Famous Births on 24 May

Famous Births on 24 May

1494 - Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19)
1522 - John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)
1544 - William Gilbert, English natural philosopher (d. 1603)
1616 - John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)
1671 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)
1686 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, inventor and thermometer maker (d. 1736)
1689 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)
1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. 1793)
1794 - William Whewell, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1866)
1803 - Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. 1866)
1810 - Charles Clark, Governor of Mississippi (d. 1877)
1810 - Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
1816 - Emanuel Leutze, German-born painter (d. 1868)
1819 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
1830 - Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)
1836 - Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)
1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (d. 1918)
1855 - Arthur Wing Pinero, English playwright (d. 1934)
1863 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938)
1868 - Charles E. Taylor, First aircraft maintenance professional (d. 1956)
1870 - Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (d. 1938)
1870 - Jan Christiaan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950)
1878 - Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American engineer (d. 1972)
1879 - H. B. Reese, American inventor of Reese's and founder (d. 1956)
1885 - Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English educational psychologist (d. 1948).
1886 - Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979)
1887 - Edward "Mick" Mannock, Irish WWI flying ace (d. 1918)
1891 - William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. 1971)
1895 - Samuel Irving Newhouse, American publisher (d. 1979)
1899 - Henri Michaux, French poet (d. 1984)
1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (d. 1938)
1900 - Lionel Conacher, Canadian athlete and politician (d. 1954)
1900 - Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)
1901 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1968)
1905 - Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
1909 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (d. 1992)
1911 - Barbara West, English survivor of the Titanic sinking (d. 2007)
1914 - Giuseppe Valdengo, Italian baritone (d. 2007)
1914 - Lilli Palmer, German-born actress (d. 1986)
1916 - Roden Cutler, Australian diplomat (d. 2002)
1923 - Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
1925 - Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (d. 1994)
1926 - Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor
1928 - William Trevor, Irish writer
1930 - Hans-Martin Linde, German conductor
1931 - Michael Lonsdale, French actor
1932 - Arnold Wesker, English dramatist
1934 - Jane Byrne, American politician
1934 - Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist
1935 - Joan Micklin Silver, American director
1936 - Harold Budd, American musician
1938 - Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and comedian
1938 - David Viscott, American psychiatrist (d. 1996)
1940 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1941 - George Lakoff, American linguist and political activist
1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter
1943 - Gary Burghoff, American actor
1944 - Patti LaBelle, American singer
1945 - Priscilla Presley, American actress
1946 - Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Russian-born Polish athlete
1947 - Martin Winterkorn, German automotive executive
1949 - Jim Broadbent, English actor
1950 - Larry Seidlin, American judge
1953 - Alfred Molina, London-born Spanish-Italian actor
1955 - Rosanne Cash, American singer
1956 - Michael Jackson, Northern Irish clergyman
1959 - Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish hockey player (d. 1985)
1960 - Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
1960 - Guy Fletcher, British keyboardist (Dire Straits)
1962 - Gene Anthony Ray, American actor (d. 2003)
1963 - Rich Rodriguez, American football coach
1963 - Kathy Leander, Swiss singer
1963 - Joe Dumars, American basketball player
1963 - Michael Chabon, American author
1963 - Ivan Capelli, Italian racing driver
1964 - Adrian Moorhouse, British swimmer
1964 - Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 - Shinichiro Watanabe, Japanese anime director
1965 - John C. Reilly, American actor
1966 - Eric Cantona, French footballer
1966 - Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
1967 - Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1967 - Steve McDonald, American bassist (Redd Kross)
1968 - Mo Willems, American author and screenwriter
1969 - Rich Robinson, American musician (Black Crowes)
1970 - Tommy Page, American singer
1971 - Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
1972 - Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer
1973 - Bartolo Colón, Dominican baseball player
1973 - Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter
1973 - Ruslana, Ukrainian singer
1974 - Will Sasso, Canadian actor and comedian
1974 - Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player
1975 - Yannis Goumas, Greek footballer
1975 - Maria Lawson, British Singer
1975 - Marc Gagnon, Canadian short track speed skater
1976 - Alessandro Cortini, Italian musician
1976 - Catherine Cox, Australian netballer
1976 - Bob Maesen, Belgian flatwater canoer
1977 - Kym Valentine. Australian actress
1978 - Johan Holmqvist, Swedish hockey player
1978 - Brad Penny, American baseball player
1978 - Bryan Greenberg, American actor
1978 - Brian Ching, American soccer player
1979 - Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
1979 - Frank Mir, American UFC fighter
1980 - Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer
1981 - Marketa Janska, Czech model and Playboy Playmate
1982 - Issah Ahmed, Ghana football player
1982 - DaMarcus Beasley, American soccer player
1983 - Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, Anglo-Australian videogame creator and critic
1984 - Sarah Hagan, American actress
1984 - Brodney Pool, American football player
1985 - Tim Bridgman, British racing driver
1986 - Jordan Metcalfe, English actor
1986 - Mark Ballas, profession dancer
1987 - Dominika Kasprzycka, Polish singer
1987 - Guillaume Latendresse, French-Canadian hockey player
1988 - Billy Gilman, American singer
1989 - Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (d. 2005)
1990 - Joey Logano, American racecar driver
1990 - Luke Temple, American Concert pianist
1991 - Erika Umeda, Japanese singer
1992 - Travis T. Flory, American actor
1995 - Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein