History Births on September 24

Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)

#Ham_Fisher

Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Kevin_Millar

Paul Hamm, American gymnast

#Paul_Hamm

John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)

#John_Kerr_(governor-general)

Ilgvars Zal?ns, Latvian painter

#Ilgvars_Zal?ns

Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005)

#Raoul_Bott

Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1963)

#Artur_Lemba

Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta

#Douglas_Kmiec

Vitellius, Roman emperor (d. 69)

#Vitellius

Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)

#Jim_McKay

Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1998)

#Miguel_Montuori

Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1968)

#Tommy_Armour

Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager

#Mike_Phelan

Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal

#Anders_Arborelius

Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager

#Frank_Fahrenhorst

Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)

#Paul_Ray_Smith

Jacques Vallée, French ufologist

#Jacques_Vallée

Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist

#Victoria_Pendleton

Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (d. 1576)

#Gerolamo_Cardano

Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO (d. 1994)

#Manfred_Wörner

Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor (d. 1976)

#Jean_Servais

John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer

#John_Rutter

Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter

#Nia_Vardalos

Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic

#Christopher_L._Eisgruber

Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman

#Stephanie_McMahon

Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)

#Phil_Hartman

John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright

#John_Kessel

Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (d. 1875)

#Antoine-Louis_Barye

Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player

#Bernard_Gilkey

Gerard Antoni Cio?ek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)

#Gerard_Antoni_Cio?ek

Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990)

#Jim_Henson

Robert Irvine, English chef and television host

#Robert_Irvine

Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)

#Billy_Bletcher

Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author

#Lou_Dobbs

Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)

#Andrzej_Panufnik

Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer

#Kevin_Sorbo

Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

#Mohinder_Amarnath

Yves Navarre, French author (d. 1994)

#Yves_Navarre

Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer

#Oriol_Romeu

Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960)

#Lottie_Dod

Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (d. 1941)

#Jaan_Teemant

Janet Weiss, American drummer

#Janet_Weiss

Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager

#Ally_McCoist

Herb Jeffries, American singer (d. 2014)

#Herb_Jeffries

Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)

#Sheila_MacRae

John Carter, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (d. 1991)

#John_Carter_(jazz_musician)

Christopher Pincher, English politician

#Christopher_Pincher

Randy Foye, American basketball player

#Randy_Foye

Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (d. 1998)

#Linda_McCartney

Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (d. 2013)

#Sivanthi_Adithan

Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1672)

#Johan_de_Witt

Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (d. 1956)

#Adélard_Godbout

Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Amy_Sky

Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

#Shawn_Crahan

Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)

#Richard_Bong

Alexandra Adler, Austrian neurologist and psychologist (d.2001)

#Alexandra_Adler

Megan Ward, American actress

#Megan_Ward

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-American baseball player

#Rafael_Palmeiro

John McDonald, American baseball player

#John_McDonald_(infielder)

Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (d. 2015)

#Moti_Kirschenbaum

Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2013)

#Yakkun_Sakurazuka

Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author

#Mike_Michalowicz

Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)

#Eugene_Foss

Christophe Bouchut, French race car driver

#Christophe_Bouchut

Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862)

#Mikhail_Ostrogradsky

Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior

#Marko_Pomerants

Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer

#Fábio_Aurélio

Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)

#Blind_Lemon_Jefferson

Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)

#Audra_Lindley

Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic

#Eavan_Boland

Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat (d. 2012)

#Benjamin_Romualdez

Harriet Walter, English actress

#Harriet_Walter

John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer

#John_Arne_Riise

Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general (d. 1634)

#Albrecht_von_Wallenstein

Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach

#Marco_Tardelli

Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Liam_Finn

Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)

#Gustave_Garrigou

Józef Krupi?ski, Polish poet and author (d. 1998)

#Józef_Krupi?ski

Brad Bird, American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and actor

#Brad_Bird

Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)

#Ovadia_Yosef

Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)

#Mark_Sandman

Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)

#Nikolai_Anderson

Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia

#Riccardo_Illy

Hubie Brooks, American baseball player

#Hubie_Brooks

Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player

#Karl_Alzner

Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933)

#Julius_Klengel

Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (d. 1936)

#Bhikaiji_Cama

Shekha of Amarsar, Rajput chieftain (d. 1488)

#Shekha_of_Amarsar

Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster

#Eddie_George

Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)

#Mike_González_(catcher)

Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer

#Jerry_Donahue

Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)

#Severo_Ochoa

Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer

#Petri_Pasanen

Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman

#Theo_Paphitis

Eleanor Catton, Canadian-New Zealand author

#Eleanor_Catton

Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)

#Guru_Ram_Das

Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director (d. 1970)

#Esther_Eng

Tosin Adarabioyo, English Footballer

#Tosin_Adarabioyo

Drew Gooden, American basketball player

#Drew_Gooden

María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1957)

#María_de_las_Mercedes_Adam_de_Aróstegui

André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)

#André_Frédéric_Cournand

Konstantin Chernenko, Russian politician (d. 1985)

#Konstantin_Chernenko

Casey Rabach, American football player

#Casey_Rabach

John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2018)

#John_Young_(astronaut)

John Logan, American screenwriter and producer

#John_Logan_(writer)

Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)

#Adolphe_d'Archiac

Matthew Connolly, English footballer

#Matthew_Connolly

Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver

#Ryan_Briscoe

Anne of Cyprus, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1462)

#Anne_of_Cyprus

'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)

#'Adud_al-Dawla

Max Decugis, French tennis player (d. 1978)

#Max_Decugis

A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright (d. 1971)

#A._P._Herbert

Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer

#Steve_Whitmire

Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer

#Kim_Jong-min

Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

#Cardiss_Collins

Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger

#Stefan_Molyneux

Morgan Hamm, American gymnast

#Morgan_Hamm

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1940)

#F._Scott_Fitzgerald

Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal

#Raffaele_Farina

Jeff Karstens, American baseball player

#Jeff_Karstens

Jonathan Soriano, Spanish footballer

#Jonathan_Soriano

Taylor Eigsti, American pianist and composer

#Taylor_Eigsti

Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

#Howard_Florey

Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960)

#Georges_Claude

Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model (d. 1997)

#Michael_J._S._Dewar

Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach (d. 1951)

#Lawson_Robertson

Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (d. 2013)

#Walter_Wallmann

Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran (d. 1989)

#Ruhollah_Khomeini

Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner (d. 1528)

#Georg_von_Frundsberg

Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Gerry_Marsden

?smet ?nönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (d. 1973)

#?smet_?nönü

Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic

#Noreena_Hertz

María Teresa Ruiz, Chilean astronomer

#María_Teresa_Ruiz

Peter Salisbury, English drummer

#Peter_Salisbury

John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)

#John_Marshall

F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817)

#F.L.Æ._Kunzen

Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)

#Ramón_de_Campoamor_y_Campoosorio

Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and Miss Universe 2015 titleholder

#Pia_Wurtzbach

Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist

#Daniele_Bennati

Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa

#Baleka_Mbete

William Dobell, Australian painter (d. 1970)

#William_Dobell

Mike Parkes, English race car driver (d. 1977)

#Mike_Parkes

Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1950)

#Fats_Navarro

Conor Burns, British politician

#Conor_Burns

Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian sculptor and carpenter

#Eric_Adjetey_Anang

Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797)

#Horace_Walpole

Rajesh Khattar, Indian voice actor

#Rajesh_Khattar

Ben Platt, American actor

Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer

Gürhan Gürsoy, Turkish footballer

Cameron Price, Australian news journalist

Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (d. 2014)

Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player

Dean Canto, Australian race car driver

Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer

Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer

Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player

Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player and coach

Kate Fleetwood, English actress

Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist

Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter

Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author

Sean McNabb, American singer and bass player

Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

Ronald van der Kemp, Dutch fashion designer

Ben Preston, English journalist

Michael Potter, Australian rugby player and coach

Tim Supple, English director and producer

Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Tony Juniper, English environmentalist and politician

Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager

Peter Halley, American painter and educator

Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager

Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer

Stephen Mueller, American painter (d. 2011)

Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer

César Pedroso, Cuban pianist and songwriter

Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland

Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor

Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (d. 2015)

Victoria Vetri, Playboy's 1967 Miss September & 1968 Playmate of the Year.

Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman

John Mackey, American football player (d. 2011)

Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (d. 2014)

Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (d. 1993)

Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)

Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

Bernard Nevill, English painter, designer, and academic

John Kasmin, English art dealer

John Brunner, English-Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 1995)

Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager

Mel Taylor, American drummer (d. 1996)

Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (d. 1999)

Brian Glanville, English journalist and author

Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and educator

Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (d. 1977)

Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer (d. 2013)

Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic (d. 2004)

Voula Zouboulaki, Egyptian-Greek actress (d. 2015)

Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast

Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)

John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (d. 2012)

Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (d. 1998)

Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer (d. 1967)

Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)

Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)

Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author (d. 1998)

Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter (d. 1979)

Józef Nawrot, Polish footballer (d. 1982)

Leonard Marsh, Canadian sociologist and academic (d. 1982)

Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (d. 1990)

Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953)

Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)

Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (d. 1999)

Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (d. 1947)

Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (d. 1885)

Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores (d. 1845)

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)

Jean-Louis Lully, French composer (d. 1688)

William Adams, English sailor and navigator (d. 1620)

Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)