List of Famous people who born in 1924

Wolfhart Westendorf was a German Egyptologist. He was a student of Hermann Grapow, and with him, was a co-author of the Grundriss der Medizin der alten Ägypter, the most extensive study of the subject of ancient Egyptian medicine done in any language. He has also published many other books on Egyptology and the ancient Egyptian language.

Douglas Edward Reeman, who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, was a British author who wrote many historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars. He wrote a total of 68 novels, selling 34 million copies in twenty languages.

Robert Villemain was a French boxer. Villemain defeated Hall of Famers Kid Gavilán and Jake LaMotta during his career. He lost his Pennsylvania middleweight title to Sugar Ray Robinson in 1950.

Frank Press was an American geophysicist. He was an advisor to four U.S. presidents, and later served two consecutive terms as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). He was the author of 160 scientific papers and co-author of the textbooks Earth and Understanding Earth.

Serigne Sidi Moukhtar Mbacké was a Senegalese religious leader. He served as the Caliph of the Mouride movement, a large Sufi order based in Senegal, from July 1, 2010, until his death on January 9, 2018.

Carmelo Cassati was an Italian prelate of Roman Catholic Church.

Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and university professor of Procedural Law. He was president of the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1979, the first after Spain's transition to democracy. From 1994 to 1999 he was Ombudsman of Spain.

Matrena Semyonovna Nazdrachev was a medic in the 100th Guards Infantry Regiment of the 35th Guards Rifle Division of the Red Army during World War II. On 15 May 1946 she was awarded the Order of Glory 1st Class, making her one of only four women to become a full cavalier of the award.

Michel Renard was a politician from Martinique who served in the French National Assembly from 1986-1988.

Marc Eyraud was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1956 and 1995.