Famous Births on 24 Sep

Famous Births on 24 Sep

1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
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, 45th 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 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
1934 - John Brunner, British author (d. 1995)
1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer
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 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
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 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
1948 - Heinz Chur, German composer
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 - Michael J. Varhola, American author
1966 - Bernard Gilkey, Baseball player
1966 - Stacy Galina, American actress
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 - Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve)
1971 - Kevin Millar, American baseball player
1971 - Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist & entomologist
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 - Tarek Saab, American TV show contestant
1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
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 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
1980 - Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
1980 - Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornstar
1980 - Dean Canto, Australian racing driver
1980 - Daniele Bennati, Italian professional road racing cyclist
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