October 24 - Births

Births

• 51 – Domitian, Roman emperor (d. 96)
• 1378 – David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (d. 1402)
• 1503 – Isabella of Portugal (d. 1539)
• 1561 – Anthony Babington, English leader of the Babington Plot (d. 1586)
• 1632 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723)
• 1675 – Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)
• 1710 – Alban Butler, English priest and writer (d. 1773)
• 1713 – Marie Fel, French opera singer (d. 1794)
• 1739 – Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1807)
• 1763 – Dorothea von Schlegel, German author (d. 1839)
• 1788 – Sarah Josepha Hale, American poet (d. 1879)
• 1804 – Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891)
• 1811 – Ferdinand Hiller, German composer (d. 1885)
• 1830 – Marianne North, English naturalist and painter (d. 1890)
• 1838 – Annie Edson Taylor, American adventurer (d. 1921)
• 1840 – Eliza Pollock, American archer (d. 1919)
• 1854 – Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (d. 1907)
• 1855 – James S. Sherman, American politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)
• 1857 – Ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894)
• 1868 – Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and writer (d. 1969)
• 1872 – Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (d. 1957)
• 1875 – Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (d. 1958)
• 1879 – B. A. Rolfe, American bandleader and producer (d. 1956)
• 1882 – Sybil Thorndike, English actress (d. 1976)
• 1885 – Rachel Katznelson-Shazar, Belarusian-Israeli wife of Zalman Shazar (d. 1975)
• 1887 – Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (d. 1969)
• 1887 – Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917)
• 1891 – Rafael Trujillo, Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (d. 1961)
• 1894 – Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987)
• 1896 – Jack Warner, English actor (d. 1981)
• 1901 – Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (d. 1959)
• 1903 – Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)
• 1904 – Moss Hart, American playwright and director (d. 1961)
• 1904 – A.K. Golam Jilani, Bengali revolutionary (d. 1932)
• 1905 – Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian (d. 1988)
• 1906 – Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968)
• 1908 – John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist (d. 1993)
• 1909 – Bill Carr, American runner (d. 1966)
• 1911 – Paul Grégoire, Canadian archbishop (d. 1993)
• 1911 – Sonny Terry, American harmonica player (d. 1986)
• 1913 – Tito Gobbi, Italian opera singer (d. 1984)
• 1915 – Bob Kane, American writer and illustrator (d. 1998)
• 1915 – Marghanita Laski, English journalist and author (d. 1988)
• 1915 – Roger Milliken, American businessman (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Anne Sharp, Scottish opera singer (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Frank Piasecki, American engineer (d. 2008)
• 1920 – Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician (d. 1996)
• 1921 – R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist and illustrator
• 1922 – George Miller, American politician
• 1923 – Robin Day, English journalist (d. 2000)
• 1923 – Denise Levertov, English-American poet (d. 1997)
• 1924 – Mary Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Bob Azzam, Egyptian-Lebanese singer (d. 2004)
• 1925 – Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003)
• 1925 – Willie Mabon, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1985)
• 1926 – Rafael Azcona, Spanish screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 1926 – Kidar Nath Sahani, Indian politician (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Y. A. Tittle, American football player
• 1927 – Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor and singer (d. 1992)
• 1927 – Gilbert Bécaud, French actor and composer (d. 2001)
• 1928 – George Bullard, American baseball player (d. 2002)
• 1929 – Hubert Aquin, Canadian activist, author, and director (d. 1977)
• 1929 – George Crumb, American composer
• 1929 – Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian author and playwright (d. 2004)
• 1930 – The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1959)
• 1930 – Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist and mathematician
• 1930 – Ahmad Shah of Pahang
• 1931 – Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer
• 1932 – Stephen Covey, American author and educator (d. 2012)
• 1932 – Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Robert Mundell, Canadian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 – Reginald Kray, English gangster (d. 2000)
• 1933 – Ronald Kray, English gangster (d. 1995)
• 1933 – Norman Rush, American author
• 1934 – Glen Glenn, American singer
• 1935 – Malcolm Bilson, American pianist and educator
• 1936 – Jimmy Dawkins, American guitarist and singer
• 1936 – David Nelson, American actor and director (d. 2011)
• 1936 – Bill Wyman, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Rolling Stones and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings)
• 1938 – Odean Pope, American saxophonist (Catalyst)
• 1939 – F. Murray Abraham, American actor
• 1940 – Martin Campbell, New Zealand director
• 1940 – Rafał Piszcz, Polish canoe racer (d. 2012)
• 1941 – William H. Dobelle, American medical researcher
• 1942 – Ruthann Aron, American politician
• 1942 – Frank Delaney, Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster
• 1943 – Bill Dundee, Scottish-American wrestler
• 1943 – Corky Siegel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Siegel–Schwall Band)
• 1944 – Ray Downs, American singer and author
• 1944 – Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and coach (d. 2007)
• 1944 – Ted Templeman, American singer, guitarist, and producer (Harper's Bizarre)
• 1945 – Anthony Christian, English painter
• 1945 – Gérald Larose, Canadian educator and union leader
• 1945 – Alan Titus, American opera singer
• 1946 – Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf and The Sparrows) (d. 1993)
• 1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor
• 1948 – Barry Ryan, English singer-songwriter and photographer
• 1948 – Paul Ryan, English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1992)
• 1948 – Kweisi Mfume, American politician
• 1949 – Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer
• 1950 – Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player
• 1950 – Steven Greenberg, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Lipps Inc.)
• 1950 – Miroslav Sládek, Czech politician
• 1951 – Meredith Hunter, American murder victim (d. 1969)
• 1951 – George Tsontakis, American composer and conductor
• 1952 – David Weber, American author
• 1953 – Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager
• 1953 – Steven Hatfill, American physician and virologist
• 1953 – Mindy Newell, American author
• 1953 – Mike Papantonio, American lawyer and radio talk show host
• 1953 – Jim Pettie, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1953 – David Wright, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1954 – Doug Davidson, American actor
• 1954 – Thomas Mulcair, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1954 – Jožo Ráž, Slovak singer-songwriter and bass player (Elán)
• 1954 – Mike Rounds, American politician, 31st Governor of South Dakota
• 1954 – Brad Sherman, American politician
• 1954 – Malcolm Turnbull, Australian politician
• 1955 – Katherine Knight, Australian murderer
• 1955 – Cheryl Studer, American soprano
• 1956 – Dale Maharidge, American author
• 1956 – Jeff Merkley, American politician
• 1956 – David Stergakos, Greek-American basketball player
• 1957 – Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball player and manager
• 1957 – John Kassir, American actor and comedian
• 1958 – Vincent K. Brooks, American general
• 1958 – Chip Hooper, American tennis player
• 1959 – Anthony Waller, Lebanese director
• 1960 – Dennis Anderson, American monster truck driver
• 1960 – Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer
• 1960 – Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and comedian (d. 1999)
• 1960 – Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver
• 1960 – BD Wong, American actor
• 1961 – Mary Bono Mack, American politician
• 1961 – Bruce Castor American lawyer and politician
• 1961 – Dave Meltzer, American journalist
• 1962 – Dave Blaney, American race car driver
• 1962 – Jay Novacek, American football player
• 1963 – John Hendrie, Scottish footballer
• 1964 – Rosana Arbelo, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – Paul Bonwick, Canadian politician
• 1964 – Doug Lee, American basketball player
• 1965 – Kyriakos Velopoulos, German-Greek politician
• 1966 – Roman Abramovich, Russian businessman and politician
• 1967 – Ian Bishop, Trinidadian-Tobagonian cricketer
• 1967 – Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress
• 1968 – Mark Walton, American voice actor
• 1968 – Robert Wilonsky, American journalist
• 1969 – Adela Noriega, Mexican actress
• 1970 – Rob Leslie-Carter, English engineer
• 1970 – Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, Synthetic Flying Machine, and Major Organ and the Adding Machine)
• 1971 – Caprice Bourret, American model and actress
• 1971 – Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress
• 1972 – Raelee Hill, Australian actress
• 1972 – Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress
• 1972 – Scott Peterson, American murderer
• 1972 – Pat Williams, American football player
• 1973 – Madlib, American rapper and producer (Madvillain, Quasimoto, and Lootpack)
• 1973 – Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist
• 1973 – Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer
• 1973 – Laura Veirs, American singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer
• 1974 – Gábor Babos, Hungarian footballer
• 1974 – Corey Dillon, American football player
• 1974 – Wilton Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
• 1974 – Jamal Mayers, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer
• 1976 – Matteo Mazzantini, Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Joakim Nätterqvist, Swedish actor
• 1976 – Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer
• 1977 – Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer
• 1978 – Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer
• 1978 – James Hopes, Australian cricketer
• 1979 – Ben Gillies, Australian drummer and songwriter (Silverchair and Tambalane)
• 1980 – Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1980 – Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer
• 1980 – Niall Breslin, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and footballer (The Blizzards)
• 1980 – Zac Posen, American fashion designer
• 1980 – Christian Vander, German footballer
• 1980 – Casey Wilson, American actress
• 1981 – Sebastián Bueno, Argentine footballer
• 1981 – Jemima Rooper, English actress
• 1981 – Tila Tequila, American model, actress, and singer
• 1982 – Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian race car driver
• 1982 – Macay McBride, American baseball player
• 1983 – Adrienne Bailon, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (3LW and The Cheetah Girls)
• 1983 – V V Brown, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1983 – Hernán Garin, Argentine footballer
• 1983 – Brian Vickers, American race car driver
• 1984 – Felicia Chin, Singaporean actress
• 1984 – Jonas Gustavsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1984 – Kaela Kimura, Japanese singer-songwriter (Sadistic Mika Band)
• 1985 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer
• 1985 – Oscar Wendt, Swedish footballer
• 1986 – Drake, Canadian actor and rapper
• 1986 – John Ruddy, English footballer
• 1987 – Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer
• 1987 – Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor
• 1987 – Charlie White, American ice dancer
• 1988 – Mitch Inman, Australian rugby player
• 1989 – Anderson Conceição, Brazilian footballer
• 1989 – Shenae Grimes, Canadian actress
• 1989 – Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian actress
• 1990 – LaMarcus Tinker, American actor
• 1994 – Krystal Jung, American-South Korean singer and actress (f(x))