Morris Swadesh

American linguist (1909–1967).

Born January 22nd, 1909 in Holyoke.

Died July 20th, 1967 at 58 years old in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Alan J. Heeger

American chemist, physicist.

Born January 22nd, 1936 (age 90 years) in Sioux City. ^[ref]

Anais Mali

Fashion model.

Born January 22nd, 1991 (age 35 years) in Toulon. ^[ref]

Frigyes Riesz

Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis (1880–1956).

Born January 22nd, 1880 in Győr.

Died February 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Budapest.

Elmer Lach

Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2015).

Born January 22nd, 1918 in Nokomis.

Died April 4th, 2015 at 97 years old in Kirkland (stroke).

Mohana Singh Jitarwal

One of the first female pilots of india.

Born January 22nd, 1992 (age 34 years) in Agra.

Luigi Simoni

Italian footballer and manager (1939–2020).

Born January 22nd, 1939 in Crevalcore.

Died May 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Pisa (stroke). ^[ref]

Marília Pêra

Brazilian actress (1943–2015).

Born January 22nd, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died December 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Étienne Bacrot

French chess player.

Born January 22nd, 1983 (age 43 years) in Lille.

Alfredo Palacio

Ecuadorian physician.

Born January 22nd, 1939 in Guayaquil.

Died May 22nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Guayaquil. ^[ref]