March 24 - Births

Births

1494 – Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. 1555)
1607 – Michiel 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 politician, Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)
1740 – John Antes, American composer (d. 1811)
1755 – Rufus King, American politician (d. 1827)
1762 – Marcos Portugal, Portuguese composer (d. 1830)
1775 – Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (d. 1835)
1782 – Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)
1796 – John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)
1803 – Egerton Ryerson, Canadian educator and politician (d. 1882)
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)
1823 – Thomas Spencer Baynes, English philosopher and editor (d. 1887)
1826 – Matilda Joslyn Gage, American feminist and suffragette (d. 1898)
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 (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)
1869 – Émile Fabre, French playwright (d. 1955)
1874 – Luigi Einaudi, Italian politician and economist, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1961)
1874 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-born magician (d. 1926)
1875 – William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player (d. 1953)
1882 – Marcel Lalu, French gymnast (d. 1951)
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 – Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)
1887 – Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, American actor (d. 1933)
1888 – Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
1889 – Albert Hill, British athlete (d. 1969)
1890 – Agnes Macphail, Canadian politician, first female member of the Canadian House of Commons (d. 1954)
1891 – Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Soviet physicist (d. 1951)
1892 – Marston Morse, American mathematician (d. 1977)
1893 – Walter Baade, German astronomer (d. 1960)
1893 – George Sisler, American baseball player (d. 1973)
1897 – Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. 1957)
1901 – Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. 1971)
1902 – Thomas E. 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)
1909 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (d. 1934)
1910 – Richard Conte, American actor (d. 1975)
1911 – Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1912 – Dorothy Height, American activist (d. 2010)
1915 – George Wagner, American wrestler (d. 1963)
1916 – Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist (d. 2006)
1916 – Harry Blackmore Whittington, British palaeontologist (d. 2010)
1917 – Constantine Andreou, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. 2007)
1917 – John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1919 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
1919 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. 2005)
1920 – Gene Nelson, American actor (d. 1996)
1921 – Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (d. 1987)
1921 – Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010)
1922 – Onna White, Canadian choreographer (d. 2005)
1923 – Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)
1923 – Michael Legat, England writer (d. 2011)
1924 – Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
1925 – Puig Aubert, French rugby league footballer (d. 1994)
1926 – Desmond Connell, Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin
1926 – Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel laureate
1927 – Martin Walser, German author
1928 – Byron Janis, American pianist
1930 – David Dacko, Central African Republician politician (d. 2003)
1930 – Agustín González, Spanish actor (d. 2005)
1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980)
1931 – Hanno Drechsler, German politician (d. 2003)
1931 – Connie Hines, American actress (d. 2009)
1933 – William Smith, American actor
1935 – Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
1935 – Carol Kaye, American bass player
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 – Don Jardine, Canadian wrestler (d. 2006)
1940 – Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
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 (Neu!, La Düsseldorf, and Kraftwerk) (d. 2008)
1947 – Dennis Erickson, American football coach
1947 – Christine Gregoire, American politician
1947 – Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress
1947 – Alan Sugar, English businessman
1948 – Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (d. 1989)
1948 – Lee Oskar, Danish musician (War and Lowrider Band)
1949 – Nick Lowe, British musician (Rockpile and Little Village)
1949 – Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer
1949 – Steve Lang, Canadian musician (April Wine and Mashmakhan)
1949 – Tabitha Spruce, American writer, poet and activist
1950 – Gary Wichard, American sports agent (d. 2011)
1951 – Pat Bradley, American golfer
1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer
1951 – Dougie Thomson, British bassist (Supertramp and The Alan Bown Set)
1953 – Anita L. Allen, American law professor
1953 – Louie Anderson, American comedian
1954 – Robert Carradine, American actor
1954 – Donna Pescow, American actress
1955 – Doug Jarvis, Canadian hockey player
1955 – Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 – Steve Ballmer, American businessman
1957 – Gilles Baril, Canadian politician
1957 – Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier
1958 – Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Derek Statham, English footballer
1960 – Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist
1960 – Barry Horowitz, American wrestler
1960 – Kelly LeBrock, American actress
1960 – Nena, German singer (Nena)
1960 – Grayson Perry, English potter
1960 – Scott Pruett, American race car driver
1961 – Dean Jones, Australian cricketer
1962 – Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
1962 – Star Jones, American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host
1963 – Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer goalkeeper
1965 – Peter Jacobson, American actor
1965 – Patrick Scales, British-German bass player and teacher
1965 – Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
1965 – Mark Calaway, American 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 hockey player
1973 – Steve Corica, Australian footballer
1973 – Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer
1973 – Jim Parsons, American actor
1974 – Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
1974 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress
1975 – Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player
1975 – Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer and actress
1976 – Angellica Bell, English TV presenter
1976 – Aaron Brooks, American football player
1976 – Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer
1976 – Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player
1977 – Olivia Burnette, American actress
1977 – Jessica Chastain, American actress
1977 – Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1977 – Corneille Nyungura, Rwandan/Canadian singer
1978 – Michael Braun, Australian rules footballer
1978 – Kaori Mochida, Japanese singer (Every Little Thing)
1978 – Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer
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
1981 – Mark Looms, Dutch footballer
1981 – Gary Paffett, English race car driver
1982 – Epico, American wrestler
1982 – Nivea, American singer
1982 – Corey Hart, American baseball player
1982 – Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer
1982 – Christian Hug, German rugby player
1982 – Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
1982 – Jack Swagger, American wrestler
1983 – Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer
1983 – T. J. Ford, American basketball player
1983 – Kelvin Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1983 – Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer
1983 – Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Chris Bosh, American basketball player
1984 – Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer
1984 – Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
1984 – Park Bom, South Korean singer ([[2NE1)
1984 – Park Bom, South Korean singer (2NE1)
1985 – Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
1985 – Sayaka Hirano, Japanese table tennis player
1986 – Kohei Hirate, Japanese race car driver
1986 – Tony McMahon, English footballer
1987 – Ramires, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Yuma Asami, Japanese porn actress
1987 – Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer
1988 – Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
1988 – Sharmin Ratna, Bangladeshi target shooter
1988 – Matías Martínez, Argentine footballer
1989 – Aziz Shavershian, Australian bodybuilder (d. 2011)
1990 – Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor
1990 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, New Zealand actress
1990 – Starlin Castro, American baseball player
1990 – Libby Clegg, English runner
1992 – Jeremy Rosado, American singer
1994 – Anna Hämäläinen, Finnish athlete
1998 – Isabel Suckling, English singer