List of Famous people born on April 22nd
Amelle Berrabah
Amelle Berrabah, also known mononymously as Amelle, is an English singer-songwriter, best known for being a former member of the girl group the Sugababes, replacing founding member Mutya Buena, who left the group in December 2005. She achieved a solo number one single in 2009 when she collaborated with Tinchy Stryder on their single "Never Leave You", which made her the first and, to date, the only member of the Sugababes to achieve a number-one single outside of the group.
Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Jessie Akhurst known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player.
Jerry Fodor
Jerry Alan Fodor was an American philosopher and the author of many crucial works in the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. His writings in these fields laid the groundwork for the modularity of mind and the language of thought hypotheses, and he is recognized as having had "an enormous influence on virtually every portion of the philosophy of mind literature since 1960." Until his death in 2017 he held the position of State of New Jersey Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Rutgers University.
Aristides Aquino
Aristides Aquino Núñez is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). His nickname is The Punisher.
Fikret Kuşkan
Mehmet Fikret Kuşkan is a Turkish actor.
David J. C. MacKay
Sir David John Cameron MacKay was a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He was the Regius Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and from 2009 to 2014 was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). MacKay authored the book Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air.
Jason Miller
Jason Miller was an American playwright and actor. He received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The Exorcist III. He later became artistic director of the Scranton Public Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where That Championship Season was set.
Raúl Gudiño
Raúl Manolo Gudiño Vega is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Matt Haarms
Matt Haarms is a Dutch college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Darren Fells
Darren Andre Fells is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He did not play college football, instead playing college basketball at the University of California, Irvine. Prior to his NFL career, he played professional basketball in several countries and was then signed by the Seattle Seahawks. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, and Cleveland Browns, and is the brother of former NFL tight end Daniel Fells.