Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

September 24

• 15 – Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
• 1301 – Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
• 1501 – Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
• 1513 – Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)
• 1534 – Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
• 1564 – William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)
• 1583 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)
• 1625 – Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
• 1705 – Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
• 1717 – Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
• 1725 – Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)
• 1739 – Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)
• 1755 – John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)
• 1796 – Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (d. 1875)
• 1801 – Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)
• 1802 – Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
• 1817 – Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
• 1829 – Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
• 1858 – Eugene Foss, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
• 1859 – Julius Klengel, cellist and composer (d. 1933)
• 1870 – Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
• 1871 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)
• 1878 – Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
• 1880 – Sarah Knauss, Oldest lived American ever (d. 1999)
• 1883 – Franklin Clarence Mars, Founder of Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)
• 1884 – Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)
• 1890 – Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977)
• 1890 – A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
• 1892 – Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956)
• 1893 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, blues singer and guitarist from Texas (d. 1929)
• 1894 – Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
• 1895 – André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)
• 1896 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
• 1898 – Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)
• 1899 – Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
• 1900 – Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
• 1900 – Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Islamic religious leader and politician (d. 1989)
• 1905 – Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
• 1906 – Leonard Marsh, Canadian social scientist and professor (d. 1982)
• 1907 – Ben Oakland, American composer, lyricist and pianist (d. 1979)
• 1909 – Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect (d. 1966)
• 1910 – Jean Servais, Belgian actor (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)
• 1912 – Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1913 – Herb Jeffries, American jazz singer
• 1914 – Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Andrzej Panufnik, Polish composer, pianist, and conductor (d. 1991)
• 1917 – Arthur W. Lehman , American euphonium soloist (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
• 1919 – Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Richard Bong, American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
• 1921 – Jim McKay, American sportscaster (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Jack Costanzo, American percussionist
• 1922 – Ettore Bastianini, Italian opera singer
• 1922 – Cornell MacNeil, American operatic baritone
• 1923 – Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
• 1924 – Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast
• 1924 – Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Sheila MacRae, singer & actress
• 1924 – Voula Zouboulaki, Greek actress
• 1925 – Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
• 1929 – John Carter (jazz musician), American jazz clarinet, saxophone, and flute player (d. 1991)
• 1929 – Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician
• 1930 – Józef Krupiński, Polish poet (d. 1998)
• 1930 – Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
• 1930 – John W. Young, American astronaut
• 1931 – Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)
• 1931 – Mike Parkes, British Formula One driver (d. 1977)
• 1932 – Dominique Michel, Canadian comedian
• 1933 – Raffaele Farina, Archivist of the Roman Catholic Church and cardinal
• 1933 – Mel Taylor, American musician (The Ventures) (d. 1996)
• 1934 – Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer
• 1934 – John Brunner, British author (d. 1995)
• 1934 – Chick Willis, American blues singer
• 1934 – Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
• 1935 – Sean McCann, Canadian actor
• 1936 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)
• 1937 – Takis Loukanidis, Greek footballer
• 1938 – Steve Douglas (saxophonist), American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist (d. 1993)
• 1939 – Wayne Henderson (musician), jazz trombonist and record producer
• 1940 – Yves Navarre, French writer (d. 1994)
• 1941 – Linda McCartney, American singer and photographer (d. 1998)
• 1941 – John Mackey, football player
• 1942 – Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
• 1942 – Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry & The Pacemakers)
• 1944 – Diana Körner, German actress
• 1945 – Lou Dobbs, American journalist and television anchor
• 1945 – John Rutter, British composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer
• 1946 – "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
• 1946 – Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
• 1946 – Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer, member of Fotheringay, Fairport Convention and The Hellecasters
• 1946 – César Pedroso, Cuban pianist with Orquesta Revé and Los Van Van
• 1947 – Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor
• 1948 – Gordon Clapp, American actor
• 1948 – Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
• 1948 – Garth Porter, Australian musician, songwriter and record producer, member of pop group Sherbet
• 1949 – Bill Connors, American jazz musician
• 1950 – Alan Colmes, American talk show host
• 1950 – Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer
• 1950 – Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress
• 1951 – Douglas Kmiec, American legal scholar
• 1952 – Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer
• 1952 – Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)
• 1952 – Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (d. 2008)
• 1955 – Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
• 1956 – Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
• 1957 – Tod Howarth, American rock musician
• 1957 – Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
• 1958 – Kevin Sorbo, American actor
• 1959 – Theo Paphitis, Cyprus-born British entrepreneur
• 1959 – Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer and voice actor
• 1960 – Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host
• 1961 – Allen Bestwick, NASCAR broadcaster
• 1961 – John Logan, American screenwriter
• 1961 – Luc Picard, Canadian writer
• 1962 – Jack Dee, British comedian
• 1962 – Rosamund Kwan, Hong Kong actress
• 1962 – Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer
• 1962 – Mike Phelan, English footballer
• 1962 – Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress
• 1964 – Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
• 1965 – Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords)
• 1965 – Janet Weiss, American drummer (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
• 1966 – Stacy Galina, American actress
• 1966 – Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
• 1966 – Stefan Molyneux, Canadian philosopher
• 1966 – Michael J. Varhola, American author
• 1967 – William So, Hong Kong Singer
• 1969 – Shawn Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
• 1969 – Shamim Sarif, English novelist and filmmaker
• 1969 – Paul Ray Smith, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)
• 1969 – DeVante Swing, American music producer
• 1969 – Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model
• 1969 – Megan Ward, American actress
• 1969 – Lisa Matthews, American model
• 1971 – Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
• 1971 – Mike Michalowicz, American author and entrepreneur
• 1971 – Kevin Millar, American baseball player
• 1971 – Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve)
• 1973 – Eddie George, American football player
• 1973 – Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player
• 1974 – John McDonald, American baseball player
• 1975 – Mike Gallay, Canadian comedian and filmmaker
• 1975 – Kyle Turley, American football player
• 1976 – Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
• 1976 – Georgios Georgiou, Greek footballer
• 1976 – Stephanie McMahon, American professional wrestler
• 1977 – Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer
• 1978 – Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
• 1979 – Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 – Justin Bruening, American actor
• 1979 – Katja Kassin, German pornographic actress
• 1979 – Kim Jong Min, Korean singer
• 1979 – Jenny Platt, English Actress
• 1979 – Ross Mathews, American television personality and comedian
• 1979 – Casey Johnson, American heiress and socialite (d. 2010)
• 1980 – Daniele Bennati, Italian road racing cyclist
• 1980 – Dean Canto, Australian racing driver
• 1980 – Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornographic actress
• 1980 – Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
• 1980 – John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
• 1981 – Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver
• 1981 – Drew Gooden, American basketball player
• 1981 – Fernanda Urrejola, Chilean actress
• 1982 – Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
• 1982 – Paul Hamm, American gymnast
• 1982 – Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
• 1983 – Randy Foye, American basketball player
• 1983 – Liam Finn, New Zealand musician and songwriter
• 1984 – Tyrone Maria, Curaçao footballer
• 1984 – Taylor Eigsti, American jazz pianist and composer
• 1985 – Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress
• 1986 – Leah Dizon, American model and singer
• 1987 – Spencer Treat Clark, American actor
• 1988 – Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Kyle Sullivan, American actor
• 1991 – Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer