On this day · Scorpio

October 24 birthdays

330 notable historical figures were born on October 24, and 197 died on this day. Everyone born on October 24 is a Scorpio.

20% of October 24 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (82) than any other country.

Born on October 24

• Wayne Rooney (born 1985. English football player and manager (born 1985))
• PewDiePie (born 1989. Swedish YouTuber (born 1989))
• Drake (born 1986. Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986))
• Domitian (51 to 96. Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96)
• Rafael Trujillo (1891 to 1961. Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961)
• Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954. Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018)
• Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775 to 1862. Mughal emperor from 1837 to 1857)
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 to 1723. Dutch microbiologist (1632–1723))
• Raúl Esparza (born 1970. American actor (born 1970))
• Adrienne Bailon-Houghton (born 1983. American singer, actress, and television personality)
• Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887 to 1969. Queen of Spain from 1906 to 1931)
• Stephen Covey (1932 to 2012. American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker)
• Isabella of Portugal (1503 to 1539. Holy Roman Empress from 1530 to 1539)
• Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 1974. Son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester)
• Amor Towles (born 1964. American novelist (born 1964))
• Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 to 2025. Soviet and Russian composer (1931–2025))
• Dave Meltzer (born 1959. American wrestling historian (born 1959))
• Jacqueline McKenzie (born 1967. Australian actress)
• Emma Donoghue (born 1969. Irish-Canadian writer (born 1969))
• Bushra al-Assad (born 1960. Daughter of Syrian president Hafez al-Assad (born 1960))
• Karl Lueger (1844 to 1910. Austrian politician (1844–1910))
• Lakshmi Sahgal (1914 to 2012. Indian doctor, politician and officer of the Indian National Army (1914 - 2012))
• Alexandra David-Néel (1868 to 1969. French explorer, spiritualist and writer (1868–1969))
• Luciano Berio (1925 to 2003. Italian composer (1925–2003))
• Merian C. Cooper (1893 to 1973. American filmmaker (1893–1973))
• Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930 to 2019. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1979 to 1984)
• Keith Rowley (born 1949. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 to 2025)
• Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895 to 1964. Duke of Valentinois)
• Johan Galtung (1930 to 2024. Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar (1930–2024))
• Marc Streitenfeld (born 1974. German composer of film scores)
• Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914 to 1934. Spanish infante (1914–1934))
• George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827 to 1909. British politician (1827–1909))
• George Crumb (1929 to 2022. American composer (1929–2022))
• David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville (born 1940. British businessman and philanthropist)
• Robert Mundell (1932 to 2021. Canadian economist and Nobel Laureate (1932–2021))
• Jacques Laffitte (1767 to 1844. French banker and politician (1767–1844))
• David Roberts (painter) (1796 to 1864. Scottish orientalist painter (1796–1864))
• Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932 to 2007. Nobel-laureate physicist)
• Charlotte Perriand (1903 to 1999. French architect and designer)
• Roman Abramovich (born 1966. Russian business oligarch (born 1966))
• Erich Anderson (1956 to 2024. American actor (1957–2024))
• Rafael Carrera (1815 to 1865. President of Guatemala)
• Robin Day (1923 to 2000. British broadcaster (1923–2000))
• Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies (1804 to 1844. Spanish Infanta)
• Iliyana Yotova (born 1964. President of Bulgaria since 2026)
• Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739 to 1807. Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
• Rafael Urdaneta (1788 to 1845. Venezuelan general)
• Nesrine Malik (born 1975. Sudanese-born journalist and author)
• E. T. Whittaker (1873 to 1956. British mathematician and historian of science (1873–1956))
• İlkay Gündoğan (born 1990. German footballer (born 1990))
• Titus Burckhardt (1908 to 1984. Swiss traditionalist author (1908–1984))
• Li Keyong (856 to 908. Shatuo military governor during the Tang Dynasty (856–-908))
• Serhat (singer) (born 1964. Turkish singer (born 1964))
• John Tuzo Wilson (1908 to 1993. Canadian geologist and professor (1908–1993))
• Sofia Samatar (born 1971. American educator, poet and writer (born 1971))
• Vincent K. Brooks (born 1958. American four star Army general (born 1958))
• David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378 to 1402. Heir apparent to Robert III of Scotland (1378–1402))
• Theodor Stolojan (born 1943. Romanian politician)
• Venedikt Yerofeyev (1938 to 1990. Russian writer and Soviet dissident)
• Frank Piasecki (1919 to 2008. American aerospace engineer (1919–2008))

Died on October 24

• Rosa Parks (1913 to 2005. American civil rights activist (1913–2005))
• Jackie Robinson (1919 to 1972. American baseball player (1919–1972))
• Jane Seymour (1508 to 1537. Queen of England from 1536 to 1537)
• Vidkun Quisling (1887 to 1945. Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945))
• Tycho Brahe (1546 to 1601. Danish astronomer (1546–1601))
• Sirikit (1932 to 2025. Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016)
• Daniel Webster (1782 to 1852. American lawyer and statesman (1782–1852))
• Hugh Capet (940 to 996. King of the Franks from 987 to 996)
• Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853 to 1920. Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900)
• Ash Carter (1954 to 2022. American government official and academic (1954–2022))
• Bernardo O'Higgins (1778 to 1842. Chilean independence leader (1778–1842))
• Artur Axmann (1913 to 1996. German Nazi official (1913–1996))
• László Bíró (1899 to 1985. Hungarian-Argentine inventor (1899–1985))
• G. E. Moore (1873 to 1958. English philosopher (1873–1958))
• Ismat Chughtai (1911 to 1991. Indian writer and filmmaker (1915–1991))
• Sayf ad-Din Qutuz (1300 to ?. Sultan of Egypt from 1259 to 1260)
• Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861 to 1951. Swedish prince (1861–1951))
• Franz Lehár (1870 to 1948. Austro-Hungarian composer (1870–1948))
• Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320 to 1375. King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375)
• Pierre Gassendi (1592 to 1655. French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (1592–1655))
• Ludovico Manin (1725 to 1802. Last Doge of Venice from 1789 to 1797)
• Albert V the Magnanimous (1528 to 1579. Duke of Bavaria from 1550 to 1579)
• Ernst Barlach (1870 to 1938. German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938))
• Christian Dior (1905 to 1957. French fashion designer (1905–1957))
• Gene Roddenberry (1921 to 1991. American screenwriter and producer (1921–1991))
• Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 to 1799. Austrian composer (1739–1799))
• Louis of Valois (1549–1550) (1549 to 1550. Duke of Orléans)
• Girija Devi (1929 to 2017. Indian classical singer (1929–2017))
• Maureen O'Hara (1920 to 2015. Irish and American actress (1920–2015))
• Seki Takakazu (1642 to 1708. Japanese mathematician (c. 1642–1708))

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