Famous people born on 24 October

• Antonie van LeeuwenhoekDutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists · 1632–1723
  90 yrs
• James II of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688 · 1633–1701
  67 yrs
• Wilhelm Eduard WeberGerman physicist · 1804–1891
  86 yrs
• Bahadur Shah Zafar18th and last Mughal Emperor from 1837 to 1857 · 1775–1862
  87 yrs
• Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ↗French physicist · 1932–2007
  74 yrs
• William Penn ↗English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · 1644–1718
  73 yrs
• Rafael Trujillo ↗President of the Dominican Republic · 1891–1961
  69 yrs
• Stephen Covey ↗American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker · 1932–2012
  79 yrs
• Robert Mundell ↗Canadian economist · 1932–2021
  88 yrs
• Sergo Ordzhonikidze ↗Soviet politician · 1886–1937
  50 yrs
• Isabella of Portugal ↗16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain · 1503–1539
  35 yrs
• Alexandra David-Néel ↗French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer · 1868–1969
  100 yrs
• Sofia Gubaidulina ↗Soviet and Russian composer · 1931–2025
  93 yrs
• James S. Sherman ↗American politician and Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912 · 1855–1912
  57 yrs
• Toshio Iwatani ↗Japanese association football player · 1925–1970
  44 yrs
• Kozo Arai ↗Japanese association football player · 1950–2020
  70 yrs
• Luciano Berio ↗Italian composer · 1925–2003
  77 yrs
• Giambattista Marino ↗Italian poet · 1569–1625
  55 yrs
• Bob Kane ↗American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman · 1915–1998
  83 yrs
• Johan Galtung ↗Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar · 1930–2024
  93 yrs
• Peng Dehuai ↗Chinese military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China · 1898–1974
  76 yrs
• Gilbert Bécaud ↗French singer, composer, pianist and actor · 1927–2001
  74 yrs
• Emmerich Kálmán ↗Hungarian-born composer of operettas · 1882–1953
  71 yrs
• Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg ↗Queen consort of Spain · 1887–1969
  81 yrs
• Massimo d'Azeglio ↗Italian statesman, novelist and painter · 1798–1866
  67 yrs
• August von Platen-Hallermünde ↗German poet · 1796–1835
  39 yrs
• Jean-Claude Pascal ↗French comedian and singer · 1927–1992
  64 yrs
• Delmira Agustini ↗Uruguayan modernist poet · 1886–1914
  27 yrs
• Lakshmi Sahgal ↗Officer in the Indian National Army (INA) and former presidential candidate of India · 1914–2012
  97 yrs
• Merian C. Cooper ↗American aviator, actor, director and producer · 1893–1973
  79 yrs
• Venedikt Yerofeyev ↗Russian writer · 1938–1990
  51 yrs
• Ieng Sary ↗Cambodian politician · 1925–2013
  87 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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