24 January Births

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of the year (342 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

    AD 76 – Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)
    1287 – Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)
    1540 – Edmund Campion, English priest and martyr (d. 1581)
    1638 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)
    1670 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)
    1674 – Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
    1679 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (d. 1754)
    1709 – Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (d. 1779)
    1712 – Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)
    1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (d. 1799)
    1742 – Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
    1746 – Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
    1749 – Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1806)
    1754 – Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)
    1763 – Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1831)
    1776 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer (d. 1822)
    1843 – Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop (d. 1918)
    1848 – Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
    1858 – Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (d. 1889)
    1862 – Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1937)
    1864 – Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)
    1866 – Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1920)
    1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
    1872 – Morris Travers, English chemist and academic (d. 1961)
    1886 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
    1888 – Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter (d. 1960)
    1888 – Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)
    1889 – Charles Hawes, American historian and author (d. 1923)
    1891 – Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945)
    1895 – Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)
    1898 – Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
    1900 – Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)
    1901 – Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
    1901 – Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973)
    1902 – Ephraim Avigdor Speiser, Ukrainian-American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1965)
    1905 – J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995)
    1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)
    1909 – Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)
    1910 – Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)
    1911 – Muir Mathieson, Scottish conductor and composer (d. 1975)
    1912 – Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (d. 2005)
    1913 – Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008)
    1913 – Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)
    1915 – Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor (d. 1940)
    1915 – Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (d. 1991)
    1916 – Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
    1916 – Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (d. 2013)
    1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)
    1918 – Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
    1918 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)
    1919 – Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
    1919 – Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009)
    1920 – Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist (d. 1980)
    1922 – Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)
    1922 – Neil Franklin, English footballer (d. 1996)
    1924 – Brian Bevan, Australian-English rugby league player (d. 1991)
    1924 – C. B. Muthamma, Indian soldier and diplomat (d. 2009)
    1925 – Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
    1925 – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)
    1926 – Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (d. 2013)
    1926 – Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
    1927 – Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, Scottish lieutenant (d. 2007)
    1928 – Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter
    1928 – Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)
    1930 – Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic
    1930 – Bernard Matthews, English farmer and businessman, founded Bernard Matthews Farms (d. 2010)
    1930 – John Romita Sr., American soldier and illustrator
    1931 – Leonard Baker, American historian and author (d. 1984)
    1931 – Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
    1931 – Ib Nørholm, Danish composer and organist
    1933 – Claude Préfontaine, Canadian actor (d. 2013)
    1934 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1976)
    1935 – Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (d. 1994)
    1935 – Eric Ashton, English rugby player and coach (d. 2008)
    1938 – Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)
    1939 – Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor
    1940 – Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany
    1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1941 – Aaron Neville, American singer
    1941 – Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
    1942 – Melvin Fitting, American logician
    1942 – Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)
    1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
    1943 – Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
    1943 – Sharon Tate, American model and actress (d. 1969)
    1943 – Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
    1945 – John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
    1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
    1947 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
    1947 – Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic
    1947 – Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer
    1947 – Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
    1948 – Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor
    1949 – John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
    1949 – Bill Bush, New Zealand rugby player
    1950 – Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter
    1951 – Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor
    1953 – Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
    1953 – Matthew Wilder, American singer-songwriter and producer
    1954 – Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (d. 1986)
    1955 – Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
    1955 – Lynda Weinman, American businesswoman and author
    1956 – Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer and actress
    1957 – Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster
    1957 – Ade Edmondson, English singer-songwriter and actor
    1958 – Neil Allen, American baseball player and coach
    1958 – Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist
    1959 – Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
    1959 – Vic Reeves, English comedian, actor, and author
    1960 – Mária Bajzek Lukács, Hungarian author and educator
    1960 – Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
    1961 – Guido Buchwald, German footballer and manager
    1961 – Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress and producer
    1961 – William Van Dijck, Belgian runner
    1962 – Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player
    1965 – Mike Awesome, American wrestler (d. 2007)
    1965 – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
    1965 – Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
    1966 – Jimeoin, English-Irish comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
    1967 – Mark Kozelek, American singer-songwriter and producer
    1967 – Phil LaMarr, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
    1967 – John Myung, American bass player and songwriter
    1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
    1969 – Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress
    1970 – Luke Egan, Australian surfer
    1970 – Neil Johnson, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer
    1970 – Matthew Lillard, American actor
    1972 – Daniel Kawczynski, Polish-English accountant and politician
    1974 – Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
    1974 – Melissa Tkautz, Australian actress and singer
    1975 – Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager
    1976 – Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
    1976 – Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
    1978 – Kristen Schaal, American actress and voice artist
    1979 – Leandro Desábato, Argentinian footballer
    1979 – Tom Kostopoulos, Canadian ice hockey player
    1979 – Nik Wallenda, American acrobat and tightrope walker
    1980 – Rocky Boiman, American football player and sportscaster
    1980 – Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer
    1980 – Rebecca Romero, English cyclist and rower
    1981 – Michael Wolf, German ice hockey player
    1983 – Davide Biondini, Italian footballer
    1983 – Diane Birch, American singer-songwriter and pianist
    1983 – Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
    1983 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
    1983 – Scott Speed, American race car driver
    1984 – Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
    1984 – Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer (d. 2007)
    1984 – Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
    1985 – Ian Henderson, English footballer
    1986 – Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
    1986 – Mischa Barton, English-American actress
    1986 – Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer
    1986 – Michael Kightly, English footballer
    1986 – Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor
    1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
    1988 – Jade Ewen, English singer-songwriter
    1989 – Samba Diakité, Malian footballer
    1989 – Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter
    1989 – Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer
    1990 – Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1990 – Kim Min-seok, South Korean actor
    1992 – Becky Downie, English gymnast
    1993 – Albert Vete, New Zealand rugby league player
    1997 – Samantha Yeo, Singaporean swimmer

Source: Wikipedia