List of Famous people born on April 22nd

Jeanne Chauvin was the second woman to obtain a degree in law in France, in 1890. Her application to be sworn in as a lawyer was at first rejected, but after the law was changed in 1900 she was the second French woman to be authorized to plead at the bar Nevertheless, certain resources still erroneously identify Chauvin as the first female lawyer in France's history.

Brigadier-General the Honourable Lesley James Probyn Butler was an officer of the Irish Guards.

Adhemar Pereira de Barros was the mayor of São Paulo (1957–1961), and twice elected Governor of São Paulo.

Pól Brennan is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer. He is the brother of Enya, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan and Ciarán Brennan. He is a member of the family band Clannad, and co-wrote the hit song "Theme from Harry's Game". He left the group in 1990, but rejoined in 2011. Since the early 1990s, Pól has gained critical acclaim as a solo artist when he joined Japanese musician Joji Hirota and Chinese musician Guo Yue, and released an album, Trísan.

Vladimír Špidla is a Czech politician who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from July 2002 to August 2004 and as European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities from November 2004 to February 2010. He also served as chief adviser to Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka from 2014 to 2017.