Famous People: October 24
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All Figures for October 24 (42 results)
Domitian
Roman Emperor (81–96 AD), Final Ruler of the Flavian Dynasty & Empire-Wide Architectural Builder
Tycho Brahe
Renaissance Danish Astronomical Titan, Alchemist & Pioneer of Empirical Observational Science
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Pioneering Dutch Scientist, Optical Master & "The Father of Microbiology"
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Last Mughal Emperor of India, Symbolic Leader of the 1857 Indian Uprising & Immortal Classical Urdu Poet
Daniel Webster
Towering American Orator, Constitutional Lawyer, US Senator & 14th/19th US Secretary of State
Sarah Josepha Hale
Pioneering American Editor, Author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" & "The Mother of Thanksgiving"
Edith Head
Legendary Costume Designer & 8-Time Academy Award Winner
Moss Hart
Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Dramatist, Legendary Broadway Director & Memoirist
Christian Dior
Supreme French Haute Couture Fashion Designer & Founder of Global Luxury House Dior
John Tuzo Wilson
World-Renowned Canadian Geophysicist, Pioneer of Plate Tectonics & Transform Faults
Asoka Mehta
Illustrious Indian Freedom Fighter, Socialist Pioneer, Economist & Planning Commission Architect
Rosa Parks
Pioneering Civil Rights Activist & "The Mother of the Freedom Movement"
Lakshmi Sahgal
Legendary Revolutionary, Commander of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment (INA) & Pioneer Physician
Bob Kane
Pioneering Comic Book Artist, Writer & Co-Creator of Batman for DC Comics
Jackie Robinson
Historic Baseball Icon Who Broke Major League Baseball’s Color Barrier & Civil Rights Trailblazer
Gene Roddenberry
Visionary Television Screenwriter, Producer & Legendary Creator of "Star Trek"