List of Famous people born on June 24th

Ursula Meier is a French-Swiss film director and screenwriter who received the Best Director award at the 2008 Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême [Angoulême French-language Film Festival] for her first theatrical feature, Home, which won the 2009 Swiss Film Prize for Bester Spielfilm as well as Bestes Drehbuch. The film also received a César nomination for Best First Film and a Best Film nomination at Argentina's Mar del Plata Film Festival.

Lawrence Block is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York–set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994.

Benedetta Tagliabue is an Italian architect. She lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.

Chikara Akutsu is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.

Ayşe Soysal is a Turkish mathematician. She was the president of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul during 2004 to 2008.

Atul Agnihotri is an Indian film actor, producer and director. He started his Bollywood career as an actor, went on to direct two films, and found success as a film producer. He is best known for his debut film Sir (1993), which was the most notable film of his career and featured him as the lead protagonist. His other notable films were Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) and Krantiveer (1994).