List of Famous people born on February 24th

Gérard Longuet is a French conservative politician. He served as French Defense Minister from 27 February 2011 until 15 May 2012.

Yunus Mallı is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Turkish national team.

Miho Watanabe is a Japanese actress, presenter and former idol. She is a former second generation member of the idol group Hinatazaka46.

Kasi Lemmons is an American film director and actress.

Frank Joseph Fertitta III is an American entrepreneur. He is the current CEO of Station Casinos. He is also a founder of Zuffa LLC, which is the entity that runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Hajime Satomi is a Japanese business magnate. Satomi is known as the founder of Sammy Corporation, which merged with the Japan-based video game and arcade game producer Sega to form the holding company Sega Sammy Holdings.

Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA. He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France. He is among the best known and most successful writers in the French language and one of the best known African writers in France. In some circles in Paris he is known as the Samuel Beckett of Africa. He is also controversial, and criticized by some African and diaspora writers for stating Africans bear responsibility for their own misfortune. He has argued against the idea that African and Caribbean writers should focus on their local realities in order to serve and express their communities. He further contends that categories such as nation, race, and territory fall short of encapsulating reality and urges writers to create works that deal with issues beyond these subjects.

Libero De Rienzo is an Italian film actor, director and screenwriter.

Jonathan Parker Fitch is an American retired mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is a former PFL Welterweight Champion, and also formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he compiled a record of 14–3–1 and challenged for the welterweight title.

Gilberto Emiro Correa Romero is a Venezuelan television personality known for hosting De Fiesta Con Venevision from 1969–1983 and Súper Sábado Sensacional from 1988-1996. Correa is also best known for his deep voice on Venevision's commercial bumpers and promos during the 1980s and 1990s.