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April 24 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on April 24, and 158 died on this day. Everyone born on April 24 is a Taurus.

17% of April 24 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (74) than any other country.

Born on April 24

• Barbra Streisand (born 1942. American singer and actress (born 1942))
• Kelly Clarkson (born 1982. American singer-songwriter and TV personality (born 1982))
• Philippe Pétain (1856 to 1951. French general (1856–1951))
• Phil Robertson (1946 to 2025. American hunter, businessman and reality television star (1946–2025))
• Paula Yates (1959 to 2000. British television personality and writer (1959–2000))
• Sachin Tendulkar (born 1973. Indian cricketer (born 1973))
• William the Silent (1533 to 1584. Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533–1584))
• Erich Raeder (1876 to 1960. German admiral (1876–1960))
• Anthony Trollope (1815 to 1882. English novelist (1815–1882))
• Vincent de Paul (1581 to 1660. French priest and saint (1581–1660))
• Hashim Thaçi (born 1968. Kosovar politician (born 1968))
• Abigail Thorn (born 1993. English YouTuber and actress (born 1993))
• Clement Freud (1924 to 2009. English broadcaster, writer, politician, chef and alleged sex offender (1924–2009))
• Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (born 1956. President of Somaliland since 2024)
• Jakob Böhme (1575 to 1624. German philosopher (1575–1624))
• James Marape (born 1971. Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea since 2019)
• Muhoozi Kainerugaba (born 1974. Ugandan general (born 1974))
• Robert Penn Warren (1905 to 1989. American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905–1989))
• Silvia Federici (born 1942. Italian-American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist (born 1942))
• Stafford Cripps (1889 to 1952. British politician and diplomat (1889–1952))
• Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897 to 1955. President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946)
• Shirley MacLaine (born 1934. American actress and author (born 1934))
• César Manrique (1919 to 1992. Spanish painter)
• Amihai Eliyahu (born 1979. Israeli politician (born 1979))
• Rula Jebreal (born 1973. Palestinian born Italian writer (born 1973))
• Princess Iman bint Hussein (born 1983. Jordanian princess (born 1983))
• Glafcos Clerides (1919 to 2013. President of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003)
• Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897 to 1941. American linguist (1897–1941))
• Larry Tesler (1945 to 2020. American computer scientist (1945–2020))
• William Goyen (1915 to 1983. American writer, editor, and teacher)
• Joseph Gallieni (1849 to 1916. French Army general (1849–1916))
• Akwasi Afrifa (1936 to 1979. Soldier, politician and former Head of state of Ghana)
• Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926 to 2016. Prime minister of Sweden from 1976 to 1978 and 1979 to 1982)
• Ramiro II the Monk (1086 to 1157. King of Aragon from 1134 to 1137/1157)
• Roger D. Kornberg (born 1947. American biochemist and professor of structural biology)
• Cindy Adams (born 1930. American gossip columnist and writer (born 1930))
• Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria (1777 to 1801. Duchess of Calabria)
• Bamir Topi (born 1957. President of Albania from 2008 to 2012)
• Wilfrido Vargas (born 1949. Dominican musician)
• Lyubov Popova (1889 to 1924. Russian artist (1889–1924))
• Oscar Zariski (1899 to 1986. Russian-American mathematician (1899–1986))
• George Vella (born 1942. President of Malta from 2019 to 2024)
• Dafina Zeqiri (born 1993. Swedish-born Kosovar singer (born 1989))
• R. M. Ballantyne (1825 to 1894. Scottish writer for young people (1825–1894))
• Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830 to 1889. Swedish princess (1830–1889))
• Douglas McIlroy (born 1932. American mathematician and computer scientist)
• Josy Barthel (1927 to 1992. Luxembourgish athlete (1927–1992))
• Alfred Kleiner (1849 to 1916. Swiss physicist (1849–1916))
• Carl Spitteler (1845 to 1924. Swiss writer (1845–1924))
• Talbert W. Swan II (born 1965. COGIC minister: Bishop of Vermont Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction)
• Ron Arad (industrial designer) (born 1951. Israeli industrial designer (born 1951))
• Catrin Finch (born 1980. Welsh harpist)
• Penelope Delta (1874 to 1941. Greek children's writer (1874–1941))
• Mihailo Petrović Alas (1868 to 1943. Serbian mathematician and philosopher (1868–1943))
• Jeffrey Herf (born 1947. American historian (born 1947))
• Gustav of Vasaborg (1616 to 1653. Swedish noble and military officer)
• George Oppen (1908 to 1984. American poet (1908–1984))
• Eugen Weber (1925 to 2007. American historian)
• Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878 to 1962. Spanish Army officer (1878–1962))
• Varun Dhawan (born 1987. Indian actor (born 1987))

Died on April 24

• Wallis Simpson (1896 to 1986. Wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (1896–1986))
• Oliver Tambo (1917 to 1993. South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993))
• Ezer Weizman (1924 to 2005. President of Israel from 1993 to 2000)
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908 to 1974. Indian poet (1908–1974))
• Benjamin Harrison V (1726 to 1791. American planter, politician, and merchant (1726–1791))
• Max von Laue (1879 to 1960. German physicist (1879–1960))
• Gerhard Domagk (1895 to 1964. German bacteriologist (1895–1964))
• Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790 to 1852. Grand Duke of Baden from 1830 to 1852)
• Vasily Zhukovsky (1783 to 1852. Russian poet (1783–1852))
• Marie Corelli (1855 to 1924. English novelist (1855–1924))
• Sathya Sai Baba (1926 to 2011. Indian Godman (1926–2011))
• Concino Concini (1575 to 1617. Italian politician (1569–1617))
• Karin Boye (1900 to 1941. Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941))
• Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernest (1876 to 1923. Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1901 to 1918)
• Mellitus (600 to 624. Archbishop of Canterbury from 619 to 624, Christian saint)
• Athanasios Diakos (1788 to 1821. Greek general (1788–1821))
• Pierre Hadot (1922 to 2010. French historian and philosopher (1922–2010))
• Manuel Ponce (1886 to 1948. Mexican composer (1882–1948))
• Rino Corso Fougier (1894 to 1963. General of the Italian Air Force)
• Şehzade Ahmed (son of Bayezid II) (1466 to 1513. Ottoman prince (c. 1466 – 1513))
• Walter Jackson Freeman III (1927 to 2016. American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist and philosopher (1927–2016))
• Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931 to 2021. Japanese composer (1931–2021))
• Hans Kramers (1894 to 1952. Dutch physicist (1894–1952))
• Prince Sahle Selassie (1931 to 1962. Ethiopian prince (1931–1962))
• Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700 to 1770. French physicist (1700–1770))
• Hans Hollein (1934 to 2014. Austrian architect and designer (1934–2014))
• Franz Jonas (1899 to 1974. President of Austria from 1965 to 1974)
• Edgar Sanabria (1911 to 1989. President of Venezuela from 1958 to 1959)
• Arthur Boyd (1920 to 1999. Australian Painter (1920–1999))
• Jacopo Sannazaro (1457 to 1530. Italian poet)

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