List of Famous people who born in 1924

Nina Aleksandrovna Aleshina was a Russian architect and head of the design department Metrogiprotrans for the Moscow Metro for a decade. Nineteen stations of the subway system were projects she participated in or led. She was honored with many awards during her career, including the designation in 1985 of Honored Architect of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Koken Nosaka was a Japanese politician. He was first elected to the Diet of Japan in 1972, representing a district in southern Tottori Prefecture. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served as construction minister and chief cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. Liberal Democratic Party politician Yōhei Kōno described Nosaka as "the main player" in forming the LDP-SDP coalition governments of the mid-1990s.

Willard Sterling Boyle, was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he helped select lunar landing sites and provided support for the Apollo space program.

Benjamin Lees was an American composer of classical music.

Mohamed Benhima was the fifth Prime Minister of Morocco, serving from 7 July 1967 to 6 October 1969. He was born in Safi (Asfi) to Taïbi Benhima and Rkia Benhida. He died on 23 November 1992, in Rabat. He was also Minister of Education and Minister of the Interior.

Herwig Franz Schopper, is an experimental physicist and was the director general of CERN from 1981 to 1988.

Harry Lehmann was a German physicist.