History Births on April 24

Ben Davies, Welsh footballer

#Ben_Davies_(footballer,_born_1993)

Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer

#Tony_Visconti

Xu Guangqi, Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader (d. 1633)

#Xu_Guangqi

Dejan Savi?, Yugoslavian and Serbian water polo player

#Dejan_Savi?

Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France (d. 1660)

#Gaston,_Duke_of_Orléans

Sigrid Agren, French-Swedish model

#Sigrid_Agren

Rein Taaramäe, Estonian cyclist

#Rein_Taaramäe

Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer

#Richard_Donner

Rory McCann, Scottish actor

#Rory_McCann

Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (d. 1882)

#Anthony_Trollope

Brian Paddick, English police officer and politician

#Brian_Paddick,_Baron_Paddick

Andrew Murrison, English physician and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy

#Andrew_Murrison

Aidan Gillen, Irish actor

#Aidan_Gillen

Varun Dhawan, Indian actor

#Varun_Dhawan

Johnny Griffin, American saxophonist (d. 2008)

#Johnny_Griffin

Oscar Zariski, Russian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986)

#Oscar_Zariski

Thomas Lucy, English politician (d. 1600)

#Thomas_Lucy

Stuart Pearce, English footballer, coach, and manager

#Stuart_Pearce

Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator (d. 1784)

#Nathaniel_Hone_the_Elder

David Blackwell, African-American mathematician and academic (d. 2010)

#David_Blackwell

Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan-American baseball player and coach

#Omar_Vizquel

Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican colonel and politician, 45th President of Mexico (d. 1955)

#Manuel_Ávila_Camacho

Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer

#Sachin_Tendulkar

Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (d. 1989)

#Robert_Penn_Warren

Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005)

#Gus_Bodnar

Ben Howard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ben_Howard

Stafford Cripps, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1952)

#Stafford_Cripps

Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer

#Fernando_Arce

Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (d. 2013)

#Glafcos_Clerides

Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002)

#Lou_Thesz

Lee Westwood, English golfer

#Lee_Westwood

Ron Arad, Israeli architect and academic

#Ron_Arad_(industrial_designer)

Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician

#Marion_Caspers-Merk

Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player

#Carlos_Beltrán

Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer

#Lydia_Ko

David Usher, English-Canadian singer-songwriter

#David_Usher

Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (d. 2011)

#Gino_Valenzano

Józef Gos?awski, Polish sculptor (d. 1963)

#Józef_Gos?awski_(sculptor)

Caspar Lee, British-South African Youtuber

#Caspar_Lee

Tomitaro Makino, Japanese botanist (d. 1957)

#Tomitaro_Makino

Maarja Nummert, Estonian architect

#Maarja_Nummert

Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer

#Shirley_MacLaine

Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer

#Jean_Paul_Gaultier

Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and academic (d. 1924)

#Lyubov_Popova

Ashleigh Barty, Australian tennis player

#Ashleigh_Barty

Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, English Earl (d. 1581)

#Henry_Wriothesley,_2nd_Earl_of_Southampton

Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)

#Dieter_Grau

Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (d. 1931)

#Denys_Finch_Hatton

Laura Kenny, English cyclist

#Laura_Kenny

Jure Košir, Slovenian skier and singer

#Jure_Košir

Eamon Gilmore, Irish trade union leader and politician, 25th Tánaiste of Ireland

#Eamon_Gilmore

Pe Maung Tin, Burma-based scholar and educator (d. 1973)

#Pe_Maung_Tin

Hanna Melnychenko, Ukrainian heptathlete

#Hanna_Melnychenko

Sue Grafton, American author (d. 2017)

#Sue_Grafton

Queen Marau, last Queen of Tahiti (d.1935)

#Queen_Marau

Rob Hyman, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Rob_Hyman

Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator

#Stephen_Wiltshire

Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Cedric_the_Entertainer

Witold Smorawi?ski, Polish guitarist, composer, and educator

#Witold_Smorawi?ski

David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto

#David_Crombie

Clemens Binninger, German politician

#Clemens_Binninger

Brian Marshall, American bass player and songwriter

#Brian_Marshall

Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, Pakistani-English businessman and politician

#Nazir_Ahmed,_Baron_Ahmed

Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom (d. 1823)

#Edmund_Cartwright

Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist, activist, and convicted murderer

#Mumia_Abu-Jamal

David Boudia, American diver

#David_Boudia

Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)

#Carl_Spitteler

Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Eric_Kripke

Sabina of Bavaria, Bavarian duchess and noblewoman (d. 1564)

#Sabina_of_Bavaria

João Braz de Aviz, Brazilian cardinal

#João_Braz_de_Aviz

Jean Crotti, Swiss-French painter (d. 1958)

#Jean_Crotti

Eric Snow, American basketball player and coach

#Eric_Snow

Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach

#Frédéric_Niemeyer

Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer

#Véronique_Sanson

Steve Finnan, Irish footballer

#Steve_Finnan

Billy Gould, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

#Billy_Gould

Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer

#Djimon_Hounsou

William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)

#William_Castle

Ramiro II of Aragon (d. 1157)

#Ramiro_II_of_Aragon

Taylor Dent, American tennis player

#Taylor_Dent

John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (d. 1674)

#John_Graunt

Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000)

#Marceline_Day

Jill Ireland, English actress (d. 1990)

#Jill_Ireland

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (d. 1889)

#Sebastián_Lerdo_de_Tejada

Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Kelly_Clarkson

Mike Rodgers, American sprinter

#Mike_Rodgers

John Williams, Australian-English guitarist and composer

#John_Williams_(guitarist)

Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player

#Aaron_Cunningham

Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer

#Jan_Vertonghen

Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator (d. 1997)

#Willem_de_Kooning

Kim Tae-ri, South Korean actress

#Kim_Tae-ri

Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, and producer

#Barbra_Streisand

Diego Placente, Argentine footballer

#Diego_Placente

Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager

#Tommy_Docherty

Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Roger_D._Kornberg

Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (d. 1660)

#Vincent_de_Paul

Kris Letang, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kris_Letang

Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire

#Kumar_Dharmasena

Jan Veselý, Czech basketball player

#Jan_Veselý

Todd Jones, American baseball player

#Todd_Jones

Christian Bobin, French author and poet

#Christian_Bobin

Batuhan Karadeniz, Turkish footballer

#Batuhan_Karadeniz

Mano Solo, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010)

#Mano_Solo

Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 2016)

#Thorbjörn_Fälldin

Enda Kenny, Irish educator and politician, 13th Taoiseach of Ireland

#Enda_Kenny

Ryan Newman, American actress

#Ryan_Newman_(actress)

Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mauro_Pawlowski

Jack Blades, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Jack_Blades

Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1991)

#Phil_Watson

Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician

#Denise_Kingsmill,_Baroness_Kingsmill

Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper (d. 1954)

#Gideon_Sundback

Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1780)

#Giovanni_Battista_Martini

Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (d. 2015)

#Jayakanthan

Josep Borrell, Spanish engineer and politician, 22nd President of the European Parliament

#Josep_Borrell

Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player

#Veronika_Kudermetova

Richard M. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Chicago

#Richard_M._Daley

Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 2013)

#Paul_Cellucci

Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (d. 2011)

#Doris_Burn

Peter Vivian Daniel, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1860)

#Peter_Vivian_Daniel

Doug Clifford, American drummer and songwriter

#Doug_Clifford

William Joyce, American-born Irish-British Nazi propaganda broadcaster (d. 1946)

#William_Joyce

Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer

#Eric_Bogosian

Chipper Jones, American baseball player

#Chipper_Jones

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician, founded the Falange (d. 1936)

#José_Antonio_Primo_de_Rivera

David Oliver, American hurdler

#David_Oliver_(hurdler)

Karen Asrian, Armenian chess player (d. 2008)

#Karen_Asrian

John de Mol Jr., Dutch businessman, co-founded Endemol

#John_de_Mol_Jr.

Joe Henderson, African-American saxophonist and composer (d. 2001)

#Joe_Henderson

Richard Sterban, American country & gospel bass singer

#Richard_Sterban

Joe Keery, American actor

#Joe_Keery

Hashim Thaçi, Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Kosovo

#Hashim_Thaçi

José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 31st President of Brazil

#José_Sarney

Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (d. 1587)

#Guglielmo_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua

Gabby Logan, English gymnast and radio host

#Gabby_Logan

Damon Lindelof, American screenwriter and producer

#Damon_Lindelof

Sandy Herd, Scottish golfer (d. 1944)

#Sandy_Herd

Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (d. 1991)

#Inga_Gentzel

Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (d. 1951)

#Philippe_Pétain

Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, coach, and manager

#Alessandro_Costacurta

Richard Holbrooke, American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2010)

#Richard_Holbrooke

Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic (d. 2014)

#Marc-Adélard_Tremblay

Erich Raeder, German admiral (d. 1960)

#Erich_Raeder

Morgan Ciprès, French figure skater

#Morgan_Ciprès

Taja Mohor?i?, Slovenian tennis player

El?na Babkina, Latvian basketball player

Simon Tischer, German volleyball player

Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer

Diego Quintana, Argentine footballer

Toomas Tohver, Estonian footballer

Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer

Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Eilidh Whiteford, Scottish academic and politician

Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer

Roxanna Panufnik, English composer

Pierre Brassard, Canadian comedian and actor

Jeff Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Helga Arendt, German sprinter (d. 2013)

Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Steve Roach, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Paula Yates, British-Australian television host and author (d. 2000)

James A. Winnefeld, Jr., American admiral

Bill Osborne, New Zealand rugby player

Michael O'Keefe, American actor

Guy Nève, Belgian race car driver (d. 1992)

Margaret Moran, British politician and criminal

Ralph Winter, American film producer

Nigel Harrison, English bass player and songwriter

Eddie Hart, American sprinter

Eliana Gil, Ecuadorian-American psychiatrist, therapist, and author

Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Doug Christie, Canadian lawyer and activist (d. 2013)

Peter Cresswell, English judge

Gordon West, English footballer (d. 2012)

Bridget Riley, English painter and illustrator

Abdelhamid Kermali, Algerian footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author

Dr. Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer (d. 2006)

Anahit Perikhanian, Russian-born Armenian Iranologist (d. 2012)

Josy Barthel, Luxembourgian runner and politician, Luxembourgian Minister for Energy (d. 1992)

Marilyn Erskine, American actress

Franco Leccese, Italian sprinter (d. 1992)

Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (d. 2002)

Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009)

Justin Wilson, American chef and author (d. 2001)

Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (d. 1994)

Gabriel Figueroa, Mexican cinematographer (d. 1997)

Mimi Smith, English nurse (d. 1991)

Al Bates, American long jumper (d. 1999)

Elizabeth Goudge, English author and educator (d. 1984)

Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer (d. 1941)

Con Walsh, Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (d. 1961)

Thomas Cronan, American triple jumper (d. 1962)

Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (d. 1970)

Josef Müller, Croatian entomologist (d. 1964)

Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian-American circus performer (d. 1984)

William I of Orange, founding father of the Netherlands (d. 1584)