Kurt Bendlin (80)
May 22nd, 1943

Athletics competitor – Kurt Bendlin was born in Stalmierz (Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland) on May 22nd, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 22

83

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

36

Hugo Arthuso

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1987, Osasco

81

Ted Kaczynski

American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023)

*May 22nd, 1942, Evergreen Park †June 10th, 2023, Federal Medical Center, Butner

60

Susan Strasberg

American film and stage actress (1938-1999)

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City †January 21st, 1999, New York City

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

59

George Best

Northern Irish association football player (1946-2005)

*May 22nd, 1946, Belfast †November 25th, 2005, London

48

Kelly Morgan

Badminton player

*May 22nd, 1975, Pontypridd

64

Linda Emond

American actress

*May 22nd, 1959, New Brunswick

73

Irène Frain

French writer and journalist

*May 22nd, 1950, Lorient

69

Richard Wagner

German composer (1813–1883)

*May 22nd, 1813, Leipzig †February 13th, 1883, Venice

87

Leonardo Del Vecchio

Italian businessman

*May 22nd, 1935, Milan †June 27th, 2022, Milan

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

90

Georges Rol

French priest and theologian

*May 22nd, 1926, Thiviers †April 13th, 2017, L'Isle-d'Espagnac

81

Hans Olav Tungesvik

Norwegian politician

*May 22nd, 1936, Skånevik †June 16th, 2017, Bergen

59

Mark Christopher Lawrence

American character actor, stand-up comedian, and voice-over artist

*May 22nd, 1964, Los Angeles

43

Nazanin Boniadi

British-Iranian actress

*May 22nd, 1980, Tehran

37

Matt Jarvis

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 22nd, 1986, Middlesbrough

53

Naomi Campbell

English model

*May 22nd, 1970, Streatham

79

Jean-Paul Ollivier

French sports reporter

*May 22nd, 1944, Concarneau

69

Shuji Nakamura

Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics

*May 22nd, 1954, Ikata

64

Paul Winfield

Actor (1939–2004)

*May 22nd, 1939, Los Angeles †March 7th, 2004, Los Angeles

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

64

Morrissey

British singer

*May 22nd, 1959, Davyhulme

78

Piero Ferrari

Italian engineer

*May 22nd, 1945, Castelvetro di Modena

36

Arturo Vidal

Chilean association football player

*May 22nd, 1987, Santiago

89

George Andrew Olah

Hungarian chemist (1927-2017)

*May 22nd, 1927, Budapest †March 8th, 2017, Beverly Hills

54

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

U.S. Representative from Washington

*May 22nd, 1969, Salem

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Kurt Bendlin