Gabriel Zaid (90)
January 24th, 1934

Mexican writer – Gabriel Zaid was born in Monterrey (Capital of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon) on January 24th, 1934 and is 90 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 24

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

71

Moon Jae-in

12th President of the Republic of Korea

*January 24th, 1953, Geoje

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

83

Neil Diamond

American recording artist; singer-songwriter

*January 24th, 1941, Brooklyn

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

92

Pierre Bellon

French businessman

*January 24th, 1930, Marseille †January 31st, 2022, Paris

83

Dan Shechtman

Israeli scientist

*January 24th, 1941, Tel Aviv-Yafo

77

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

*January 24th, 1947, San Jose

89

George Bartenieff

American stage actor

*January 24th, 1933, Berlin †July 30th, 2022, New York City

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

91

Hermann Ammon

German editor, pharmacologist and pharmacist

*January 24th, 1933, Nuremberg

26

Sharon Tate

American actress and model (1943–1969)

*January 24th, 1943, Dallas †August 9th, 1969, 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

86

Terence Bayler

New Zealand actor

*January 24th, 1930, Whanganui †August 2nd, 2016, London

69

Peter Struck

German politician (1943-2012)

*January 24th, 1943, Göttingen †December 19th, 2012, Berlin

83

Gary K. Wolf

American author

*January 24th, 1941, Earlville

58

Karin Viard

French actress

*January 24th, 1966, Rouen

94

Georges Cravenne

French film producer (1914-2009)

*January 24th, 1914, Kairouan †January 10th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

83

Renate Boy

German shot putter

*January 24th, 1939, Baltiysk (Russia) †January 5th, 2023, Börgerende-Rethwisch

50

Rokia Traoré

Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist

*January 24th, 1974, Kolokani

96

Desmond Morris

British zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter

*January 24th, 1928, Swindon

Also born in 1934

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress (born 1934)

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Lou Antonio

American actor (b. 1934)

*January 23rd, 1934, Oklahoma City

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

89

Maggie Smith

English actress

*December 28th, 1934, Ilford

90

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (born 1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

*July 19th, 1934, Tallinn †May 3rd, 2018, Sankt Augustin

89

Heinz-Otto Rehage

German biologist

*November 30th, 1934, Dortmund

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

89

Judi Dench

English actress (born 1934)

*December 9th, 1934, York

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

80

Michael Graves

American architect and designer of consumer products

*July 9th, 1934, Indianapolis †March 12th, 2015, Princeton

Gabriel Zaid