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Who was born on July 24
160 notable people were born on July 24. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 49events
Best known
Best known
Adolphe Adam
French composer
William Poole
American boxer and gang leader
Jan Gotlib Bloch
Polish banker
Friedrich Schottky
German mathematician
Émile Picard
French mathematician
Henrik Pontoppidan
Danish writer, Nobel Laureate
Adolphe Adam — French composer, born on July 24 1803.
William Poole — American boxer and gang leader, born on July 24 1821.
Jan Gotlib Bloch — Polish banker, born on July 24 1826.
Friedrich Schottky — German mathematician, born on July 24 1851.
Émile Picard — French mathematician, born on July 24 1856.
Henrik Pontoppidan — Danish writer, Nobel Laureate, born on July 24 1857.
All entries
- 1857
Juan Vicente GómezDictator of Venezuela from 1908 to 1935 - 1860
Princess Charlotte of PrussiaDuchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918 - 1860
Alphonse MuchaCzech painter, illustrator and graphic artist - 1863
Tommy McCarthy (baseball)American baseball player - 1864
Frank WedekindGerman playwright - 1867
E. F. BensonEnglish novelist and writer - 1867
Fred TateEnglish cricketer - 1874
Oswald ChambersScottish baptist and evangelist - 1877
Calogero VizziniSicilian Mafia boss - 1878
Lord DunsanyAnglo-Irish writer and dramatist - 1880
Ernest BlochSwiss-born American composer - 1884
Maria CaseriniItalian actress - 1886
Jun'ichirō TanizakiJapanese author - 1888
Arthur Richardson (Australian cricketer)Australian cricketer - 1889
Agnes Meyer DriscollAmerican cryptographer - 1892
Alice BallBlack American chemist - 1895
Robert GravesEnglish poet, novelist and critic - 1897
Amelia EarhartAmerican aviation pioneer (1897–disappeared 1937) - 1899
Chief Dan GeorgeChief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, actor - 1900
Zelda FitzgeraldAmerican writer - 1909
John William FinnUS Navy Medal of Honor recipient - 1910
Harry HornerAmerican art director - 1912EEssie SummersNew Zealand writer
- 1913
Britton ChanceAmerican biochemist and sailor - 1914
Frances Oldham KelseyCanadian-American physician and pharmacologist - 1914
Ed MirvishAmerican-Canadian businessman - 1914
Alan WaddellAustralian writer - 1915
Enrique FernandoChief Justice of the Philippines from 1979 to 1985 - 1916
John D. MacDonaldAmerican writer - 1917RRobert FarnonCanadian composer and arranger
- 1917
Jack MoroneyAustralian cricketer - 1918
Ruggiero RicciAmerican violinist - 1919
Robert Marsden HopeFormer Justice of the New South Wales Court of Appeal - 1919
Kenneth S. KleinknechtAmerican engineer - 1920
Bella AbzugAmerican politician - 1920
Constance DowlingAmerican actress - 1921
Giuseppe Di StefanoItalian opera singer - 1921
Billy TaylorAmerican jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator - 1922MMadeleine FerronCanadian writer
- 1924WWilfred JosephsEnglish composer
- 1924
Aris PoulianosGreek anthropologist and archaeologist - 1926GGrace GlueckAmerican arts journalist
- 1927
Alex KatzAmerican artist (born 1927) - 1927
Zara MintsRussian literary scientist - 1928
Keshubhai Patel10th Chief Minister of Gujarat - 1930
Alfred BalkAmerican non-fiction writer - 1931
Ermanno OlmiItalian film director and screenwriter - 1931
Éric TabarlyFrench Navy officer and yachtsman
- 1932
William RuckelshausAmerican government official - 1932
Gustav Andreas TammannGerman astronomer - 1933
Doug SandersAmerican professional golfer - 1934
Willie Davis (defensive end)American football player - 1934
P. S. SoosaithasanSri Lankan Tamil politician - 1935
Aaron ElkinsAmerican mystery writer - 1935
Pat OliphantAustralian-American political cartoonist - 1935
Mel RamosAmerican painter
- 1935LLes Reed (songwriter)British songwriter
- 1935DDerek VarnalsSouth African cricketer
- 1936
Ruth BuzziAmerican actress and comedian - 1936
Mark GoddardAmerican actor - 1937
Manoj KumarIndian film actor and filmmaker - 1937
Quinlan TerryBritish architect (born 1937) - 1938
Eugene J. MartinAmerican painter - 1939
Walt BellamyAmerican basketball player
- 1940
Dan HedayaAmerican actor (born 1940) - 1941JJohn Bond (banker)British banker and corporate director
- 1942
Heinz BurtGerman-born British rock musician - 1942
David Miner (musician)American singer (born 1945) - 1942
Chris SarandonAmerican actor (born 1942) - 1945FFrank CloseParticle physicist
- 1945
Azim PremjiIndian businessman (born 1945) - 1945
Hugh Ross (astrophysicist)Canadian astrophysicist - 1945
Anthony Brian WattsBritish marine geologist and geophysicist - 1946
Gallagher (comedian)American comedian - 1946
Hervé VilardFrench pop–singer (born 1946)
- 1947ZZaheer AbbasICC president & Pakistani cricketer (born 1947)
- 1948
Marc RacicotAmerican attorney, politician and former Governor of Montana
- 1949
Michael RichardsAmerican actor and comedian (born 1949) - 1950
Jadranka StojakovićMusical artist - 1951
Lynda CarterAmerican actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder (born 1951) - 1951
Chris Smith, Baron Smith of FinsburyBritish politician (born 1951) - 1952
Gus Van SantAmerican filmmaker (born 1952) - 1953
Jon FaddisAmerican jazz trumpeter, composer, and conductor (born 1953) - 1953
Tadashi KawamataJapanese artist (born 1953) - 1953
Claire McCaskillAmerican politician (born 1953) - 1953
James NewcomeBritish Anglican bishop (born 1953) - 1954
Jorge JesusPortuguese football manager (born 1954) - 1956
Charlie CristAmerican politician (born 1956) - 1957
Pam TillisAmerican country music singer-songwriter (born 1957) - 1958
Jim LeightonScottish footballer (born 1958) - 1958JJoe Barry CarrollAmerican basketball player (born 1958)
- 1960
Catherine DestivelleFrench rock climber and mountaineer - 1961KKerry DixonEnglish footballer (born 1961)
- 1963
Karl MaloneAmerican basketball player (born 1963) - 1964
Barry BondsAmerican baseball player (born 1964) - 1964
Pedro Passos CoelhoPrime Minister of Portugal from 2011 to 2015 - 1965
Andrew GazeAustralian basketball player (born 1965)
- 1965
Kadeem HardisonAmerican actor (born 1965) - 1966
Aminatou HaidarSahrawi political activist - 1966
Martin KeownFormer English footballer, coach, and scout - 1968
Kristin ChenowethAmerican actress and singer (born 1968) - 1968
Malcolm IngramCanadian film director (born 1968) - 1968
Troy KotsurAmerican actor (born 1968) - 1968
Laura LeightonAmerican actress (born 1968) - 1969
Rick FoxCanadian actor, professional basketball player (born 1969) - 1969
Jennifer LopezAmerican singer and actress (born 1969) - 1971
Dino BaggioItalian footballer (born 1971) - 1971
Patty JenkinsAmerican film director (born 1971) - 1972
Kaiō HiroyukiSumo wrestler - 1973
Amanda StrettonBritish racing driver and broadcaster - 1974
Andy GomarsallEngland international rugby union player
- 1975
Tracey CrouchBritish politician (born 1975) - 1975
Jamie LangenbrunnerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1975) - 1975
Torrie WilsonAmerican professional wrestler (born 1975) - 1976
Rafer AlstonAmerican basketball player (born 1976) - 1976
Tiago MonteiroPortuguese racing driver (born 1976)
- 1976
Rashida TlaibAmerican politician and lawyer (born 1976) - 1978
Andy IronsAmerican surfer - 1979
Rose ByrneAustralian actress (born 1979) - 1979
Jerrod NiemannAmerican singer-songwriter - 1980
Joel StroetzelAmerican guitarist - 1981
Doug BollingerAustralian cricketer - 1981
Nayib BukelePresident of El Salvador since 2019 - 1981
Summer GlauAmerican actress (born 1981) - 1982
Mewelde MooreAmerican football player (born 1982) - 1982
Elisabeth MossAmerican actor (born 1982) - 1982
Anna PaquinNew Zealand actress (born 1982) - 1983
Daniele De RossiItalian footballer (born 1983) - 1983
Asami MizukawaJapanese actress (born 1983) - 1985
Patrice BergeronCanadian ice hockey player (born 1985) - 1985
Aries MerrittAmerican hurdler (born 1985) - 1985
Lukáš RosolCzech tennis player (born 1985) - 1986
Natalie TranAustralian YouTuber and actress (born 1986) - 1987
Nathan GerbeAmerican ice hockey player (born 1987) - 1987
Zack Sabre Jr.British professional wrestler (born 1987) - 1987
Mara WilsonAmerican actress (born 1987) - 1988
Han Seung-yeonSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1988) - 1988
NichkhunThai American rapper (born 1988) - 1988
Ricky PetterdAustralian rules footballer - 1989
Maurkice PounceyAmerican football player (born 1989) - 1991
Emily Bett RickardsCanadian actress (born 1991) - 1991
Elliot RodgerBritish-American mass murderer - 1991
Trevor van RiemsdykAmerican ice hockey player (born 1991) - 1992
Mikaël KingsburyCanadian freestyle skier (born 1992) - 1994
Phillip LindsayAmerican football player (born 1994)
- 1995
Valentine HolmesAustralia international rugby league footballer - 1995
Kyle KuzmaAmerican basketball player (born 1995) - 1995
Meisei ChikaraJapanese sumo wrestler - 1996
Joe MixonAmerican football player (born 1996) - 1998
Bindi IrwinAustralian conservationist (born 1998) - 1998
Sophie WotschkeAustrian politician (born 1998) - 1998
Cailee SpaenyAmerican actress (born 1998) - 2001
Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 2001)American ice hockey player (born 2001) - 2001
Drake LondonAmerican football player (born 2001)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on July 24?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 24, including Adolphe Adam, William Poole, Jan Gotlib Bloch. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
What happened on July 24?
49 documented historical events happened on July 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie, Scotland. On the same day, in another year: Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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