Steven Shane McDonald

American musician.

Born May 24th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Hawthorne. ^[ref]

Guy Nattiv

Israeli screenwriter, director, producer, and voice actor.

Born May 24th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Ra'anana.

Fraser Stoddart

Scottish chemist and nobel laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.

Born May 24th, 1942 in Edinburgh.

Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Magnus Manske

German biochemist and mediawiki developer.

Born May 24th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Cologne. ^[ref]

Jesualdo Ferreira

Portuguese football manager (born 1946).

Born May 24th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Mirandela.

Rodrigo Bueno

Argentine singer (1973-2000).

Born May 24th, 1973 in Córdoba.

Died June 24th, 2000 at 27 years old in Berazategui (car collision).

Pat Verbeek

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 24th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Sarnia.

Elsa Maxwell

American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess (1883–1963).

Born May 24th, 1883 in Keokuk.

Died November 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in New York City.

Madhav Gadgil

Indian ecologist, writer, environmental activist.

Born May 24th, 1942 in Pune.

Died January 7th, 2026 at 83 years old in Pune.

Helen B. Taussig

Jewish-american cardiologist (1898-1986).

Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.

Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Kennett Square (car collision).

Emanuel Leutze

American artist (1816-1868).

Born May 24th, 1816 in Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Died July 18th, 1868 at 52 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Abdulla Aripov

4th prime minister of uzbekistan.

Born May 24th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Tashkent.

Doug Lamborn

U.s. representative from colorado.

Born May 24th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Leavenworth.

Hannu Mikkola

Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1983 world rally championship for drivers (1942–2021).

Born May 24th, 1942 in Joensuu.

Died February 25th, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cancer). ^[ref]

Clark L. Hull

American psychologist (1884–1952).

Born May 24th, 1884 in New York.

Died May 10th, 1952 at 67 years old in New Haven.

Mohammed Rafi

Indian association footballer.

Born May 24th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Trikarpur.

Artem Anisimov

Russian ice hockey player (born 1988).

Born May 24th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Yaroslavl. ^[ref]

Harry Hammond Hess

American geologist (1906–1969).

Born May 24th, 1906 in New York City.

Died August 25th, 1969 at 63 years old in Woods Hole (myocardial infarction).

Harry Emerson Fosdick

American pastor (1878-1969).

Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.

Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.

Jarell Martin

American basketball player (born 1994).

Born May 24th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Baton Rouge.

Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark

Middle daughter of prince nicholas of greece and grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia (1904–1955).

Born May 24th, 1904 in Tatoi Palace.

Died January 11th, 1955 at 50 years old in Munich.

Arnold Wesker

British dramatist (1932-2016).

Born May 24th, 1932 in Stepney. ^[ref]

Died April 12th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brighton (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Ynes Mexia

Mexican-american botanist (1870–1938).

Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.

Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (lung cancer).

Jacobo Zabludovsky

Mexican journalist (1928–2015).

Born May 24th, 1928 in Mexico City.

Died July 2nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Mexico City (acute myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Mick Mannock

British world war i flying ace (1887-1918).

Born May 24th, 1887 in Cork.

Died July 26th, 1918 at 31 years old in Béthune.