Notable Birthdays for August 24
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Pioneer British abolitionist William Wilberforce in 1759
- English author/parodist Max Beerbohm in 1872
- country music publisher Fred Rose in 1898
- Argentine poet/author Jorge Luis Borges in 1899
- Palestinian leader/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yasser Arafat in 1929
- musician David Freiberg in 1938 (age 78)
- musician Mason Williams in 1938 (age 78)
- wrestling entrepreneur Vince McMahon in 1945 (age 71)
- actor Anne Archer in 1947 (age 69), actor Stephan Fry in 1957 (age 59)
- actor Steve Guttenberg in 1958 (age 58)
- baseball Hall of Fame member Cal Ripken Jr. (major league record 2,632 consecutive games) in 1960 (age 56)
- political commentator Major Garrett in 1962 (age 54)
- actor Marlee Matlin in 1965 (age 51)
- comedian Dave Chappelle in 1973 (age 43)
- actor Rupert Grint in 1988 (age 28).
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