24 August Births

August 24 is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

1016 – Fujiwara no Genshi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1039)
1113 – Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)
1198 – Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
1358 – John I of Castile (d. 1390)
1393 – Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)
1423 – Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (d. 1500)
1498 – John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (d. 1537)
1510 – Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (d. 1558)
1552 – Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)
1556 – Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)
1561 – Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (d. 1626)
1578 – John Taylor, English poet and author (d. 1653)
1591 – Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (d. 1674)
1631 – Philip Henry, English minister (d. 1696)
1635 – Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)
1684 – Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (d. 1746)
1714 – Alaungpaya, Burmese king (d. 1760)
1732 – Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist (d. 1785)
1758 – Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1794)
1759 – William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (d. 1833)
1772 – William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)
1787 – James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (d. 1834)
1824 – Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)
1837 – Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
1843 – Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
1845 – James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)
1851 – Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
1860 – David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)
1863 – Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
1865 – Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)
1872 – Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (d. 1956)
1884 – Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (d. 1933)
1887 – Harry Hooper, American baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (d. 1974)
1888 – Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (d. 1942)
1890 – Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)
1890 – Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (d. 1979)
1893 – Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)
1895 – Richard Cushing, American cardinal (d. 1970)
1897 – Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)
1898 – Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)
1899 – Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)
1899 – Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
1899 – Gaylord DuBois, American author and poet (d. 1993)
1901 – Preston Foster, American actor (d. 1970)
1902 – Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (d. 1985)
1902 – Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1976)
1903 – Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (d. 1945)
1905 – Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)
1905 – Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
1907 – Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (d. 2012)
1908 – Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931)
1909 – Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998)
1911 – Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer (d. 2000)
1913 – Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer (d. 2009)
1915 – Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)
1915 – James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author (d. 1987)
1917 – Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)
1918 – Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)
1919 – Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)
1920 – Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
1921 – Sam Tingle, English-Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2008)
1921 – Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)
1922 – René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
1922 – Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
1923 – Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
1924 – Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
1924 – Louis Teicher, American pianist (Ferrante & Teicher) (d. 2008)
1926 – Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (d. 2009)
1927 – Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)
1927 – David Ireland, Australian author and playwright
1927 – Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 – Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (d. 2004)
1929 – Betty Dodson, American author and educator
1930 – Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)
1930 – Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993)
1932 – Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader
1932 – Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)
1932 – Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal
1933 – Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)
1934 – Kenny Baker, English actor (d. 2016)
1936 – A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet
1936 – Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010)
1936 – Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
1937 – Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
1937 – Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author
1938 – David Freiberg, American singer and bass player
1938 – Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
1940 – Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)
1940 – Keith Savage, English rugby player
1941 – Alan M. Roberts, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
1942 – Max Cleland, American captain and politician
1942 – Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman
1942 – Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)
1943 – John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989)
1944 – Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1944 – Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
1944 – Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
1944 – Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer
1945 – Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1945 – Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band)
1945 – Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (Uriah Heep)
1945 – Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE
1947 – Anne Archer, American actress and producer
1947 – Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
1947 – Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach
1947 – Jim Fox, American rock drummer and organist (James Gang)
1947 – Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
1947 – Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
1948 – Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
1948 – Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
1948 – Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland
1948 – Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
1949 – Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (d. 2014)
1949 – Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005)
1950 – John Banaszak, American football player and coach
1950 – Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic
1951 – Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (Molly Hatchet) (d. 2005)
1951 – Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (d. 2013)
1952 – Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter
1952 – Bob Corker, American businessman and politician
1952 – Carlo Curley, American organist and educator (d. 2012)
1952 – Ian Grob, English race car driver
1952 – Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach
1953 – Ron Holloway, American saxophonist
1953 – Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster
1954 – Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 – Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1955 – Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas
1956 – Gerry Cooney, American boxer
1956 – John Culberson, American lawyer and politician
1956 – Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright
1957 – Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1957 – Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer
1958 – Chris Offutt, American author and academic
1959 – Meg Munn, English social worker and politician
1960 – Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach
1961 – Jared Harris, English actor
1962 – Major Garrett, American journalist and author
1962 – Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician
1963 – Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer
1963 – Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician
1964 – Éric Bernard, French race car driver
1964 – Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
1965 – Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer
1965 – Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster
1965 – Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
1966 – Nick Denton, English journalist and businessman, founded Gawker Media
1967 – Michael Thomas, English footballer
1968 – Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1968 – Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
1968 – Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1968 – Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster
1969 – Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist
1970 – Rich Beem, American golfer
1970 – Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager
1972 – Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host
1972 – Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter
1973 – Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter
1973 – Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
1975 – Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer
1975 – Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1976 – Simon Dennis, English rower and academic
1976 – Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1977 – Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1977 – Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009)
1977 – Per Gade, Danish footballer
1977 – John Green, American author and vlogger
1977 – Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
1978 – Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet
1979 – Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
1979 – Kaki King, American guitarist and composer
1979 – Michael Redd, American basketball player
1981 – Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor
1982 – José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer
1982 – Kim Källström, Swedish footballer
1982 – Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer
1983 – Brett Gardner, American baseball player
1983 – Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
1983 – George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist
1984 – Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1984 – Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player
1986 – Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (d. 2009)
1986 – Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer
1986 – Arian Foster, American football player
1986 – Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer
1987 – Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player
1987 – Daichi Miura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer
1988 – Rupert Grint, English actor
1988 – Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player
1988 – Joel Thompson, Australian rugby league player
1988 – Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer
1989 – Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer
1989 – Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer
1990 – Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
1991 – Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
1992 – Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
1996 – Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player

Source: wikipedia