List of Famous people born on August 22nd

Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm was a Danish-Norwegian politician who served as Norway's second Prime Minister in Stockholm.

Eugen Neagoe is a Romanian football manager and former striker. He is the cousin of Victor Pițurcă.

Rik van IJzendoorn is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist and cyclocross racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Team Novo Nordisk. He competed at the 2017 Milan–San Remo where he finished 190th.

Pia Gjellerup is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. She has been a Member of Parliament (Folketinget) since 8 September 1987 and has occupied three different cabinet positions: Justice Minister, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Finance Minister.

Jasmin Taylor is a British telemark skier, who holds the record for the British skier with the most World Cup and World Championships medals. She finished third at the 2015 and 2017 World Telemarking Championships, and has won the British national championships five times.

Tímea Nagy is a Hungarian épée fencer. She competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won individual gold medals in 2000 and 2004; her teams placed fourth-fifth. She won the individual world title in 2006 and a gold medal with the Hungarian teams in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999. In 2006, she was voted Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year.

Robert Leroux is a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.