List of Famous people born on April 22nd
Charles Towneley
Edward Portman, 9th Viscount Portman
Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman, was a British peer.
Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars and commanded the naval support at the reduction of Martinique in February 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars. He also directed the capture and Burning of Washington on 24 August 1814 as an advisor to Major General Robert Ross during the War of 1812. He went on to be First Naval Lord and in that capacity sought to improve the standards of gunnery in the fleet, forming a gunnery school at Portsmouth; later he ensured that the Navy had the latest steam and screw technology and put emphasis on the ability to manage seamen without the need to resort to physical punishment.
Christine of Baden-Durlach
Christine of Baden-Durlach was a German noblewoman.
Álex Collado
Álex Collado Gutiérrez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Granada on loan from Barcelona. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.
Anthony Soter Fernandez
Anthony Soter Fernandez was a Malaysian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the first Malaysian cardinal. He was Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur from 1983 to 2003.
Rossella Izzo
Valentin Reznichenko
Valentyn Mykhaylovych Reznichenko, is a Ukrainian government official who is since 11 December 2020 Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He had already served as Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from March 2015 until June 2019. Reznichenko was the Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast before being appointed as the Dnipropetrovsk governor.
John Buchanan
John MacLennan Buchanan was a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.
Akbar Shah II
Akbar II, also known as Akbar Shah II, was the penultimate Mughal emperor of India. He reigned from 1806 to 1837. He was the second son of Shah Alam II and the father of Bahadur Shah II.