April 22 - Births

Births

1451 – Isabella I of Castile (d. 1504)
1592 – Wilhelm Schickard, German mathematician (d. 1635)
1610 – Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
1658 – Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (d. 1709)
1690 – John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
1707 – Henry Fielding, English author (d. 1754)
1711 – Paul II Anton Esterházy, Austrian soldier and music patron (d. 1762)
1724 – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. 1804)
1744 – James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
1757 – Alessandro Rolla, Italian composer, musician, and teacher (d. 1841)
1766 – Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
1812 – Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist (d. 1894)
1816 – Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
1832 – Julius Sterling Morton, American politician, founder of Arbor Day (d. 1902)
1844 – Lewis Thornton Powell, attempted assassin of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
1852 – Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
1854 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1943)
1860 – Ada Rehan, American actress (d. 1916)
1868 – Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (d. 1924)
1870 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (d. 1924)
1872 – Princess Margaret of Prussia (d. 1954)
1873 – Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
1876 – Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
1876 – Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
1881 – Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
1884 – Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (d. 1939)
1886 – Izidor Cankar, Slovenian art historian, essayist and diplomat (d. 1958)
1889 – Richard Glücks, German SS officer and concentration camp administrator (d. 1945)
1891 – Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
1891 – Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (d. 1965)
1891 – Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
1891 – Nicola Sacco, American anarchist (d. 1927)
1892 – Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
1899 – Vladimir Nabokov, Russian novelist, professor, and lepidopterist (d. 1977)
1904 – J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
1905 – Robert Choquette, French-Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat (d. 1991)
1906 – Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
1906 – Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (d. 1947)
1907 – Ivan Efremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
1909 – Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, Nobel laureate
1909 – Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
1910 – Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (d. 1971)
1912 – Kathleen Ferrier, English singer (d. 1953)
1912 – Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director (d. 2012)
1914 – Jan de Hartog, Dutch writer (d. 2002)
1914 – Michael Wittmann, German soldier (d. 1944)
1916 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-Russian violinist and conductor (d. 1999)
1918 – William Jay Smith, American poet
1918 – Mickey Vernon, American baseball player (d. 2008)
1919 – Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2001)
1919 – Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2011)
1922 – Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (d. 1993)
1922 – Charles Mingus, American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader (d. 1979)
1922 – Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (d. 1973)
1923 – Avis Bunnage, English actress (d. 1990)
1923 – Bettie Page, American model (d. 2008)
1923 – Aaron Spelling, American television producer (d. 2006)
1925 – George Cole, English actor
1926 – Charlotte Rae, American actress
1926 – James Stirling, British architect (d. 1992)
1927 – Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer (d. 2005)
1927 – Giannis Mihalopoulos, Greek actor
1929 – Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician
1930 – Enno Penno, Estonian politician
1931 – John Buchanan, Canadian politician
1935 – Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (Miles Davis Quintet) (d. 1969)
1936 – Glen Campbell, American singer, musician, and actor
1936 – Pierre Hétu, French-Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
1937 – Jack Nicholson, American actor, film director, producer and writer
1937 – Jack Nitzsche, American composer (d. 2000)
1938 – Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
1938 – Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and political activist (d. 2009)
1939 – Mel Carter, American singer and actor
1939 – Jason Miller, American playwright (d. 2001)
1939 – Theodor Waigel, German politician and finance minister
1943 – Janet Evanovich, American writer
1943 – Louise Glück, American poet and 12th US Poet Laureate
1944 – Steve Fossett, American businessman, aviator, and sailor (d. 2007)
1945 – Demetrio Stratos, Italian musician (d. 1979)
1946 – Steven L. Bennett, American Air Force pilot, Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1972)
1946 – Paul Davies, English physicist, writer and broadcaster
1946 – Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
1946 – Louise Harel, Canadian politician
1946 – John Waters, American filmmaker
1948 – Larry Groce, American singer and songwriter
1950 – Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Herd and Humble Pie)
1950 – Zygi Wilf, German-American businessman
1951 – Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and musician (Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music)
1951 – Ana María Shua, Argentine poet
1952 – François Berléand, French actor
1952 – Marilyn Chambers, American porn actress (d. 2009)
1953 – Tom Griswold, American radio personality
1953 – Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
1955 – Johnnie To, Hong Kong director and producer
1957 – Donald Tusk, Polish politician
1958 – Ken Olandt, American actor
1959 – Terry Francona, American baseball manager
1959 – Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
1959 – Ryan Stiles, American actor
1960 – Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
1960 – Gary Rhodes, English chef
1960 – Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
1960 – Tatiana Thumbtzen, American actress, model, and dancer
1961 – Dewey Nicks, American photographer and director
1962 – Jeff Minter, English video game programmer
1962 – Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey coach
1963 – Sean Lock, English comedian
1964 – Estelle Asmodelle, actress, model, and writer
1964 – Chris Makepeace, Canadian actor and director
1965 – Lauri Hendler, American actress
1965 – Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2009)
1966 – Dana Barron, American actress
1966 – Fletcher Dragge, American guitarist and producer (Pennywise)
1966 – Mariana Levy, Mexican actress (d. 2005)
1966 – Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager
1966 – Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
1967 – Sheryl Lee, American actress
1967 – Sherri Shepherd, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
1967 – Harvey Williams, American football player
1968 – Bimbo Coles, American basketball player
1968 – Zarley Zalapski, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – Dion Dublin, English footballer
1970 – Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player
1970 – Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer, actress, and producer
1971 – Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese businessman
1971 – Ingo Rademacher, German-Australian actor
1972 – Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
1972 – Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
1972 – Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver
1973 – Adem Poric, Australian footballer
1973 – Brian Marshall, American musician (Creed and Alter Bridge)
1973 – Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer
1973 – Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
1974 – Opio, American hip hop artist
1974 – Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American musician and songwriter (System of a Down and Achozen)
1975 – Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
1975 – Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
1976 – Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
1976 – Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
1977 – Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
1977 – Aaron Fink, American musician (Breaking Benjamin and Lifer)
1977 – Ambra Angiolini, Italian actress
1978 – Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese wrestler
1978 – Matt Orford, Australian rugby league player
1978 – Jason Stollsteimer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Von Bondies and Hounds Below)
1978 – Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
1979 – Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
1979 – Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and musician (Silverchair and The Dissociatives)
1980 – Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
1980 – Courtney Friel, American reporter
1980 – Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1980 – Kora Karvouni, Greek actress
1980 – Igor Budan, Croatian footballer
1980 – Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor, writer, and director
1981 – Ken Dorsey, American football player
1981 – Daniel Ghita, Romanian kick-boxer
1981 – Eglantina Zingg, Venezuelan model and television host
1982 – Kaká, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Cassidy Freeman, American actress, singer, and pianist
1982 – Sarah French, American model and reporter, Miss America 2007
1982 – Joel Monaghan, Australian rugby player
1982 – David Purcey, American baseball player
1982 – Noriko Shitaya, Japanese voice actress
1983 – Remi Ayodele, American football player
1983 – Francis Capra, American actor
1983 – Elliott Jordan, English actor
1983 – Sam Heads, British entomologist and palaeontologist
1983 – Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
1983 – Matt Jones, American football player
1983 – Evangelos Mantzios, Greek footballer
1984 – Amelle Berrabah, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes)
1984 – Michelle Ryan, English actress
1985 – Matt Ballinger, American singer and actor (Dream Street)
1985 – Blake Fitzpatrick, American writer and director
1985 – Andrea Gabrielle Gibson, American transgender reality television personality
1985 – Pablo Cáceres Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Kseniya Simonova, Ukrainian performance artist in sand animation
1986 – Amber Heard, American actress
1986 – Marshawn Lynch, American football player
1986 – David Rendall, Canadian actor, writer, and director
1986 – Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
1987 – BC Jean, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Mikel John Obi, Nigerian footballer
1987 – David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Cherise Donovan, Australian actress
1988 – M. Christian Heywood, Canadian voice actor
1988 – James Ross, American drag performer
1988 – Amadou Samb, Senegalese footballer
1989 – Jasper Cillessen, Dutch footballer
1989 – Dejuan Blair, American basketball player
1989 – Thomas James Longley, English actor and model
1990 – MGK, American rapper
1990 – Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler
1992 – Kenny Stills, American football player
1992 – Robin van Helsum, Dutch fraudster
1993 – Hany Lee, Korean-Australian actress
1996 – Jay Duffy, Irish actor
1997 – Jess Ashford, English Dancer