List of Famous people who born in 1924
Stefan Brecht
Stefan Sebastian Brecht was a German-born American poet, critic and scholar of theatre.
André Franquin
André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969, a period seen by many as the series' golden age.
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a member of the House of Saud, the governor of Medina, and one of the leading poets in Saudi Arabia. He was a lover of literature, poetry and historical books.
Vladimir Kryuchkov
Vladimir Alexandrovich Kryuchkov was a Soviet lawyer, diplomat and head of the KGB, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU.
Tsai Wan-lin
Tsai Wan-lin was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the peak of his wealth in 1996, was considered to be the fifth richest person in the world, with a family net worth of US$12.2 billion. At the time of his death in 2004, he was the richest man in Taiwan with a fortune of US$4.6 billion, ranked 94th worldwide. He founded the Lin Yuan Group, a large banking and insurance group.
Giovanni Sartori
Giovanni Sartori was an Italian political scientist who specialized in the study of democracy and comparative politics.
Marie-Claire Kirkland
Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain, was a Quebec lawyer, judge and politician. She was the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, the first woman appointed a Cabinet minister in Quebec, the first woman appointed acting premier, and the first woman judge to serve in the Quebec Provincial Court.
Gevork Vartanian
Gevork Andreevich Vartanian was a Soviet intelligence officer.
Boris Vasilyev
Boris Lvovich Vasilyev was a Russian writer and screenwriter. He is considered the last representative of the so-called lieutenant prose, a group of former low-ranking Soviet officers who dramatised their traumatic World War II experience.
Chikage Awashima
Chikage Awashima was a Japanese film and stage actress.