Who was born on November 22

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 22, including Les Johnson, Jerrie Mock, Gunther Schuller. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

36 documented historical events happened on November 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Juan Fernández, a Spanish explorer, discovered an archipelago that now bears his name off the coast of Chile. On the same day, in another year: Dutch colonial forces on Formosa launched a three-month pacification campaign against Taiwanese indigenous peoples. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.