List of Famous people born on August 24th

Sverre Hansen was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut at Studioteatret in 1945, and was later assigned at Det Nye Teater, Folketeatret, Nationaltheatret and Fjernsynsteatret. Among his films are minor roles in Ni liv from 1957 and Ugler i mosen from 1959, and his leading role in the film Eggs from 1995 earned him the Amanda Award.

Charles Calello is an American arranger, composer, conductor, record producer, and singer born in Newark, New Jersey. Calello attended Newark Arts High School and the Manhattan School of Music, in New York City. His track record of successfully collaborating with various artists to produce or arrange Billboard hit songs led to his nickname in the industry as the "Hit Man."

Philipp Meitner was an Austrian lawyer and chess master. His most famous game was the "Immortal Draw". He won at Vienna 1875, and won a match against Adolf Schwarz (6½–3½) at Vienna 1878.

Michael Edward Phelps is a professor and an American biophysicist. He is known for being one of the fathers of positron emission tomography (PET).

Vitaly Mikhailov is a Belarusian long track speed skater, born in Vitebsk, who participates in international competitions.

Howard Everest Hinton was a British entomologist and Professor who studied beetles.