List of Famous people born on May 24th

Jean de La Varende was a French writer. He wrote novels, short stories, biographies and monographs, in particular on the subject of Normandy. He initially tried to become a naval officer like his father, but gave up because of his weak heart. He was elected into the Académie Goncourt in 1942.

Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque was a Medieval nobleman, Lord of Cerva and Alburquerque.

George Tabori was a Hungarian writer and theater director.

Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath is a Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan.

Elizabeth Sutherland Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, also suo jure 19th Countess of Sutherland, was a Scottish peer from the Leveson-Gower family, best remembered for her involvement in the Highland Clearances.

Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin FRSL was a British historical, cultural, and biographical writer, best known for his biographies of Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Catherine the Great, and Napoleon, as well as for his books on the Renaissance.

Malcolm Cyril Drummond was an English painter and printmaker, noted for his paintings of urban scenes and interiors. Influenced by the Post-Impressionists and Walter Sickert, he was a member of the Camden Town Group and the London Group.