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September 24 birthdays

272 notable historical figures were born on September 24, and 169 died on this day. Everyone born on September 24 is a Libra.

19% of September 24 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on September 24

• Ruhollah Khomeini (1902 to 1989. Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 to 1940. American writer (1896–1940))
• Vitellius (15 to 69. Roman emperor in AD 69)
• John Marshall (1755 to 1835. Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835)
• İsmet İnönü (1884 to 1973. Turkish politician (1884–1973))
• Anthony Newley (1931 to 1999. English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker (1931–1999))
• Ash Carter (1954 to 2022. American government official and academic (1954–2022))
• Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583 to 1634. Bohemian military leader and statesman (1583–1634))
• Gerolamo Cardano (1501 to 1576. Italian Renaissance polymath (1501–1576))
• Milojko Spajić (born 1987. Prime Minister of Montenegro since 2023)
• Sejo (1417 to 1468. King of Joseon from 1455 to 1468)
• John Rutter (born 1945. English composer and conductor (born 1945))
• Howard Florey (1898 to 1968. Australian pathologist (1898–1968))
• John Kerr (1914 to 1991. Governor-General of Australia from 1974 to 1977)
• Bhikaiji Cama (1861 to 1936. Indian independence activist (1861–1936))
• Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma (born 1934. Italian princess (born 1934))
• Severo Ochoa (1905 to 1993. Spanish biochemist and Nobel laureate (1905–1993))
• Alaungpaya (1714 to 1760. Founder of the Konbaung Empire)
• Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861 to 1924. Bulgarian prince (1861–1924))
• Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737 to 1807. Russian military officer and statesman (1737–1808))
• Ian Stewart (mathematician) (born 1945. British mathematician and writer (born 1945))
• Yasutaka Tsutsui (born 1934. Japanese writer (born 1934))
• Vanessa Taylor (born 1970. American screenwriter and television producer)
• Catherine Robbe-Grillet (born 1930. French writer, lifestyle dominatrix and actress)
• Shigetarō Shimada (1883 to 1976. Japanese officer, war criminal 1883–1976)
• Tongo (entertainer) (1957 to 2023. Peruvian singer and entertainer (1957–2023))
• Manfred Wörner (1934 to 1994. German politician and diplomat (1934–1994))
• Archduchess Hedwig of Austria (1896 to 1970. Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg)
• Cyprian Norwid (1821 to 1883. Polish poet (1821–1883))
• Dixie Walker (1910 to 1982. American baseball player (1910–1982))
• 'Adud al-Dawla (936 to 983. Emir of the Buyids from 949 to 983)
• Jim Henson (1936 to 1990. American puppeteer (1936–1990))
• Anne of Cyprus (1418 to 1462. Duchess consort of Savoy)
• Gertrude of Merania (1185 to 1213. Queen consort of Hungary)
• Joanne Greenberg (born 1932. American author (born 1932))
• E. Franklin Frazier (1894 to 1962. American sociologist and writer (1894–1962))
• Radko Dimitriev (1859 to 1918. Bulgarian general (1859–1918))
• Faizi (1547 to 1595. Indian poet and scholar (1547–1595))
• Alfonso Portillo (born 1951. President of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004)
• Zainab Salbi (1969 to 2015. Iraqi-American women's rights activist (born 1969))
• Andrzej Panufnik (1914 to 1991. Polish composer and conductor)
• Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 to 1875. French sculptor (1795–1875))
• Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731 to 1810. Hereditary Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
• Tom Adams (politician) (1931 to 1985. Former Prime Minister of Barbados)
• Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513 to 1535. Queen of Sweden from 1531 to 1535)
• Juan Modesto (1906 to 1969. Spanish military officer)
• Gilles Lipovetsky (born 1944. French philosopher, writer and sociologist (born 1944))
• Daniel B. Allyn (born 1959. United States Army general)
• Thomas Süssli (born 1966. Swiss Lieutenant General (born 1966))
• Jeremy Quin (born 1968. British politician)
• Gu Cheng (1956 to 1993. Chinese poet (1956–1993))
• Gerardo Barrios (1813 to 1865. 10th President of El Salvador (1813–1865))
• Jesús Mosterín (1941 to 2017. Spanish philosopher (1941–2017))
• Helmer Hanssen (1870 to 1956. Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer (1870–1956))
• Princess Iitoyo (380 to 484. Possible empress regnant of Japan between 484 and 485)
• Stephanie McMahon (born 1976. American businesswoman and professional wrestler (born 1976))
• Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1704 to 1763. Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont)
• Alexandra Adler (1901 to 2001. Austrian neurologist (1901–2001))
• Eliane Karp (born 1953. First Lady of Peru from 2001 to 2006 (born 1953))
• William Dobell (1899 to 1970. Australian artist (1899–1970))

Died on September 24

• Paracelsus (1493 to 1541. Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493 – 1541))
• Jacques Cartier (1491 to 1557. French maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557))
• Pedro I of Brazil (1798 to 1834. Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826))
• Pepin the Short (715 to 768. King of the Franks from 751 to 768)
• Saigō Takamori (1828 to 1877. Japanese samurai and politician (1828–1877))
• Manuel I Komnenos (1118 to 1180. Byzantine emperor from 1143 to 1180)
• Liberius (310 to 366. Head of the Catholic Church from 352 to 366)
• S. L. Bhyrappa (1931 to 2025. Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter (1931–2025))
• Isabeau of Bavaria (1370 to 1435. Queen of France from 1385 to 1422)
• Françoise Sagan (1935 to 2004. French writer (1935–2004))
• Túpac Amaru (1545 to 1572. Monarch of the Inca state in Peru)
• Inessa Armand (1874 to 1920. French communist politician (1874–1920))
• Sulayman (675 to 717. Umayyad caliph from 715 to 717)
• Conon (630 to 687. Head of the Catholic Church from 686 to 687)
• Alexios II Komnenos (1169 to 1183. Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183)
• Pope Innocent II (1100 to 1143. Head of the Catholic Church from 1130 to 1143)
• Dr. Seuss (1904 to 1991. American author and cartoonist (1904–1991))
• Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870 to 1891. Greek and Russian princess (1870–1891))
• Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860 to 1904. Faroese physician and Nobel laureate (1860–1904))
• Emperor Reigen (1653 to 1732. Emperor of Japan from 1663 to 1687)
• Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (1165 to 1199. Queen of Sicily from 1177 to 1189)
• Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784 to 1803. Grand Duchess of Russia)
• Bruno Pontecorvo (1913 to 1993. Italian nuclear physicist (1913–1993))
• Stephen the First-Crowned of Serbia (1165 to 1227. King of Serbia from 1217 to 1228)
• Hermannus Contractus (1013 to 1054. German 11th-century Benedictine monk)
• Agnes of Waiblingen (1072 to 1143. Duchess of Swabia)
• Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême (1573 to 1650. Duke of Angoulême)
• Danilo Petrović-Njegoš (1871 to 1939. Crown Prince of Montenegro)
• Aaron Burr Sr. (1716 to 1757. Father of Aaron Burr and President of Princeton University (1716–1757))
• Kirino Toshiaki (1838 to 1877. Japanese samurai)

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