List of Famous people who born in 1922

Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd, was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig. It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.

Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan, KCMG, NGIV was a Maldivian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Maldives under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi from December 1957 to 1968 and succeeded him to become the first President of the Second Republic from 1968 to 1978.

Burton Raphael Kennedy was an American screenwriter and director known mainly for directing Westerns. Budd Boetticher called him "the best Western writer ever."

Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov was a Soviet soldier, writer of historical novels and public figure. He was awarded the hero of the Soviet Union for bravery in World War II.

Calder Baynard Willingham Jr. was an American novelist and screenwriter.

Tom Waldman was an American screenwriter whose credits included Inspector Clouseau, Trail of the Pink Panther and The Party, both in collaboration with Blake Edwards, and episodes of popular TV series such as McHale's Navy, I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan's Island, Peter Gunn and Bewitched. He frequently collaborated on scripts with his brother Frank.

Joachim-Ernst Berendt was a German music journalist, book author and producer specialized on jazz.

Heinar Kipphardt was a German writer. He came to prominence with the documentary theatre during the 1960s. He is best known for In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the Oppenheimer security hearing.