| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| King Abdullah |
Royalty |
1-Aug-1924 |
|
King of Saudi Arabia |
| Joan Vollmer Adams |
Victim |
1924 |
6-Sep-1951 |
Common-law wife of William S. Burroughs |
| Lee Adams |
Songwriter |
14-Aug-1924 |
|
Bye Bye Birdie |
| Daniel Akaka |
Politician |
11-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Hawaii |
| Norman Alden |
Actor |
13-Sep-1924 |
27-Jul-2012 |
Character actor |
| Lloyd Alexander |
Novelist |
30-Jan-1924 |
17-May-2007 |
The Chronicles of Prydain |
| Joe L. Allbritton |
Business |
29-Dec-1924 |
|
Well-connected Washington billionaire |
| Lucine Amara |
Singer |
1-Mar-1924 |
|
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Brad Anderson |
Cartoonist |
24-May-1924 |
|
Marmaduke |
| Daniel arap Moi |
Head of State |
2-Sep-1924 |
|
President of Kenya, 1978-2002 |
| Ted Arison |
Business |
1924 |
1-Oct-1999 |
Founder of Carnival Cruise Line |
| Chet Atkins |
Guitarist |
20-Jun-1924 |
30-Jun-2001 |
Prominent country picker |
| Val Avery |
Actor |
14-Jul-1924 |
12-Dec-2009 |
The Anderson Tapes |
| Charles Aznavour |
Singer |
22-May-1924 |
|
Shoot the Piano Player |
| Lauren Bacall |
Actor |
16-Sep-1924 |
|
Key Largo |
| John Backus |
Computer Programmer |
3-Dec-1924 |
17-Mar-2007 |
Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team |
| Bob Bain |
Musician |
26-Jan-1924 |
|
Rockin' Rollin' Strollin' |
| James Baldwin |
Novelist |
2-Aug-1924 |
30-Nov-1987 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain |
| David Ballantyne |
Novelist |
14-Jun-1924 |
24-Feb-1986 |
The Cunninghams |
| Albert Band |
Film Director |
7-May-1924 |
14-Jun-2002 |
I Bury the Living |
| Earl Banks |
Football |
11-Jun-1924 |
11-Mar-1993 |
Morgan State Head Coach, 1960-73 |
| Raymond Barre |
Head of State |
12-Apr-1924 |
23-Aug-2007 |
Prime Minister of France, 1976-81 |
| Freddie Bartholomew |
Actor |
28-Mar-1924 |
23-Jan-1992 |
Little Lord Fauntleroy |
| Billy Barty |
Actor |
25-Oct-1924 |
23-Dec-2000 |
High-profile little person |
| Rainer Barzel |
Politician |
20-Jun-1924 |
26-Aug-2006 |
CDU Chairman, 1971-73 |
| Thomas Berger |
Novelist |
20-Jul-1924 |
|
Little Big Man |
| Marina Berti |
Actor |
29-Sep-1924 |
29-Oct-2002 |
La califfa |
| Alexander Bickel |
Scholar |
17-Dec-1924 |
7-Nov-1974 |
The Least Dangerous Branch |
| Theodore Bikel |
Actor |
2-May-1924 |
|
The Defiant Ones |
| James W. Black |
Scientist |
14-Jun-1924 |
22-Mar-2010 |
Propranolol and cimetidine |
| Doc Blanchard |
Football |
11-Dec-1924 |
19-Apr-2009 |
Winner, 1945 Heisman Trophy |
| Roberts Blossom |
Actor |
25-Mar-1924 |
8-Jul-2011 |
Deranged |
| Lloyd Bochner |
Actor |
29-Jul-1924 |
29-Oct-2005 |
It's a cookbook |
| Robert Bolt |
Playwright |
15-Aug-1924 |
20-Feb-1995 |
A Man for All Seasons |
| John Bowen |
Novelist |
5-Nov-1924 |
|
The Truth Will Not Help Us |
| Johnny Bower |
Hockey |
8-Nov-1924 |
|
The China Wall |
| Edgar Bowers |
Poet |
2-Mar-1924 |
4-Feb-2000 |
For Louis Pasteur |
| Willard S. Boyle |
Physicist |
19-Aug-1924 |
7-May-2011 |
Digital photography |
| Anne Braden |
Activist |
28-Jul-1924 |
6-Mar-2006 |
Southern Civil Rights Activist |
| Scott Brady |
Actor |
13-Sep-1924 |
16-Apr-1985 |
Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar |
| Marlon Brando |
Actor |
3-Apr-1924 |
1-Jul-2004 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Errol Brathwaite |
Novelist |
3-Apr-1924 |
4-Dec-2005 |
An Affair of Men |
| Ned Breathitt |
Politician |
26-Nov-1924 |
11-Oct-2003 |
Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67 |
| Frank Broyles |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
|
Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
| Dennis Brutus |
Poet |
28-Nov-1924 |
26-Dec-2009 |
Sirens, Knuckles and Boots |
| Jack Buck |
Sports Journalist |
21-Aug-1924 |
18-Jun-2002 |
Voice of the Cardinals |
| Richard Bull |
Actor |
26-Jun-1924 |
|
Nels on Little House on the Prairie |
| Leo Buscaglia |
Author |
31-Mar-1924 |
11-Jun-1998 |
Dr. Hug |
| George H.W. Bush |
Head of State |
12-Jun-1924 |
|
41st US President, 1989-93 |
| Brendan T. Byrne |
Politician |
1-Apr-1924 |
|
Governor of New Jersey, 1974-82 |
| Sarah Caldwell |
Conductor |
6-Mar-1924 |
23-Mar-2006 |
Opera Company of Boston |
| Charlie Callas |
Comic |
20-Dec-1924 |
27-Jan-2011 |
Malcolm Argos on Switch |
| Philip Callow |
Novelist |
26-Oct-1924 |
22-Sep-2007 |
A Pledge for the Earth |
| Norman Campbell |
Film Director |
4-Feb-1924 |
12-Apr-2004 |
TV director, producer |
| Vincent Canby |
Critic |
27-Jul-1924 |
15-Sep-2000 |
Film/Theater Critic, The New York Times |
| Truman Capote |
Novelist |
30-Sep-1924 |
25-Aug-1984 |
In Cold Blood |
| Jimmy Carter |
Head of State |
1-Oct-1924 |
|
39th US President, 1977-81 |
| Peggy Cass |
Actor |
21-May-1924 |
8-Mar-1999 |
Auntie Mame |
| Georges Charpak |
Physicist |
1-Aug-1924 |
29-Sep-2010 |
Subatomic particle detectors |
| Walter Chiari |
Actor |
2-Mar-1924 |
20-Dec-1991 |
Bellissima |
| Jack Chick |
Cartoonist |
13-Apr-1924 |
|
Anti-Catholic comics publisher |
| Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
30-Nov-1924 |
1-Jan-2005 |
First black woman elected to US House |
| Frank Church |
Politician |
25-Jul-1924 |
7-Apr-1984 |
US Senator from Idaho, 1957-81 |
| James Clavell |
Novelist |
10-Oct-1924 |
7-Sep-1994 |
Shogun and The Great Escape |
| William Sloane Coffin |
Activist |
1-Jun-1924 |
12-Apr-2006 |
Civilly disobedient chaplain |
| Eli Cohen |
Spy |
26-Dec-1924 |
18-May-1965 |
Israel's greatest spy |
| Paul Conrad |
Cartoonist |
27-Jun-1924 |
4-Sep-2010 |
Political cartoonist |
| Allan M. Cormack |
Physicist |
23-Feb-1924 |
7-May-1998 |
Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans) |
| Cid Corman |
Poet |
29-Jun-1924 |
12-Mar-2004 |
Founder of Origin poetry magazine |
| Wally Cox |
Actor |
6-Dec-1924 |
15-Feb-1973 |
Mr. Peepers |
| Celia Cruz |
Singer |
21-Oct-1924 |
16-Jul-2003 |
Queen of Salsa |
| Bill Dana |
Actor |
5-Oct-1924 |
|
My name José Jiménez |
| Glenn Davis |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
9-Mar-2005 |
Winner, 1946 Heisman Trophy |
| Doris Day |
Actor |
3-Apr-1924 |
|
The Man Who Knew Too Much |
| Ruby Dee |
Actor |
27-Oct-1924 |
|
The Jackie Robinson Story |
| Suleyman Demirel |
Head of State |
1-Nov-1924 |
|
President of Turkey, 1993-2000 |
| Jeremiah Denton |
Military |
15-Jul-1924 |
|
US Senator from Alabama, 1981-87 |
| Paul Desmond |
Jazz Musician |
25-Nov-1924 |
30-May-1977 |
Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Dan Devine |
Football |
22-Dec-1924 |
9-May-2002 |
Packers, NCAA head coach |
| Colleen Dewhurst |
Actor |
3-Jun-1924 |
2-Aug-1991 |
Murphy Brown's mother |
| Paul Dietzel |
Football |
5-Sep-1924 |
|
South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74 |
| Faith Domergue |
Actor |
16-Jun-1924 |
4-Apr-1999 |
Where Danger Lives |
| Stanley Donen |
Film Director |
13-Apr-1924 |
|
Singin' in the Rain |
| Allan Edwall |
Actor |
25-Aug-1924 |
7-Feb-1997 |
The Brothers Lionheart |
| Norman Fell |
Actor |
24-Mar-1924 |
14-Dec-1998 |
Mr. Roper on Three's Company |
| Paul K. Feyerabend |
Philosopher |
13-Jan-1924 |
11-Feb-1994 |
Against Method |
| Peter F. Flaherty |
Politician |
25-Jun-1924 |
18-Apr-2005 |
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1970-77 |
| Art Fleming |
Game Show Host |
1-May-1924 |
25-Apr-1995 |
Original Jeopardy! host |
| Joe Flynn |
Actor |
8-Nov-1924 |
19-Jul-1974 |
Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy |
| Nina Foch |
Actor |
20-Apr-1924 |
5-Dec-2008 |
Executive Suite |
| Mary Ford |
Singer |
7-Jul-1924 |
30-Sep-1977 |
Les Paul & Mary Ford |
| Wendell H. Ford |
Politician |
8-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99 |
| Steve Forrest |
Actor |
29-Sep-1924 |
|
S.W.A.T. |
| Janet Frame |
Author |
28-Aug-1924 |
29-Jan-2004 |
Kiwi author, subject of An Angel at My Table |
| Donald M. Fraser |
Politician |
20-Feb-1924 |
|
Mayor of Minneapolis, 1980-93 |
| Jonathan Frid |
Actor |
2-Dec-1924 |
14-Apr-2012 |
Dark Shadows |
| Rikki Fulton |
Comic |
15-Apr-1924 |
28-Jan-2004 |
Scotland's beloved comedian |
| Paul Fussell |
Historian |
22-Mar-1924 |
23-May-2012 |
The Great War and Modern Memory |
| Hugh J. Gallen |
Politician |
30-Jul-1924 |
29-Dec-1982 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1979-82 |
| Leonard Garment |
Attorney |
11-May-1924 |
|
Former Special Counsel to Nixon |
| William H. Gass |
Novelist |
30-Jul-1924 |
|
The Tunnel |
| Richard Gelb |
Business |
1924 |
4-Apr-2004 |
CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1972-93 |
| Walter Gotell |
Actor |
15-Mar-1924 |
5-May-1997 |
Gen. Gogol in James Bond films |
| Kingdon Gould, Jr. |
Diplomat |
3-Jan-1924 |
|
US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 1973-76 |
| Bette Nesmith Graham |
Inventor |
23-Mar-1924 |
12-May-1980 |
Correction fluid |
| Gogi Grant |
Singer |
20-Sep-1924 |
|
The Wayward Wind |
| Nigel Green |
Actor |
15-Oct-1924 |
15-May-1972 |
The Ipcress File |
| Jane Greer |
Actor |
9-Sep-1924 |
24-Aug-2001 |
Out of the Past |
| Lou Groza |
Football |
25-Jan-1924 |
29-Nov-2000 |
With Cleveland Browns for 21 years |
| Frank J. Guarini |
Politician |
20-Aug-1924 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 1979-93 |
| Roger Guillemin |
Scientist |
11-Jan-1924 |
|
Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
| Buddy Hackett |
Comic |
31-Aug-1924 |
30-Jun-2003 |
Abrasive old school comic |
| Alexander Haig |
Government |
2-Dec-1924 |
20-Feb-2010 |
US Secretary of State, 1981-82 |
| Tony Hancock |
Radio Personality |
12-May-1924 |
25-Jun-1968 |
Hancock's Half Hour |
| Carol Haney |
Dancer |
24-Dec-1924 |
10-May-1964 |
The Pajama Game |
| Patricia Roberts Harris |
Government |
31-May-1924 |
23-Mar-1985 |
Cabinet Secretary under Jimmy Carter |
| Doug Harvey |
Hockey |
19-Dec-1924 |
26-Dec-1989 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| John Harvey-Jones |
Business |
16-Apr-1924 |
9-Jan-2008 |
Chairman of ICI, 1982-87 |
| Stanley K. Hathaway |
Politician |
19-Jul-1924 |
4-Oct-2005 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75 |
| William Dodd Hathaway |
Politician |
21-Feb-1924 |
|
US Senator from Maine, 1973-79 |
| Thomas B. Hayward |
Military |
3-May-1924 |
|
Chief of Naval Operations, 1978-82 |
| Cecil Heftel |
Politician |
30-Sep-1924 |
5-Feb-2010 |
Congressman from Hawaii, 1977-86 |
| Antony Hewish |
Astronomer |
11-May-1924 |
|
Co-Discoverer of pulsars |
| Benny Hill |
Comic |
21-Jan-1924 |
19-Apr-1992 |
The Benny Hill Show |
| Stanley Hiller, Jr. |
Inventor |
15-Nov-1924 |
20-Apr-2006 |
Helicopter designer |
| Pat Hingle |
Actor |
19-Jul-1924 |
3-Jan-2009 |
Commissioner Gordon in Batman films |
| Gil Hodges |
Baseball |
4-Apr-1924 |
2-Apr-1972 |
Eight-time All-Star |
| Philip H. Hoff |
Politician |
29-Jun-1924 |
|
Governor of Vermont, 1963-69 |
| John H. Holdridge |
Diplomat |
21-Aug-1924 |
12-Jul-2001 |
US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1983-86 |
| Robert Horton |
Actor |
29-Jul-1924 |
|
Flint McCullough on Wagon Train |
| Hendrik S. Houthakker |
Economist |
31-Dec-1924 |
15-Apr-2008 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71 |
| Henry Hyde |
Politician |
18-Apr-1924 |
29-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007 |
| Martha Hyer |
Actor |
10-Aug-1924 |
|
Some Came Running |
| Lee Iacocca |
Business |
15-Oct-1924 |
|
Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation |
| Daniel Inouye |
Politician |
7-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Hawaii |
| Maurice Jarre |
Composer |
13-Sep-1924 |
29-Mar-2009 |
Score to Lawrence of Arabia |
| J. J. Johnson |
Jazz Musician |
22-Jan-1924 |
4-Feb-2001 |
Jazz trombonist |
| Russell Johnson |
Actor |
10-Nov-1924 |
|
The Professor on Gilligan's Island |
| Katy Jurado |
Actor |
16-Jan-1924 |
5-Jul-2002 |
Broken Lance |
| Raj Kapoor |
Actor |
14-Dec-1924 |
2-Jun-1988 |
Top 20th Century Hindi megastar |
| Robert W. Kastenmeier |
Politician |
24-Jan-1924 |
|
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1959-91 |
| Samuel H. Kauffmann |
Business |
17-Jan-1924 |
4-Apr-2002 |
California tract housing developer |
| Kenneth Kaunda |
Head of State |
28-Apr-1924 |
|
President of Zambia, 1964-91 |
| Jane Kean |
Actor |
10-Apr-1924 |
|
Trixie Norton on The Jackie Gleason Show |
| Richard Kelly |
Politician |
31-Jul-1924 |
22-Aug-2005 |
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting |
| Bruce King |
Politician |
6-Apr-1924 |
13-Nov-2009 |
Three-time Governor of New Mexico |
| James Kirkwood |
Novelist |
22-Aug-1924 |
21-Apr-1989 |
A Chorus Line |
| Don Knotts |
Actor |
21-Jul-1924 |
24-Feb-2006 |
Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Ed Koch |
Politician |
12-Dec-1924 |
|
Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
| James Komack |
Actor |
3-Aug-1924 |
24-Dec-1997 |
Norman Tinker on The Courtship of Eddie's Father |
| Chris Kraft |
Engineer |
28-Feb-1924 |
|
Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control |
| Bob Kurland |
Basketball |
23-Dec-1924 |
|
First 7 ft. tall basketball star |
| Harvey Kurtzman |
Cartoonist |
3-Oct-1924 |
21-Feb-1993 |
Founding editor, Mad magazine |
| Tom Landry |
Football |
11-Sep-1924 |
12-Feb-2000 |
Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1960-88 |
| Keith Larsen |
Actor |
17-Jun-1924 |
13-Dec-2006 |
Northwest Passage |
| Frank Lautenberg |
Politician |
23-Jan-1924 |
|
US Senator from New Jersey |
| Patricia Kennedy Lawford |
Socialite |
6-May-1924 |
17-Sep-2006 |
Kennedy sister, wife of Peter Lawford |
| Jacques Le Goff |
Historian |
1-Jan-1924 |
|
Historian of the Middle Ages |
| Mark Lenard |
Actor |
15-Oct-1924 |
22-Nov-1996 |
Ambassador Sarek on Star Trek |
| Tom Lewis |
Politician |
26-Oct-1924 |
1-Aug-2003 |
Congressman from Florida, 1983-95 |
| James B. Longley |
Politician |
22-Apr-1924 |
16-Aug-1980 |
Governor of Maine, 1975-79 |
| Ben F. Love |
Business |
1924 |
13-Jan-2006 |
CEO of Texas Commerce Bank |
| Sidney Lumet |
Film Director |
25-Jun-1924 |
9-Apr-2011 |
Dog Day Afternoon |
| Les Lye |
Comic |
18-Nov-1924 |
21-Jul-2009 |
You Can't Do That On Television |
| Jean-François Lyotard |
Philosopher |
10-Aug-1924 |
21-Apr-1998 |
Founder of Postmodernism |
| Sheila MacRae |
Actor |
24-Sep-1924 |
|
Alice Kramden on The Jackie Gleason Show |
| Jean Madeira |
Singer |
14-Nov-1924 |
11-Jul-1972 |
Operatic contralto, Carmen |
| Henry Mancini |
Composer |
16-Apr-1924 |
14-Jun-1994 |
Moon River |
| Benoit Mandelbrot |
Mathematician |
20-Nov-1924 |
14-Oct-2010 |
Fractal mathematician |
| Robert W. Mann |
Inventor |
1924 |
16-Jun-2006 |
Prosthetic devices |
| Rocky Marciano |
Boxing |
1-Sep-1924 |
31-Aug-1969 |
Undefeated heavyweight |
| Marino Marini |
Musician |
11-May-1924 |
20-Mar-1997 |
Innovative pop music bandleader |
| Neville Marriner |
Conductor |
15-Apr-1924 |
|
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields |
| Lee Marvin |
Actor |
19-Feb-1924 |
29-Aug-1987 |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
| Roy Mason |
Politician |
18-Apr-1924 |
|
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1976-79 |
| Marcello Mastroianni |
Actor |
28-Sep-1924 |
19-Dec-1996 |
The Pizza Triangle |
| Yasuzo Masumura |
Film Director |
25-Aug-1924 |
23-Nov-1986 |
Blind Beast |
| Dick Mayer |
Golf |
28-Aug-1924 |
2-Jun-1989 |
Winner, 1957 US Open |
| Sean McClory |
Actor |
8-Mar-1924 |
10-Dec-2003 |
The Quiet Man |
| James A. McClure |
Politician |
27-Dec-1924 |
26-Feb-2011 |
US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91 |
| James W. McCord, Jr. |
Government |
26-Jan-1924 |
|
Led the Watergate burglary |
| Wesley L. McDonald |
Military |
6-Jul-1924 |
8-Feb-2008 |
Led 1983 invasion of Grenada |
| Evan Mecham |
Politician |
12-May-1924 |
22-Feb-2008 |
Governor of Arizona, 1987-88 |
| Francis J. Meehan |
Diplomat |
14-Feb-1924 |
|
US Ambassador to East Germany, 1985-88 |
| John Melcher |
Politician |
6-Sep-1924 |
|
US Senator from Montana, 1977-89 |
| Grace Metalious |
Novelist |
8-Sep-1924 |
25-Feb-1964 |
Peyton Place |
| Ruben Mettler |
Business |
23-Feb-1924 |
23-May-2006 |
CEO of TRW, 1969-77 |
| J. William Middendorf II |
Diplomat |
22-Sep-1924 |
|
Ford's Secretary of the Navy |
| George Mikan |
Basketball |
18-Jun-1924 |
1-Jun-2005 |
Minneapolis Lakers center |
| Ralph Miliband |
Scholar |
7-Jan-1924 |
21-May-1994 |
Parliamentary Socialism |
| William O. Mills |
Politician |
12-Aug-1924 |
24-May-1973 |
Congressman, committed suicide |
| Harlan E. Mitchell |
Politician |
17-Aug-1924 |
13-Sep-2011 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1958-61 |
| Ron Moody |
Actor |
8-Jan-1924 |
|
Fagin in Oliver Twist |
| Kieron Moore |
Actor |
5-Oct-1924 |
15-Jul-2007 |
The League of Gentlemen |
| Lisel Mueller |
Poet |
8-Feb-1924 |
|
The Need to Hold Still |
| Robert Mugabe |
Head of State |
21-Feb-1924 |
|
President of Zimbabwe |
| Charles T. Munger |
Business |
1-Jan-1924 |
|
Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway |
| Audie Murphy |
Actor |
20-Jun-1924 |
28-May-1971 |
War hero turned cowboy actor |
| Bess Myerson |
Model |
16-Jul-1924 |
|
First Jewish Miss America |
| Noreen Nash |
Actor |
4-Apr-1924 |
|
The Southerner |
| S. R. Nathan |
Head of State |
3-Jul-1924 |
|
Sixth President of Singapore |
| Al Neuharth |
Journalist |
22-Mar-1924 |
|
Founder of USA Today |
| Howard C. Nielson |
Politician |
12-Sep-1924 |
|
Congressman from Utah, 1983-91 |
| Lyn Nofziger |
Government |
8-Jun-1924 |
27-Mar-2006 |
GOP political operative |
| Leo Nomellini |
Football |
19-Jun-1924 |
17-Oct-2000 |
49er Hall of Famer |
| Luigi Nono |
Composer |
29-Jan-1924 |
8-May-1990 |
Il Canto Sospeso |
| Ray Noorda |
Business |
19-Jun-1924 |
9-Oct-2006 |
Former CEO of Novell |
| Louie B. Nunn |
Politician |
8-Mar-1924 |
29-Jan-2004 |
Governor of Kentucky, 1967-71 |
| Carroll O'Connor |
Actor |
2-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2001 |
Archie Bunker in All in the Family |
| Milton Obote |
Head of State |
28-Dec-1924 |
10-Oct-2005 |
Two-time President of Uganda |
| Russell Olson |
Politician |
19-Feb-1924 |
14-Apr-2010 |
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin, 1979-83 |
| Revius O. Ortique, Jr. |
Judge |
14-Jun-1924 |
22-Jun-2008 |
Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Donald E. Osterbrock |
Astronomer |
13-Jul-1924 |
11-Jan-2007 |
Director of Lick Observatory, 1973-81 |
| Boyd K. Packer |
Religion |
10-Sep-1924 |
|
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
| Geraldine Page |
Actor |
22-Nov-1924 |
13-Jun-1987 |
Toys in the Attic |
| George Pake |
Scientist |
1-Apr-1924 |
4-Mar-2004 |
First director of Xerox PARC |
| Eduardo Paolozzi |
Sculptor |
7-Mar-1924 |
22-Apr-2005 |
Surrealist sculptor |
| Sergei Parajanov |
Film Director |
9-Jan-1924 |
21-Jul-1990 |
The Color of Pomegranate |
| Grady L. Patterson |
Politician |
13-Jan-1924 |
7-Dec-2009 |
South Carolina Treasurer for 37 years |
| Leslie Phillips |
Actor |
20-Apr-1924 |
|
Not Now Darling |
| Tony Poe |
Military |
18-Sep-1924 |
27-Jul-2003 |
CIA ear collection operative in Southeast Asia |
| Bud Powell |
Pianist |
27-Sep-1924 |
31-Jul-1966 |
Seminal bop pianist and composer |
| Edmund Purdom |
Actor |
19-Dec-1924 |
1-Jan-2009 |
The King's Thief |
| Paula Raymond |
Actor |
23-Nov-1924 |
31-Dec-2003 |
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
| Ralph Regula |
Politician |
3-Dec-1924 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1973-2009 |
| William Rehnquist |
Judge |
1-Oct-1924 |
3-Sep-2005 |
US Chief Justice, 1986-2005 |
| John Rigas |
Business |
14-Nov-1924 |
|
CEO of Adelphia, 1952-2002 |
| Bob C. Riley |
Politician |
18-Sep-1924 |
16-Feb-1994 |
Governor of Arkansas, 1975 |
| Geoffrey Rippon |
Politician |
28-May-1924 |
28-Jan-1997 |
Former MP, Hexham |
| Max Roach |
Jazz Musician |
10-Jan-1924 |
16-Aug-2007 |
Enduring jazz drummer |
| Robert A. Roe |
Politician |
28-Feb-1924 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 1969-93 |
| Shorty Rogers |
Jazz Musician |
14-Apr-1924 |
7-Nov-1994 |
Shorty Rogers and His Giants |
| Darrell Royal |
Football |
6-Jul-1924 |
|
UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76 |
| Marvin Runyon |
Government |
16-Sep-1924 |
3-May-2004 |
US Postmaster General, 1992-98 |
| Gail Russell |
Actor |
21-Sep-1924 |
26-Aug-1961 |
Angel and the Badman |
| Nipsey Russell |
Comic |
13-Oct-1924 |
2-Oct-2005 |
Tinman in The Wiz |
| William Russell |
Actor |
19-Nov-1924 |
|
Ian Chesterton on Doctor Who |
| Thomas J. Ryan |
Business |
3-Nov-1924 |
23-Sep-2009 |
CEO of ISU International |
| Sabu |
Actor |
27-Jan-1924 |
2-Dec-1963 |
Jungle Book |
| Eva Marie Saint |
Actor |
4-Jul-1924 |
|
North by Northwest |
| Edwin E. Salpeter |
Astronomer |
3-Dec-1924 |
26-Nov-2008 |
Quantitative electron microscopic autoradiography |
| Robert Sayre |
Diplomat |
18-Aug-1924 |
|
US Ambassador to Brazil, 1978-81 |
| Phyllis Schlafly |
Activist |
15-Aug-1924 |
|
Opponent of women's liberation |
| Charles L. Schultze |
Economist |
12-Dec-1924 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1977-81 |
| Earl Scruggs |
Musician |
6-Jan-1924 |
28-Mar-2012 |
Bluegrass banjo pioneer |
| Rod Serling |
Author |
25-Dec-1924 |
28-Jun-1975 |
Creator of The Twilight Zone |
| Peter Shore |
Politician |
20-May-1924 |
24-Sep-2001 |
Former MP, Stepney |
| Bobby Short |
Singer |
15-Sep-1924 |
21-Mar-2005 |
Cabaret singer at the Carlyle Hotel |
| Elizabeth Short |
Victim |
29-Jul-1924 |
15-Jan-1947 |
The Black Dahlia |
| Isadore Singer |
Mathematician |
3-May-1924 |
|
Atiyah-Singer index theorem |
| Elliott P. Skinner |
Scholar |
20-Jun-1924 |
1-Apr-2007 |
US Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69 |
| Deke Slayton |
Astronaut |
1-Mar-1924 |
13-Jun-1993 |
Original Mercury 7 astronaut |
| Mário Soares |
Head of State |
7-Dec-1924 |
|
President of Portugal, 1986-96 |
| Robert M. Solow |
Economist |
23-Aug-1924 |
|
Theory of economic growth |
| Brett Somers |
Actor |
11-Jul-1924 |
15-Sep-2007 |
Match Game fixture |
| Terry Southern |
Novelist |
1-May-1924 |
29-Oct-1995 |
Dr. Strangelove |
| Florence Stanley |
Actor |
1-Jul-1924 |
3-Oct-2003 |
Bernice Fish |
| Monteagle Stearns |
Diplomat |
5-Dec-1924 |
|
US Ambassador to Greece, 1981-85 |
| Sonny Stitt |
Jazz Musician |
2-Feb-1924 |
22-Jul-1982 |
Jazz saxophonist |
| Max van der Stoel |
Politician |
3-Aug-1924 |
23-Apr-2011 |
Two-time Dutch Foreign Minister |
| William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. |
Diplomat |
3-Nov-1924 |
|
US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1972-76 |
| Annette Strauss |
Politician |
26-Jan-1924 |
14-Dec-1998 |
Mayor of Dallas 1987-91 |
| Yma Sumac |
Singer |
10-Sep-1924 |
1-Nov-2008 |
Vocalist with a 4.5-octave range |
| Robert E. Sweeney |
Politician |
4-Nov-1924 |
30-Jun-2007 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1965-67 |
| Bob Thaves |
Cartoonist |
4-Oct-1924 |
4-Aug-2006 |
Frank & Ernest |
| E. P. Thompson |
Historian |
3-Feb-1924 |
28-Aug-1993 |
The Making of the English Working Class |
| Charles Thone |
Politician |
4-Jan-1924 |
|
Governor of Nebraska, 1979-83 |
| Norbert T. Tiemann |
Politician |
18-Jul-1924 |
19-Jun-2012 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71 |
| Henrik Tikkanen |
Author |
1924 |
1984 |
A Winter's Day |
| Michael Tolan |
Actor |
27-Nov-1924 |
31-Jan-2011 |
The Bold Ones |
| Michel Tournier |
Novelist |
19-Dec-1924 |
|
Le Roi des aulnes |
| Margaret Truman |
Relative |
17-Feb-1924 |
29-Jan-2008 |
Harry S. Truman's mystery novelist daughter |
| Leon Uris |
Novelist |
3-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2003 |
Battle Cry |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1924 |
|
Prime Minister of India, 1998-2004 |
| Jay Van Andel |
Business |
3-Jun-1924 |
7-Dec-2004 |
Amway billionaire |
| Gloria Vanderbilt |
Fashion Designer |
20-Feb-1924 |
|
Designer jeans |
| Sarah Vaughan |
Singer |
28-Mar-1924 |
3-Apr-1990 |
The Divine One |
| Virginia Vincent |
Actor |
3-May-1924 |
|
I Want to Live! |
| Dinah Washington |
Singer |
29-Aug-1924 |
14-Dec-1963 |
Queen of the Blues |
| Dennis Weaver |
Actor |
4-Jun-1924 |
24-Feb-2006 |
Sam McCloud in McCloud |
| Robert Webber |
Actor |
14-Oct-1924 |
19-May-1989 |
12 Angry Men |
| William Webster |
Government |
6-Mar-1924 |
|
FBI Director 1978-87, CIA Director 1987-91 |
| Ezer Weizman |
Head of State |
15-Jun-1924 |
24-Apr-2005 |
President of Israel, 1993-2000 |
| Jack Weston |
Actor |
21-Aug-1924 |
3-May-1996 |
Wait Until Dark |
| Margaret Whiting |
Singer |
22-Jul-1924 |
10-Jan-2011 |
That Old Black Magic |
| Slim Whitman |
Country Musician |
20-Jan-1924 |
|
Western singer, balladeer and yodeler |
| Torsten N. Wiesel |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1924 |
|
Neurophysiology of vision |
| Guy Williams |
Actor |
14-Jan-1924 |
7-May-1989 |
Prof. John Robinson on Lost in Space |
| Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
Head of State |
1924 |
|
President of Ethiopia |
| Dale E. Wolf |
Politician |
6-Sep-1924 |
|
Governor of Delaware for 20 days |
| Ed Wood |
Film Director |
10-Oct-1924 |
10-Dec-1978 |
Plan 9 From Outer Space |
| Oscar Wyatt |
Business |
7-Jul-1924 |
|
Oilman snagged in oil-for-food scandal |
| Robert M. Young |
Film Director |
22-Nov-1924 |
|
Dominick and Eugene |
| Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Head of State |
12-Aug-1924 |
17-Aug-1988 |
Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88 |
| Louis Zorich |
Actor |
12-Feb-1924 |
|
Burt Buchman on Mad About You |
