Martha Washington (1731-1802)
First Lady
1
Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Poet
2
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
3
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Novelist
4
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
5
Marsh McCall (1964-2017)
TV Producer
6
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
7
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
8
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
TV Actor
9
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
10
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
TV Actress
11
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
Movie Actress
12
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
13
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
14
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
15
John Derek (1926-1998)
16
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
17
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
18
Philip Roth (1933-2018)
19
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
20
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
21
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
22
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
23
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
24
May 22 Birthdays
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Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
25
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
26
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
27
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
28
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
29
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
30
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
31
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
32
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
33
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
34
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
35
Wayne Miller (1918-2013)
Photographer
36
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
37
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
38
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
39
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
40
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
41
Sarath Babu (1951-2023)
42
Edward Cline (1891-1961)
Screenwriter
43
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
44
Thomas Edward McConnell (1868-1938)
45
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
46
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Composer
47
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
48
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