List of Famous people born on August 24th

Alberto Olmedo was an Argentine comedian and actor, popularly regarded as one of the most important comedians in the history of his country, for his outstanding work in television, cinema and theater.

Elizaveta Romanovna Vorontsova was a mistress of Emperor Peter III of Russia. During their affair, rumors suggested that Peter had intentions of divorcing his wife Catherine in order to marry Vorontsova.

Mark Galli is an American author and editor, and former Protestant minister. For seven years he was editor in chief of Christianity Today.

Prince Tokugawa Iesato was the first head of the Tokugawa clan after the overthrow of the Tokugawa bakufu, and a significant figure in Japanese politics and diplomacy during the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan. When Prince Tokugawa travelled to other nations representing Japan during his diplomatic journeys, he usually presented his name being Prince Iyesato Tokugawa.

Maria-Letizia Buonaparte, known as Letizia Bonaparte, was a Corsican noblewoman, mother of Napoleon I of France. She became known as “Madame Mère” after the proclamation of the Empire. She spent her later years in Rome where she died in February 1836.

Pinhas "Pini" Zahavi is an Israeli football agent.

Sarik Garnikovich Andreasyan is a Russian-Armenian director, producer and screenwriter of Armenian origin who has worked on films and commercials. He is the founder of Enjoy Movies. In May 2017, Andreasyan left Enjoy Movies studio to start another studio, Bolshoe Kino.

Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam is a Hong Kong social activist and former reporter of the news outlet Stand News, who rose to prominence for her frontline reporting in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.

Achim Petry is a German singer and musician.

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was a British cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He was made cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. He submitted his resignation as archbishop on reaching his 75th birthday in 2007; Pope Benedict XVI accepted it on 3 April 2009.