Celebrity Birthdays for July 24:
Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 90.
Actor Dan Hedaya is 85.
Actor Chris Sarandon is 83.
Actor Robert Hays ("Airplane!") is 78.
Actor Michael Richards ("Seinfeld") is 76.
Actress Lynda Carter is 74.
Director Gus Van Sant is 73.
Country singer Pam Tillis is 68.
Drummer Paul Geary (Extreme) is 64.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Karl Malone is 62.
MLB's career home run leader Barry Bonds is 61.
Actor Kadeem Hardison is 60.
Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 60.
Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 57.
Actress Laura Leighton ("Melrose Place") is 57.
Actor John P. Navin Jr. is 57.
Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 56.
Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 56.
Director Patty Jenkins ("Wonder Woman") is 54.
Actress Jamie Denbo ("Orange Is The New Black") is 52.
Actor Eric Szmanda ("CSI") is 50.
Actress Rose Byrne is 46.
Country singer Jerrod Neimann is 46.
Actress Summer Glau ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") is 44.
Actress Elisabeth Moss is 43.
Actress Anna Paquin is 43.
Actress Megan Park is 39.
Actress Mara Wilson is 38.
Singer Jay McGuiness of The Wanted is 35.
Actress Emily Bett Rickards is 34.
Singer Mitch Grassi (Pentatonix) is 33.
Actor Lucas Adams is 32.
TV personality Bindi Irwin ("Bindi: The Jungle Girl") is 27.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1725, hymn writer John Newton ("Amazing Grace"). (Dec. 21, 1807)
In 1783, South American liberator Simon Bolivar. (Dec. 17, 1830)
In 1802, Alexander Dumas, author of "The Three Musketeers." (Dec. 5, 1870)
In 1895, English poet and novelist Robert Graves. (Dec. 7, 1985)
In 1897, aviator Amelia Earhart. (She went missing July 2, 1937; Declared legally dead Jan. 5, 1939)
In 1899, Oscar-nominated actor Chief Dan George. (Sept. 23, 1981)
In 1914, Canadian entrepreneur "Honest" Ed Mirvish. (July 11, 2007)
In 1916, American mystery writer John D. MacDonald. (Dec. 28, 1986)
In 1917, Canadian composer-arranger-conductor Robert Farnon. (April 23, 2005)
In 1921, Italian tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano. (March 3, 2008)
In 1926, Canadian documentary filmmaker Colin Low. (Feb. 24, 2016)
In 1929, director Peter Yates. (Jan. 9, 2011)
In 1930, actress Jacqueline Brookes. (April 26, 2013)
In 1933, actor John Aniston ("Days of Our Lives"). (Nov. 11, 2022)
In 1934, songwriter Jimmy Holiday. (Feb. 15, 1987)
In 1936, actor Mark Goddard ("Lost In Space"). (Oct. 10, 2023)
In 1936, comedian Ruth Buzzi. (May 1, 2025)
In 1946, comedian Gallagher. (Nov. 11, 2022)
In 1958, musician Mick Karn (Japan). (Jan. 4, 2011)
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