List of Famous people born on August 22nd
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer who worked on 145 films during a career that spanned 33 years.
John Townsend
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also a mentor of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the earliest and best known phytogeographers. He also influenced Christian Konrad Sprengel, who pioneered the study of plant pollination and floral biology.
Filippo Sega
Filippo Sega was a Catholic bishop from 1575 to 1596 and a cardinal from 1591 to 1596. He served as a papal diplomat in several important and sensitive posts, in Flanders, Spain, Vienna, Prague, and France.
August Geislhöringer
Brig.-Gen. Charles Levinge Gregory
Kathleen Emily Phillpotts
Seán MacEntee
Seán Francis MacEntee was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 1959 to 1969, Minister for Social Welfare from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Health from 1957 to 1965, Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1941 to 1948, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1939 to 1941, Minister for Finance from 1932 to 1939 and 1951 to 1954. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1969. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of the First Dáil.
Victor Ehrenberg
Victor Gabriel Ehrenberg was a German jurist.
Ernst Waldow
Ernst Waldow was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films during his career.