List of Famous people who born in 1924

Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of bebop. His virtuosity led many to call him the Charlie Parker of the piano. Powell was also a composer, and many jazz critics credit his works and his playing as having "greatly extended the range of jazz harmony."

Norvel L. R. Lee was an Olympian, Tuskegee Airman, WWII veteran, scholar, educator, senior USAF Reserve officer and prominent youth mentor in the greater Washington D.C. area. He won the light heavyweight gold medal in boxing at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy as the outstanding boxer of those Olympics.

Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan was an American dancer and actress, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean.

Douglas Blackwell was an English actor with many television and film credits. Douglas Blackwell was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, but brought up in Port Talbot, Wales, where he attended the local county grammar school. he narrated the 1990s Me Men Cassetes. His television appearances included roles in Softly, Softly, The Avengers, Z-Cars, The 10th Kingdom and Dixon of Dock Green. He also appeared in films such as: A Prize of Arms (1962), The Ipcress File (1965), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Labyrinth (1986) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

Faith Hubley was an animator, known for her experimental work both in collaboration with her husband John Hubley, and on her own following her husband's death.

Gaby Bruyère was a French actress, dancer, dramatist, and playwright.

Angelo Maria Rivato was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Brazil.