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
Daniel Williams (1985-2025)
Drummer
5
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Political Wife
6
Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005)
Voice Actor
7
Aminah Robinson (1940-2015)
Painter
8
John Marley (1907-1984)
Movie Actor
9
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
10
Mory Kante (1950-2020)
World Music Singer
11
Daniel Brooks (1958-2023)
Director
12
Richard Biggs (1960-2004)
TV Actor
13
Elizabeth Sung (1954-2018)
TV Actress
14
Nicky Hayden (1981-2017)
Motorcycle Racer
15
Wolfgang Reitherman (1909-1985)
Cartoonist
16
Norman Read (1931-1994)
Race Walker
17
Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)
18
Matthew Cowles (1944-2014)
19
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020)
Basketball Coach
20
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
21
Lefty Grove (1900-1975)
Baseball Player
22
Dina Merrill (1923-2017)
Movie Actress
23
John Derek (1926-1998)
24
May 22 Birthdays
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Philip Roth (1933-2018)
25
Claude McKay (1889-1948)
26
Richard Thorp (1932-2013)
Soap Opera Actor
27
Pippa Scott (1934-2025)
28
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
29
Joan Davis (1907-1961)
30
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972)
31
Zara Abid (1992-2020)
Model
32
Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Mathematician
33
Rocky Graziano (1919-1990)
Boxer
34
Darryl Hickman (1931-2024)
35
Yuan Longping (1930-2021)
36
Chi Modu (1966-2021)
Photographer
37
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic (1933-2016)
38
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873)
39
Myrtle Bachelder (1908-1997)
Chemist
40
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
Children's Author
41
Alfred Hershey (1908-1997)
Physiologist
42
Hugh Williamson (1735-1819)
Politician
43
James Brockman (1886-1967)
Songwriter
44
Rick Hoyt (1962-2023)
Runner
45
Chief Bender (1884-1954)
46
Hampton Hawes (1928-1977)
Pianist
47
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (1892-1993)
48
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