Celebrities Born on May 22
Who was born on May 22?
Famous people born on May 22 include Richard Wagner, Arthur Conan Doyle, Novak Djokovic. It is day 142 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Gemini (Air sign).
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
Novak Djokovic
Serbian tennis player
Charles Aznavour
Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)
Laurence Olivier
English actor and director (1907–1989)
George Best
Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005)
Mary Cassatt
American painter and printmaker (1844—1926)
Naomi Campbell
British ubermodel
Arturo Vidal
Chilean association football player
Betty Williams
Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
Ted Kaczynski
American domestic, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)
Hergé
Belgian comics writer (1907–1983)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on May 22 are Gemini (Air sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Gemini guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#142
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
296
days from today
Birthday Number 4 — The Builder
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 22 → 4). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Stability · Discipline · Hard work · Practicality — To build with wisdom rather than control. The integrated 4 creates structures that serve others — acknowledging that the…
Full numerology 4 guide →Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
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