Mikhail Sholokhov (born May 24, 1905) Russian novelist, Nobel Prize for Literature winner (1965) – And Quiet Flows the Don
Patti LaBelle (born May 24, 1944) U.S. singer / songwriter – Don’t Block the Blessings (1996 autobiography)
Joseph Brodsky (born May 24, 1940) Russian / U.S. poet
Bob Dylan (born May 24, 1941) U.S. singer/songwriter – “Like a Rolling Stone”