Died On February 24th

Discover the most famous people who died on February 24. The list includes people like Don Knotts, Tommy Douglas, Robert Fulton, Henry Cavendish, Joshua Chamberlain. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, journalists and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & India and many more countries.
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 1 
Katherine Johnson
(Mathematician and One of the First African-American Women to Work as a NASA Scientist)
Katherine Johnson
81
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 26, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2020
 2 
Don Knotts
(Actor and Comedian Known for His Role in TV Series: 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'Three's Company')
Don Knotts
22
Birthdate: July 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Harold Ramis
(American actor)
Harold Ramis
18
Birthdate: November 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2014
 4 
Dinah Shore
(Singer and Actress Who was the Top Charting Female Vocalist of the 1940s)
Dinah Shore
10
Birthdate: February 29, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Winchester, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1994
 5 
Dennis Weaver
(Actor and Former President of the Screen Actors Guild)
Dennis Weaver
12
Birthdate: June 4, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 6 
Sally Kellerman
7
Birthdate: June 2, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 7 
Sridevi
(Indian Actress Cited as the 'First Female Superstar' of Indian Cinema)
Sridevi
24
Birthdate: August 13, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sivakasi, Madras State, India
Died: 2018
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Tommy Douglas
(Canadian Politician Who was Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961)
Tommy Douglas
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland
Died: 1986
 9 
Octavia Butler
(American Author Known for Her Science Fiction Novels)
Octavia Butler
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 22, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: 2006
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 10 
Claude Shannon
(Mathematician, Engineer & Cryptographer Known as a 'Father of Information Theory')
Claude Shannon
6
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 30, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Petoskey, Michigan, United States
Died: 2001
 11 
Joshua Chamberlain
(Educator & War Hero)
Joshua Chamberlain
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 8, 1828
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brewer
Died: 1914
 12 
Robert Fulton
(American engineer & inventor)
Robert Fulton
3
Birthdate: November 14, 1765
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Died: 1815
 13 
Henry Cavendish
(English Scientist Who Discovered Hydrogen)
Henry Cavendish
3
Birthdate: October 10, 1731
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: 1810
 14 
George Gobel
(Actor)
George Gobel
1
Birthdate: May 20, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 1991
 15 
Henny Youngman
(Comedian)
Henny Youngman
1
Birthdate: March 16, 1906
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Whitechapel
Died: 1998
 16 
Malcolm Forbes
(Businessperson)
Malcolm Forbes
4
Birthdate: August 19, 1919
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1990
 17 
Bobby Moore
(Captain of the England Team that Won the 1966 FIFA World Cup)
Bobby Moore
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 12, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Barking, Essex, England
Died: 1993
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 18 
Johnnie Ray
(Singer)
Johnnie Ray
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dallas, Oregon, USA
Died: 1990
 19 
Rukmini Devi Arundale
(Bharatnatyam Dancer)
Rukmini Devi Arundale
6
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 29, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 1986
 20 
Bhimsen Joshi
(One of the Greatest Indian Vocalists in the Hindustani Classical Tradition)
Bhimsen Joshi
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 4, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gadag, Karnataka, India
Died: 2011
 21 
Nikolai Bulganin
(Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1958)
Nikolai Bulganin
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 11, 1895
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died: 1975
 22 
Alberto Sordi
(Italian Comedian Known for Satirizing His Country's Social Mores in Pungent Black Comedies and Grim Drama)
Alberto Sordi
2
Birthdate: June 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 2003
 23 
Bud Luckey
(Animator)
Bud Luckey
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Billings, Montana, USA
Died: 2018
 24 
Jan Berenstain
(Author)
Jan Berenstain
2
Birthdate: July 26, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2012
 25 
Dawn Brancheau
(Animal Trainer)
Dawn Brancheau
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 16, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cedar Lake, Indiana
Died: 2010
 26 
Herman Brix
(Actor)
Herman Brix
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 19, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died: 2007
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 27 
Andre Dubus
(Short story writer)
Andre Dubus
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 11, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1999
 28 
Nikolai Lobachevsky
(Mathematician)
Nikolai Lobachevsky
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 1, 1792
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died: 1856
 29 
Pierre Janet
(Psychologist)
Pierre Janet
0
Birthdate: May 30, 1859
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1947
 30 
Hu Shih
(Diplomat, Professor, Journalist)
Hu Shih
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shanghai
Died: 1962
 31 
Otto Goldschmidt
(Composer)
Otto Goldschmidt
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 21, 1829
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1907
 32 
Carlos Páez Vilaró
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: November 1, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montevideo
Died: 2014
 33 
Sir Edmund Andros
(Colonial official)
Sir Edmund Andros
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 6, 1637
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1714
 34 
Anna Larina
(Memoirist)
Anna Larina
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 27, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: 1996
 35 
Johann Weyer
(physician, writer)
Johann Weyer
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: February 24, 1515
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Grave, Netherlands
Died: 1588
 36 
Dean Mahomed
(Traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World)
Dean Mahomed
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Patna, Bihar, India
Died: 1851
 37 
Amanda Smith
(American Methodist Preacher and Former Slave Who Opened an Orphanage for African-American Girls)
Amanda Smith
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 23, 1837
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Long Green, Maryland, United States
Died: 1915
 38 
Mel Stewart
(Actor, Director)
Mel Stewart
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 19, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 2002
 39 
Bluma Zeigarnik
(Lithuanian-Soviet Psychologist and Psychiatrist)
Bluma Zeigarnik
1
Birthdate: November 9, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prienai, Lithuania
Died: 1988
 40 
Hjalmar Branting
(Former Prime Minister of Sweden Who Served for Three Terms Between 1920 and 1924)
Hjalmar Branting
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 23, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1925
 41 
Emil August Fieldorf
(Military officer)
Emil August Fieldorf
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 20, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: 1953
 42 
Carlo Buonaparte
(Corsican Lawyer Best Known as the Father of 'Napoleon Bonaparte' and Grandfather of 'Napoleon III')
Carlo Buonaparte
3
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: March 27, 1746
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: 1785
 43 
Richard de la Pole
(Noble)
Richard de la Pole
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1480 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: 1525
 44 
Bernard Loiseau
(Chef)
Bernard Loiseau
1
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: January 13, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chamalières, France
Died: 2003
 45 
Aethelberht I
(King of Kent)
Aethelberht I
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0550 AD
Birthplace: Kingdom of Kent
Died: 0616
 46 
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
(President)
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: 1876
 47 
Larry Norman
(Singer-songwriter)
Larry Norman
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Died: 2008
 48 
Pearl Cornioley
(British wartime agent)
Pearl Cornioley
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2008
 49 
Auguste Chouteau
(Politician)
Auguste Chouteau
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1749
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1829
 50 
Edward W. Morley
(Scientist)
Edward W. Morley
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 29, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1923