Famous birthdays on February 22
Famous people born on February 22, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♓ Star sign
Pisces
💎 Birthstone
Amethyst
👶 How common
No. 161 of 366
Born on February 22

George Washington
born 1732 · Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)

Arthur Schopenhauer
born 1788 · German philosopher (1788-1860)

Heinrich Hertz
born 1857 · German physicist (1857–1894)

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
born 1857 · lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941)

Luis Buñuel
born 1900 · Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)
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Drew Barrymore
born 1975 · American actress (born 1975)

Horst Köhler
born 1943 · German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010
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James Blunt
born 1974 · English singer-songwriter (born 1974)

Julie Walters
born 1950 · British actress

Eduard Limonov
born 1943 · Russian writer (1943-2020)
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Timothy Weah
born 2000 · American soccer player

Hakan Yakın
born 1977 · Turkish-Swiss association football player (born 1977)

Miou-Miou
born 1950 · French actress

Ximena Navarrete
born 1988 · Mexican model and actress
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Jeanette Biedermann
born 1981 · German singer and actress
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Karin Dor
born 1938 · German actress (1938-2017)

Efraín Juárez
born 1988 · Mexican former footballer and coach
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Lennart Karl
born 2008 · German association football player

Joaquín Cortés
born 1969 · Spanish dancer

Rolando Villazón
born 1972 · Mexican naturalized French tenor

Ricardo Ferretti
born 1954 · Brazilian football player and manager

Archie Yates
born 2009 · British actor
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Abbas Al-Hassan
born 2004 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Taha Yassin Ramadan
born 1938 · Iraqi politician (1938-2007)
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Jon Elster
born 1940 · Norwegian philosopher and political theorist
Tom Okker
born 1944 · Dutch tennis player

Niki Lauda
born 1949 · Austrian former Formula 1 driver (1949–2019)
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K. P. Sharma Oli
born 1952 · Prime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016; 2018–2021; 2024–2025)

Kais Saied
born 1958 · Tunisian politician, academic and jurist

Steve Irwin
born 1962 · Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)

Dragan Đilas
born 1967 · Serbian politician
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Shaka Hislop
born 1969 · Trinidad and Tobago footballer
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Marc Wilmots
born 1969 · Belgian football manager

Shota Arveladze
born 1973 · Georgian association football player and manager (born 1973)
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Édouard Ngirente
born 1973 · Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, 2017–2025
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Markus Schopp
born 1974 · Austrian association football player and manager
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Gianni Guigou
born 1975 · Uruguayan footballer

Brett Emerton
born 1979 · Australian association football player

Siaka Tiéné
born 1982 · Ivorian footballer

Branislav Ivanović
born 1984 · Serbian association football player
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Questions about February 22 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on February 22?
- Famous people born on February 22 include George Washington (1732), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Heinrich Hertz (1857), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Luis Buñuel (1900).
- What star sign is someone born on February 22?
- Someone born on February 22 is a Pisces.
- What is the birthstone for February 22?
- The birthstone for February is amethyst.
- How common is a birthday on February 22?
- In the US, February 22 is the No. 161 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,424 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).