List of Famous people born on August 24th

Charles A. Sellon was an American stage and film actor.

Arthur Henry Rosson was an English film director. From 1917 to 1948, Rosson directed 61. He also worked on many major films as a second unit director until 1960, particularly for Cecil B. DeMille.

Jean-Frédéric Émile Oustalet was a French zoologist.

Elmer Dyer, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer, the first film cameraman to specialize in aerial photography.

Petronella de la Court was a Dutch art collector.

Herbert John Yates was the founder and president of Republic Pictures, who had western stars John Wayne, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers under contract. Between the years 1935 and 1959, Republic, under Yates' leadership, made 956 feature films and 849 movie serial chapters, some of which are considered classics screened on television and later released on home video.