Notable Birthdays for May 24
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Those born on this date include:
- Polish inventor Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1686
- French journalist and revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat in 1743
- British Queen Victoria in 1819
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo in 1870
- H.B. Reese, inventor of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, in 1879
- hostess and party-giver Elsa Maxwell, credited with introducing the scavenger hunt, in 1883
- actor Lilli Palmer in 1914
- comedian Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong in 1938 (age 79)
- musician Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman) in 1941 (age 76)
- actor Gary Burghoff in 1943 (age 74)
- singer Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holte) in 1944 (age 73)
- actor/businesswoman Priscilla Presley (wife of Elvis Presley 1967-73) in 1945 (age 71)
- actor Jim Broadbent in 1949 (age 68)
- actor Alfred Molina in 1953 (age 64)
- singer Rosanne Cash in 1955 (age 62)
- actor Kristin Scott Thomas in 1960 (age 57)
- actor John C. Reilly in 1965 (age 52)
- soccer player Eric Cantona in 1966 (age 51).
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