Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

July 24

• 923 – Emperor Suzaku of Japan (d. 952)
• 1529 – Karl II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, governor of the Margravate of Durlach (d. 1577)
• 1561 – Maria of Palatinate-Simmern, Duchess of Södermanland (d. 1589)
• 1574 – Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician (d. 1628)
• 1660 – Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)
• 1725 – John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)
• 1757 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)
• 1783 – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military commander (d. 1830)
• 1786 – Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (d. 1843)
• 1794 – Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (d. 1865)
• 1802 – Alexandre Dumas, père, French writer (d. 1870)
• 1803 – Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer (d. 1856)
• 1821 – William Poole, American racketeer and politician (d. 1855)
• 1826 – Ivan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist (d. 1902)
• 1851 – Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. 1935)
• 1853 – William Gillette, American actor and author (d. 1937)
• 1856 – Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician (d. 1941)
• 1857 – Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943)
• 1860 – Princess Charlotte of Prussia (d. 1919)
• 1860 – Alfons Mucha, Czech artist (d. 1939)
• 1864 – Frank Wedekind, German writer (d. 1918)
• 1867 – Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet (d. 1908)
• 1867 – Edward Frederic Benson, English writer (d. 1940)
• 1867 – Fred Tate, English cricketer (d. 1943)
• 1874 – Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and writer (d. 1917)
• 1877 – Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian mafioso (d. 1954)
• 1878 – Edward Plunkett, Irish writer (d. 1957)
• 1880 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (d. 1959)
• 1880 – Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete (d. 1946)
• 1886 – Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese novelist (d. 1965)
• 1888 – Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
• 1895 – Robert Graves, English author (d. 1985)
• 1897 – Amelia Earhart, American aviator (d. 1937)
• 1899 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981)
• 1900 – Zelda Fitzgerald, American artist (d. 1948)
• 1904 – Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (d. 1991)
• 1904 – Richard B. Morris, American constitutional historian (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (d. 1985)
• 1910 – Harry Horner, American art director (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Ed Mirvish, Canadian businessman and theatrical impresario (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Enrique Fernando, Filipino jurist (d. 2004)
• 1916 – John D. MacDonald, American novelist, (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Bob Eberly, singer with the Jimmy Dorsey Band and Helen O'Connell, (d. 1981)
• 1917 – Robert Farnon, Canadian conductor, composer, and arranger (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist
• 1919 – Robert Marsden Hope, Australian jurist (d. 1999)
• 1919 – Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss cyclist
• 1920 – Bella Abzug, American politician (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Madeleine Ferron, French Canadian writer (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist
• 1924 – Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997)
• 1929 – Alfred Binns, West Indian cricketer
• 1930 – Alfred Balk, American magazine editor and journalist (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Keshubhai Patel, Former Chief Minister of the Western State of Gujarat in India
• 1931 – Ermanno Olmi, Italian director
• 1931 – Éric Tabarly, French sailor (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Doug Sanders, American golfer
• 1933 – John Aniston, American actor
• 1934 – Sante Kimes, American convicted con artist and murderer
• 1935 – Pat Oliphant, Australian political cartoonist
• 1935 – Derek Varnals, South African cricketer
• 1936 – Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian
• 1936 – Mark Goddard, American actor
• 1936 – Dan Inosanto, Filipino-American martial artist
• 1937 – Manoj Kumar, Indian actor
• 1938 – Eugene J. Martin, American painter and artist
• 1938 – John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer
• 1940 – Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian
• 1940 – Dan Hedaya, American actor
• 1942 – Chris Sarandon, American actor
• 1942 – Heinz Burt, bassist and singer (d. 2000)
• 1944 – Jim Armstrong (guitarist), bassist and singer (d. 2000)
• 1945 – Hugh Ross, Canadian scientist and creationist advocate
• 1945 – Azim Premji, Indian businessman
• 1946 – Leo Anthony Gallagher, American comedian
• 1946 – Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer
• 1947 – Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer
• 1947 – Robert Hays, American actor
• 1947 – Peter Serkin, American pianist
• 1947 – Geoff McQueen, British television screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 1949 – Yves Duteil, French singer and songwriter
• 1949 – Michael Richards, American comedian
• 1950 – Arliss Ryan, American author
• 1950 – Marc Jampole, American poet
• 1951 – Lynda Carter, American actress
• 1951 – Chris Smith, British politician
• 1952 – Gus Van Sant, American film director
• 1953 – Claire McCaskill, American politician
• 1953 – Jon Faddis, American jazz trumpet player and composer
• 1956 – Charles Crist, American politician
• 1956 – Pat Finn, American game show host and producer
• 1957 – Pam Tillis, American singer
• 1957 – Larry Gott, English musician
• 1958 – Joe Barry Carroll, American basketball player
• 1958 – Mick Karn, English musician (d. 2011)
• 1958 – Jim Leighton, Scottish goalkeeper
• 1961 – Kerry Dixon, English footballer
• 1962 – Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver
• 1963 – Paul Geary, American musician
• 1963 – Julie Krone, American jockey
• 1963 – Karl Malone, American basketball player
• 1964 – Barry Bonds, American baseball player
• 1964 – John Rosengren, American writer and author
• 1964 – Banana Yoshimoto, Japanese author
• 1965 – Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player
• 1965 – Kadeem Hardison, American actor
• 1965 – Doug Liman, American film director
• 1966 – Martin Keown, English footballer
• 1968 – Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress
• 1968 – Colleen Doran, American comic book writer and artist
• 1968 – Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director
• 1968 – Laura Leighton, American actress
• 1969 – Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player
• 1969 – Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer
• 1970 – Stephanie Adams, American model and author
• 1970 – Elli Kokkinou, Greek singer
• 1971 – Dino Baggio, Italian footballer
• 1971 – John Partridge, English singer
• 1972 – Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1972 – Rev. Jen Miller, American performance artist
• 1975 – Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Eric Szmanda, American actor
• 1975 – Torrie Wilson, American wrestler
• 1975 – Dafydd James, Welsh rugby player
• 1976 – Rafer Alston, American basketball player
• 1976 – Nate Bump, American baseball player
• 1976 – Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese racing driver
• 1977 – Danny Dyer, English actor and television presenter
• 1977 – Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian football player
• 1977 – Aitor Pérez, Spanish cyclist
• 1978 – Andy Irons, American professional surfer (d. 2010)
• 1979 – Rose Byrne, Australian actress
• 1979 – Lee Si-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1979 – Stat Quo, American rapper
• 1979 – Valerio Scassellati, Italian racing driver
• 1979 – Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player
• 1979 – Mark Andrew Smith, American graphic novelist
• 1979 – José Valverde, American baseball player
• 1980 – Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan runner
• 1980 – Gauge, American pornographic actress
• 1981 – Summer Glau, American actress
• 1981 – Mark Robinson, English footballer
• 1982 – Élise Crombez, Belgian model
• 1982 – Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian racing driver
• 1982 – Anna Paquin, Canadian-born New Zealand actress
• 1982 – Michael Poppmeier, South African-born German rugby player
• 1983 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Dhani Lennevald, Swedish singer
• 1985 – Patrice Bergeron, Canadian hockey player
• 1985 – Teagan Presley, American pornographic actress
• 1985 – Eric Wright, American football player
• 1986 – Andrei Lutai, Russian figure skater
• 1986 – Megan Park, Canadian actress
• 1987 – Cafu, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 – Mara Wilson, American actress
• 1987 – Nathan Gerbe, American hockey player
• 1988 – Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer/dancer
• 1989 – Kim Tae-Hwan, South Korean footballer
• 1990 – Daveigh Chase, American actress
• 1990 – Dean Stoneman, British racing driver
• 1991 – Lin Yue, Chinese athlete
• 1992 – Dmitry Abyzov, Russian professional footballer
• 1998 – Bindi Irwin, Australian entertainer