List of Famous people born on August 22nd

William Effingham Lawrence was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1947. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Hollywood, California.

William Lewis Douglas was a U.S. businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He served as the 42nd Governor of Massachusetts from 1905 until 1906. He also founded and oversaw the growth of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company, a highly successful Brockton, Massachusetts business that became one of the world's largest shoe manufacturers. He also opened the first nationwide chain of shoe stores devoted to selling the company's products.

Ayaka Toko is a Japanese ice hockey player for the Seibu Princess Rabbits and the Japanese national team. Her younger sister Haruka is also an ice hockey player. She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. She competed at both the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Arthur Holitscher was a Hungarian playwright, novelist, essayist and writer on traveling.