List of Famous people who died at 22

Chiara Pierobon was an Italian professional racing cyclist. She died from a suspected pulmonary embolism. Pierobon was travelling with her team Top Girls Fassa Bortolo to the Sparkassen Giro in Germany when she fell ill.

Leyla Qasim was a Feyli Kurdish activist against the Iraqi Ba'ath regime who was executed in Baghdad. She is known as a national martyr among the Kurds.

Yuri Sergeyevich Ryazanov was a Russian artistic gymnast. He was the 2009 World All-Around bronze medalist, the 2009 Russian All-Around national champion, and the 2007 & 2009 European All-Around bronze medalist. He was a member of the Russian teams that won the gold medals at the 2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships and silver at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Ryazanov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, placing 17th in the All-Around qualification.

Kenji Kanzaki is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Jean-Pierre "Jempi" Monseré was a Belgian road racing cyclist who died while champion of the world.

Gian-Carlo Coppola was an American film producer.

Bak Jong-cheol was South Korean democracy movement activist.

Sarah Gonçalves Correa was a Brazilian competitive swimmer.