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January 31 birthdays

327 notable historical figures were born on January 31, and 173 died on this day. Everyone born on January 31 is a Aquarius.

16% of January 31 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (97) than any other country.

Born on January 31

• Justin Timberlake (born 1981. American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1981))
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543 to 1616. Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1603 to 1605)
• Jackie Robinson (1919 to 1972. American baseball player (1919–1972))
• Preity Zinta (born 1975. Indian actress (born 1975))
• Julián Alvarez (born 2000. Argentine footballer (born 2000))
• Franz Schubert (1797 to 1828. Austrian composer (1797–1828))
• Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938. Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013)
• Philip Glass (born 1937. American composer (born 1937))
• Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707 to 1751. Heir apparent to George II of Great Britain (1707–1751))
• James G. Blaine (1830 to 1893. American politician (1830–1893))
• Thomas Merton (1915 to 1968. American Trappist monk (1915–1968))
• Melanie Stansbury (born 1979. American politician (born 1979))
• Eddie Cantor (1892 to 1964. American comedian and actor (1892–1964))
• Nikita Dragun (born 1996. American internet personality (born 1996))
• Taejo (877 to 943. King of Goryeo from 918 to 943)
• Morteza Motahhari (1919 to 1979. Iranian politician (1919–1979))
• Daniel Tammet (born 1979. British writer and savant (born 1979))
• Lunalilo (1835 to 1874. King of Hawaii from 1873 to 1874)
• Henry of Portugal (1512 to 1580. Cardinal; King of Portugal from 1578 to 1580)
• Irving Langmuir (1881 to 1957. American chemist and physicist (1881–1957))
• D. R. Bendre (1896 to 1981. Indian English a poet)
• Janelle Bynum (born 1975. American politician (born 1975))
• Oskar von Hindenburg (1883 to 1960. German politician and general)
• Hans Egede (1686 to 1758. Norwegian priest and missionary)
• Guido Marini (born 1965. Italian Catholic Bishop (born 1965))
• Norman Mailer (1923 to 2007. American writer (1923–2007))
• Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865 to 1925. 11th Patriarch of Moscow and of All Russia and saint (1865–1925))
• Freya Stark (1893 to 1993. British explorer and writer)
• Melitta Bentz (1873 to 1950. German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter)
• Sophie Muller (born 1962. English music video director (born 1962))
• Richard E. Cavazos (1929 to 2017. United States Army general (1929–2017))
• Bishnu Prasad Rabha (1909 to 1969. Indian cultural figure from Assam, musician and songwriter, activist)
• Jeremy Wariner (born 1984. American sprinter (born 1984))
• Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756 to 1805. Countess of Artois (1756–1805))
• Anatoly Alexandrov (physicist) (1903 to 1994. Russian physicist (1903–1994))
• John Lukacs (1924 to 2019. Hungarian-born American historian and author (1924–2019))
• Olivie Blake (born 1989. American author)
• Roger Griffin (born 1948. British historian (born 1948))
• Persi Diaconis (born 1945. American mathematician and statistician)
• Sangoulé Lamizana (1916 to 2005. President of Upper Volta from 1966 to 1980)
• Helena Roerich (1879 to 1955. Russian philosopher (1879–1955))
• Mahammad Amin Rasulzade (1884 to 1955. Azerbaijani politician (1884–1955))
• Kerry Washington (born 1977. American actress (born 1977))
• Artur Mas (born 1956. Catalan politician (born 1956))
• Ōtomo Sōrin (1530 to 1587. Japanese feudal lord)
• Rudolf Mössbauer (1929 to 2011. German physicist (1929–2011))
• Agostino Depretis (1813 to 1887. Italian politician (1813–1887))
• John Lydon (born 1956. English musician, author and media personality (born 1956))
• Timothy Naftali (born 1962. Canadian-American historian (born 1962))
• George Benjamin (composer) (born 1960. English composer (born 1960))
• Bao Ngoc Georges Vinh San (born 1933. Head of the House of Nguyễn Phúc)
• Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (1921 to 1987. President of Bangladesh from 1972 to 1973)
• Alfonso López Pumarejo (1886 to 1959. President of Colombia (1934–1938, 1942–1946))
• Theodore William Richards (1868 to 1928. American chemist and Nobel laureate (1868–1928))
• Zina D. H. Young (1821 to 1901. American social activist and religious leader (1821–1901))
• Dušan Džamonja (1928 to 2009. Croatian sculptor (1928–2009))
• J. J. Sakurai (1933 to 1982. Japanese-American physicist (1933–1982))
• José Maceda (1917 to 2004. Musical artist)
• Ella Cara Deloria (1889 to 1971. Yankton Dakota author (1889–1971))
• Daya Mata (1914 to 2010. President of Self-Realization Fellowship from 1955 to 2010)

Died on January 31

• Charles (1720 to 1788. Jacobite leader (1720–1788))
• Charles Spurgeon (1834 to 1892. British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist (1834–1892))
• John Bosco (1815 to 1888. 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer)
• John Galsworthy (1867 to 1933. English novelist and playwright (1867–1933))
• Mahendra of Nepal (1920 to 1972. King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972)
• Mary Higgins Clark (1927 to 2020. American novelist and writer (1927–2020))
• Richard von Weizsäcker (1920 to 2015. President of Germany from 1984 to 1994)
• Bairam Khan (1501 to 1561. Mughal military commander and statesman (1501–1561))
• Xuande (1399 to 1435. Emperor of China from 1425 to 1435)
• Henry of Portugal (1512 to 1580. Cardinal; King of Portugal from 1578 to 1580)
• Alexander Ypsilantis (1792 to 1828. Greek revolutionary and commander (1792–1828))
• 11th Dalai Lama (1838 to 1856. Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1842 to 1855)
• Rashad Khalifa (1935 to 1990. Egyptian-American Quranist (1935–1990))
• Anna Gordy Gaye (1922 to 2014. American record executive (1922–2014))
• Mircea I of Wallachia (1355 to 1418. Despot of Dobruja (c. 1355–1418))
• Jahangir II (1703 to 1746. Titular Mughal emperor in 1720)
• Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (1908 to 1975. British Peer and Politician)
• Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870 to 1899. Princess of Bulgaria from 1893 to 1899)
• William Gopallawa (1897 to 1981. President of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1978)
• Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812 to 1836. Queen of the Two Sicilies from 1832 to 1836)
• Carleton Carpenter (1926 to 2022. American actor (1926–2022))
• Jacob Roggeveen (1659 to 1729. Dutch explorer of the Pacific Ocean (1659–1729))
• Georgios Kondylis (1879 to 1936. Greek politician and general (1879–1936))
• John Mott (1865 to 1955. American ecumenical Christian awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1865–1955))
• Gordon R. Dickson (1923 to 2001. American science fiction writer (1923–2001))
• Kim Chaek (1903 to 1951. North Korean general and politician (1903–1951))
• Poul Henningsen (1894 to 1967. Danish author, critic, architect, and designer)
• William V of Aquitaine (969 to 1030. Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 990 to 1030)
• James Spriggs Payne (1819 to 1882. President of Liberia (1868–70, 1876–78))
• Leonid Kadenyuk (1951 to 2018. Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951–2018))

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