On this day · Aquarius

January 24 birthdays

287 notable historical figures were born on January 24, and 169 died on this day. Everyone born on January 24 is a Aquarius.

19% of January 24 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on January 24

• Luis Suárez (born 1987. Uruguayan footballer (born 1987))
• Hadrian (76 to 138. Roman emperor from 117 to 138)
• Frederick the Great (1712 to 1786. King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786)
• Ernest Borgnine (1917 to 2012. American actor (1917–2012))
• Moon Jae-in (born 1953. President of South Korea from 2017 to 2022)
• Mary Lou Retton (born 1968. American gymnast (born 1968))
• Walter Model (1891 to 1945. German military officer (1891–1945))
• Gustav III (1746 to 1792. King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792)
• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776 to 1822. German author (1776–1822))
• Rafael Caldera (1916 to 2009. President of Venezuela (1969–1974; 1994–1999))
• Joachim Gauck (born 1940. President of Germany from 2012 to 2017)
• Ruth Asawa (1926 to 2013. American sculptor (1926–2013))
• Charles James Fox (1749 to 1806. British politician (1749–1806))
• Christian Wolff (philosopher) (1679 to 1754. German philosopher (1679–1754))
• Dan Shechtman (born 1941. Israeli Nobel laureate in chemistry)
• Desmond Morris (1928 to 2026. English zoologist, ethologist and artist (1928–2026))
• Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778 to 1820. Member of the French royal family (1778–1820))
• Benjamin Lincoln (1733 to 1810. American army officer (1733–1810))
• Pierre Beaumarchais (1732 to 1799. French playwright and diplomat (1732–1799))
• William Congreve (1670 to 1729. English playwright and poet (1670-1729))
• John Vanbrugh (1664 to 1726. English architect and dramatist (1664–1726))
• Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444 to 1476. Fifth Duke of Milan (1444–1476))
• Thomas Blamey (1884 to 1951. Australian army general (1884–1951))
• Joanna of Austria (1547 to 1578. Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1574 to 1578)
• D. Todd Christofferson (born 1945. American religious leader (born 1945))
• Lev Shestov (1866 to 1938. Russian existentialist philosopher (1866–1938))
• Sudirman (1916 to 1950. First commander-in-chief of the Indonesian armed forces)
• Shah Nawaz Khan (general) (1914 to 1983. Azad Indian National Army General and MP)
• Alan Sokal (born 1955. American physicist and mathematician (born 1955))
• Hoyt Vandenberg (1899 to 1954. U.S. Air Force general (1899–1954))
• Duncan Sandys (1908 to 1987. British politician (1908–1987))
• Miklós Németh (born 1948. Prime Minister of Hungary from 1988 to 1990)
• Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907 to 1979. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1965 to 1970)
• Nancy Cartwright (philosopher) (born 1944. American philosopher of science)
• Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684 to 1737. Duke of Württemberg from 1733 to 1737)
• Kadir Mısıroğlu (1933 to 2019. Turkish conspiracy theorist (1933–2019))
• Mahmoud Farshchian (1930 to 2025. Iranian artist (1930–2025))
• Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921 to 1980. Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra)
• Lounès Matoub (1956 to 1998. Algerian musician (1956–1998))
• Richard Rohmer (born 1924. Canadian aviator, lawyer and author (born 1924))
• Jan Syrový (1888 to 1970. Czechoslovak general and prime minister of Czechoslovakia)
• Robbert Dijkgraaf (born 1960. Dutch politician, mathematical physicist and string theorist)
• Maurice Couve de Murville (1907 to 1999. Prime Minister of France from 1968 to 1969)
• Cassandre (1901 to 1968. French painter and designer (1901–1968))
• Phyllis Lambert (born 1927. Canadian philanthropist, member of the Bronfman family (born 1927))
• Lars Hörmander (1931 to 2012. Swedish mathematician (1931–2012))
• Edith Wharton (1862 to 1937. American writer and designer (1862–1937))
• Antony Garrett Lisi (born 1968. American theoretical physicist (born 1968))
• Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930 to 2009. 36th President of Guatemala from 1974 to 1978)
• Keki N. Daruwalla (1937 to 2024. Indian poet and short story writer (1937–2024))
• Vlatko Stefanovski (born 1957. Macedonian musician)
• Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany (1391 to 1433. Duchess consort of Brittany)
• Sharon Tate (1943 to 1969. American actress and model (1943–1969))
• Judy Ongg (born 1950. Taiwanese-Japanese singer and actress)
• Neil Diamond (born 1941. American singer-songwriter (born 1941))
• Setthathirath (1534 to 1571. King of Lan Na and Lan Xang)
• Edith Hahn Beer (1914 to 2009. Austrian Holocaust survivor)
• Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915 to 1940. Czech composer and conductor (1915–1940))
• Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922 to 2010. Indian scientist (1922–2010))
• Ayanna Howard (born 1972. American roboticist (born 1972))

Died on January 24

• Winston Churchill (1874 to 1965. British statesman and writer (1874–1965))
• Caligula (12 to 41. Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41)
• Homi J. Bhabha (1909 to 1966. Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966))
• Amedeo Modigliani (1884 to 1920. Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920))
• Gianni Agnelli (1921 to 2003. Italian businessman (1921–2003))
• Ted Bundy (1946 to 1989. American serial killer (1946–1989))
• Otto III (980 to 1002. Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002)
• Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894 to 1924. Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 to 1919)
• Stephen III (720 to 772. Head of the Catholic Church from 768 to 772)
• Arafat Rahman (1970 to 2015. Bangladeshi cricket executive (1969 – 2015))
• Ismail Qemali (1844 to 1919. Founder and 1st Prime Minister of Albania)
• David IV (1073 to 1125. King of Georgia from 1089 to 1125)
• Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula) (39 to 41. Daughter of Roman emperor Caligula (AD 39–41))
• Pope Stephen IV (770 to 817. Head of the Catholic Church from 816 to 817)
• Padmarajan (1946 to 1991. Indian film maker and author)
• B. V. Doshi (1927 to 2023. Indian architect (1927–2023))
• Olavo de Carvalho (1947 to 2022. Brazilian right-wing polemicist (1947–2022))
• Toller Cranston (1949 to 2015. Canadian figure skater and painter)
• Ferdinand II Archduke of Austria (1529 to 1595. Archduke of Further Austria from 1564 to 1595)
• N. Scott Momaday (1934 to 2024. Native American author and academic (1934–2024))
• David Abulafia (1949 to 2026. English historian (1949–2026))
• Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di (1889 to 1957. Islamic Scholar from Saudi Arabia (1889-1957))
• Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884 to 1961. American inventor and athlete (1884–1961))
• Alfonso IV (1299 to 1336. King of Aragon from 1327 to 1336)
• Horace Wells (1815 to 1848. American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia (1815–1848))
• Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (1859 to 1919. Russian grand duke (1859–1919))
• Jan de Klerk (1903 to 1979. South African politician)
• Kōtoku Shūsui (1871 to 1911. Japanese anarchist (1871–1911))
• L. Ron Hubbard (1911 to 1986. American writer and Scientology founder (1911–1986))
• Stephen Allen Benson (1816 to 1865. 2nd President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864)

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