History Births on March 24

Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006)

#Joseph_Barbera

Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1906)

#Honoré_Beaugrand

Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer

#Haruka_Ayase

Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (d. 1915)

#Fanny_Crosby

Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (d. 1620)

#Francis,_Duke_of_Pomerania

Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach

#Mike_Woodson

Henry Lefroy, Australian politician, 11th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1930)

#Henry_Lefroy

Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (d. 1922)

#Viktor_Kingissepp

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

#Ranil_Wickremesinghe

Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (d. 2017)

#Desmond_Connell

Anita L. Allen, African-American lawyer, philosopher, and academic

#Anita_L._Allen

Martin Walser, German author and playwright

#Martin_Walser

Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer

#Glen_Jakovich

Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician

#Lee_Oskar

Curtis Hanson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Curtis_Hanson

Annabella Sciorra, American actress

#Annabella_Sciorra

Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (d. 1835)

#Muthuswami_Dikshitar

Dougie Thomson, Scottish bass player

#Dougie_Thomson

David Irving, English historian and author

#David_Irving

Alan Sugar, English businessman

#Alan_Sugar

Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. 1667)

#Michiel_de_Ruyter

Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist

#Jan_Berglin

Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1830)

#Marcos_Portugal

John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#John_Kendrew

Scott Pruett, American race car driver

#Scott_Pruett

Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010)

#Dorothy_Height

Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010)

#Vasily_Smyslov

Charles Daniels, American swimmer (d. 1973)

#Charles_Daniels_(swimmer)

Pat Renella, Italian-American actor (d. 2012)

#Pat_Renella

Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler

#Periklis_Iakovakis

Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (d. 1972)

#Eugène_Tisserant

Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach

#Dennis_Erickson

Stephan Eberharter, Austrian skier

#Stephan_Eberharter

Alyson Hannigan, American actress

#Alyson_Hannigan

Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress

#Nena

Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2015)

#Vadym_Tyshchenko

Jure Ivanuši?, Slovenian actor, concert pianist and chansonnier

#Jure_Ivanuši?

Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1951)

#Sergey_Ivanovich_Vavilov

Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

#Philippe_Boucher

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore

#Lawrence_Ferlinghetti

George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)

#George_Francis_Train

Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher, poet, and composer (d. 1953)

#Neyzen_Tevfik

Billy Jones, English footballer

#Billy_Jones_(footballer,_born_1987)

Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

#Ali_Akbar_Salehi

Norris Hopper, American baseball player

#Norris_Hopper

Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)

#Thomas_Cushing

Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (d. 1951)

#Frank_Weston_Benson

Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic

#Robert_T._Bakker

Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (d. 1960)

#Paul_Sauvé

Walter Baade, German astronomer and author (d. 1960)

#Walter_Baade

David Dacko, Central African politician, 1st President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003)

#David_Dacko

Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach

#Raimond_van_der_Gouw

William Porter, American hurdler (d. 2000)

#William_Porter_(athlete)

William Morris, English textile designer, poet, and author (d. 1896)

#William_Morris

Horace Gray, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1902)

#Horace_Gray

Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)

#Peter_Debye

Ernest, Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony (d. 1486)

#Ernest,_Elector_of_Saxony

Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington

#Christine_Gregoire

Albert Hill, English-Canadian runner (d. 1969)

#Albert_Hill_(athlete)

The Undertaker, American wrestler and actor

#The_Undertaker

Star Jones, African-American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host

#Star_Jones

Jessica Chastain, American actress

#Jessica_Chastain

Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist

#Sharon_Corr

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress

#Keisha_Castle-Hughes

Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monacan tennis player

#Thomas_Johansson

Gary Paffett, English racing driver

#Gary_Paffett

Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager

#Tomáš_Ujfaluši

Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

#Dario_Fo

Chris Bosh, American basketball player

#Chris_Bosh

Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress

#Lara_Flynn_Boyle

Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (d. 1837)

#Mariano_José_de_Larra

Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (d. 1898)

#Matilda_Joslyn_Gage

Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician (d. 1882)

#Egerton_Ryerson

Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1933)

#Roscoe_Arbuckle

Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete

#Aiga_Grabuste

Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano (d. 1836)

#Maria_Malibran

Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor (d. 1926)

#Harry_Houdini

Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1961)

#Luigi_Einaudi

Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance

#Yanis_Varoufakis

Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (d. 2013)

#Javier_Diez_Canseco

Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (d. 1891)

#Pelagio_Antonio_de_Labastida_y_Dávalos

Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)

#Edward_Weston

Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter

#William_Wray_(artist)

Mick Jones, English footballer and coach

#Mick_Jones_(footballer,_born_1947)

R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor (d. 2018)

#R._Lee_Ermey

Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician (d. 1725)

#Arai_Hakuseki

Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder

#Torsten_Voss

Thomas Spencer Baynes, English philosopher and critic (d. 1887)

#Thomas_Spencer_Baynes

Lake Bell, Jewish-American actress, director, and screenwriter

#Lake_Bell

Byron Janis, American pianist and composer

#Byron_Janis

Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player

#Ron_Hainsey

Jim Parsons, American actor

#Jim_Parsons

Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (d. 1891)

#Edmond_Becquerel

Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian

#Louie_Anderson

John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (d. 2014)

#John_Woodland_Hastings

Alec Hurley, English music hall singer (d. 1913)

#Alec_Hurley

John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer (d. 1776)

#John_Harrison

Marston Morse, American mathematician and academic (d. 1977)

#Marston_Morse

Nick Browne, English cricketer

#Nick_Browne_(cricketer)

Steve Ballmer, American businessman

#Steve_Ballmer

John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (d. 1902)

#John_Wesley_Powell

Yuma Asami, Japanese actress and singer

#Yuma_Asami

Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)

#Murray_Hamilton

Mike Adams, American football player

#Mike_Adams_(safety)

Philipp Petzschner, German tennis player

#Philipp_Petzschner

Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)

#Norman_Fell

Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer

#Judith_Draxler

Chika Kuroda, Japanese chemist (d. 1968)

#Chika_Kuroda

Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (d. 1957)

#Wilhelm_Reich

Corey Hart, American baseball player

#Corey_Hart_(baseball)

Émile Fabre, French author and playwright (d. 1955)

#Émile_Fabre

Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach

#Aliou_Cissé

Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach

#Ruud_Krol

Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur

#Peyton_Manning

Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)

#Adolf_Butenandt

Christophe Dugarry, French footballer

#Christophe_Dugarry

Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor

#Tig_Notaro

Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (d. 1882)

#Joseph_Liouville

Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer

#Shakib_Al_Hasan

Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player

#Renaldo_Nehemiah

Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Doug_Jarvis

Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)

#Gene_Nelson

Richard Conte, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1975)

#Richard_Conte

Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter (d. 1836)

#Orest_Kiprensky

Graeme Swann, English cricketer

#Graeme_Swann

Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player

#Dirk_Hayhurst

Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)

#Ignacio_Zaragoza

Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist, author, and scholar (d. 1990)

#Malcolm_Muggeridge

George Sisler, American baseball player and scout (d. 1973)

#George_Sisler

Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer

#Benoît_Assou-Ekotto

George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1943)

#George_Monckton-Arundell,_8th_Viscount_Galway

Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (d. 1954)

#Agnes_Macphail

Yue Fei, Chinese military general (d. 1142)

#Yue_Fei

Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia

#Vojislav_Koštunica

Dimitrie Cuclin, Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1978)

#Dimitrie_Cuclin

Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1945)

#Dorothy_Campbell

Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (d. 1920)

#Olive_Schreiner

Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier

#Pierre_Harvey

Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (d. 1989)

#Jerzy_Kukuczka

Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist and scholar (d. 1555)

#Georgius_Agricola

Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet and playwright (d. 1889)

#Robert_Hamerling

Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (d. 1827)

#Rufus_King

Dustin McGowan, American baseball player

#Dustin_McGowan

Robert Mallet-Stevens, French architect and designer (d. 1945)

#Robert_Mallet-Stevens

Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

#Nick_Lowe

Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation

#Tommy_Hilfiger

Jacek B?k, Polish footballer

#Jacek_B?k

Ramires, Brazilian footballer

#Ramires

Starlin Castro, American baseball player

#Starlin_Castro

José Valverde, Dominican baseball player

#José_Valverde

Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Darren_Lockyer

Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach

#Steve_Karsay

Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (d. 1980)

#Steve_McQueen

Park Bom, South Korean singer

#Park_Bom

Aaron Brooks, American football player

#Aaron_Brooks_(American_football)

Enzo Fernandez, French-Spanish footballer

Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player

Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor

Matt Todd, New Zealand rugby union player

Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer

Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer

Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer

Lana, American wrestler and manager

Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner

Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player

T.J. Ford, American basketball player

Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player

Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer

Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer

Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer

Epico Colon, Puerto Rican professional wrestler

Jack Swagger, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

Mark Looms, Dutch footballer

Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer

Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach

Maxim Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player

Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer

Tado, Filipino comedian and activist (d. 2014)

Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper

Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer

Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach

Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player

Erica Kennedy, African-American journalist and author (d. 2012)

Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player

Diann Roffe, American skier

Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach

Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower

Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist

Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach

Kelly Le Brock, English-American actress and model

Barry Horowitz, American wrestler

Derek Statham, English footballer

Emmit King, American sprinter

Pat Jarvis, Australian rugby league player

Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Greg McCrary, American football player (d. 2013)

Anna W?odarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach

Pat Bradley, American golfer

Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (d. 2011)

Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (April Wine) (d. 2017)

Tabitha King, American author and poet

Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman (d. 2018)

Klaus Dinger, German guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008)

Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter

Michael Masser, American songwriter, composer and producer (d. 2015)

Bob Mackie, American fashion designer

Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (d. 1970)

Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player

Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (d. 2011)

Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 2003)

Puig Aubert, German-French rugby league player and coach (d. 1994)

Michael Legat, English author and publisher (d. 2011)

Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (d. 2005)

Mary Stolz, American author (d. 2006)

Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (d. 2005)

Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (d. 2010)

Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006)

Eugène Martin, French racing driver (d. 2006)

Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian Pastor and Evangelist (d. 2001)

Clyde Barrow, American criminal (d. 1934)

Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat (d. 2007)

Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York (d. 1971)

#Thomas_E._Dewey

Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (d. 1971)

Marcel Lalu, French gymnast (d. 1951)

William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player (d. 1953)

Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1937)

Silas Hocking, English minister and author (d. 1935)

Joseph Stefan, Austrian physicist, mathematician, and poet (d. 1893)

John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1878)

Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)

Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1685)