Famous Births on 24 Mar

Famous Births on 24 Mar

1494 - Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. 1555)
1607 - Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. 1667)
1628 - Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)
1657 - Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)
1693 - John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)
1725 - Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)
1725 - Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)
1782 - Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)
1796 - John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)
1808 - Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
1809 - Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (d. 1837)
1809 - Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (d. 1882)
1820 - A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)
1820 - Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)
1828 - Horace Gray, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1902)
1829 - George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)
1829 - Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)
1830 - Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889)
1834 - William Morris, English writer and designer (d. 1896)
1834 - John Wesley Powell, American explorer and environmentalist (d. 1902)
1835 - Jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist (d. 1893)
1848 - Honoré Beaugrand, Quebec journalist and newspaper publisher (La Patrie) (d. 1906)
1850 - Silas Hocking, British novelist and preacher (d. 1935)
1855 - Andrew Mellon, American financier (d. 1937)
1855 - Olive Schreiner, South African writer (d. 1920)
1874 - Harry Houdini, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d. 1926)
1884 - Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)
1886 - Athenagoras I, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
1886 - Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)
1887 - Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor (d. 1933)
1888 - Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
1889 - Albert Hill, British athlete (d. 1969)
1891 - Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Soviet physicist (d. 1951)
1893 - Walter Baade, German astronomer (d. 1960)
1893 - George Sisler, American baseball player (d. 1973)
1897 - Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. 1957)
1901 - Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. 1971)
1902 - Thomas Dewey, American politician (d. 1971)
1903 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1995)
1903 - Malcolm Muggeridge, British author and scholar (d. 1990)
1905 - Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino writer and diplomat (d. 2007)
1906 - Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. 1984)
1907 - Paul Sauvé, Quebec politician (d. 1960)
1909 - Clyde Barrow, American crime figure (d. 1934)
1910 - Richard Conte, American actor (d. 1975)
1911 - Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1915 - Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. 1963)
1916 - Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist (d. 2006)
1917 - John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
1917 - Constantine Andreou, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. 2007)
1919 - Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. 2005
1919 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
1920 - Gene Nelson, American actor (d. 1996)
1921 - Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player
1922 - Onna White, Canadian choreographer (d. 2005)
1923 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)
1924 - Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
1925 - Puig Aubert, French rugby league footballer (d. 1994)
1926 - Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel laureate
1927 - Martin Walser, German author
1928 - Byron Janis, American pianist
1930 - David Dacko, 1st President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003)
1930 - Agustín González, Spanish actor (d. 2005)
1930 - Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980)
1934 - William Smith, American actor
1935 - Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
1936 - David Suzuki, Canadian scientist and environmentalist
1937 - Billy Stewart, American singer (d. 1970)
1938 - David Irving, British historian
1938 - Holger Czukay, German musician (Can)
1940 - Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
1940 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
1944 - R. Lee Ermey, American actor
1944 - Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian Prime Minister
1945 - Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist
1945 - Curtis Hanson, American film director
1946 - Klaus Dinger, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk)
1947 - Alan Sugar, English businessman
1947 - Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress
1947 - Christine Gregoire, American politician, current governor of Washington
1949 - Nick Lowe, British musician
1951 - Pat Bradley, American golfer
1951 - Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer
1951 - Dougie Thomson, British bassist (Supertramp)
1954 - Robert Carradine, American actor
1954 - Donna Pescow, American actress
1955 - Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 - Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and cross-country skier
1958 - Mike Woodson, American basketball player and head coach
1960 - Kelly LeBrock, American actress
1960 - Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler
1960 - Nena, German pop singer
1960 - Scott Pruett, American race car driver
1961 - Dean Jones, Australian cricketer
1962 - Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
1962 - Star Jones Reynolds, American television personality
1964 - Annabella Sciorra, American actress
1965 - Peter Jacobson, American actor
1965 - Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
1965 - The Undertaker, American professional wrestler
1969 - Houston, American pornographic actress
1970 - Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian football player
1970 - Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
1970 - Sharon Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
1970 - Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
1971 - Megyn Price, American actress
1972 - Steve Karsay, American baseball player
1973 - Jacek BÄ…k, Polish footballer
1973 - Steve Corica, Australian soccer player
1974 - Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
1974 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress
1975 - Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva
1975 - Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player
1976 - Aaron Brooks, American football player
1976 - Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer
1976 - Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
1976 - Peyton Manning, American football player
1977 - Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1977 - Corneille, Canadian-Rwandan singer
1978 - Michael Braun, Australian rules footballer
1979 - Graeme Swann, English cricketer
1979 - Periklis Iakovakis, Greek athlete
1979 - Norris Hopper, American baseball player
1979 - Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
1979 - Lake Bell, American actress
1980 - Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
1981 - Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player
1982 - Corey Hart, American baseball player
1982 - Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
1982 - Nivea, American singer
1983 - T. J. Ford, American basketball player
1984 - Chris Bosh, American basketball player
1985 - Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
1986 - Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
1986 - Anthony McMahon, English footballer
1988 - Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
1990 - Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-born New Zealand actress
1992 - Thomas Law, English actor