Famous People: October 24
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All Figures for October 24 (34 results)
Domitian
Roman Emperor (81–96 AD), Final Ruler of the Flavian Dynasty & Empire-Wide Architectural Builder
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
Sarah Josepha Hale
Pioneering American Editor, Author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" & "The Mother of Thanksgiving"
Moss Hart
Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Dramatist, Legendary Broadway Director & Memoirist
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
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
Luciano Berio
Visionary Italian Avant-Garde Composer, Pioneer of Electroacoustic Music & Musical Modernist
Bob Azzam
Egyptian-Born International Singer, Bandleader & Creator of the Global Hit "Ya Mustafa"
Gilbert Bécaud
Legendary French Singer, Chanson Composer, Pianist & "Monsieur 100,000 Volts"
The Big Bopper
Pioneering American Rock and Roll Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist & Disc Jockey
Robert Mundell
Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences & "The Father of the Euro"
Bill Wyman
English Rock Musician, Songwriter, Author & Bassist of The Rolling Stones (1962–1993)
F. Murray Abraham
Academy Award-Winning American Actor, Classical Stage Thespian & Screen Legend