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July 24 birthdays

298 notable historical figures were born on July 24, and 146 died on this day. Everyone born on July 24 is a Leo.

20% of July 24 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (80) than any other country.

Born on July 24

• Amelia Earhart (1897 to 1939. American aviation pioneer (1897–1937))
• Jennifer Lopez (born 1969. American singer and actress (born 1969))
• Simón Bolívar (1783 to 1830. Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830))
• Gus Van Sant (born 1952. American filmmaker (born 1952))
• Shavkat Mirziyoyev (born 1957. President of Uzbekistan since 2016)
• Alphonse Mucha (1860 to 1939. Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist (1860–1939))
• Robert Graves (1895 to 1985. English poet, novelist and critic (1895–1985))
• Bella Abzug (1920 to 1998. American politician (1920–1998))
• H. R. McMaster (born 1962. United States Army general (born 1962))
• Megan Park (born 1986. Canadian actress (born 1986))
• Nayib Bukele (born 1981. President of El Salvador since 2019)
• Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689 to 1700. British prince (1689–1700))
• Chief Dan George (1899 to 1981. Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, actor (1899–1981))
• Francisco Solano López (1826 to 1870. President of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870)
• Joan Enric Vives i Sicília (born 1949. Co-Prince of Andorra from 2003 to 2025)
• Lord Dunsany (1878 to 1957. Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist (1878–1957))
• Princess Sophie of Hohenberg (1901 to 1990. Daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1901–1990))
• Tim Montgomerie (born 1970. British political activist, blogger, and columnist (born 1970))
• Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860 to 1919. Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918)
• Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury (born 1951. British politician (born 1951))
• Adolphe Adam (1803 to 1856. French composer (1803–1856))
• Juan Vicente Gómez (1857 to 1935. Dictator of Venezuela from 1908 to 1935)
• Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720 to 1782. Queen of Sweden from 1751 to 1771)
• Victor Emmanuel I (1759 to 1824. King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821)
• Pedro Passos Coelho (born 1964. Prime Minister of Portugal from 2011 to 2015)
• George Mikhailovich, Count Brasov (1910 to 1931. Russian noble)
• Ernest Bloch (1880 to 1959. Swiss-born American composer (1880–1959))
• William Gillette (1853 to 1937. American manager and playwright)
• Charlie Jane Anders (born 1969. American science fiction author and commentator (born 1969))
• Stanley Hauerwas (born 1940. American Protestant theologian (born 1940))
• Alexandre Dumas (1802 to 1870. French writer and dramatist (1802–1870))
• Nikola Petrović-Njegoš (born 1944. Head of the House of Petrović-Njegoš)
• Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833 to 1834. Heir apparent to Leopold I (1833–1834))
• Hilarion Alfeyev (born 1966. Russian Orthodox bishop (born 1966))
• Princess Sarvath El Hassan (born 1947. Jordanian princess)
• Grigory Shtern (1900 to 1941. Soviet colonel general (1900–1941))
• Aries Merritt (born 1985. American hurdler (born 1985))
• Jean Webster (1876 to 1916. American novelist (1876–1916))
• Alex Callinicos (born 1950. British political theorist (born 1950))
• Oscar Ichazo (1931 to 2020. Bolivian philosopher (1931–2020))
• Al-Muqtadi (1056 to 1094. Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 1075–1094))
• Anund Jacob (1008 to 1050. King of Sweden from 1022 to 1050)
• Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974. Prime Minister of North Macedonia from 2022 to 2024)
• Federico Franco (born 1962. 49th President of Paraguay (2012–2013))
• Margarete Steiff (1847 to 1909. Foundress of Margarete Steiff GmbH in Germany)
• Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894 to 1971. US Army general and Secretary of War and Army (1894–1971))
• James Rhyne Killian (1904 to 1988. American college president (1904–1988))
• Karl Malone (born 1963. American basketball player (born 1963))
• Émile Picard (1856 to 1941. French mathematician (1856–1941))
• Guillermo Tolentino (1890 to 1976. Filipino sculptor (1890–1976))
• Rose Byrne (born 1979. Australian actress (born 1979))
• Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757 to 1825. Russian artist (1757–1825))
• Konstantin Jireček (1854 to 1918. Czech historian (1854–1918))
• Arthur Boyd (1920 to 1999. Australian Painter (1920–1999))
• Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796 to 1853. Duke of Saxe-Altenburg from 1848 to 1853)
• Zelda Fitzgerald (1900 to 1948. American writer (1900–1948))
• Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (born 1960. British Conservative politician (born 1960))
• Quinlan Terry (born 1937. British architect (born 1937))
• Alexander Jackson Davis (1803 to 1892. American architect (1803–1892))
• Mario Tronti (1931 to 2023. Italian philosopher and politician (1931–2023))

Died on July 24

• Peter Sellers (1925 to 1980. English actor and comedian (1925–1980))
• Martin Van Buren (1782 to 1862. President of the United States from 1837 to 1841)
• Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903 to 1991. Jewish American author (1903–1991))
• James Chadwick (1891 to 1974. British physicist (1891–1974))
• Matilda of Tuscany (1046 to 1115. Margravine of Tuscany from 1055 to 1115)
• Carlos Prince of Asturias (1545 to 1568. Heir apparent to Philip II of Spain (1545–1568))
• Hulk Hogan (1953 to 2025. American professional wrestler (1953–2025))
• John Atta Mills (1944 to 2012. President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012)
• Al-Mahdi (744 to 785. 3rd Abbasid caliph (r. 775–785))
• Witold Gombrowicz (1904 to 1969. Polish writer (1904–1969))
• Mary Church Terrell (1863 to 1954. American educator and activist (1863–1954))
• Christina the Astonishing (1150 to 1224. Christian holy-woman born in Brustem)
• Benjamin Mkapa (1938 to 2020. President of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005)
• Sviatopolk I (979 to 1019. Grand Prince of Kiev from 1015 to 1019)
• Kinga of Poland (1224 to 1292. Christian saint)
• Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788 to 1831. Austrian cardinal and noble (1788–1831))
• Chris Costner Sizemore (1927 to 2016. American depicted in The Three Faces of Eve (1927–2016))
• Saw Maung (1928 to 1997. Military ruler of Myanmar from 1988 to 1992)
• Oda Hidenobu (1580 to 1605. Japanese samurai (1580 – 1605))
• Khwaja Ghulam Farid (1845 to 1901. 19th-century Sufi poet (c. 1845–1901))
• Gurram Jashuva (1895 to 1971. Indian poet (1895–1971))
• Baba Gurdit Singh (1860 to 1954. Indian revolutionary)
• Hans Hahn (mathematician) (1879 to 1934. Austrian mathematician (1879–1934))
• Yash Pal (1926 to 2017. Indian physicist (1926–2017))
• Mehtab Kaur of Patiala (1922 to 2017. Indian politician (1922–2017))
• Yusuf al-Azma (1884 to 1920. Syrian minister of war)
• Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (1750 to 1812. French Navy officer and politician (1747–1812))
• Francis Ona (1953 to 2005. Bougainvillean politician)
• Fritz Albert Lipmann (1899 to 1986. German-American biochemist)
• George Vertue (1684 to 1756. English engraver and antiquary)

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