August 24 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1113 - Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)


• 1198 - King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)


• 1358 - King John I of Castile (d. 1390)


• 1393 - Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)


• 1552 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614)


• 1580 - John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)


• 1591 - Robert Herrick, English poet (d. 1674)


• 1635 - Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)


• 1669 - Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (d. 1747)


• 1707 - Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. 1791)


• 1750 - Letizia Ramolino, mother of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. 1836)


• 1758 - Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1794)


• 1759 - William Wilberforce, English abolitionist (d. 1833)


• 1772 - King William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)


• 1787 - James Weddell, English explorer of Antarctica (d. 1834)


• 1817 - Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875)


• 1837 - Théodore Dubois, French composer and teacher (d. 1924)


• 1845 - James C. Calhoun, American soldier, brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1876)


• 1852 - Deacon White, American baseball player (d. 1919)


• 1863 - Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)


• 1865 - King Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)


• 1872 - Max Beerbohm, British caricaturist (d. 1956)


• 1880 - Joshua Lionel Cowen, American entrepreneur (d. 1965)


• 1884 - Earl Derr Biggers, American author (d. 1933)


• 1887 - Harry Hooper, American baseball player (d. 1974)


• 1890 - Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and surfer (d. 1968)


• 1890 - Jean Rhys, British writer (d. 1979)


• 1895 - Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston (d. 1970)


• 1897 - Fred Rose, American songwriter and publishing executive (d. 1954)


• 1898 - Malcolm Cowley, American literary critic (d. 1989)


• 1899 - Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (d. 1986)


• 1899 - Gaylord DuBois, American comic book writer (d. 1993)


• 1899 - Albert Claude, Belgian biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1983)


• 1901 - Preston Foster, American actor (d. 1970)


• 1902 - Carlo Gambino, Sicilian-born American mafioso (d. 1976)


• 1902 - Fernand Braudel, French historian (d. 1985)


• 1903 - Karl Hanke, Nazi official (d. 1945)


• 1904 - Alice White, American actress (d. 1983)


• 1905 - Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)


• 1905 - Arthur Crudup, American singer and guitarist (d. 1976)


• 1911 - Lofty England, English automotive engineer and race team manager (d.1995)


• 1912 - Durward Kirby, American television personality (d. 2000)


• 1915 - James Tiptree, Jr., American writer (d. 1987)


• 1916 - Hal Smith, American actor (d. 1994)


• 1916 - Léo Ferré, French composer and singer (d. 1993)


• 1917 - Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)


• 1918 - Sikander Bakht, Governor of Kerala (d. 2004)


• 1921 - Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver


• 1922 - René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)


• 1922 - Howard Zinn, American historian and activist


• 1923 - Arthur Jensen, American psychologist


• 1927 - Harry Markowitz, American economist, Nobel laureate


• 1927 - David Ireland, Australian author


• 1929 - Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader (d. 2004)


• 1934 - Kenny Baker, English actor


• 1936 - A. S. Byatt, English novelist


• 1936 - Kenny Guinn, American Governor, Nevada


• 1937 - Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Nigerian politician (d. 1998)


• 1938 - Halldór Blöndal, Icelandic politician


• 1938 - David Freiberg, American bassist (Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Starship)


• 1938 - Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer


• 1940 - Francine Lalonde, Quebec politician


• 1942 - Max Cleland, American politician


• 1942 - Howard Jacobson, British novelist and newspaper columnist


• 1943 - John Cipollina, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989)


• 1943 - Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent


• 1944 - Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1996)


• 1944 - Gregory Jarvis, American astronaut (d. 1986)


• 1945 - Ken Hensley, English musician (Uriah Heep)


• 1945 - Vince McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter


• 1947 - Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author


• 1947 - Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist


• 1947 - Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral


• 1947 - Anne Archer, American Actress


• 1948 - Jean-Michel Jarre, French musician


• 1948 - Kim Sung-Il, Chief of Staff of Republic of Korea Air Force


• 1949 - Joe Regalbuto, American actor


• 1949 - Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005)


• 1950 - Tim White, American anthropologist


• 1951 - Orson Scott Card, American writer


• 1951 - Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize winning author


• 1952 - Mike Shanahan, American football coach


• 1952 - Bob Corker, American politician


• 1953 - Ron Holloway, American tenor saxophonist


• 1954 - Alain Daigle, French Canadian ice hockey player


• 1955 - Mike Huckabee, American politician, Governor/Presidential candidate


• 1956 - John Culberson, American politician


• 1956 - Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter


• 1957 - Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer (Shalamar)


• 1957 - Stephen Fry, English comedian and actor


• 1958 - Steve Guttenberg, American actor


• 1958 - Tracy Harris, American artist


• 1958 - Chris Offutt, American author


• 1959 - Linda Bollea, Wife of Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan


• 1960 - Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player


• 1960 - Kim Christofte, Danish footballer


• 1960 - Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker


• 1961 - Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian judoka


• 1962 - Craig Kilborn, American talk show host


• 1962 - David Koechner, American actor


• 1963 - John Bush, American singer (Anthrax)


• 1963 - Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game director


• 1964 - Salizhan Sharipov, Russian cosmonaut


• 1965 - Marlee Matlin, American actress


• 1965 - Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan cricketer


• 1965 - Reggie Miller, American basketball player


• 1967- Michael Thomas, English Footballer


• 1968 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler


• 1968 - Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist (Sepultura)


• 1968 - Benoit Brunet, French Canadian ice hockey player


• 1968 - Tim Salmon, American baseball player


• 1970 - Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer


• 1970 - Dan Henderson, American Mixed Martial Artist


• 1971 - Pierfrancesco Favino, Italian actor


• 1972 - Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian freestyle skier


• 1973 - Dave Chappelle, American actor and Comedian


• 1973 - Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer


• 1973 - Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor


• 1973 - Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1974 - Jennifer Lien, American actress


• 1974 - Orla Fallon, Irish Vocalist for Celtic Woman


• 1975 - Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer


• 1976 - Nordin Wooter, Dutch footballer


• 1977 - Denílson, Brazilian footballer


• 1977 - Robert Enke, German footballer


• 1977 - Per Gade, Danish footballer


• 1977 - John Green, American author/Nerdfighter


• 1977 - Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer


• 1978 - Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player


• 1978 - Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1979 - Michael Redd, American basketball player


• 1979 - Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese singer


• 1980 - Sonja Bennett, Canadian actress


• 1981 - Chad Michael Murray, American actor


• 1981 - Jiro Wang Dong Cheng, Taiwanese singer, actor


• 1981 - Mercedes Scelba - Shorte, American model


• 1982 - Kim Kallstrom, Swedish footballer


• 1983 - Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player


• 1983 - Christopher Parker, British actor


• 1985 - Destiny Davis, Playboy Playmate


• 1987 - Jon Scheyer, American basketball player


• 1987 - Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player


• 1988 - Rupert Grint, English actor


• 1995 - Runa Tsukishima, Japanese child model


• 2003 - Alexandre Coste, son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco