List of Famous people born on October 22nd

André Billardon is a French politician and member of the Socialist Party. He is the current mayor of Le Creusot and used to be a Minister during Pierre Bérégovoy's term of office, while François Mitterrand was president. Billardon was a mathematics teacher prior to his involvement in local politics in the third circonscription of Saône-et-Loire. Thus, he was elected as a député for the first time in 1978. He was then re-elected in every legislative election until 1992. He was then appointed Minister for the Energy. He carried out his duties from October 1992 to March 1993. He was again elected as a député in June 1997, until May 2002. He also used to be the chairman of the Communauté Urbaine Le Creusot - Montceau.

Annie Xu is an American badminton player who competes in international elite events. She is a double Pan Am Junior champion and a Summer Universiade bronze medalist alongside her twin sister Kerry Xu.

Maurice Geldhof was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1927 Tour de France, he won the 19th stage.

Frances Drake was an American actress best known for playing Eponine in Les Misérables (1935).

Jappe Claes is a Belgian actor; he mainly works in the Netherlands and appeared in more than forty films since 1983. In 2014 he left the Theaterschool after accusations of sexual abuse.