March 24 - Births

Births

• 1494 – Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. 1555)
• 1607 – Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. 1667)
• 1628 – Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)
• 1657 – Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)
• 1693 – John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)
• 1725 – Samuel Ashe, 9th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)
• 1725 – Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts(d. 1788)
• 1755 – Rufus King, American politician (d. 1827)
• 1782 – Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)
• 1796 – John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)
• 1808 – Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
• 1809 – Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (d. 1837)
• 1809 – Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (d. 1882)
• 1820 – A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)
• 1820 – Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)
• 1828 – Horace Gray, American jurist and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1902)
• 1829 – George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)
• 1829 – Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)
• 1830 – Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889)
• 1834 – William Morris, English writer and designer (d. 1896)
• 1834 – John Wesley Powell, American explorer and environmentalist (d. 1902)
• 1835 – Jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist (d. 1893)
• 1848 – Honoré Beaugrand, Quebec journalist and newspaper publisher (La Patrie) (d. 1906)
• 1850 – Silas Hocking, British novelist and preacher (d. 1935)
• 1855 – Andrew Mellon, American financier (d. 1937)
• 1855 – Olive Schreiner, South African writer (d. 1920)
• 1874 – Harry Houdini, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d. 1926)
• 1874 – Luigi Einaudi, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1961)
• 1884 – Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)
• 1884 – Eugène Tisserant, French Cardinal and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (d. 1972)
• 1886 – Athenagoras I, 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
• 1886 – Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)
• 1887 – Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor (d. 1933)
• 1888 – Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
• 1889 – Albert Hill, British athlete (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Soviet physicist (d. 1951)
• 1893 – George Sisler, American baseball player (d. 1973)
• 1893 – Walter Baade, German astronomer (d. 1960)
• 1897 – Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. 1957)
• 1901 – Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. 1971)
• 1902 – Thomas Dewey, American politician (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1995)
• 1903 – Malcolm Muggeridge, British author and scholar (d. 1990)
• 1905 – Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino writer and diplomat (d. 2007)
• 1906 – Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. 1984)
• 1907 – Paul Sauvé, Quebec politician (d. 1960)
• 1910 – Richard Conte, American actor (d. 1975)
• 1911 – Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
• 1912 – Dorothy Height, American activist (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. 1963)
• 1916 – Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist (d. 2006)
• 1916 – Harry Blackmore Whittington, British palaeontologist (d. 2010)
• 1917 – John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
• 1917 – Constantine Andreou, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
• 1919 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Gene Nelson, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Onna White, Canadian choreographer (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1924 – Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1925 – Puig Aubert, French rugby league footballer (d. 1994)
• 1926 – Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel laureate
• 1926 – Desmond Connell, Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin
• 1927 – Martin Walser, German author
• 1928 – Byron Janis, American pianist
• 1930 – David Dacko, 1st and 3rd President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Agustín González, Spanish actor (d. 2005)
• 1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1931 – Hanno Drechsler, German politician (d. 2003)
• 1934 – William Smith, American actor
• 1935 – Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
• 1936 – David Suzuki, Canadian scientist and environmentalist
• 1937 – Billy Stewart, American singer (d. 1970)
• 1938 – Holger Czukay, German musician (Can)
• 1938 – David Irving, British historian
• 1940 – Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
• 1940 – Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
• 1944 – R. Lee Ermey, American actor
• 1944 – Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian Prime Minister
• 1945 – Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist
• 1945 – Curtis Hanson, American film director
• 1946 – Klaus Dinger, German musician (d. 2008)
• 1947 – Christine Gregoire, American politician, 22nd Governor of Washington
• 1947 – Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress
• 1947 – Alan Sugar, English businessman
• 1948 – Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer, second person to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders(d. 1989)
• 1949 – Nick Lowe, British musician
• 1949 – Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer
• 1949 – Tabitha Spruce, American writer, poet and activist
• 1951 – Pat Bradley, American golfer
• 1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer
• 1951 – Dougie Thomson, British bassist
• 1953 – Louie Anderson, American comedian
• 1954 – Robert Carradine, American actor
• 1954 – Donna Pescow, American actress
• 1955 – Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 – Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
• 1957 – Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and cross-country skier
• 1958 – Mike Woodson, American basketball player and head coach
• 1959 – Derek Statham, English footballer
• 1960 – Kelly LeBrock, American actress
• 1960 – Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler
• 1960 – Nena, German pop singer
• 1960 – Scott Pruett, American race car driver
• 1961 – Dean Jones, Australian cricketer
• 1962 – Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
• 1962 – Star Jones, American television personality
• 1964 – Annabella Sciorra, American actress
• 1965 – Patrick Scales, British-German electric bass guitar player
• 1965 – Peter Jacobson, American actor
• 1965 – Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
• 1965 – The Undertaker, American professional wrestler
• 1969 – Houston, American pornographic actress
• 1970 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
• 1970 – Sharon Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
• 1970 – Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
• 1970 – Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian football player
• 1971 – Megyn Price, American actress
• 1972 – Steve Karsay, American baseball player
• 1973 – Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer
• 1973 – Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Jim Parsons, American Film And Television Actor
• 1973 – Steve Corica, Australian footballer
• 1973 – Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer
• 1974 – Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
• 1974 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress
• 1975 – Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player
• 1975 – Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva
• 1976 – Aaron Brooks, American football player
• 1976 – Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer
• 1976 – Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
• 1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player
• 1977 – Corneille, Rwandan/Canadian singer
• 1977 – Angellica Bell, English TV presenter
• 1977 – Olivia Burnette, American actress
• 1977 – Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1978 – Michael Braun, Australian rules footballer
• 1978 – Kaori Mochida, Japanese singer (Every Little Thing)
• 1979 – Lake Bell, American actress
• 1979 – Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
• 1979 – Norris Hopper, American baseball player
• 1979 – Periklis Iakovakis, Greek athlete
• 1979 – Graeme Swann, English cricketer
• 1980 – Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
• 1981 – Mike Adams, American football player
• 1981 – Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player
• 1981 – Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player
• 1982 – Corey Hart, American baseball player
• 1982 – Christian Hug, German rugby player
• 1982 – Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
• 1982 – Nivea, American singer
• 1982 – Jack Swagger, American professional wrestler
• 1983 – Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer
• 1983 – T. J. Ford, American basketball player
• 1983 – Kelvin Kwan, Hong Kong singer
• 1983 – Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Chris Bosh, American basketball player
• 1984 – Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French footballer
• 1984 – Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
• 1985 – Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
• 1985 – Amanda Lameche, Swedish singer
• 1986 – Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
• 1986 – Tony McMahon, English footballer
• 1988 – Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1990 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian/New Zealand actress