U Thant
1909 – 1974
UN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971
diplomatpoliticianwriter
Famous Birthdays on January 22
10 notable people were born on January 22.
20th Century
Myanmar
Sisowath Sirik Matak
1914 – 1975
Cambodian prince (1914–1975)
politician
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 – 2002
5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)
politicianarchitect
Alfredo Palacio
1939 – 2025
Ecuadorian physician
cardiologistuniversity teacherpolitician
Jang Sung-taek
1946 – 2013
North Korean government official (1946–2013)
politician
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
1957
President of Singapore since 2023
politician
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
1962
Sultan of Terengganu
politician
Hidetoshi Nakata
1977
Japanese association football player
Vincent Aboubakar
1992
Cameroonian association football player
association football player
Rio Haryanto
1993
Indonesian racing driver
Formula One driverracing automobile driversocialite