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List of celebrities and famous people who were born on May 24th

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2019 - 2010

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2019 - 2010

2014

  • Three people were killed and one more was injured when a gunman opened fire on the museum. the attack occurred just days before european elections.

2013

2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2006

  • Bailey Brown was a prolific author known for writing best-selling novels.

2005

  • An australian celebrity family member. she is the daughter of tennis champ pat rafter, and lara rafter, a model, and was born to a famous australian family member. india is the second and first child of the couple.

2003

2001

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

  • Liv Cooke is a professional football freestyler known for her impressive skills and viral videos.

1997

1996

  • Carter Reynolds gained fame through Vine and YouTube.

  • American baby who died shortly before 11:00 am on 2/09/1997. he was allegedly murdered by louise woodward, an english teenager caring for him. because she was annoyed by the baby's crying on february 2, 1997, she had shaken him. he was then taken to the hospital where he was placed on life support.

  • Youtube star

1995

  • Sabrina vega is an american gymnast known for representing the united states in international competitions.

  • Youtube star

  • Prince joseph wenzel of liechtenstein

1994

  • Japanese competitive swimmer known for his multiple world championship titles.

  • Cayden Boyd

    American actor.

  • Jarell Martin is a professional basketball player known for his time in the NBA.

  • Contemporary artist known for his vibrant and abstract paintings.

  • Scottish netball player

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

  • Renowned soccer player with impressive goal-scoring abilities.

  • G-eazy is a rapper known for his hit singles 'me, myself & i' and 'no limit', as well as his distinctive style and collaborations with other artists.

  • Accomplished soccer player with a strong presence on the field.

  • Professional surfer known for big wave riding

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

  • Estonian footballer

  • Japanese wrestler

  • American actress.

  • American football player

  • Amateur filmmaker and american visual effects compositor

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

  • Portuguese-german actor, photographer

  • Tracy McGrady is a retired basketball player known for his scoring ability and versatility.

  • American actress

  • Lukas (star academy) is a singer and reality tv personality known for participating in the reality show star academy.

  • Italian actress known for her roles in various films and TV shows.

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

1967

1966

  • Former publisher of The Washington Post.

  • Eric Cantona

    He was a french soccer player and one of the most gifted athletes of his generation. cantona played his first professional match with auxerre on 11/05/1983. despite his struggles and frequent encounters with french football authorities, cantona was recognized as a brilliant player, despite being known for his temper. joel, his brother, also played pro-ball.

  • American race car driver on the nascar winston cup circuit.

  • H. Jon Benjamin

    H. jon benjamin is an american actor and comedian known for his distinctive voice acting in animated tv shows such as archer and bob's burgers.

  • Legendary French footballer known for his skill and charisma on the field.

1965

1964

  • French water skier, who was european champion at age 13 and world champion at age 14. he holds 12 world championship titles, 34 european champion titles and 25 world records.

  • Canadian ice hockey manager and player

  • British 100m breaststroker (1988 olympics, gold medalist).

  • A silver medalist at the 1988 olympics, seoul olympics as a long-distance and middle distance runner from scotland.

1963

1962

  • Brazilian model, part indian descent, very beautiful. she was a playboy centerfold model for many years before moving into production and sales in 1992.

  • Gene anthony ray was an american actor best known for his role as leroy johnson in the movie and television series fame.

  • Hector Camacho was a Puerto Rican boxer who was a world champion in multiple weight classes.

  • Puerto rican singer and boxer (d. 2012).

  • American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1962)

1961

  • Canadian journalist and columnist known for his conservative views.

  • Comedian and entrepreneur known for his work in the entertainment industry.

  • Canadian-american ice hockey coach and player

  • Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961)

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

  • American educator was charged with child molestation. pre-school students at mcmartin school made numerous allegations that the buckeys had raped, sodomized, and terrorized them using satanic rituals. this led to a lengthy and costly trial that lasted 33 months and cost $15 million.

  • American race car driver, team owner and businessman

  • American race car driver and american businessman

  • Comedian

1957

1956

  • Sean kelly is a retired professional cyclist from ireland, known for his success in road racing and his four-time victory in the paris-nice race.

  • American actor and producer of singers (cameo, black ivory).

  • British Conservative politician and former Attorney General for England and Wales.

  • American constitutional historian

  • English author and journalist (b. 1942)

1955

  • Belgian composer and singer. his first hit, "coeur de loup", launched his career in europe. he sang "maca(c?)domienne" at the european contest in 1990 (his wife is macedonian). he is well-known for his love of words.

  • American singer-songwriter and author. she is the oldest daughter of johnny cash, country music legend, and vivian liberto cash ditin, his first wife.

  • Noted botanist known for her contributions to plant molecular biology.

  • American singer-songwriter known for her country music.

  • Indian composer

1954

1953

1952

  • French grammy-award winning musician, a singer, drummer and songwriter. at the age of 18, he was a leader in an orchestra at club mediterranee. two years later, he signed a fantastic contract with barclay records. his albums have been sold in the millions.

  • Austrian producer and actress

1951

  • American vegetarian nutritionist. she is the author of many cookbooks and hosts a television show about vegetarian cooking. she was a vegetarian from an early age because she felt that animal products were wrong. she is an advocate for animal rights. raymond received her masters of nutrition at u.c. davis. her business also provides healthy lunches for high-tech silicon valley …

  • Jean-pierre bacri was a french actor, screenwriter, and playwright known for his work in french cinema.

  • French cardiac surgeon. he is the head of monaco's cardio-thoracic center since january 2010.

  • Rock drummer (red rider).

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Jim Broadbent

    Jim broadbent is an english actor known for his versatile performances in both film and television, including roles in 'iris', 'moulin rouge!', and 'harry potter and the half-blood prince'.

  • Dutch-american yoga teacher who practices the iyengar method. she is well-known in yoga circles as part owner of ojai yoga center. she is also the author of a column in ojai daily news. suza is known for her special skill in working with the elderly.

  • Aurelio De Laurentiis is an Italian film producer known for his work in the film industry.

  • English actor

  • English cinematographer

1948

1947

  • Sybil Danning

    American playboy cover girl, and actress in impact roles. her films include "bluebeard," the "the three musketeers," and "meteor." she was a part of and co-produced "reform school girls," the "amazon women on the moon" and many other films.

  • American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer

  • Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer

  • American singer-songwriter, pianist, and american football player

  • Blue a-yster cult is an american singer-songwriter and guitarist.

1946

  • Irena szewinska was a russian-born polish sprinter known for her remarkable achievements in track and field, including winning multiple olympic gold medals and setting numerous world records.

  • American humanist astrologer, who taught astrology and wrote at akron university. she is the author of "american book of medical astrology" 1982. she also wrote 50 romance novels under different names and has written for numerous publications.

1945

  • Priscilla Presley

    German-american actress, journalist, author, and business executive. she was a beautiful woman and was a great comedic foil in the "naked gun” films.

  • English lieutenant and politician, shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs

  • English politician and engineer

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)

  • American college and professional football player. he was a running back player for michigan state and won the heisman trophy in 1966. he also played with the minnesota vikings between 1967 and 1972 and the san diego chargers from 1973 to 1973.

1944

  • Patti labelle is a renowned american singer and actress known for her powerful vocals and hits like 'lady marmalade' and 'on my own'.

  • French actress, cesar-winning film and theatre actress. with martin lamotte, she starred in "soeurtherese.com", a long-running french tv series. she also appeared in franassoise's "exca"s contraries" (1990).

  • Christine delaroche is a french actress known for her work in french cinema and television.

  • American singer-songwriter and actress

1943

1942

1941

  • American poet, musician, and songwriter. he is known as the robert burns of pop music. dylan's iconoclastic work earned the title of the voice of the '60s through "blowin' in the wind," a hard rain gonna fall," "it ain't me babe," mr. tambourine man," and other now-classics. all he did in the '60s.

  • Italian choreographer, dancer and director of ballet. he was a member of milan la scala between 1958-1960, and the ballet of the 20th century (1961-1966). he was a frequent guest in bejart ballets. he began his career in choreography in 1964.

  • French mountaineer, credited with opening more than 500 routes; first frenchman to climb three mountains above 8000m. on 28 november 2001, he died from cancer.

  • Bob Dylan is a legendary singer-songwriter known for his influential music and poetic lyrics.

  • Baroness hollis, of heigham english politician and academic

1940

  • Russian-born poet and essayist awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987.

  • Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist.

  • Russian-american poet and essayist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1940)

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

  • French businessman who founded poly implant protha"se in 1991, a manufacturer of breast implant implants. pip went into liquidation in 2011. pip and its founder are at center of scandal in public-health care.

  • Schutte; dutch member of parliament (gpv).

1938

  • Tommy Chong

    Comedian and actor known for his role in the 'Cheech & Chong' comedy duo.

  • American psychologist and best-selling author. he is also the host of a popular national syndicated radio show. his tv program, "david viscott at night", is a two-hour long television program on knbc los angeles.

  • Claude suaudeau is a former french football player and manager, best known for his time as the manager of fc nantes.

  • Irish actress known for her roles in films such as The Grass Is Greener and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

  • Cleo Hill was a talented basketball player known for his skills on the court.

1937

  • Italian beauty queen and tv newscaster. in 1955, miss italia was her crowning. she became a hostess on a musical program and a tv newscaster.

  • Renowned saxophonist known for his avant-garde jazz style.

  • Belgian author known for his works on philosophy and literature.

  • French field and trach athlete, she was a middle distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800m at the 1964 olympics.

  • Pilot who piloted the plane during the day the music died (d.59)

1936

  • American avant-garde composer and musician. budd, a modern poet of piano, is most well-known for his free-flowing keyboard techniques and is considered america's best minimalist composer.

  • American avant-garde composer and musician. budd, a modern poet of piano, is most well-known for his free-floating keyboard techniques and is considered america's best minimalist composer.

  • Italian financier and president of sige. after receiving a diploma as an accountant, his postgraduate degrees at the univ. were in economics. genoa. since 1961, he was a principal in stock groups and investment firms, working at the board, presidency, and management levels. roveraro was appointed to the stock exchange council's board in 1992 and the italian association of investment …

1935

  • American director and screenwriter (d. 2020)

  • American screenwriter and director

  • American singer-songwriter/guitarist (d. 2014).

  • American director

1934

  • Alexandre de mérode is a belgian aristocrat and conservationist known for his work in wildlife conservation and his involvement in the world wildlife fund.

  • American politician (mayor-democrat-chicago).

  • Inventor

  • English organist and choir-trainer

1933

1932

1931

  • French actor, born to an english soldier officer. he is well-known for his many roles in films like "hibernatus" with louis de funa's, "the name of the rose", jean-jacques annaud's james bond film "moonraker" as well as "des hommes et des dieux", with lambert wilson.

  • American songwriter, who was responsible for two billboard hot 100 number-one hits. in 1965, wayne fontana and the mindbenders released "game of love", which was the first of two billboard hot 100 number one hits. the second was linda ronstadt's 1975 hit "you're no good", first sung in 1976 by dee dee warwick.

  • German lawyer and ceo of alleghany power systems. this utility gets 90% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. bergman graduated with an llb from columbia law university. he received an ab in pre-law at columbia law university.

  • He was an italian jazz musician who played the tenor saxophone. his professional career began on the clarinet. he played in belgium and germany in the 1940s. oscar valdambrini was his partner in 1954. he is a composer/arranger, and a trumpeter. their band was the most well-known jazz group in italy during the 1950s. they often accompanied greats such as …

1930

  • Renowned for the Meselson-Stahl experiment that provided evidence for the semi-conservative replication of DNA.

  • Renowned economist specializing in Russian and Soviet studies.

  • Canadian artist and ecologist. his work focuses mainly on wildlife and natural scenes. his 2005 book, "thinking like a mountain", is a collection of reflective essays and social criticisms about the dangers of consumerism as well as environmental crises. he is also an illustrator for several books.

  • German flute player and author

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1928

  • Swiss calligrapher, teacher and typeface designer. he designed many distinguished typefaces both for graphic art and for the typewriter and computer in his own studio that he established in 1960.

  • American molecular biologist, nutritionist and american molecular biologist. he was a pioneer in the development of effective treatments for patients suffering from environmental sensitivities or food allergies. he was able to overcome panic attacks and severe asthma with a chemical-free environment. he received his ph.d. in psychology and then did post-doctoral research. he insists that he is right-brained, which makes …

  • Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer (b. 1928)

  • British comedian joey boy, fast lady

1927

  • France sport champion

  • American music educator at the college level, music composer, former music school dean, and professor at thornton school of music university of southern california, 1980aeur”1992. his main interest in music research is the cognitive and perceptual basis of it.

  • Mentz; south african member to parliament (conservative).

  • United states -- sculls (1956 olympics-bronze medalist)/ brother of grace kelly

  • Ceo (barclays bank).

1926

  • Stanley Baxter

    Scottish comedian and actor. his annual one-man show was a highlight of the year. baxter's extravagant extravaganza of sketches and impressions, which included sketches and impressions, was a satirical comedy that featured humor from the heart. to honor and show his appreciation, a tv tribute was held in may 2001. he now lives in london, after retiring.

  • American doctor, government official, road safety expert.

  • Politician

  • French jazz bassist.

  • Strasbourg physician

1925

1924

1923

1922

  • French writer and journalist, friend and biographer to pablo picasso. he was a journalist at le quotidien de paris from 1980 to 1985. he was buried in paris on the 2nd of november 2014.

  • Irish actress (d. 1986)

  • Pont du chateau journalist

  • He was an actor in italian film, television, and radio theatres. he died in rome on 17/04/93.

1921

1920

  • French actor. he was a child star in french cinema. after escaping several times, he was deported to germany and arrested.

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • Pioneering chemist who made significant contributions to the field of biochemistry.

  • French soldier in world war ii, and later in indochina. he was awarded the title of 'compagnon de la liba (c)ration' (english : companion to the liberation).

1918

  • American politician who was mayor of detroit, michigan, from 1974 to 1994. young was elected the first african american mayor of detroit, the same week maynard jackson became atlanta's first african-american mayor. he was presented with the naacp's spingarn medal in 1981. young was twice married and divorced. coleman a. is his only son. young ii is currently a state …

  • American politician, 66th mayor of detroit (d. 1997)

  • Young civil rights leader (mayor-democrat-detroit).

  • Jennings solicitor.

  • American entrepreneur and petroleum businessman. he became a television producer, then diversified his portfolio by investing in resort properties and broadcast stations. he is most well-known for his productions.

1917

1916

  • Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd governor of new south wales (d. 2002)

  • Lieutenant governor and politician of australia, 32nd governor of new south wales. (d. 2002).

  • Mexican poet, journalist, writer, translator, and academic. he was an expert in mexican folk culture and handicrafts, and was a tireless national and international advocate. he was a professor at the monterrey institute of technology and higher education, and a researcher at the center for literary studies of the unam. he also worked as an assistant at the department of …

  • Bourmont physician

1915

1914

  • Lilli Palmer

    German actress with many awards and two nominations for the golden globes. rex harrison was her husband. she divorced him in 1956. she was married to carlos thompson, an argentinian actor, in her second marriage.

  • He was an american journalist and publishing executive. he served as editor-in chief over inc.empire, time, fortune, sports illustrated, and other magazines. the role was his first in 1964, and he held it for 15 years. he retired in 1979 and worked as an advisor for president jimmy carter for one year.

  • Strasbourg physician

  • Actress (the gentle sex: lotte in weimar)

1913

  • Rumanian spookmedium, a famous spook-medium in the '20s. according to legend, zugun was able to demonstrate telekinesis to parapsychologists and teleportation to them. many people believe that zugun was not a medium. the "skin phenomena," which she produced in the darkness of her sessions, were not real.

  • French catholic priest, bishop emeritus de limoges.

  • American soldier and baseball player (d. 1993).

  • American special effects designer (d. 2007)

  • Olympic organizer.

1912

  • New zealand mezzo-soprano, opera singer. she was born in new zealand and moved to sydney, australia when she was a young girl. there she studied at the sydney conservatory. hammond started her musical career as an instrument player, and she spent three years with sydney philharmonic orchestra.

  • Joseph anthony was an american director known for his work in theater and film.

  • American actor, director and screenwriter. he is also a dancer, set designer, and actor. he was the father of two children. he died on january 20, 1993.

  • Us actor/director (matchmaker, tomorrow).

  • Pa(c)rigny sur yerres painters

1911

  • Italian artist and sculptor. he was 93 years old when he died in milan, italy on may 30, 2004, at the age of 93.

  • Michel pécheux was a french fencer known for his achievements in the sport.

  • Renowned violin maker known for her innovative designs.

  • French criminal, a murderer, and one of the most recent women executed in france.

  • English survivor of the sinking of the rms titanic (d.2007)

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on May 24th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

  • American journalist and author who specializes in psychic topics. he is best known for his book "telephone between worlds", which is the biography about the medium reverend richard zenor. crenshaw started collecting material about the after-life in 1935. he was once married to brenda crenshaw, a british medium. they had a house in the hollywood hills.

  • Historian.

1907

  • Norwegian physician. he was an important figure in the establishment of neurosurgery in norway as a medical subject. he was the founder and head of ullevay=l's neurosurgery section in oslo. he was the university of oslo's professor of neurosurgery from 1961 to 1977.

1906

1905

1904

1903

1902

  • Canadian football player and politician (d. 1954)

  • Canadian sculptor (d. 2004)

  • Belgium sport champion

  • Canadian politician and football player (d. 1954).

  • Belgian boxer. according to a dec. 2, 1928 article published in new york's the world newspaper, rene devos served as a spy for the allies forces during world war i. he carried messages from france through belgian lines. jules steyaert, his brother, was also a boxer.

1901

1900

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