Famous Birthdays for January 24th

Pre-1600

• 76 – Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)^[13]
• 1287 – Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)^[14]
• 1444 – Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
• 1547 – Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Austrian Archduchess (d. 1578)

1601–1900

• 1602 – Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, English politician (d. 1666)
• 1619 – Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1682)
• 1643 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)
• 1664 – John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (d. 1726)^[15]
• 1670 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)^[16]
• 1672 – Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, German Lieutenant General (d. 1731)
• 1674 – Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
• 1679 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (d. 1754)
• 1684 – Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, German noble (d. 1737)
• 1705 – Farinelli, Italian castrato singer (d. 1782)^[17]
• 1709 – Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (d. 1779)
• 1712 – Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)
• 1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (d. 1799)
• 1739 – Jean Nicolas Houchard, French General of the French Revolution (d. 1793)
• 1746 – Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
• 1749 – Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1806)
• 1754 – Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)
• 1761 – Louis Klein, French general (d. 1845)
• 1763 – Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1831)
• 1776 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer (d. 1822)
• 1787 – Christian Ludwig Brehm, German pastor and ornithologist (d. 1864)
• 1804 – Delphine de Girardin, French author (d. 1855)
• 1814 – Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, French Crown Princess (d. 1858)
• 1814 – John Colenso, British mathematician (d. 1883)
• 1816 – Wilhelm Henzen, German philologist and epigraphist (d. 1887)
• 1828 – Ferdinand Cohn, German biologist (d. 1898)
• 1829 – Yechiel Michel Epstein, Rabbi and posek (d. 1908)
• 1836 – Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (d. 1909)
• 1843 – Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop (d. 1918)
• 1848 – Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
• 1850 – Hermann Ebbinghaus, German psychologist (d. 1909)
• 1853 – Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser, German psychiatrist (d. 1931)
• 1856 – Friedrich Grünanger, Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect (d. 1929)
• 1858 – Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (d. 1889)
• 1862 – Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1937)
• 1863 – August Adler, Czech and Austrian mathematician (d. 1923)
• 1864 – Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)
• 1864 – Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy (d. 1935)
• 1866 – Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1920)
• 1869 – Helena Maud Brown Cobb (d. 1922)^[18]
• 1870 – Herbert Kilpin, English footballer (d. 1916)
• 1871 – Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic, Czech poet, writer and literary critic (d. 1951)
• 1871 – Thomas Jaggar, American volcanologist (d. 1953)
• 1872 – Yuly Aykhenvald, Russian literary critic (d. 1928)
• 1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
• 1872 – Morris Travers, English chemist and academic (d. 1961)
• 1873 – Dmitry Ushakov, Russian philologist and lexicographer (d. 1942)
• 1882 – Harold D. Babcock, American astronomer (d. 1968)
• 1882 – Ödön Bodor, Hungarian athlete (d. 1927)
• 1886 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
• 1887 – Jean-Henri Humbert, French botanist (d. 1967)
• 1888 – Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter (d. 1960)
• 1888 – Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)
• 1889 – Victor Eftimiu, Romanian poet and playwright (d. 1972)
• 1889 – Charles Hawes, American historian and author (d. 1923)
• 1889 – Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, German general of paratroop forces during World War II (d. 1968)
• 1891 – Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945)
• 1892 – Franz Aigner, Austrian weightlifter (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)
• 1897 – Paul Fejos, Hungarian-born American director (d. 1963)
• 1899 – Hoyt Vandenberg, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1954)
• 1900 – René Guillot, French writer (d. 1969)

1901–present

• 1901 – Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
• 1901 – Cassandre, French painter (d. 1968)
• 1901 – Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973)
• 1905 – J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995)
• 1906 – Wilfred Jackson, American animator and composer (d. 1988)
• 1907 – Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 1979)
• 1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)
• 1907 – Jean Daetwyler, Swiss composer and musician (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)
• 1910 – Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)^[19]
• 1912 – Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008)
• 1913 – Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)
• 1915 – Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor (d. 1940)
• 1915 – Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (d. 2013)
• 1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)
• 1917 – Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 2012)
• 1918 – Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
• 1919 – Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist (d. 1980)
• 1920 – Jerry Maren, American actor (d. 2018)
• 1922 – Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Neil Franklin, English footballer (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1925 – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Paula Hawkins, American politician (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter^[20]
• 1928 – Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (d. 2016)
• 1930 – Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic
• 1930 – John Romita Sr., American comic book artist
• 1931 – Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
• 1931 – Ib Nørholm, Danish composer and organist (d. 2019)
• 1932 – Éliane Radigue, French electronic music composer
• 1933 – Kamran Baghirov, the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party (d. 2000)
• 1933 – Asim Ferhatović, Bosnian footballer (d. 1987)
• 1934 – Leonard Goldberg, American producer (d. 2019)
• 1934 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (d. 1976)
• 1935 – Eric Ashton, English rugby player and coach (d. 2008)
• 1935 – Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (d. 1994)
• 1935 – Bamber Gascoigne, First Host of University Challenge^[21]
• 1936 – Doug Kershaw, American fiddle player and singer
• 1937 – Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer
• 1938 – Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)
• 1939 – Renate Garisch-Culmberger, German shot putter
• 1939 – Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor^[22]
• 1940 – Vito Acconci, American designer (d. 2017)
• 1940 – Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany
• 1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[23]
• 1941 – Aaron Neville, American singer
• 1941 – Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1942 – Ingo Friedrich, German Member of the European Parliament
• 1942 – Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
• 1943 – Barry Mealand, English footballer (d. 2013)^[24]
• 1943 – Sharon Tate, American model and actress (d. 1969)
• 1943 – Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
• 1943 – Manuel Velázquez, Spanish footballer (d. 2016)
• 1944 – David Gerrold, American science fiction screenwriter and author
• 1944 – Gian-Franco Kasper, Swiss ski official (d. 2021)
• 1945 – John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
• 1945 – Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer and screenwriter
• 1945 – Eva Janko, Austrian javelin thrower
• 1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
• 1947 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
• 1947 – Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic
• 1947 – Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer
• 1947 – Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
• 1949 – John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
• 1949 – Bart Gordon, American lawyer
• 1949 – Nadezhda Ilyina, Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player Nadia Petrova (d. 2013)
• 1949 – Rihoko Yoshida, Japanese voice actress
• 1950 – Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter^[25]
• 1951 – Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor
• 1953 – Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
• 1953 – Moon Jae-in, 19th President of South Korea
• 1954 – Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (d. 1986)
• 1955 – Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
• 1955 – Alan Sokal, American physicist and author
• 1955 – Lynda Weinman, American businesswoman and author
• 1956 – Agus Martowardojo, governor of Bank Indonesia
• 1957 – Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2021)
• 1957 – Ade Edmondson, English comedian and musician
• 1958 – Kim Eui-kon, Korean wrestler
• 1958 – Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1958 – Frank Ullrich, German biathlete^[26]
• 1959 – Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
• 1959 – Michel Preud'homme, Belgian footballer and manager
• 1959 – Vic Reeves, English television personality ^[27]
• 1961 – Jorge Barrios, Uruguayan footballer
• 1961 – Guido Buchwald, German footballer and manager
• 1961 – Christa Kinshofer, German ski racer
• 1961 – Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress and producer^[28]
• 1961 – William Van Dijck, Belgian runner
• 1963 – Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
• 1965 – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Margaret Urlich, New Zealand singer-songwriter
• 1965 – Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
• 1966 – Julie Dreyfus, French actress
• 1966 – Karin Viard, French actress
• 1967 – Michael Kiske, German singer
• 1968 – Fernando Escartín, Spanish cyclist
• 1968 – Antony Garrett Lisi, American theoretical physicist
• 1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast^[29]
• 1968 – Tymerlan Huseynov, Ukrainian footballer
• 1969 – Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress
• 1969 – Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, bishop of Montenegro
• 1970 – Roberto Bonano, Argentine footballer
• 1970 – Neil Johnson, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1970 – Matthew Lillard, American actor
• 1971 – José Carlos Fernandez, Bolivian footballer
• 1972 – Beth Hart, American blues-rock singer and piano player
• 1974 – Cyril Despres, French rally racer
• 1974 – Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1974 – Melissa Tkautz, Australian actress and singer
• 1974 – Rokia Traoré, Malian singer
• 1975 – Gianluca Basile, Italian former professional basketball player
• 1975 – Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager
• 1975 – Reto Hug, Swiss triathlete
• 1975 – Henna Raita, Finnish alpine skier
• 1976 – Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
• 1976 – Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
• 1977 – Andrija Gerić, Serbian volleyball player
• 1977 – Michelle Hunziker, Swiss-Dutch actress, model and singer
• 1978 – Veerle Baetens, Belgian actress and singer
• 1978 – Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor and musician
• 1978 – Kristen Schaal, American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer
• 1979 – Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer
• 1979 – Leandro Desábato, Argentinian footballer
• 1979 – Busy Signal, Jamaican dancehall reggae artist
• 1979 – Nik Wallenda, American acrobat
• 1980 – Jofre Mateu, Spanish footballer
• 1980 – Suzy, Portuguese singer
• 1981 – Mario Eggimann, Swiss footballer
• 1981 – Zaur Hashimov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager
• 1981 – Elena Kolomina, Kazakhstani cross country skier
• 1982 – Céline Deville, French footballer
• 1982 – Daveed Diggs, American actor, rapper and singer
• 1982 – Claudia Heill, Austrian judoka (d. 2011)
• 1982 – Aitor Hernández, Spanish racing cyclist
• 1983 – Davide Biondini, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 – Evgeny Drattsev, Russian swimmer
• 1983 – Craig Horner, Australian actor and musician
• 1983 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
• 1983 – Scott Speed, American race car driver
• 1984 – Emerse Faé, French-born Ivorian footballer
• 1984 – Yotam Halperin, Israeli basketball player
• 1984 – Jung Jin-sun, South Korean fencer
• 1984 – Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
• 1984 – Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 – Fabiana Claudino, Brazilian volleyball player
• 1985 – Trey Gilder, American basketball player
• 1986 – Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
• 1986 – Mohammad Bagheri Motamed, Iranian taekwondo practitioner
• 1986 – Mischa Barton, English-American actress
• 1986 – Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer
• 1986 – Michael Kightly, English footballer
• 1986 – Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor
• 1986 – Sean McVay, American football coach^[30]
• 1987 – Wayne Hennessey, Welsh footballer
• 1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
• 1987 – Davide Valsecchi, Italian racing driver
• 1987 – Kia Vaughn, American born Czech basketball player^[31]
• 1987 – Guan Xin, Chinese basketball player
• 1988 – Selina Jörg, German snowboarder
• 1989 – Serdar Kesimal, Turkish footballer
• 1989 – Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter
• 1989 – Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer^[32]
• 1990 – Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 – Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
• 1991 – Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifter
• 1991 – Zé Luís, Cape Verdean footballer
• 1991 – Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player
• 1992 – Phiwa Nkambule, South African entrepreneur
• 1992 – Felitciano Zschusschen, Curaçao footballer
• 1994 – Tommie Hoban, English footballer
• 1995 – Dylan Everett, Canadian actor
• 1997 – Nirei Fukuzumi, Japanese racer
• 1999 – Vitalie Damașcan, Moldovan footballer
• 2003 – Johnny Orlando, Canadian singer and songwriter^[33]
• 2012 – Princess Athena of Denmark, younger child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark^[34]