Famous birthdays for June 24: Carla Gallo, Lionel Messi

June 24 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.

They include:

-- Writer Ambrose Bierce in 1842

-- Basketball player/shoe designer Chuck Taylor in 1901

-- Astronomer Fred Hoyle in 1915

-- Writer Norman Cousins in 1915

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Sam Jones in 1933

-- Actor Michele Lee in 1942 (age 83)

-- Musician Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) in 1944

-- Actor Peter Weller in 1947 (age 78)

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-- Musician Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) in 1947 (age 78)

-- Musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) in 1949 (age 76)

-- Actor Nancy Allen in 1950 (age 75)

-- Actor Tommy Lister in 1958

-- Musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) in 1959 (age 66)

-- Actor Iain Glen in 1961 (age 64)

-- Musician Curt Smith (Tears for Fears) in 1961 (age 64)

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-- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in 1962 (age 63)

-- Actor Sherry Stringfield in 1967 (age 58)

-- Actor Carla Gallo in 1975 (age 50)

-- Actor Mindy Kaling in 1979 (age 46)

-- Actor Minka Kelly in 1980 (age 45)

-- Actor Vanessa Ray in 1981 (age 44)

-- Musician Solange Knowles in 1986 (age 39)

-- Soccer player Lionel Messi in 1987 (age 38)

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-- Actor Candice Patton in 1988 (age 37)

-- Actor Max Ehrich in 1991 (age 34)

-- Actor Beanie Feldstein in 1993 (age 32)

-- Actor Erin Moriarty in 1994 (age 31)

-- Actor Harris Dickinson in 1996 (age 29)

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