List of Famous people born on September 24th
Omar Gutiérrez
Omar Gutiérrez is an Argentine politician, who serves as governor of the Neuquén Province. He is the former minister of economy of the previous governor, Jorge Sapag. With his victory in the 2015 elections, the Neuquén People's Movement continues ruling the province after 53 years.
Catherine Robbe-Grillet
Catherine Robbe-Grillet is a French writer, dominatrix, photographer, theatre and film actress of Armenian descent who has published sadomasochistic writings under the pseudonyms Jean de Berg and Jeanne de Berg.
Pablo Rago
Pablo Rago is an Argentine actor. He has acted in the films The Official Story and The Secret in Their Eyes; both Argentine films have won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and he has acted in many other films and productions.
William So
William So Wing Hong is a Hong Kong actor and a Cantopop singer. He began his musical career by participating the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 and won the competition as the first runner up to Alex To. His performance at that event earned him a record contract with Capital Artists, with which he released an EP. 1998 was the peak year for William So with his hit song Kiss More, Sad More, which is also the theme song for the popular TV Series Healing Hands.
Tongo
José Abelardo Gutiérrez Alanya, known by his nickname "Tongo", is a Peruvian singer-songwriter and actor. He began his music career in 1980 as a singer of Peruvian cumbia, a type of popular music. Tongo was largely unknown outside of his musical niche until his song "La pituca", whose theme focuses on social status and inequality, attained national notability at the start of the twenty-first century. In 2010, Peruvian newspaper El Comercio listed Tongo as one of the most popular artists in Peruvian show business.
Mickaël Poté
Mickaël Franck Poté is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Bandırmaspor.
Fabrice Philipot
Fabrice Philipot was a French road bicycle racer. His greatest achievements include winning the young rider classification in the 1989 Tour de France where he placed 24th overall, and finishing second at the 1989 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. In the 1990 Tour de France he was the highest placed rider on his Castorama team finishing in 14th overall, which also made him the highest placing Frenchman that year. He rode in support of Miguel Indurain during the 1991 Tour de France on a very strong Team Banesto who had five riders placed in the top 25 including their leader in the Maillot Jaune. Philipot placed 24th overall. He rode in support of Indurain during his 2nd Tour victory in 1992 but did not finish. He helped Indurain to victory at the 1992 and 1993 Giro d’Italia. He then rode for Team Chazal in his homeland before retirement. He died on 17 June 2020 at the age of 54.
Amelita Baltar
Amelita Baltar is an Argentine singer, one of the leading voices of tango, that appeared in the 60's to be considered, along with Susana Rinaldi, as a modern counterpart of older divas such as Libertad Lamarque and Tita Merello. She is mostly known for her collaboration with composer Astor Piazzolla and writer Horacio Ferrer, specially as first performer of their song “Balada para un loco”. She starred in places such as Olympia (Paris), De Kleine Komedie (Amsterdam), Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Cocoanut Grove at Ambassador Hotel or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho and shared the stage with celebrities such as Charles Aznavour, Franck Pourcel, Henry Mancini, Gerry Mulligan, Gary Burton and Chick Corea.
Francisca Mardones
Francisca Mardones is a Chilean wheelchair tennis player. She has competed at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics in tennis, before retiring in 2017 to concentrate on athletics.
Jonathan Soriano
Jonathan Soriano Casas is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker.