History Births on January 31

Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1828)

#Franz_Schubert

Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and judge

#Fatou_Bensouda

Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector (d. 1982)

#Betty_Parsons

Terry Kath, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Chicago) (d. 1978)

#Terry_Kath

Rynn Berry, American historian and author (d. 2014)

#Rynn_Berry

Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

#Rudolf_Mössbauer

Jeremy Wariner, American runner

#Jeremy_Wariner

Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer (d. 1964)

#Eddie_Cantor

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1616)

#Tokugawa_Ieyasu

Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist and author

#Akbar_Ganji

André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (d. 1823)

#André-Jacques_Garnerin

Jessica Walter, American actress

#Jessica_Walter

Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (d. 2013)

#Fred_Bassetti

Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany (d. 1963)

#Theodor_Heuss

Dexter Fletcher, English actor and director

#Dexter_Fletcher

Miron Babiak, Polish captain (d. 2013)

#Miron_Babiak

Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (d. 1716)

#Louis_de_Montfort

Shim Yi-young, South Korean actress

#Shim_Yi-young

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (d. 1651)

#James_Stanley,_7th_Earl_of_Derby

Buddy Rice, American race car driver

#Buddy_Rice

Brad Thompson, American baseball player

#Brad_Thompson

Taejo of Goryeo (d. 943)

#Taejo_of_Goryeo

Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist and songwriter

#Adrian_Vandenberg

Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host (d. 1993)

#Garry_Moore

Craig Coleman, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Craig_Coleman

Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (d. 1846)

#Rodolphe_Töpffer

Zane Grey, American author (d. 1939)

#Zane_Grey

Virginia Ruzici, Romanian tennis player and manager

#Virginia_Ruzici

Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005)

#Bob_Turner_(ice_hockey)

Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot (d. 1978)

#Nat_Bailey

Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer and manager

#Traianos_Dellas

Kerry Washington, American actress

#Kerry_Washington

Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer

#Kenneth_Zohore

Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (d. 1959)

#Mario_Lanza

Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer

#Shirley_Babashoff

Julio Arca, Argentinian footballer

#Julio_Arca

Andreas Görlitz, German footballer

#Andreas_Görlitz

Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Minnie_Driver

J?nis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player

#J?nis_Sprukts

John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (d. 1640)

#John_Francis_Regis

Jacob Markström, Swedish ice hockey player

#Jacob_Markström

Pauline Parmentier, French tennis player

#Pauline_Parmentier

Henry, King of Portugal (d. 1580)

#Henry,_King_of_Portugal

Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and journalist

#Johan_Derksen

Yves Ma-Kalambay, Belgian footballer

#Yves_Ma-Kalambay

Danny Michel, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

#Danny_Michel

Stefan Majewski, Polish footballer and coach

#Stefan_Majewski

Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

#Fat_Mike

Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan model and actress

#Patricia_Velásquez

Kelly Lynch, American model and actress

#Kelly_Lynch

Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar (d. 2002)

#Alan_Lomax

Maret Ani, Estonian tennis player

#Maret_Ani

George Elokobi, Cameroonian footballer

#George_Elokobi

Kenzabur? ?e, Japanese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Kenzabur?_?e

Guido van Rossum, Dutch programmer, creator of the Python programming language

#Guido_van_Rossum

Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian and television host

#Patrick_Kielty

William B. Washburn, American politician, 28th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1887)

#William_B._Washburn

Carol Channing, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2019)

#Carol_Channing

James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior

#James_G._Watt

Preity Zinta, Indian actress, producer, and television host

#Preity_Zinta

James Adomian, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#James_Adomian

Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist (d. 1940)

#Henri_Desgrange

Julian Steward, American anthropologist (d. 1972)

#Julian_Steward

Josh Johnson, Canadian-American baseball player

#Josh_Johnson_(baseball)

Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player (d. 1976)

#Bobby_Hackett

Frank Foster, English cricketer (d. 1958)

#Frank_Foster_(cricketer)

Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

#Alva_Myrdal

Glynn Turman, American actor

#Glynn_Turman

Janice Rebibo, American-Israeli author and poet (d. 2015)

#Janice_Rebibo

Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007)

#Andrée_Boucher

Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968)

#Tallulah_Bankhead

Peter Sagal, American author and radio host

#Peter_Sagal

Mike Carlton, Australian journalist and radio host

#Mike_Carlton

Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English lawyer, judge, and academic

#Brenda_Hale,_Baroness_Hale_of_Richmond

Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker, English politician

#Elizabeth_Barker,_Baroness_Barker

Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician

#Dick_Gephardt

John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)

#John_O'Hara

Daniel Tammet, English author and educator

#Daniel_Tammet

Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor and producer

#Anthony_LaPaglia

Yukimi Nagano, Swedish singer-songwriter

#Yukimi_Nagano

François Devienne, French flute player and composer (d. 1803)

#François_Devienne

Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)

#Irving_Langmuir

Don Hutson, American football player and coach (d. 1997)

#Don_Hutson

Mario Williams, American football player

#Mario_Williams

Philip Glass, American composer

#Philip_Glass

Gouverneur Morris, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (d. 1816)

#Gouverneur_Morris

Nolan Ryan, American baseball player

#Nolan_Ryan

Allan McGregor, Scottish footballer

#Allan_McGregor

Jean Simmons, English-American actress (d. 2010)

#Jean_Simmons

Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech writer known for her famous cookery book (d. 1845)

#Magdalena_Dobromila_Rettigová

Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)

#Theodore_William_Richards

Grant Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter

#Grant_Morrison

Dov Charney, Canadian-American fashion designer and businessman, founded American Apparel

#Dov_Charney

Derek Jarman, English director, stage designer, and author (d. 1994)

#Derek_Jarman

Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress

#Daniela_Bianchi

Brett Pitman, English footballer

#Brett_Pitman

Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer and police officer (d. 1994)

#Jersey_Joe_Walcott

James Sutton, English actor

#James_Sutton_(actor)

Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary and explorer (d. 1758)

#Hans_Egede

John Lydon, English singer-songwriter

#John_Lydon

Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress

#Portia_de_Rossi

Lunalilo of Hawaii (d. 1874)

#Lunalilo

Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1997)

#Camille_Henry

Alessandro Zanni, Italian rugby player

#Alessandro_Zanni

Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS (d. 1951)

#Shastriji_Maharaj

James Franciscus, American actor and producer (d. 1991)

#James_Franciscus

Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer

#Fabio_Quagliarella

Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (d. 2007)

#Norman_Mailer

Benjamin Hooks, American minister, lawyer, and activist (d. 2010)

#Benjamin_Hooks

Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lloyd_Cole

Thomas Merton, American monk and author (d. 1968)

#Thomas_Merton

Adam Federici, Australian footballer

#Adam_Federici

Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician

#Muneo_Suzuki

Norris Church Mailer, American model and educator (d. 2010)

#Norris_Church_Mailer

Gwen Graham, American lawyer and politician

#Gwen_Graham

Martha MacCallum, American journalist

#Martha_MacCallum

Paul Scheer, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Paul_Scheer

Joanne Dru, American actress (d. 1996)

#Joanne_Dru

Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2010)

#Stewart_Udall

Ernesto Brambilla, Italian motorcycle racer and racing driver

#Ernesto_Brambilla

Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (d. 2014)

#Christopher_Chataway

Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008)

#Suzanne_Pleshette

Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

#Harry_Wayne_Casey

Ken Wilber, American sociologist, philosopher, and author

#Ken_Wilber

Taijo Teniste, Estonian footballer

#Taijo_Teniste

Peter Bulkley, English and later American Puritan (d. 1659)

#Peter_Bulkley

Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Ernie_Banks

Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1956)

#Isham_Jones

John Agar, American actor (d. 2002)

#John_Agar

Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist

#Joseph_Kosuth

Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter

#Marcus_Mumford

Alexander Korzhakov, Russian general and bodyguard

#Alexander_Korzhakov

Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1972)

#Jackie_Robinson

Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

#Justin_Timberlake

Vernon Davis, American football player

#Vernon_Davis

Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball player

#Yuniesky_Betancourt

Beatrix of the Netherlands

#Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands

Sten Olmre, Estonian basketball player

Kota Yabu, Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, model, actor

Jacopo Fortunato, Italian footballer

Kyle Kulinski, American talk show host

Justine Ozga, German tennis player

Megan Ellison, American film producer, founded Annapurna Pictures

Salvatore Masiello, Italian footballer

Mark Cameron, Australian cricketer

Fabián Caballero, Argentinian footballer and manager

Fred Coleman, American football player and coach

Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player

Othella Harrington, American basketball player and coach

Daniel Moder, American cinematographer

Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter

Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician, 2nd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure

Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

Thant Myint-U, Myanmar historian, diplomat, conservationist, and former presidential advisor.

Umar Alisha, Indian journalist and philanthropist

Ofra Harnoy, Israeli-Canadian cellist

Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach

Dawn Prince-Hughes, American scientist

Željko Šturanovi?, Montenegrin politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (d. 2014)

Armin Reichel, German footballer and manager

Faoud Bacchus, Guyanese cricketer

Denise Fleming, American author and illustrator

Volkmar Groß, German footballer (d. 2014)

Matt Minglewood, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (d. 2012)

John Inverarity, Australian cricketer and coach

Gerald McDermott, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

Stuart Margolin, American actor and director

Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (d. 1998)

Lynn Carlin, American actress

Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor

Can Bartu, Turkish former basketball and football player

Gene DeWeese, American author (d. 2012)

Morton Mower, American cardiologist and inventor

Al De Lory, American composer, conductor, and producer (d. 2012)

Joakim Bonnier, Swedish racing driver (d. 1972)

Irma Wyman, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2015)

Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (d. 2005)

Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (d. 1958)

Tom Alston, American baseball player (d. 1993)

E. Fay Jones, American architect, designed the Thorncrown Chapel (d. 2004)

Bert Williams, English footballer (d. 2004)

Frank Parker, American tennis player (d. 1997)

Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (d. 1995)

Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (d. 1966)

Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (d. 1955)

David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic (d. 1941)

Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher and academic (d. 1669)