List of Famous people who born in 1922

Ralph Henry Baer was a German-American inventor, game developer, and engineer.

Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg was an American microbiologist and a pioneer of bacterial genetics. Notable contributions include the discovery of the bacterial virus λ, the transfer of genes between bacteria by specialized transduction, the development of replica plating, and the discovery of the bacterial fertility factor F.

Albert Lamorisse was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game Risk in 1957.

Peter Demetz is an American literature scholar of Germany and a Sterling Professor emeritus at Yale University, and also a published author. He was formerly the Craig Distinguished Visiting Professor at Rutgers University.

Robert Frederick Day was an English film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1956 and 1991. Day was born in Sheen, England.

José María López de Letona Núñez del Pino was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Industry of Spain between 1969 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship.