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July 31 birthdays

307 notable historical figures were born on July 31, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on July 31 is a Leo.

18% of July 31 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on July 31

• Milton Friedman (1912 to 2006. American economist and statistician (1912–2006))
• J. K. Rowling (born 1965. British author (born 1965))
• Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944. American-born English actress (born 1944))
• Lil Uzi Vert (born 1995. American rapper and singer (born 1994 or 1995))
• Premchand (1880 to 1936. Indian Hindustani writer (1880–1936))
• Primo Levi (1918 to 1987. Italian Holocaust survivor and writer (1919–1987))
• José Fernández (1992 to 2016. Cuban-born American baseball player (1992–2016))
• Maximilian II (1527 to 1576. Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 to 1576)
• Philip III (1396 to 1467. Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467)
• John Searle (1932 to 2025. American philosopher (1932–2025))
• Fatima Jinnah (1893 to 1967. Pakistani politician and author (1893–1967))
• Jan Broberg (born 1962. American actress, singer, and dancer)
• Hilary Putnam (1926 to 2016. American mathematician and philosopher (1926–2016))
• Stephanie Kwolek (1923 to 2014. American chemist who invented Kevlar (1923–2014))
• Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884 to 1945. German politician (1884–1945))
• Augusta of Great Britain (1737 to 1813. Duchess of Brunswick from 1780 to 1806)
• Karla LaVey (born 1952. Daughter of Anton LaVey)
• Robert C. Merton (born 1944. American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1944))
• Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (born 1961. Emir of Kano, 2014–2020; since 2024)
• Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812 to 1873. Empress of Brazil from 1829 to 1831)
• Friedrich Wöhler (1800 to 1882. German chemist (1800–1882))
• Tui T. Sutherland (born 1978. Venezuelan-American children's book author (born 1978))
• Jonathan Dimbleby (born 1944. British television presenter and journalist (born 1944))
• Kim Newman (born 1959. English writer and novelist (born 1959))
• Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824 to 1890. French royal; youngest son of Louis Philippe I (1824-1890))
• Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (1909 to 1999. Austrian noble and political theorist (1909–1999))
• Amanda Stepto (born 1970. Canadian actress (born 1970))
• Antonio Conte (born 1969. Italian football manager (born 1969))
• Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754 to 1842. French marshal (1754–1842))
• Brett Halliday (1904 to 1977. American novelist (1904–1977))
• Augustus Sol Invictus (born 1983. American far-right activist (born 1984))
• Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies (1816 to 1867. Queen of the Two Sicilies from 1837 to 1859)
• Albert III of Saxony (1443 to 1500. Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Meissen)
• Thérésa Tallien (1773 to 1835. Spanish-born French noblewoman and socialite (1773–1835))
• Emperor Nijō (1143 to 1165. Emperor of Japan from 1158 to 1165)
• Boniface Alexandre (1936 to 2023. Haitian politician (1936–2023))
• LouAnne Johnson (born 1953. American writer, teacher, and former U.S. Navy journalist)
• Lynne Reid Banks (1929 to 2024. British writer (1929–2024))
• Itamar Ben-Avi (1882 to 1943. Palestinian-Jewish journalist and activist (1882–1943))
• Stephanie Hirst (born 1975. English radio presenter)
• Victoria Azarenka (born 1989. Belarusian tennis player (born 1989))
• Afonso, Duke of Porto (1865 to 1920. Portuguese royal and heir (1865–1920))
• Kim Addonizio (born 1954. American poet and novelist (born 1954))
• Lorrin A. Thurston (1858 to 1931. Hawaiian politician (1858–1931))
• Grand Corps Malade (born 1977. French slam poet)
• Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844 to 1894. German grand duke (1844–1894))
• Elliott H. Lieb (born 1932. American mathematical physicist)
• Kunio Yanagita (1875 to 1962. Japanese folklorist (1875–1962))
• Faye Kellerman (born 1952. American novelist (born 1952))
• Fleur Jaeggy (born 1940. Swiss writer (born 1940))
• Gubby Allen (1902 to 1989. English cricketer)
• Paul D. Boyer (1918 to 2018. American biochemist)
• Ch Nisar Ali Khan (born 1954. Pakistani politician)
• Herbert Aptheker (1915 to 2003. American Marxist historian and activist (1915–2003))
• James E. Faust (1920 to 2007. American Latter-day Saint religious leader)
• Richard Griffiths (1947 to 2013. English actor (1947–2013))
• Paul du Chaillu (1835 to 1903. French-American anthropologist, zoologist and traveler)
• Henri Brisson (1835 to 1912. 19th/20th-century French politician)
• Mark O'Brien (poet) (1949 to 1999. American disabled journalist and poet (1949–1999))
• Médard des Groseilliers (1618 to 1696. French explorer and fur trader)

Died on July 31

• Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951 to 2022. Egyptian Islamist militant and physician (1951–2022))
• Andrew Johnson (1808 to 1875. President of the United States from 1865 to 1869)
• Gore Vidal (1925 to 2012. American writer (1925–2012))
• Franz Liszt (1811 to 1886. Hungarian composer and pianist (1811–1886))
• Ismail Haniyeh (1962 to 2024. Palestinian politician (c.1962–2024))
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 to 1944. French writer and aviator (1900–1944))
• Ignatius of Loyola (1491 to 1556. Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556))
• Baudouin of Belgium (1930 to 1993. King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993)
• Jeanne Moreau (1928 to 2017. French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928–2017))
• Udham Singh (1899 to 1940. Indian revolutionary (1899–1940))
• Denis Diderot (1713 to 1784. French philosopher and writer (1713–1784))
• Fidel V. Ramos (1928 to 2022. President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998)
• Robert A. Taft (1889 to 1953. American politician (1889–1953))
• Omar Torrijos (1929 to 1981. Military leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981)
• Poul Anderson (1926 to 2001. American science fiction writer (1926–2001))
• Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher) (1853 to 1900. Russian philosopher and Christian mystic (1853–1900))
• Sándor Petőfi (1823 to 1849. Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary)
• Paul-Henri Spaak (1899 to 1972. Belgian politician (1899–1972))
• Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878 to 1966. German general and advisor (1878–1966))
• Francis Younghusband (1863 to 1942. British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer (1863–1942))
• Richard Morris Hunt (1827 to 1895. American architect (1827–1895))
• Seymour Papert (1928 to 2016. American computer scientist (1928–2016))
• Charles Edison (1890 to 1969. American politician (1890–1969))
• Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861 to 1942. Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1905 to 1912)
• Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914 to 2001. President of Portugal From 1974 to 1976)
• Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861 to 1924. Bulgarian prince (1861–1924))
• Richard Kuhn (1900 to 1967. Austrian-German biochemist (1900–1967))
• Barrington Pheloung (1954 to 2019. Australian composer (1954–2019))
• Bill Russell (1934 to 2022. American basketball player and coach (1934–2022))
• Artemio Ricarte (1866 to 1945. Filipino general)

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