22 September

Across recorded history, 1,477 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 22 September. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Giorgio Napolitano

1925–2023

President of Italy from 2006 to 2015

Giorgio Napolitano was a politician who served as the President of Italy.

Shaka Zulu

1787–1828

leader of the Zulu Kingdom

Shaka Zulu was the monarch who served as the leader of the Zulu Kingdom.

Frederick Soddy

1877–1956

English radiochemist

Frederick Soddy was a radiochemist who conducted research on the disintegration of radioactive elements.

Irving Berlin

1888–1989

American composer and lyricist

Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist who wrote numerous popular songs for musical theatre and film.

Ivan Vazov

1850–1921

Bulgarian writer and poet

Ivan Vazov was a Bulgarian writer and poet recognized for his extensive contributions to national literature.

George C. Scott

1927–1999

American actor, film director and producer

George C. Scott was an American actor who worked in film and theater.

Marcel Marceau

1923–2007

French actor and mime artist

Marcel Marceau was a French mime artist who performed internationally for several decades.

Hilary Mantel

1952–2022

British writer

Hilary Mantel was a British novelist known for her historical fiction.

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

1865–1952

President of Finland

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was a politician who served as the first President of Finland.

Melanie Klein

1882–1960

British Austrian born psychoanalyst

Melanie Klein was a psychoanalyst who pioneered object relations theory and developed play therapy techniques for children.

Alain-Fournier

1886–1914

French writer

Alain-Fournier was a French novelist best known for his work.

Fredric Jameson

1934–2024

American academic and literary critic

Fredric Jameson was an American literary critic known for his influential analysis of postmodernism and contemporary culture.

David H. Hubel

1926–2013

Canadian neurophysiologist

David H. Hubel was a Canadian neurophysiologist who conducted research on the structure and function of the visual cortex.

Otto Robert Frisch

1904–1979

Austrian-born British nuclear physicist

Otto Robert Frisch was a nuclear physicist who contributed to the development of atomic energy.

Yogi Berra

1925–2015

American baseball player, manager, and coach

Yogi Berra was an American baseball player who served as a professional athlete, manager, and coach.

Aristides Pereira

1923–2011

Cape Verdean politician, and first president of Cape Verde

Aristides Pereira was a politician who served as the first president of Cape Verde.

Syed Abul Ala Maududi

1903–1979

South Asian Islamic scholar, Founder of Jamaat-e-Islami

Syed Abul Ala Maududi was an Islamic scholar who founded the organization Jamaat-e-Islami.

Kim Jong-suk

1917–1949

First wife of North Korean President Kim Il Sung

Kim Jong-suk was a partisan and politician who served as the first wife of North Korean President Kim Il Sung.

Dorothy Lamour

1914–1996

American actress and singer

Dorothy Lamour was an American actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and radio programs.

Isaac Stern

1920–2001

American musician

Isaac Stern was an American violinist known for his extensive international performance career and his work as a recording artist.

Werner von Fritsch

1880–1939

German general

Werner von Fritsch was a German general who served as a senior commander in the German army.

Sam Wood

1883–1949

Director, producer, actor

Sam Wood was a film director who also worked as a producer and actor.

James Dunlop

1793–1848

Australian astronomer

James Dunlop was an astronomer who conducted extensive observations of the southern night sky.

Aleksandras Stulginskis

1885–1969

Second President of Lithuania (from 19 June 1920 until 7 June 1926)

Aleksandras Stulginskis was a politician who served as the second President of Lithuania.

Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.