1924-2002)
29
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
30
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
31
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
32
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
33
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
34
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
35
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
36
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
37
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
38
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
39
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
40
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
41
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
42
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
Politician
43
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
44
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
45
Augusta Ladygregory (1852-1932)
Playwright
46
William Marsters (1831-1899)
Explorer
47
William Lansford (1922-2013)
Screenwriter
48
May 22 In Entertainment
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