Birthday: 24 January
Famous people born on 24 January
32 of the best-known people in our data were born on 24 January, including Frederick II of Prussia, Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais and E. T. A. Hoffmann. The longest life among them was Henry King's, at 96 years.
- Frederick II of PrussiaKing of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 · 1712–178674 yrs
- Pierre-Augustin de BeaumarchaisFrench playwright, diplomat and polymath · 1732–179967 yrs
- E. T. A. HoffmannGerman writer · 1776–182246 yrs
- Edith WhartonAmerican writer and designer · 1862–193775 yrs
- Ernest BorgnineAmerican actor · 1917–201295 yrs
- Sharon Tate ↗American actress and model · 1943–196926 yrs
- Gustav III of Sweden ↗King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792 · 1746–179246 yrs
- John Belushi ↗American actor · 1949–198233 yrs
- Henry Morgan ↗Welsh pirate · 1631–168857 yrs
- Afonso V of Portugal ↗King of Portugal and the Algarves · 1432–148149 yrs
- Walter Model ↗German field marshal · 1891–194554 yrs
- Vasily Surikov ↗Russian artist · 1848–191668 yrs
- Hermann Ebbinghaus ↗German psychologist · 1850–190959 yrs
- Vicki Baum ↗Austrian writer · 1888–196072 yrs
- Viktor Shklovsky ↗Soviet Jewish writer · 1893–198491 yrs
- William Congreve ↗British writer · 1670–172958 yrs
- Rafael Caldera ↗President of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 kai from 1994 to 1999 · 1916–200993 yrs
- Farinelli ↗Italian singer · 1705–178277 yrs
- Ferdinand Cohn ↗German biologist · 1828–189870 yrs
- Michel Serrault ↗French actor · 1928–200779 yrs
- Mikhail Romm ↗Soviet film director · 1901–197170 yrs
- Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal ↗Queen consort and regent of Portugal · 1507–157871 yrs
- Charles James Fox ↗British Whig statesman · 1749–180657 yrs
- Elizabeth Alexeievna ↗Empress consort of Russia; wife of Alexander I of Russia · 1779–182647 yrs
- John Vanbrugh ↗English architect and dramatist · 1664–172662 yrs
- Maria Tallchief ↗American ballerina · 1925–201388 yrs
- Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak ↗Grand vizier of Mughal emperor Akbar from 1579 to 1602 · 1551–160251 yrs
- Maurice Couve de Murville ↗81st Prime Minister of France · 1907–199992 yrs
- Henry King ↗American film director · 1886–198296 yrs
- Lars Hörmander ↗Swedish mathematician · 1931–201281 yrs
- Karl Hermann Frank ↗Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German politician (Sudeten German Party, NSDAP), MdR, executed war criminal and Holocaust perpetrator · 1898–194648 yrs
- Giorgio Chinaglia ↗Italian footballer · 1947–201265 yrs
Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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