List of Famous people who born in 1924

Osman Fahir Seden, usually credited as Osman F. Seden, was a Turkish film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo was a Namibian anti-apartheid activist, politician and political prisoner. Ya Toivo was active in the pre-independence movement, and is one of the co-founders of the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) in 1960, and its predecessor the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO) in 1959.

Giovanni Saldarini was an Italian Cardinal and Archbishop of Turin.

Nahman Raz was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1983 and 1988.

Grégoire Kayibanda was the first elected President of Rwanda. As pioneer of the Rwandese revolution, he led Rwanda's struggle for independence from Belgium, and replaced the Tutsi monarchy with a republican form of government. He asserted Hutu majority power.

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson was an Icelandic religious leader and singer of rímur who was instrumental in helping to gain Icelandic government's recognition of the pre-Christian Heathenry in the country.