George Washington
1732 – 1799
Founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
Famous Birthdays on February 22
17 notable people were born on February 22.
18th Century
United States
19th Century
20th Century
Rómulo Betancourt
1908 – 1981
President of Venezuela (1908-1981)
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Khun Sa
1934 – 2007
Burmese mobster (1934-2007)
drug lordentrepreneurpolitician
Horst Köhler
1943 – 2025
German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010
Karim Findi
1946
author, writer, journalist
journalistwriter
Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh
1950
Prime Minister of Jordan
diplomatpoliticianjudge
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
1952
Prime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016; 2018–2021; 2024–2025)
politician
Kais Saied
1958
Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
university teacherjuristpolitician
Steve Irwin
1962 – 2006
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962–2006)
Brian Laudrup
1969
Danish footballer
Lea Salonga
1971
Filipino actress and singer (born 1971)
recording artistproducervoice actor
Larissa Riquelme
1984
Paraguayan model and actress
model
Branislav Ivanović
1984
Serbian association football player
association football player
Rebecca Cheptegei
1991 – 2024
Ugandan athlete (1991–2024)
marathon runnerlong-distance runner
Alexander Merkel
1992
Kazakh-German professional footballer, born 1992
association football player