Famous people born on 24 May

• VictoriaQueen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 · 1819–1901
  81 yrs
• Joseph BrodskyRussian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel laureate · 1940–1996
  55 yrs
• Mikhail SholokhovSoviet writer · 1905–1984
  78 yrs
• Jean-Paul MaratPolitician and journalist during the French Revolution · 1743–1793
  50 yrs
• Daniel Gabriel FahrenheitGerman-Polish physicist and engineer · 1686–1736
  50 yrs
• Margaret of ValoisQueen of France and Navarre until 1599 (1553-1615). · 1553–1615
  61 yrs
• Suzanne Lenglen ↗French tennis player · 1899–1938
  39 yrs
• Kazi Nazrul Islam ↗National poet of Bangladesh · 1899–1976
  77 yrs
• Fraser Stoddart ↗Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines · 1942–2024
  82 yrs
• Charles Lucien Bonaparte ↗French noble, biologist, politician and art collector · 1803–1857
  54 yrs
• Jan Christiaan Smuts ↗South African statesman and military leader · 1870–1950
  80 yrs
• Ne Win ↗Military leader and head of state of Burma from 1962 to 1988 · 1911–2002
  91 yrs
• Carlo Maderno ↗Italian architect · 1556–1629
  72 yrs
• Irena Szewińska ↗Polish sprinter and sports official · 1946–2018
  72 yrs
• José Nasazzi ↗Uruguayan footballer · 1901–1968
  67 yrs
• William Whewell ↗English philosopher and historian of science · 1794–1866
  71 yrs
• Henri Michaux ↗French painter, poet and writer · 1899–1984
  85 yrs
• Carlo Emanuele IV of Sardinia ↗King of Sardinia · 1751–1819
  68 yrs
• Alexei Savrasov ↗Russian artist · 1830–1897
  67 yrs
• Lilli Palmer ↗German actress · 1914–1986
  71 yrs
• Lillian Moller Gilbreth ↗American psychologist and industrial engineer · 1878–1972
  93 yrs
• August Landmesser ↗German shipyard worker and anti-Nazi protester · 1910–1944
  34 yrs
• Michael Lonsdale ↗French actor · 1931–2020
  89 yrs
• Myint Swe ↗Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar · 1951–2025
  74 yrs
• Arnold Wesker ↗British dramatist · 1932–2016
  83 yrs
• Taejong of Joseon ↗3rd King of Joseon Dynasty in Korea · 1367–1422
  54 yrs
• Mai Zetterling ↗Swedish actress and film director · 1925–1994
  68 yrs

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