Famous People Born on May 22

Margaret Mee
1909
English illustrator and educator (d. 1988)
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Bodo von Borries
1905
German physicist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (d. 1956)
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Ram Mohan Roy
1772
Indian philosopher and reformer (d. 1833)
Friedrich Pollock
1894
German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1970)
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E. A. S. Prasanna
1940
Indian cricketer
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Johannes R. Becher
1891
German politician, novelist, and poet (d. 1958)
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Kenny Ball
1930
English jazz trumpet player, vocalist, and bandleader (d. 2013)
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Daniel Gran
1694
Austrian painter (d. 1757)
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Charles Aznavour
1924
French-Armenian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2018)
Barbara Parkins
1942
Canadian actress
Gérard de Nerval
1808
French poet and translator (d. 1855)
Bernard Shaw
1940
American journalist (d. 2022)

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