Famous Births on 24 Jul

Famous Births on 24 Jul

1660 - Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)
1725 - John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)
1757 - Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)
1783 - Simón Bolívar, South American liberator (d. 1830)
1786 - Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)
1794 - Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865)
1802 - Alexandre Dumas, père, French writer (d. 1870)
1803 - Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer (d. 1856)
1821 - William Poole, American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys) (d. 1855)
1826 - Ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902)
1851 - Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935)
1853 - William Gillette, American actor and author (d. 1937)
1856 - Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)
1857 - Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
1860 - Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)
1864 - Frank Wedekind, German writer (d. 1918)
1867 - Edward Frederic Benson, English writer (d. 1940)
1867 - Fred Tate, England cricketer (d. 1943)
1867 - Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (d. the same day 1908)
1874 - Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and writer (d. 1917)
1877 - Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (d. 1954)
1878 - Lord Dunsany, Irish writer (d. 1957)
1880 - Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete (d. 1946)
1880 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (d. 1959)
1886 - Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese novelist (d. 1965)
1888 - Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
1895 - Robert Graves, English author (d. 1985)
1897 - Amelia Earhart, American aviator (disappeared 1937)
1899 - Chief Dan George, Meti actor (d. 1981)
1900 - Zelda Fitzgerald, American artist, wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (d. 1948)
1904 - Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (d. 1991)
1908 - Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (d. 1985)
1910 - Harry Horner, American art director (d. 1994)
1914 - Ed Mirvish, Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario (d. 2007)
1915 - Enrique Fernando, Philippino jurist (d. 2004)
1916 - John D. MacDonald, American novelist, (d. 1986)
1917 - Robert Farnon, Canadian-born conductor, composer, and arranger (d. 2005)
1917 - Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999)
1918 - Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist
1919 - Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss cyclist
1919 - Robert Marsden Hope, Australian Justice (d. 1999)
1920 - Bella Abzug, U.S. Congresswoman from New York (d. 1998)
1921 - Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor (d. 2008)
1922 - Madeleine Ferron, French Canadian writer
1929 - Alfred Binns, West Indian cricketer
1931 - Ermanno Olmi, Italian director
1931 - Éric Tabarly, French sailor (d. 1998)
1933 - John Aniston, American actor; father of Jennifer Aniston
1933 - Doug Sanders, American golfer
1934 - Sante Kimes, American convicted con artist and murderess
1935 - Pat Oliphant, Australian political cartoonist
1935 - Derek Varnals, South African cricketer
1936 - Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian
1936 - Mark Goddard, American actor
1937 - Manoj Kumar, Indian actor
1938 - John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer
1938 - Eugene J. Martin, American painter, artist
1940 - Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian
1940 - Dan Hedaya, American actor
1942 - Chris Sarandon, American actor
1945 - Azim Premji, Indian businessman
1947 - Peter Serkin, American pianist
1947 - Robert Hays, American actor
1947 - Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
1949 - Yves Duteil, French singer and songwriter
1949 - Michael Richards, American comedian
1951 - Lynda Carter, American actress
1951 - Chris Smith, British politician
1952 - Gus Van Sant, American film director
1953 - Claire McCaskill, American politician, junior senator from Missouri
1956 - Pat Finn, American game show host and producer
1956 - Charles Crist, Governor of Florida
1957 - Pam Tillis, American singer
1961 - Kerry Dixon, English footballer
1962 - Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver
1963 - Paul Geary, American musician (Extreme)
1963 - Julie Krone, American jockey
1963 - Karl Malone, American basketball player
1964 - Banana Yoshimoto, Japanese author
1964 - Barry Bonds, American baseball player
1965 - Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player
1965 - Kadeem Hardison, American actor
1965 - Doug Liman, American film director
1966 - Martin Keown, English footballer
1968 - Laura Leighton, American actress
1968 - Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director
1968 - Colleen Doran, American comic book writer and artist
1968 - Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress
1969 - Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player
1969 - Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer
1970 - Stephanie Adams, American model and author
1971 - Dino Baggio, Italian footballer
1971 - John Partridge, English singer
1972 - Rev. Jen Miller, American performance artist
1972 - Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
1975 - Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player
1975 - Eric Szmanda, American actor
1975 - Torrie Wilson, American wrestler
1976 - Rafer Alston, American basketball player
1976 - Nate Bump, American baseball player
1976 - Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese Formula One driver
1977 - Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian football player
1977 - Danny Dyer, English actor and television presenter
1979 - Rose Byrne, Australian actress
1979 - Lee Si-yeon, South Korean actress
1979 - Stat Quo, American rapper
1979 - Valerio Scassellati, Italian racing driver
1979 - Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player
1979 - José Valverde, American baseball player
1980 - Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
1980 - Gauge, American pornographic actress
1981 - Summer Glau, American actress
1982 - Elise Crombez, Belgian model
1982 - Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian racing driver
1982 - Anna Paquin, Canadian-born New Zealand actress
1983 - Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
1984 - John Dhani Lennevald, Swedish singer (A-Teens)
1985 - Teagan Presley, American pornographic actress
1985 - Patrice Bergeron, Canadian hockey player
1986 - Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater
1986 - Megan Park, Canadian actress
1987 - Mara Wilson, American actress
1988 - Luke Mitchell, Scottish murderer
1990 - Daveigh Chase, American actress
1998 - Bindi Irwin, Australian entertainer; daughter of Steve Irwin