History Births on August 24

Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player

#Marcel_Goc

Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive

#Mark_Cerny

J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (d. 2004)

#J._Gordon_Edwards_(entomologist_and_mountaineer)

Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host

#Jean-Luc_Brassard

Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician

#Emile_Roemer

Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)

#Albert_Claude

Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1976)

#Carlo_Gambino

Ron Holloway, American saxophonist

#Ron_Holloway

Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player

#Charlie_Villanueva

Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010)

#Kenny_Guinn

Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (d. 1956)

#Max_Beerbohm

John Green, American author and vlogger

#John_Green_(author)

Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (d. 1943)

#Tosia_Altman

Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (d. 1674)

#Robert_Herrick_(poet)

Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Andreas_Kisser

Jennifer Lien, American actress

#Jennifer_Lien

Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)

#Wynonie_Harris

Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player

#Derek_Morris_(ice_hockey)

Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player

#Alain_Daigle

José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer

#José_Bosingwa

Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (d. 2013)

#Oscar_Hijuelos

Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)

#Gregory_Jarvis

Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter

#Marion_Bloem

Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)

#Alexander_II_of_Scotland

Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE

#Vince_McMahon

Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach

#Roger_De_Vlaeminck

Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer

#Jürgen_Macho

James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (d. 1834)

#James_Weddell

Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)

#Bill_Goldsworthy

Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician

#Francis_Pangilinan

Gerry Cooney, American boxer

#Gerry_Cooney

Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998)

#Ronnie_Grieveson

John I of Castile (d. 1390)

#John_I_of_Castile

Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1794)

#Duchess_Sophia_Frederica_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Joel Thompson, Australian rugby league player

#Joel_Thompson_(rugby_league)

Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (d. 1956)

#Zonia_Baber

Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter

#Ava_DuVernay

Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)

#Moshood_Abiola

Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)

#Théodore_Dubois

Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)

#Tom_Kendall

Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993)

#Roger_McCluskey

Max Cleland, American captain and politician

#Max_Cleland

Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)

#Francine_Lalonde

Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)

#Arthur_III,_Duke_of_Brittany

Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor

#Chad_Michael_Murray

Philip Henry, English minister (d. 1696)

#Philip_Henry

Alaungpaya, Burmese king (d. 1760)

#Alaungpaya

Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Andrew_Brunette

Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic

#Tim_D._White

Kim Källström, Swedish footballer

#Kim_Källström

Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia

#Joe_Manchin

Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (d. 1945)

#Karl_Hanke

Rich Beem, American golfer

#Rich_Beem

William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)

#William_I_of_the_Netherlands

Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster

#Sam_Torrance

Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (d. 1985)

#Fernand_Braudel

Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (d. 1746)

#Sir_Robert_Munro,_6th_Baronet

John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (d. 1537)

#John,_Hereditary_Prince_of_Saxony

Tugay Kerimo?lu, Turkish footballer and manager

#Tugay_Kerimo?lu

Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (d. 1942)

#Valentine_Baker_(pilot)

Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (d. 2014)

#Stephen_Paulus

Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)

#Dragutin_Lerman

Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)

#Malcolm_Cowley

Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer

#Joseph_Akpala

Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)

#Howard_Zinn

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (d. 1626)

#Thomas_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Suffolk

Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player

#Anže_Kopitar

Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer

#Roberto_Colombo_(footballer)

Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)

#Alex_Colville

Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut

#Salizhan_Sharipov

Daichi Miura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer

#Daichi_Miura

David Freiberg, American singer and bass player

#David_Freiberg

James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)

#James_Calhoun_(soldier)

Arian Foster, American football player

#Arian_Foster

Bob Corker, American businessman and politician

#Bob_Corker

Alan M. Roberts, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol

#Alan_M._Roberts

Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)

#Peder_Griffenfeld

Sam Tingle, English-Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2008)

#Sam_Tingle

Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer

#Fabiano_Santacroce

Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)

#Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjou

Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator

#Alexander_McCall_Smith

Michael Thomas, English footballer

#Michael_Thomas_(footballer,_born_1967)

Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (d. 1933)

#Earl_Derr_Biggers

Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter

#Stephen_Fry

Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer (d. 2000)

#Durward_Kirby

Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)

#Anjali_Devi

John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (d. 1989)

#John_Cipollina

Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)

#Boyd_Dunlop_Morehead

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter

#Paulo_Coelho

Jared Harris, English actor

#Jared_Harris

Meg Munn, English social worker and politician

#Meg_Munn

Todd Young, American politician

#Todd_Young

David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)

#David_Bowman_(politician)

Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)

#Siaka_Stevens

Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer

#Mason_Williams

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (d. 2017)

#Cormac_Murphy-O'Connor

Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009)

#Robert_Enke

Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer

#Orlando_Engelaar

Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer

#Rocky_Johnson

Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player

#Camila_Giangreco_Campiz

Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (d. 2004)

#Yasser_Arafat

A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet

#A._S._Byatt

Kenny Baker, English actor (d. 2016)

#Kenny_Baker_(English_actor)

Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet

#Linton_Kwesi_Johnson

Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931)

#Shivaram_Rajguru

Anne Archer, American actress and producer

#Anne_Archer

Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer

#Hideo_Kojima

Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)

#Duke_Kahanamoku

Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer

#Rocío_Igarzábal

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (d. 1558)

#Elisabeth_of_Brandenburg,_Duchess_of_Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen

Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer

#Marlee_Matlin

Preston Foster, American actor (d. 1970)

#Preston_Foster

Betty Dodson, American author and educator

#Betty_Dodson

Kaki King, American guitarist and composer

#Kaki_King

Major Garrett, American journalist and author

#Major_Garrett

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer

#Denílson_de_Oliveira_Araújo

John Culberson, American lawyer and politician

#John_Culberson

Brett Gardner, American baseball player

#Brett_Gardner

Rupert Grint, English actor

#Rupert_Grint

Jemerson, Brazilian footballer

#Jemerson

Funke Akindele, Nigerian actress

#Funke_Akindele

Nick Denton, English journalist and businessman, founded Gawker Media

#Nick_Denton

Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet

#Vahur_Afanasjev

Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas

#Mike_Huckabee

Harry Hooper, American baseball player (d. 1974)

#Harry_Hooper

Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)

#Ferdinand_I_of_Romania

Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer

#Steve_Guttenberg

Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer

#Juan_Pedro_Lanzani

Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral

#Vladimir_Masorin

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)

#Jorge_Luis_Borges

Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster

#Shoichi_Funaki

Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician

#Ken_Hensley

John Taylor, English poet and author (d. 1653)

#John_Taylor_(poet)

Allen Robinson, American football player

#Allen_Robinson

Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Tim_Salmon

Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer

#Inge_de_Bruijn

Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Ronee_Blakley

Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach

#Mike_Shanahan

Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer

#Maya_Yoshida

Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (d. 1500)

#Thomas_Rotherham

Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker

#Wang_Zhen_(racewalker)

Michael Redd, American basketball player

#Michael_Redd

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (d. 1833)

#William_Wilberforce

Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)

#Lavinia_Fontana

Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter

#Dave_Chappelle

Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (d. 1979)

#Jean_Rhys

Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster

#Erin_Molan

Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)

#Sophia_Brahe

Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor, writer, director, and producer

#Alex_O'Loughlin

Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)

#Arthur_Jensen

Madsen Pirie, British academic, President and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute

#Madsen_Pirie

Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer (d. 2009)

#Charles_Snead_Houston

Orson Scott Card, American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist

#Orson_Scott_Card

Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)

#Antonio_Stoppani

George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist

#George_Perris

Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Reggie_Miller

Richard Cushing, American cardinal (d. 1970)

#Richard_Cushing

René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)

#René_Lévesque

Lady Amelia Windsor, member of the British royal family

Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer

Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player

Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (d. 2009)

Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer

Per Gade, Danish footballer

Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer

Simon Dennis, English rower and academic

Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer

Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist

Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer

Éric Bernard, French race car driver

Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach

Chris Offutt, American author and academic

Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright

Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager

Ian Grob, English race car driver

Carlo Curley, American organist and educator (d. 2012)

Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2005)

John Banaszak, American football player and coach

Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005)

Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland

#Sauli_Niinistö

Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer

Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot

Jim Fox, American rock drummer and organist

Marsha P. Johnson, African American gay liberation activist and drag queen

Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist

Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)

Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman

Keith Savage, English rugby player

Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author

Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001)

Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)

Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)

Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader (d. 2017)

Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)

Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

David Ireland, Australian author and playwright

Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (d. 2009)

Louis Teicher, American pianist (Ferrante & Teicher) (d. 2008)

Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990)

Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)

Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)

Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)

Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)

James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author (d. 1987)

Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (d. 2012)

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)

Ida Cook, English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell (d. 1986)

Maria Zubreeva, Soviet painter, graphic artist, and designer (d. 1991)

Gaylord DuBois, American author and poet (d. 1993)

Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)

Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)

Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist (d. 1785)

Fujiwara no Genshi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1039)