24 JUNE|| GREAT AND FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DATE

=Lionel Messi
SOCCER PLAYER
BIRTHDAY
June 24 , 1987 (age 28)
BIRTHPLACE
Argentina

ABOUT
Star soccer forward who gained world fame while playing with FC Barcelona and as captain of Argentina's national team. He won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2009 after scoring thirty-eight goals during the 2008-09 season with Barcelona, then went on to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or the next three years in a row from 2010 to 2012. He received the Golden Ball Award after leading the Argentinian national team to the World Cup Championship game in 2014, where they were defeated 1-0 by Germany.

= Coy Stewart
TV ACTOR
BIRTHDAY
June 24 , 1998 (age 17)
BIRTHPLACE
South Carolina

ABOUT
Actor who began playing the role of Kevin Kingston in Are We There Yet? in 2010, and starred in A&E's The Glades. He also plays Troy Dixon in the Nickelodeon series Bella and the Bulldogs.

= Solange Knowles
R&B SINGER
BIRTHDAY
June 24 , 1986 (age 29)
BIRTHPLACE
Texas

ABOUT
Singer, model and younger sister of Beyonce . In 2009, she released the critically acclaimed album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, which peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200.

= Elijah Johnson
POP SINGER
BIRTHDAY
June 24 , 1998 (age 17)
BIRTHPLACE
Michigan

ABOUT
Born Elijah Johnson and better known by his stage name of E.J., this pop vocalist belongs to a successful boy band called Mindless Behavior.

= David Alaba
SOCCER PLAYER
BIRTHDAY
June 24 , 1992 (age 23)
BIRTHPLACE
Austria

ABOUT
Full-back and midfielder who joined Bayern Munich in 2010 and became part of the Austrian national team in 2009.