Marcelle Meyer

French pianist.

Born May 22nd, 1897 in Lille. ^[ref]

Died November 17th, 1958 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Agop Dilaçar

Turkish linguist (1895-1979).

Born May 22nd, 1895 in Istanbul.

Died September 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Istanbul.

Ahmed Fouad Negm

Egyptian politician and poet.

Born May 22nd, 1929 in Al Sharqia Governorate.

Died December 3rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Cairo.

Lina Ben Mhenni

Tunisian internet activist, blogger and journalist.

Born May 22nd, 1983 in Tunis. ^[ref]

Died January 27th, 2020 at 36 years old in Tunis (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Josephine Diebitsch Peary

American explorer.

Born May 22nd, 1863 in Maryland.

Died December 19th, 1955 at 92 years old in Portland.

Enes Mahmutovic

Luxembourger footballer.

Born May 22nd, 1997 (age 28 years) in Pejë.

Hong Yong-jo

North korean footballer.

Born May 22nd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Pyongyang.

Rena Tanaka

Japanese actress.

Born May 22nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Kurume.

Jean-Christophe Péraud

French racing cyclist.

Born May 22nd, 1977 (age 48 years) in Toulouse.

Alex Bogdanovic

British tennis player.

Born May 22nd, 1984 (age 41 years) in Belgrade.