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Famous People Born in 1924

Born in 1924? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.

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The 1920s

The most famous people born in 192452

1924–2024100 Club

Jimmy Carter

39th US President who brokered the Camp David Accords and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for decades of humanitarian work

James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

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1924–2018

George H. W. Bush

41st US President who led the coalition in the 1991 Gulf War and presided over the end of the Cold War

George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the 43rd vice president under President Ronald Reagan and previously in various other positions.

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1924–2004

Marlon Brando

American actor who brought Method acting to the screen in A Streetcar Named Desire and won Oscars for On the Waterfront and The Godfather

Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor.

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1924–2019

Robert Mugabe

Independence leader who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years as prime minister and president until he was ousted in 2017

Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from 1980 until 2017. He served as the country's first Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and as its second President from 1987 to 2017.

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1924–2015

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, a son of Ibn Saud who led the National Guard and made cautious reforms

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982.

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1924–2014

Lauren Bacall

Film star known for her deep voice and sultry looks

Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), known professionally as Lauren Bacall, was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and was one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

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1924–1984

Truman Capote

American author of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood

Truman Garcia Capote ( kə-POH-tee; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright.

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1924–1996

Marcello Mastroianni

Acclaimed Italian actor known for starring in La Dolce Vita

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20th century.

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Born in 1924, month by month

January
- Kim Dae-jung (January 6) · Former South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Roger Guillemin (January 11) · Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist who discovered brain hormones
- Paul Feyerabend (January 13) · Austrian philosopher known for his unconventional views on scientific method
- Benny Hill (January 21) · Comedian and actor known for his long-running slapstick television show
- Dorothy Malone (January 29) · Oscar-winning actress of the 1950s and star of TV's Peyton Place
February
- Lee Marvin (February 19) · Academy Award-winning actor known for tough-guy roles in war films
- Robert Mugabe (February 21) · Independence leader who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years as prime minister and president until he was ousted in 2017
- Allan McLeod Cormack (February 23) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-developed the CT scanner
March
- Tomiichi Murayama (March 3) · Prime Minister of Japan known for his landmark apology for wartime actions
- Kōbō Abe (March 7) · Japanese author known for surreal and existentialist novels
- Harry Harrison (March 12) · Science fiction author of the Stainless Steel Rat series
April
- Marlon Brando (April 3) · American actor who brought Method acting to the screen in A Streetcar Named Desire and won Oscars for On the Waterfront and The Godfather
- Henry Mancini (April 16) · American composer of famous film and television scores
- Kenneth Kaunda (April 28) · First president of Zambia and leader of the independence movement
May
- Charles Aznavour (May 2) · Influential French-Armenian singer often described as France's Frank Sinatra
- Bulat Okudzhava (May 9) · Influential Soviet singer-songwriter and poet of the bard movement
- Antony Hewish (May 11) · Astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for discovering pulsars
June
- George H. W. Bush (June 12) · 41st US President who led the coalition in the 1991 Gulf War and presided over the end of the Cold War
- James Black (June 14) · Nobel Prize-winning scientist who developed beta-blockers
- Sidney Lumet (June 25) · Film director known for 12 Angry Men and Network
July
- S. R. Nathan (July 3) · Sixth President of Singapore who served for twelve years
- Eva Marie Saint (July 4) · Oscar-winning American actress known for North by Northwest
- Girija Prasad Koirala (July 4) · Nepalese politician who served four terms as Prime Minister
- Don Knotts (July 21) · Comedic actor famous for his role on The Andy Griffith Show
August
- Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (August 1) · King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, a son of Ibn Saud who led the National Guard and made cautious reforms
- Georges Charpak (August 1) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed advanced particle detectors
- James Baldwin (August 2) · Influential American author and leading voice in the civil rights movement
- Jean-François Lyotard (August 10) · Influential French philosopher associated with postmodernism
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (August 12) · Military leader and president of Pakistan during the late twentieth century
- Willard Boyle (August 19) · Physicist who co-invented the digital imaging sensor used in cameras
- Robert Solow (August 23) · Nobel Prize-winning economist who developed the theory of economic growth
- Ahmadou Ahidjo (August 24) · Politician who served as the first President of independent Cameroon
September
- Daniel arap Moi (September 2) · Long-serving second president of the Republic of Kenya
- Amílcar Cabral (September 12) · Leader of the independence movement for Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde
- Maurice Jarre (September 13) · French composer known for scores to films like Lawrence of Arabia
- Lauren Bacall (September 16) · Film star known for her deep voice and sultry looks
- Hidemaro Watanabe (September 24) · Japanese international goalkeeper who played during the 1950s
- Marcello Mastroianni (September 28) · Acclaimed Italian actor known for starring in La Dolce Vita
- Truman Capote (September 30) · American author of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood
October
- Jimmy Carter (October 1) · 39th US President who brokered the Camp David Accords and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for decades of humanitarian work
November
- Süleyman Demirel (November 1) · Former President and seven-time Prime Minister of Turkey
- Benoit Mandelbrot (November 20) · Mathematician who developed fractal geometry and the Mandelbrot set
- Christopher Tolkien (November 21) · Academic and editor of his father J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumous works
- Geraldine Page (November 22) · American actress who won an Oscar for The Trip to Bountiful
- Shirley Chisholm (November 30) · First Black woman elected to the United States Congress
December
- Alexander Haig (December 2) · US Secretary of State and four-star Army general
- John Backus (December 3) · Computer scientist who led the team that created the FORTRAN language
- Mário Soares (December 7) · Former President and Prime Minister known as the father of Portuguese democracy
- Cicely Tyson (December 19) · Award-winning actress known for playing strong African American women
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (December 24)
- Mohammed Rafi (December 24) · Indian singer known for his extensive work in Bollywood cinema
- Girma Wolde-Giorgis (December 28) · Former President of Ethiopia and dedicated environmentalist

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