On this day · Virgo

August 24 birthdays

325 notable historical figures were born on August 24, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on August 24 is a Virgo.

18% of August 24 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (89) than any other country.

Born on August 24

• Stephen Fry (born 1957. English actor and writer (born 1957))
• Hideo Kojima (born 1963. Japanese video game designer (born 1963))
• Jorge Luis Borges (1899 to 1986. Argentine writer (1899–1986))
• Jean-Michel Jarre (born 1948. French musician (born 1948))
• William Wilberforce (1759 to 1833. English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833))
• Howard Zinn (1922 to 2010. American historian and socialist philosopher (1922–2010))
• William I of the Netherlands (1772 to 1843. King of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1840)
• Ferdinand I of Romania (1865 to 1927. King of Romania from 1914 to 1927)
• Sauli Niinistö (born 1948. President of Finland from 2012 to 2024)
• Rupert Grint (born 1988. English actor (born 1988))
• Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113 to 1151. Count of Anjou (1129–1151), Duke of Normandy (1144–1151))
• Alexander II of Scotland (1198 to 1249. King of Alba from 1214 to 1249)
• Braudel, Fernand (1902 to 1985. French historian and leader of the Annales School (1902–1985))
• Jean Rhys (1890 to 1979. British novelist (1890–1979))
• Louis Philippe II (1838 to 1894. French royal; pretender to the French throne (1848–1894))
• Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924 to 1989. President of Cameroon from 1960 to 1982)
• A. S. Byatt (1936 to 2023. British writer (1936–2023))
• Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948. Scottish-Zimbabwean writer and academic)
• Anna Lee Fisher (born 1949. American astronaut and physician (born 1949))
• John I of Castile (1358 to 1390. King of Castile and León from 1379 to 1390)
• Shivaram Rajguru (1908 to 1931. Indian anti-colonial revolutionary and independence activist (1908–1931))
• Harry Markowitz (1927 to 2023. American economist and Nobel Laureate (1927–2023))
• Letizia Buonaparte (1750 to 1836. Mother of Napoleon I)
• Alex Colville (1920 to 2013. Canadian artist (1920–2013))
• Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895 to 1960. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1957 to 1960)
• James Tiptree Jr. (1915 to 1987. American sci-fi writer (1915–1987))
• Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855 to 1944. Austrian and Portuguese royal (1855–1944))
• Robert Herrick (poet) (1591 to 1674. English poet and cleric (1591–1674))
• Lavinia Fontana (1552 to 1614. Italian artist (1552–1614))
• Adam Gopnik (born 1956. American writer (born 1956))
• Ferhat Abbas (1899 to 1985. Algerian pharmacist, writer and politician (1899–1985))
• Karen Uhlenbeck (born 1942. American mathematician (born 1942))
• Tim Salmon (born 1968. American baseball player (born 1968))
• Siaka Stevens (1905 to 1988. Leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985)
• Léo Ferré (1916 to 1993. Monégasque musician and poet (1916–1993))
• Sa'adu Abubakar (born 1956. Sultan of Sokoto since 2006)
• Kaki King (born 1979. American guitarist and composer (born 1979))
• Dick Lee (born 1956. Singaporean singer-songwriter, playwright, film director (born 1956))
• John Green (born 1977. American author and YouTuber (born 1977))
• Arthur III (1393 to 1458. Duke of Brittany from 1457 to 1458)
• Roger Linn (born 1955. American engineer known for the Linn drum machine)
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (born 1963. Icelandic writer (born 1963))
• al-Musta'li (1076 to 1101. Fatimid caliph and imam from 1094 to 1101)
• Bina Das (1911 to 1986. Indian revolutionary and nationalist (1911–1986))
• Sajjad Ali (born 1966. Pakistani singer, poet, actor, film director and producer (born 1966))
• Huguette Bello (born 1950. French politician)
• Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758 to 1794. Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway)
• Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (1831 to 1873. Swedish prince (1831–1873))
• Agnes Marshall (1855 to 1905. English cookery writer (1852–1905))
• Massoud Ali-Mohammadi (1959 to 2010. Iranian particle physicist (1959–2010))
• Homi Sethna (1923 to 2010. Indian nuclear scientist and chemical engineer)
• Théodore Dubois (1837 to 1924. French composer and organist (1837–1924))
• Vince McMahon (born 1945. American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945))
• Muhammad Yamin (1903 to 1962. Indonesian poet, revolutionary, and politician (1903–1962))
• Prince Jérôme Napoléon Charles (1814 to 1847. Army officer and son of Jérôme Bonaparte (1814–1847))
• Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821 to 1898. Princess Frederick of Württemberg)
• Mike Huckabee (born 1955. American politician and diplomat (born 1955))
• Narmad (1833 to 1886. Indian Gujarati-language poet and scholar (1833–1886))
• Pablo Kast (born 1973. Chilean politician and architect)
• May Sinclair (1863 to 1946. English writer and suffragist (1863–1946))

Died on August 24

• Simone Weil (1909 to 1943. French philosopher (1909–1943))
• Getúlio Vargas (1882 to 1954. President of Brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954))
• Bayard Rustin (1912 to 1987. American civil rights activist (1912–1987))
• Julie Harris (1925 to 2013. American actress (1925–2013))
• St Rose of Lima (1586 to 1617. Peruvian saint (1586–1617))
• Henry V (1820 to 1883. Pretender to the French throne as Henry V (1844–83))
• Henry VII (1275 to 1313. Holy Roman Emperor from 1312 to 1313)
• Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796 to 1832. French physicist and engineer (1796–1832))
• Cecily of York (1469 to 1507. English princess (1469–1507))
• John William Polidori (1795 to 1821. English writer and physician (1795-1821))
• Su Shi (1037 to 1101. Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101))
• Michel Siffre (1939 to 2024. French scientist (1939–2024))
• Abdul Rahman Arif (1916 to 2007. President of Iraq from 1966 to 1968)
• Walter Scheel (1919 to 2016. President of Germany from 1974 to 1979)
• Magnus Barefoot (1073 to 1103. King of Norway from 1093 to 1103)
• Gaspard II de Coligny (1519 to 1572. French nobleman and Admiral of France, leader of the Huguenots (1519–1572))
• Rudolf Clausius (1822 to 1888. German physicist and mathematician (1822–1888))
• Michael V Kalaphates (1015 to 1042. Byzantine emperor from 1041 to 1042)
• Parmigianino (1503 to 1540. Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker (1503–1540))
• Roger Y. Tsien (1952 to 2016. American biochemist and Nobel laureate (1952–2016))
• Ronald Knox (1888 to 1957. English Catholic priest and author (1888–1957))
• J. G. Strijdom (1893 to 1958. Prime Minister of South Africa from 1954 to 1958)
• Empress Kōgyoku (594 to 661. Empress of Japan (642–645, 655–661))
• Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895 to 1966. Polish military leader (1895–1966))
• John Owen (theologian) (1616 to 1683. English theologian (1616–1683))
• Grigory Kulik (1890 to 1950. Marshal of the Soviet Union)
• Wilfred Thesiger (1910 to 2003. British military officer, explorer, and writer)
• Emperor Saga (786 to 842. Emperor of Japan from 809 to 823)
• Sergei Dovlatov (1941 to 1990. Soviet journalist and writer (1941–1990))
• William F. Dean (1899 to 1981. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient)

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