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Actors Born on October 24

  • 1877 Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Cesare, The Tars, Anastasia), born in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands (d. 1964)
  • 1882 Sybil Thorndike, British actress (Stage Fright, Gone to Earth), born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (d. 1976)
  • 1891 Geertruida Magdelena Wilhelmina Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans), born in Amsterdam (d. 1973)

Merian C. Cooper (1893-1973)

American film director and producer (King Kong) and aviator (Kościuszko Squadron, Director-Pan American Airways), born in Jacksonville, Florida

  • 1895 Jack Warner [Waters], British actor (Dixon of Dock Green, Christmas Carol), born in London, England (d. 1981)
  • 1901 Gilda Gray [Marianna Michalska], Polish-American stage and screen actress (Piccadilly), and dancer (The Shimmy), born in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1959)
  • 1915 Bob Kane, American comic artist and Batman co-creator, born in New York City (d. 1998)
  • 1927 Gilbert Bécaud [François Gilbert Léopold Silly], French singer, pianist, composer and actor (Nathalie) known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances, born in Toulon, France (d. 2001)
  • 1936 David Nelson, American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), director, and producer, born in New York City (d. 2011)

F. Murray Abraham (84 years old)

1939 American actor (All the President's Men and Amadeus), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • 1941 Frank Aendenboom, Flemish actor (Lion of Flanders), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2018)

Kevin Kline (76 years old)

1947 American actor (Sophie's Choice, Big Chill), born in St. Louis, Missouri

  • 1948 Dale "Buffin" Griffin, English rock drummer (Mott The Hoople - "All Young Dudes"), and producer (BBC's John Peel sessions), born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (d. 2016)
  • 1951 Todd Crespi, German actor (Magician), born in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1954 Doug Davidson, American actor (Paul Williams-Young & Restless), born in Glendale, California
  • 1954 Wahome Muthahi, Kenyan humorist, newspaper columnist (The Daily Nation - Whispers), and playwright, born in Kenya (d. 2003)
  • 1957 (Elizabeth) Sarah Greene, British television presenter and actress (Blue Peter, 1980-83; Going Live!), born in St Pancras, London, England
  • 1957 John Kassir, American actor and comedian, born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1960 B.D. Wong, American actor (M. Butterfly), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1960 Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer (British Open 1991) and broadcaster (ESPN, ABC, CBS), born in Nambour, Australia
  • 1960 Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1999)
  • 1967 Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian stage and screen actress (Romper Stomper, Deep Blue Sea, The 4400), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1969 Adela Noriega, Mexican actress (Quinceañera), born in Mexico City
  • 1971 Dervla Kirwan, Irish TV and stage actress, born in Churchtown, Dublin
  • 1972 Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress (This Charming Girl), born in South Korea
  • 1981 Mallika Sherawat, Indian actress (Murder), born in Moth, Hisar district, Haryana, India
  • 1981 Tila Tequila, American TV personality (A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila), born in Singapore

Adrienne Bailon (40 years old)

1983 American TV personality (The Real), actress and singer (The Cheetah Girls), born in Manhattan, New York

  • 1984 Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer (Rirura Riruha), born in Adachi, Tokyo

Drake (37 years old)

1986 Canadian actor and rapper (Hotline Bling), born in Toronto, Ontario

  • 1987 Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor (Tomorrow, When the War Begin), born in Brisbane, Australia
  • 1988 Daniel Shalikar, American actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kid), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 1988 Joshua Shalikar, American actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kid), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 1989 Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian actress (Neighbours), born in Melbourne, Australia

PewDiePie (34 years old)

1989 Swedish YouTube star, born in Gothenburg, Sweden

  • 1995 Ashton Sanders. American actor (Moonlight), born in Carson, California