Who are famous people born on August 22?

Famous people born on August 22 include Claude Debussy (1862), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908), Ray Bradbury (1920).

What star sign is someone born on August 22?

Someone born on August 22 is a Leo.

What is the birthstone for August 22?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

How common is a birthday on August 22?

In the US, August 22 is the No. 14 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,256 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on August 22

Famous people born on August 22, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♌ Star sign
Leo
💎 Birthstone
Peridot
👶 How common
No. 14 of 366

Born on August 22

Claude Debussy
born 1862 · French classical composer (1862–1918)
Leni Riefenstahl
born 1902 · German filmmaker, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist (1902–2003)
Deng Xiaoping
born 1904 · Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989
Henri Cartier-Bresson
born 1908 · French photographer (1908–2004)
Ray Bradbury
born 1920 · American author and screenwriter (1920–2012)
Karlheinz Stockhausen
born 1928 · German composer (1928–2007)
Dua Lipa
born 1995 · British singer-songwriter
Artem Dzyuba
born 1988 · Russian footballer (born 1988)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
born 1967 · English actor
Laura Dahlmeier
born 1993 · German biathlete (1993–2025)
Aleksandr Mostovoi
born 1968 · Russian footballer
Alexander Dvornikov
born 1961 · Russian military officer (born 1961)
Ricco Groß
born 1970 · German biathlete
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Salvador Carmona
born 1975 · Mexican footballer
Uğur Mumcu
born 1942 · Turkish journalist and writer (1942–1993)
Ayşen Gruda
born 1944 · Turkish actor (1944–2019)
Jale Arıkan
born 1965 · Turkish actor (born 1965)
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Shehab El-Din Ahmed
born 1990 · Egyptian association football player
Nahas Angula
born 1943 · Namibian Prime Minister
Colm Feore
born 1958 · American-born Canadian actor
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Glen De Boeck
born 1971 · Belgian footballer (1971-2025)
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Eurelijus Žukauskas
born 1973 · Lithuanian basketball player (born 1973)
Rodrigo Santoro
born 1975 · Brazilian actor
Heiðar Helguson
born 1977 · Icelandic association football player
Natalia Barbu
born 1979 · Moldovan singer
Marco Wölfli
born 1982 · Swiss footballer
Stephen Ireland
born 1986 · Irish association football player
Mitchell Langerak
born 1988 · Australian association football player
Giacomo Bonaventura
born 1989 · Italian association football player
Federico Macheda
born 1991 · Italian footballer
Vladimír Coufal
born 1992 · Czech association football player
Astou Ndour
born 1994 · Spanish basketball player (born 1994)
Luis Orta
born 1994 · Cuban amateur wrestler
Junior Firpo
born 1996 · Dominican Republic association football player (born 1996)
Lautaro Martínez
born 1997 · Argentine association football player (born 1997)
Margaret Chan
born 1947 · Chinese-Canadian physician (born 1947)
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Mwepu Ilunga
born 1948 · DR Congolese footballer (1949-2015)
Berhane Asfaw
born 1954 · Ethiopian paleontologist
Alonso Zapata
born 1958 · Colombian chess Grandmaster
Andrés Calamaro
born 1961 · Argentine musician and composer

August 22 in history

2012Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.
2004Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
1991Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
1978Nicaraguan Revolution: The FSLN seizes the National Congress of Nicaragua, along with over a thousand hostages.
1971J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce the arrest of 20 of the Camden 28.
1963X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)).
1944World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.
1902The Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
1875The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
1846The Second Federal Republic of Mexico is established.
1780James Cook's ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).
1711Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.
1639Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1153Crusader–Fatimid wars: The fortress of Ascalon is surrendered by Fatimid Egypt to an army of crusaders, Templars, and Hospitallers led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic calendar of 1960)
Christian feast day: John Kemble
Christian feast day: Queenship of Mary
Christian feast day: Blessed Symeon Lukach
Christian feast day: August 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Earliest day on which National Heroes' Day (Philippines) can fall, while August 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in August.
Flag Day (Russia)
Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)

August 22 in every year

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Questions about August 22 birthdays

Who are famous people born on August 22?: Famous people born on August 22 include Claude Debussy (1862), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908), Ray Bradbury (1920).
What star sign is someone born on August 22?: Someone born on August 22 is a Leo.
What is the birthstone for August 22?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
How common is a birthday on August 22?: In the US, August 22 is the No. 14 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,256 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).