Anura Kumara Dissanayake
1968Leader of the Marxist-Leninists JVP party who won the 2024 presidential election, becoming Sri Lanka's first leftist president since independence.
Famous Birthdays on November 24
11 notable people were born on November 24.
November 24 marks the birth date of several notable individuals from different areas throughout history. Some of the most recognized people born on this day include Soraya Tarzi (1899), the progressive Queen of Afghanistan; Nobel Prize-winning physicists Simon van der Meer (1925) and Tsung-Dao Lee (1926); Islamic scholar Abd al-Qadir ibn Saleh (1941); and acclaimed filmmaker Emir Kusturica (1954). These individuals have made contributions to politics, science, religion, and the arts over more than a century.
20th Century10 people
Arundhati Roy
1961Indian author who won the Booker Prize for her novel 'The God of Small Things' and is known for her activism on environmental and social justice issues.
Emir Kusturica
1954Serbian film director who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival twice for 'When Father Was Away on Business' (1985) and 'Underground' (1995). He is known for his surreal and politically charged films about Balkan history.
Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 – 2024Chinese-American theoretical physicist who shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics with Chen-Ning Yang for discovering that parity is not conserved in weak nuclear interactions. This groundbreaking work overturned a fundamental assumption in physics that had been accepted for decades.
Lukas Hradecky
1989Finnish goalkeeper who has served as captain of the Finland national football team and plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga. He helped lead Finland to their first major tournament appearance at UEFA Euro 2020.
association football playerFinland
Abd al-Qadir ibn Saleh
1941 – 2021Algerian journalist and politician who worked as a correspondent and held various government positions before his death in 2021.
Mohamed Agha
1955Lebanese politician and businessman who has served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Lebanon, including from 2021 to present.
Simon van der Meer
1925 – 2011Dutch physicist who shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on particle accelerators that led to the discovery of W and Z bosons.
Nabil Bentaleb
1994Central midfielder who has played for Tottenham, Schalke, and Newcastle United, representing Algeria at international level.
association football playerAlgeria
Ruslan Nurudinov
1991Uzbekistani weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 105kg category.
weightlifterUzbekistan
19th Century1 person
Soraya Tarzi
1899 – 1968Queen of Afghanistan and progressive advocate for women's rights who championed education and modernization during her husband King Amanullah Khan's reign from 1919-1929.
politicianAfghanistan
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on November 24?
Tsung-Dao Lee, born on November 24, 1926, is widely recognized for winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957. Other notable individuals include filmmaker Emir Kusturica and physicist Simon van der Meer, another Nobel Prize recipient.
Are there any Nobel Prize winners born on November 24?
Yes, two Nobel Prize winners share this birthday: Tsung-Dao Lee, awarded the Physics prize in 1957, and Simon van der Meer, who won in 1984. Both made major contributions to particle physics.
What types of professions are represented among famous people born on November 24?
Notable figures born on November 24 include Nobel laureates Tsung-Dao Lee and Simon van der Meer in science, filmmaker Emir Kusturica in cinema, and Queen Soraya Tarzi of Afghanistan in political leadership. The date includes achievements in these various fields.