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Famous birthdays for May 22: Apolo Anton Ohno, Ginnifer Goodwin

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Apolo Anton Ohno arrives at the 2022 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 30. The speed skater turns 40 on May 22. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI
1 of 2 | Apolo Anton Ohno arrives at the 2022 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 30. The speed skater turns 40 on May 22. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo

May 22 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

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-- German composer Richard Wagner in 1813

-- Artist Mary Cassatt in 1844

-- Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, in 1859

-- Wrestler/strongman Gama Pehlwan, born Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, in 1978

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Al Simmons in 1902

-- Actor Laurence Olivier in 1907

-- Pioneering jazz musician Sun Ra, born Herman Blount, in 1914

-- Critic Judith Crist in 1922

-- French singer Charles Aznavour in 1924

-- Entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens Jr. in 1928

-- Activist/San Francisco politician Harvey Milk in 1930

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-- Pianist/composer Peter Nero in 1934 (age 88)

-- Actor Richard Benjamin in 1938 (age 84)

-- Actor Paul Winfield in 1939

-- Journalist Bernard Shaw in 1940 (age 82)

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-- Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called "Unabomber," in 1942 (age 80)

-- Northern Irish political activist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams in 1943

-- British songwriter Bernie Taupin in 1950 (age 72)

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-- Singer Morrissey, born Steven Patrick Morrissey, in 1959 (age 63)

-- Singer Johnny Gill in 1966 (age 56)

-- Model/actor Naomi Campbell in 1970 (age 52)

-- Actor Ginnifer Goodwin in 1978 (age 44)

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-- Actor Maggie Q, born Margaret Denise Quigley, in 1979 (age 43)

-- Olympic champion speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno in 1982 (age 40)

-- Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz in 1984 (age 38)

-- Tennis player Novak Djokovic in 1987 (age 35)

-- Actor Peyton Elizabeth Lee in 2004 (age 18)

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