October 24 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 24, your zodiac sign is Scorpio ♏, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Wayne Rooney.
- Zodiac sign
- ♏ Scorpio
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Pluto and Mars
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 297th
- Popularity
- 127th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 24
- Next October 24
- October 24
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October 24 zodiac: Scorpio ♏
People born on October 24 fall under Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from October 23 to November 21. Scorpio is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto and Mars, and its symbol is the scorpion.
Scorpio is a water sign associated with depth, intensity and transformation. Scorpios are traditionally described as determined, perceptive people who feel things strongly and rarely do anything halfway.
Famous people born on October 24
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 24, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1632Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists (1632–1723)
- Born 1985English footballer and manager
- Born 1986Canadian and American rapper, singer, and actor (born 1986)
- Born 1989Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)
- Born 1954Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
- Born 177518th and last Mughal Emperor from 1837 to 1857
- Born 1932French physicist
- Born 1947American actor (born 1947)
- Born 1990German footballer (born 1990)
- Born 1939American actor (born 1939)
- Born 1992Chinese grandmaster and former World Chess Champion
- Born 1966Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician
- Born 1891President of the Dominican Republic (1891-1961)
- Born 1976Indian actress
- Born 1932American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012)
- Born 1932Canadian economist (1932–2021)
- Born 1886Soviet politician (1886-1937)
- Born 1964President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist
- Born 1931Soviet and Russian composer (1931–2025)
- Born 1994Japanese association football player
- Born 1855Vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912 (1855–1912)
- Born 1868French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
- Born 2000Peruvian association football player
- Born 1925Japanese association football player (1925-1970)
- Born 1925Italian composer (1925–2003)
- Born 1950Japanese association football player
- Born 1973French footballer (born 1973)
- Born 1915American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998)
- Born 1930Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar
- Born 1997Mexican association football player
- Born 1898Chinese military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1898–1974)
- Born 1927French singer, composer, pianist and actor (1927–2001)
- Born 1997British singer-songwriter
- Born 1882Hungarian-born composer of operettas (1882–1953)
- Born 1887Queen consort of Spain (1887-1969)
- Born 1936British musician, former bassist of the Rolling Stones
- Born 1968Brazilian association football player
- Born 1969Mexican actress
- Born 1796German poet (1796-1835)
- Born 1927French comedian and singer
October 24 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 24 birthday facts
- October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years), leaving 68 days until the end of the year.
- October 24 is the 127th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,328 babies born on an average October 24(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 24 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 24 were most likely conceived around February 1 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 24, six months after October 24.
- October 24 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 24?
October 24 falls under Scorpio ♏, which runs from October 23 to November 21.
What is the birthstone for October 24?
The birthstone for October 24 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 24?
Famous people born on October 24 include Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Wayne Rooney (1985), Drake (1986), PewDiePie (1989), Malcolm Turnbull (1954), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775).
How common is a October 24 birthday?
October 24 is the 127th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,328 babies born on an average October 24.
What day of the year is October 24?
October 24 is the 297th day of the year in common years and the 298th day in leap years.