24 January Births

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of the year (342 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Births

AD 76 – Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)
1287 – Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)
1444 – Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
1540 – Edmund Campion, English priest and martyr (d. 1581)
1547 – Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Austrian Archduchess (d. 1578)
1602 – Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, English politician (d. 1666)
1619 – Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1682)
1638 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)
1664 – John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (d. 1726)
1670 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)
1674 – Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
1679 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (d. 1754)
1709 – Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (d. 1779)
1712 – Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)
1732 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (d. 1799)
1746 – Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
1749 – Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1806)
1754 – Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)
1763 – Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1831)
1776 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer (d. 1822)
1836 – Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (d. 1909)
1843 – Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop (d. 1918)
1848 – Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
1858 – Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (d. 1889)
1862 – Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1937)
1864 – Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)
1866 – Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1920)
1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
1872 – Morris Travers, English chemist and academic (d. 1961)
1886 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1888 – Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter (d. 1960)
1888 – Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)
1889 – Charles Hawes, American historian and author (d. 1923)
1891 – Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945)
1895 – Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)
1898 – Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
1900 – Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)
1901 – Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
1901 – Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973)
1902 – Ephraim Avigdor Speiser, Ukrainian-American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1965)
1905 – J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995)
1907 – Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)
1909 – Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)
1910 – Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)
1911 – Muir Mathieson, Scottish conductor and composer (d. 1975)
1912 – Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (d. 2005)
1913 – Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008)
1913 – Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)
1915 – Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor (d. 1940)
1915 – Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (d. 1991)
1916 – Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
1916 – Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (d. 2013)
1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)
1918 – Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1918 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)
1919 – Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
1919 – Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009)
1920 – Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist (d. 1980)
1920 – Jerry Maren, American actor
1922 – Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1922 – Neil Franklin, English footballer (d. 1996)
1924 – Brian Bevan, Australian-English rugby league player (d. 1991)
1924 – C. B. Muthamma, Indian soldier and diplomat (d. 2009)
1925 – Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1925 – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)
1926 – Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (d. 2013)
1926 – Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1927 – Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, Scottish lieutenant (d. 2007)
1928 – Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter
1928 – Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)
1930 – Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic
1930 – Bernard Matthews, English farmer and businessman, founded Bernard Matthews Farms (d. 2010)
1930 – John Romita Sr., American soldier and illustrator
1931 – Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 2012)
1931 – Ib Nørholm, Danish composer and organist
1934 – Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1976)
1935 – Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (d. 1994)
1938 – Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)
1939 – Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor
1940 – Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany
1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Aaron Neville, American singer
1941 – Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
1943 – Sharon Tate, American model and actress (d. 1969)
1943 – Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
1945 – John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
1947 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
1947 – Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic
1947 – Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer
1947 – Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1948 – Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor
1949 – John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1949 – Bill Bush, New Zealand rugby player
1950 – Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1951 – Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor
1953 – Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
1953 – Moon Jae-in, 19th President of South Korea
1954 – Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (d. 1986)
1955 – Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
1955 – Alan Sokal, American physicist and author
1955 – Lynda Weinman, American businesswoman and author
1957 – Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster
1958 – Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist
1959 – Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
1959 – Michel Preud'homme, Belgian footballer and manager
1959 – Vic Reeves, English comedian, actor, and author
1960 – Mária Bajzek Lukács, Hungarian author and educator
1960 – Mark Reeds, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1961 – Guido Buchwald, German footballer and manager
1961 – Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress and producer
1961 – William Van Dijck, Belgian runner
1962 – Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player
1965 – Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1967 – Phil LaMarr, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
1967 – John Myung, American bass player and songwriter
1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
1969 – Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress
1970 – Roberto Bonano, Argentine footballer
1970 – Matthew Lillard, American actor
1972 – Daniel Kawczynski, Polish-English accountant and politician
1974 – Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Gianluca Basile, Italian former professional basketball player
1975 – Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1976 – Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer
1976 – Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
1979 – Leandro Desábato, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Michael Wolf, German ice hockey player
1983 – Davide Biondini, Italian footballer
1983 – Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
1983 – Scott Speed, American race car driver
1984 – Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
1984 – Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1986 – Mischa Barton, English-American actress
1986 – Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer
1986 – Michael Kightly, English footballer
1986 – Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor
1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
1989 – Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer
1990 – Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991 – Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player
1992 – Becky Downie, English gymnast

Source: wikipedia