Historical Births Today: 24 September

Births

• 15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)


• 1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)


• 1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)


• 1513 - Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)


• 1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)


• 1564 - William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)


• 1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)


• 1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)


• 1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)


• 1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)


• 1725 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)


• 1739 - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)


• 1755 - John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)


• 1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)


• 1802 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)


• 1817 - Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)


• 1829 - Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)


• 1858 - Eugene Foss, 45^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)


• 1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)


• 1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)


• 1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)


• 1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)


• 1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)


• 1890 - Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977)


• 1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)


• 1892 - Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956)


• 1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)


• 1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)


• 1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)


• 1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)


• 1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)


• 1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)


• 1902 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian politician, religious figure, and political leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution (d. 1989)


• 1905 - Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)


• 1909 - Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect (d. 1966)


• 1910 - Jean Servais, Belgian actor (d. 1976)


• 1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)


• 1912 - Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)


• 1914 - Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)


• 1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)


• 1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)


• 1920 - Richard Bong, American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)


• 1921 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster (d. 2008)


• 1922 - Cornell MacNeil, American baritone


• 1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)


• 1923 - Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)


• 1924 - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast


• 1924 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)


• 1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer & actress


• 1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)


• 1927 - Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)


• 1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician


• 1930 - Józef Krupiński, Polish poet (d. 1998)


• 1930 - Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)


• 1930 - John W. Young, American astronaut


• 1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)


• 1931 - Mike Parkes, British Formula One driver (d. 1977)


• 1932 - Dominique Michel, French Canadian comedian


• 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer


• 1934 - John Brunner, British author (d. 1995)


• 1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)


• 1935 - Sean McCann, Canadian actor


• 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)


• 1940 - Yves Navarre, French writer (d. 1994)


• 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer (d. 1998)


• 1941 - John Mackey, National Football League player


• 1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer


• 1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)


• 1944 - Diana Körner, German actress


• 1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist


• 1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player


• 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland


• 1947 - Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor


• 1948 - Heinz Chur, German composer


• 1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor


• 1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)


• 1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host


• 1950 - Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress


• 1951 - Douglas Kmiec, American legal scholar


• 1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)


• 1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician


• 1956 - Hubie Brooks, American baseball player


• 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor


• 1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor


• 1961 - Allen Bestwick, Nascar broadcaster


• 1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter


• 1962 - Jack Dee, British comedian


• 1962 - Rosamund Kwan, Hong Kong Actress


• 1962 - Mike Phelan, English former footballer


• 1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress


• 1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player


• 1965 - Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords)


• 1966 - Stacy Galina, American actress


• 1966 - Bernard Gilkey, Baseball player


• 1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author


• 1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)


• 1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer


• 1969 - Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model


• 1969 - Megan Ward, American actress


• 1971 - Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist & entomologist


• 1971 - Kevin Millar, American baseball player


• 1971 - Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve)


• 1973 - Eddie George, American football player


• 1974 - John McDonald, American baseball player


• 1975 - Kyle Turley, former National Football League offensive lineman


• 1976 - Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player


• 1976 - Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, American professional wrestler


• 1977 - Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer


• 1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer


• 1978 - Tarek Saab, American TV show contestant


• 1979 - Justin Bruening, American actor


• 1979 - Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer


• 1979 - Katja Kassin, German pornographic actress


• 1979 - Ross Mathews, American television personality and comedian


• 1980 - Daniele Bennati, Italian professional road racing cyclist


• 1980 - Dean Canto, Australian racing driver


• 1980 - Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornstar


• 1980 - Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer


• 1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer


• 1981 - Drew Gooden, National Basketball Association player


• 1981 - Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver


• 1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast


• 1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast


• 1982 - Jeff Karstens, American baseball player


• 1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player


• 1984 - Szilvia Molnar, Swedish writer


• 1986 - Leah Dizon, model, singer and Japanese television


• 1987 - Spencer Treat Clark, American actor


• 1987 - Matthew Connolly, English footballer


• 1988 - Karl Alzner, Canadian hockey player


• 1988 - Kyle Sullivan, American actor


• 1988 - Lisa Wang, American gymnast