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In 2025, Goal named him one of the best players never to have won the Ballon d'Or; his highest finish was 5th place in 2011.
Famous Birthdays on October 24
1985 — Wayne Rooney
English footballer
October 24 has 315 recorded notable births across history, from 51 to 1999. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1360 The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. Source
- 1813 Treaty of Gulistan: The Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813 comes to a close with the signing of the Treaty of Gulistan, under which terms Qajar Iran agrees to cede the bulk of its Caucasian territories, which comprise much of modern Dagestan, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, to the Russian Empire. Source
- 1648 The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War. Source
- 1894 First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Jiuliancheng: Under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo, the Imperial Japanese Army covertly crosses the Yalu River into Qing territory and launches an assault on the fortifications at Hushan. Source
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Tila Tequila's bisexuality-themed dating show, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007), aired for two seasons and became MTV's second-highest-rated series premiere of that year.
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At Sioux Falls, his teams won three NAIA Football National Championships, in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
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Ding Liren is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion and was part of the Chinese teams that won the Chess Olympiads in 2014 and 2018.
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In 1998, Sahgal was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award.
More major people born on October 24
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1981
Tila Tequila
Singaporean-American model, actress, and singer
Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh, better known by her stage name Tila Tequila, is an American model, singer, and reality TV actress. She has also used the names Tila Nguyen, Miss Tila and Tornado Thien.
1974
Kalen DeBoer
American football coach
Kalen Douglas DeBoer is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Alabama, a position he has held since 2024.
1992
Ding Liren
Chinese chess grandmaster
Ding Liren is a Chinese chess grandmaster who was the 17th World Chess Champion from 2023–24. He is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion and was part of the Chinese teams that won the Chess Olympiads in 2014 and 2018.
1914
Lakshmi Sahgal
Indian Independence movement revolutionary and Officer of Indian National Army (died 2012)
Lakshmi Sahgal was an Indian politician and activist. She was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army (INA), and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind…
1930
Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019)
Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah was Sultan of Pahang from 1974 until his abdication in 2019, and the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, from 1979 to 1984.
1927
Gilbert Bécaud
French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2001)
François Gilbert Léopold Silly, known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud, was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances.
1925
Ieng Sary
Vietnamese-Cambodian politician co-founded the Khmer Rouge (died 2013)
Ieng Sary was the co-founder and a senior member of the Khmer Rouge and one of the main architects of the Cambodian genocide.
1929
George Crumb
American composer and educator (died 2022)
George Henry Crumb Jr. was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music.
1976
Petar Stoychev
Bulgarian swimmer
Petar Stoychev is a Bulgarian swimmer who is one of the most successful long distance marathon swimmers in history. He is an honor swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
1378
David Stewart
Duke of Rothesay heir to the throne of Scotland (died 1402)
David Stewart was the eldest son of Robert III of Scotland and his wife, Annabella Drummond.
1675
Richard Temple
1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (died 1749)
Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was a British army officer and Whig politician.
1948
Phil Bennett
Welsh rugby player (died 2022)
Philip Bennett was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a fly-half for Llanelli RFC and the Wales national team.
1960
Joachim Winkelhock
German race car driver
Joachim Winkelhock is a German motor racing driver. He competed in and won German Formula Three before moving onto Formula One.
1957
Ron Gardenhire
German-American baseball player and manager
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets from 1981 to 1985.
1979
Ben Gillies
Australian drummer and songwriter
Benjamin David Gillies is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011.
1969
Emma Donoghue
Irish-Canadian author
Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian novelist, screenwriter, playwright and literary historian. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller.
1948
Kweisi Mfume
American lawyer and politician
Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020.
1936
Bill Wyman
English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
William George Wyman is an English musician who was the bassist of the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on its first 19 studio albums.
1876
Saya San
Burmese monk and activist (died 1931)
Saya San, born with the name Yar Kyaw, was a Burmese physician and monk who led the Saya San Rebellion (1930–1932) against British colonial rule in Burma.