Famous People Born on August 24

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• Albert Claude (1899) — Belgian-American cell biologist (1899–1983)
• Anže Kopitar (1987) — Slovenian ice hockey player (born 1987)
• Vladimir Masorin (1947) — Russian admiral (born 1947)
• Orson Scott Card (1951) — American science fiction novelist (born 1951)
• J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist) (1919) — American entomologist
• Enrique Llanes (1919) — Mexican professional wrestler
• Alexander II of Scotland (1198) — King of Alba from 1214 to 1249
• Stephen Fry (1957) — English comedian and actor (born 1957)
• Richard Cushing (1895) — American Catholic cardinal
• Griffin Gluck (2000) — American actor (born 2000)
• Alexander McCall Smith (1948) — Scottish-Zimbabwean writer and academic
• Dave Chappelle (1973) — American comedian and actor (born 1973)
• Brad Hunt (ice hockey) (1988) — Canadian ice hockey player (born 1988)
• Peder Griffenfeld (1635) — Danish statesman (1635–1699)
• Michael Redd (1979) — American basketball player (born 1979)
• René Lévesque (1922) — Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985
• Jorge Luis Borges (1899) — Argentine writer (1899–1986)
• John I of Castile (1358) — King of Castile and León from 1379 to 1390
• Reggie Miller (1965) — American basketball player (born 1965)
• Lavinia Fontana (1552) — Italian artist (1552–1614)
• Sam Torrance (1953) — Scottish professional golfer (born 1953)
• Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (1393) — Duke of Brittany from 1457 to 1458
• Andrew Brunette (1973) — Canadian ice hockey player (born 1973)
• Agnes Marshall (1852) — English cookery writer (1852–1905)
• Ava DuVernay (1972) — American filmmaker (born 1972)
• Max Beerbohm (1872) — English writer and caricaturist (1872–1956)
• Cal Ripken Jr. (1960) — American baseball player (born 1960)
• Rupert Grint (1988) — English actor (born 1988)
• Yesung (1984) — South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1984)
• Roger De Vlaeminck (1947) — Belgian cyclist (born 1947)