People born on May 24 170
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Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary
b. 1335 – d. 1349
Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (d. 1349)
Pontormo
b. 1494 – d. 1557
Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)
John Jewel
b. 1522 – d. 1571
John Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)
William Gilbert (astronomer)
b. 1544 – d. 1603
William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)
Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley
b. 1576 – d. 1635
Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier (d. 1635)
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
b. 1616 – d. 1682
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland (d. 1682)
Marek Sobieski (1628-1652)
b. 1628 – d. 1652
Marek Sobieski, Polish noble (d. 1652)
Emerentia von Düben
b. 1669 – d. 1743
Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite (d. 1743)
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
b. 1671 – d. 1737
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671)
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
b. 1686 – d. 1736
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (b. 1686)
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea
b. 1689 – d. 1769
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
Jean-Paul Marat
b. 1743 – d. 1793
Jean-Paul Marat, French physician and theorist (b. 1743)
William Whewell
b. 1794 – d. 1866
William Whewell, English priest and philosopher (d. 1866)
Alexander von Nordmann
b. 1803 – d. 1866
Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist and paleontologist (b. 1803)
Abraham Geiger
b. 1810 – d. 1874
Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
Emanuel Leutze
b. 1816 – d. 1868
Emanuel Leutze, German-American painter (d. 1868)
Queen Victoria
b. 1819 – d. 1901
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
Alexei Savrasov
b. 1830 – d. 1897
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
Arthur Wing Pinero
b. 1855 – d. 1934
Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1934)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland
b. 1861 – d. 1940
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1861)
George Grey Barnard
b. 1863 – d. 1938
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938)
Charlie Taylor (mechanic)
b. 1868 – d. 1956
Charlie Taylor, American engineer and mechanic (d. 1956)
Benjamin N. Cardozo
b. 1870 – d. 1938
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1870)
Jan Smuts
b. 1870 – d. 1950
Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874-1878)
b. 1874 – d. 1878
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1878)
Robert Garrett
b. 1875 – d. 1961
Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1961)
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
b. 1878 – d. 1972
Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American psychologist and engineer (d. 1972)
H. B. Reese
b. 1879 – d. 1956
H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (d. 1956)
Paul Paray
b. 1886 – d. 1979
Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1886)
Mick Mannock
b. 1887 – d. 1918
Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
William F. Albright
b. 1891 – d. 1971
William F. Albright, American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (d. 1971)
Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.
b. 1895 – d. 1979
Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., American publisher, founded Advance Publications (d. 1979)
Suzanne Lenglen
b. 1899 – d. 1938
Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. 1899)
Henri Michaux
b. 1899 – d. 1984
Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter (d. 1984)
Eduardo De Filippo
b. 1900 – d. 1984
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)
Sonia Rosemary Keppel
b. 1900 – d. 1986
Sonia Rosemary Keppel, British baroness, grandmother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (d. 1986) [1]
José Nasazzi
b. 1901 – d. 1968
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
Lionel Conacher
b. 1902 – d. 1954
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
Sylvia Daoust
b. 1902 – d. 2004
Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (b. 1902)
Mikhail Sholokhov
b. 1905 – d. 1984
Mikhail Sholokhov, Russian novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
Wilbur Mills
b. 1909 – d. 1992
Wilbur Mills, American banker and politician (d. 1992)
Jimmy Demaret
b. 1910 – d. 1983
Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (d. 1983)
Joe Abreu
b. 1913 – d. 1993
Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1993)
Lilli Palmer
b. 1914 – d. 1986
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (d. 1986)
Roden Cutler
b. 1916 – d. 2002
Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (d. 2002)
Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway
b. 1917 – d. 2013
Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
Siobhán McKenna
b. 1923 – d. 1986
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
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Philip Pearlstein
b. 1924
Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter
Carmine Infantino
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Carmine Infantino, American illustrator and educator (d. 2013)
Mai Zetterling
b. 1925 – d. 1994
Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (d. 1994)
Stanley Baxter
b. 1926
Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter
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William Trevor
b. 1928 – d. 2016
William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (d. 2016)
Arnold Wesker
b. 1932 – d. 2016
Arnold Wesker, English playwright and producer (d. 2016)
Jane Byrne
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Jane Byrne, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Chicago (d. 2014)
Réal Giguère
b. 1933
Réal Giguère, Canadian television host and actor
Aharon Lichtenstein
b. 1933 – d. 2015
Aharon Lichtenstein, French-Israeli rabbi and author (d. 2015)
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Joan Micklin Silver
b. 1935
Joan Micklin Silver, American director and screenwriter
Harold Budd
b. 1936
Harold Budd, American composer and poet
Maryvonne Dupureur
b. 1937 – d. 2008
Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (d. 2008)
Archie Shepp
b. 1937
Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer
Prince Buster
b. 1938 – d. 2016
Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1938)
Tommy Chong
b. 1938
Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Joseph Brodsky
b. 1940 – d. 1996
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
Bob Dylan
b. 1941
Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate
Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham
b. 1941
Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician
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Ali Bacher
b. 1942
Ali Bacher, South African cricketer and manager
Hannu Mikkola
b. 1942
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver
Ichirō Ozawa
b. 1942
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
Gary Burghoff
b. 1943
Gary Burghoff, American actor
Patti LaBelle
b. 1944
Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress
Dominique Lavanant
b. 1944
Dominique Lavanant, French actress
Terry Callier
b. 1945 – d. 2012
Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
Steven Norris
b. 1945
Steven Norris, English engineer and politician
Richard Ottaway
b. 1945
Richard Ottaway, English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Priscilla Presley
b. 1945
Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman
Tansu Çiller
b. 1946
Tansu Çiller, Turkish economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey
Irena Szewińska
b. 1946
Irena Szewińska, Russian-Polish sprinter
Albert Bouchard
b. 1947
Albert Bouchard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
Mike De Leon
b. 1947
Mike De Leon, Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
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Mike Reid (singer)
b. 1947
Mike Reid, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and retired American football player
Waddy Wachtel
b. 1947
Waddy Wachtel, American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer
Martin Winterkorn
b. 1947
Martin Winterkorn, German businessman
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Richard Dembo
b. 1948 – d. 2004
Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
Jim Broadbent
b. 1949
Jim Broadbent, English actor
Alfred Molina
b. 1953
Alfred Molina, English actor
Rosanne Cash
b. 1955
Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Philippe Lafontaine
b. 1955
Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter
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David Leonard (musician)
b. 1955
David Leonard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rajesh Roshan
b. 1955
Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer
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R. B. Bernstein
b. 1956
R. B. Bernstein, constitutional historian
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Larry Blackmon
b. 1956
Larry Blackmon, American singer-songwriter and producer
Dominic Grieve
b. 1956
Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
Michael Jackson (bishop)
b. 1956
Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop
Chip Ganassi
b. 1958
Chip Ganassi, American race car driver, team owner and businessman
Pelle Lindbergh
b. 1959 – d. 1985
Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (d. 1985)
Barry O'Farrell
b. 1959
Barry O'Farrell, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales
Guy Fletcher
b. 1960
Guy Fletcher, English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer
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Bill Harrigan
b. 1960
Bill Harrigan, Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster
Kristin Scott Thomas
b. 1960
Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
Lorella Cedroni
b. 1961 – d. 2013
Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961)
Alain Lemieux
b. 1961
Alain Lemieux, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Héctor Camacho
b. 1962 – d. 2012
Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican-American boxer (d. 2012)
Gene Anthony Ray
b. 1962 – d. 2003
Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2003)
Ivan Capelli
b. 1963
Ivan Capelli, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
Michael Chabon
b. 1963
Michael Chabon, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
Joe Dumars
b. 1963
Joe Dumars, American basketball player
Rich Rodriguez
b. 1963
Rich Rodriguez, American football player and coach
Valerie Taylor (computer scientist)
b. 1963
Valerie Taylor, American computer scientist and educator
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Liz McColgan
b. 1964
Liz McColgan, Scottish educator and runner
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Adrian Moorhouse
b. 1964
Adrian Moorhouse, English swimmer
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Isidro Pérez
b. 1964 – d. 2013
Isidro Pérez, Mexican boxer (d. 2013)
Pat Verbeek
b. 1964
Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
John C. Reilly
b. 1965
John C. Reilly, American actor
Shinichirō Watanabe
b. 1965
Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
Eric Cantona
b. 1966
Eric Cantona, French footballer, manager, and actor
Ricky Craven
b. 1966
Ricky Craven, American race car driver and sportscaster
Tamer Karadağlı
b. 1967
Tamer Karadağlı, Turkish actor
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Andrey Borodin
b. 1967
Andrey Borodin, Russian-English economist and businessman
Eric Close
b. 1967
Eric Close, American actor
Heavy D
b. 1967 – d. 2011
Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2011)
Carlos Hernández (catcher)
b. 1967
Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
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Martin McCague
b. 1969
Martin McCague, Northern Irish-English cricketer
Jacob Rees-Mogg
b. 1969
Jacob Rees-Mogg, English politician
Rich Robinson
b. 1969
Rich Robinson, American guitarist and songwriter
Kris Draper
b. 1971
Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Greg Berlanti
b. 1972
Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Rodrigo (musician)
b. 1973 – d. 2000
Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
Bartolo Colón
b. 1973
Bartolo Colón, Dominican-American baseball player
Shirish Kunder
b. 1973
Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
Vladimír Šmicer
b. 1973
Vladimír Šmicer, Czech footballer and manager
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Sébastien Foucan
b. 1974
Sébastien Foucan, French runner and actor
Masahide Kobayashi
b. 1974
Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player and coach
Magnus Manske
b. 1974
Magnus Manske, German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki
Will Sasso
b. 1974
Will Sasso, Canadian actor and comedian
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Marc Gagnon
b. 1975
Marc Gagnon, Canadian speed skater
Giannis Goumas
b. 1975
Giannis Goumas, Greek footballer and coach
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Maria Lawson
b. 1975
Maria Lawson, English singer-songwriter
Alessandro Cortini
b. 1976
Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player
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Catherine Cox
b. 1976
Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
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Silje Vige
b. 1976
Silje Vige, Norwegian singer
Elijah Burke
b. 1978
Elijah Burke, American wrestler
Johan Holmqvist
b. 1978
Johan Holmqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
Brad Penny
b. 1978
Brad Penny, American baseball player
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Rose (singer)
b. 1978
Rose, French singer, songwriter and composer
Tracy McGrady
b. 1979
Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
Kareem McKenzie
b. 1979
Kareem McKenzie, American football player
Jason Babin
b. 1980
Jason Babin, American football player
Anthony Minichiello
b. 1980
Anthony Minichiello, Australian rugby league player
Andy Lee (comedian)
b. 1981
Andy Lee, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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Issah Gabriel Ahmed
b. 1982
Issah Gabriel Ahmed, Ghanaian footballer
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Rian Wallace
b. 1982
Rian Wallace, American football player
Custódio Castro
b. 1983
Custódio Castro, Portuguese footballer
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Pedram Javaheri
b. 1983
Pedram Javaheri, Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
Woo Seung-yeon
b. 1983 – d. 2009
Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (d. 2009)
Sarah Hagan
b. 1984
Sarah Hagan, American actress
Dmitri Kruglov
b. 1984
Dmitri Kruglov, Estonian footballer
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Tim Bridgman
b. 1985
Tim Bridgman, English race car driver
Mark Ballas
b. 1986
Mark Ballas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and actor
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Giannis Kontoes
b. 1986
Giannis Kontoes, Greek footballer
Déborah François
b. 1987
Déborah François, Belgian actress
Guillaume Latendresse
b. 1987
Guillaume Latendresse, Canadian ice hockey player
Artem Anisimov
b. 1988
Artem Anisimov, Russian ice hockey player
Monica Lin Brown
b. 1988
Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant
Billy Gilman
b. 1988
Billy Gilman, American singer-songwriter
Lucian Wintrich
b. 1988
Lucian Wintrich, American political artist and White House correspondent
Andrew Jordan (racing driver)
b. 1989
Andrew Jordan, English race car driver
Mattias Ekholm
b. 1990
Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player
Aled Davies (throwing events)
b. 1991
Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower
Cody Eakin
b. 1991
Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player
Germanicus
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Germanicus, Roman general (b. 15 BC)