Famous Births on 31 Jul

Famous Births on 31 Jul

1143 - Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)
1396 - Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1467)
1527 - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1576)
1598 - Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)
1702 - Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (d. 1768)
1704 - Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (d. 1752)
1718 - John Canton, English physicist (d. 1772)
1724 - Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1801)
1737 - Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales (d. 1813)
1803 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer (d. 1889)
1816 - George Henry Thomas, American general (d. 1870)
1825 - William S. Clark, American senator and scholar (d. 1886)
1835 - Henri Brisson, French statesman (d. 1912)
1835 - Paul du Chaillu, French explorer (d. 1903)
1837 - William Quantrill, American Civil War rebel guerrilla leader (d. 1865)
1843 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918)
1858 - Richard Dixon Oldham, British geologist (d. 1936)
1860 - Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist (d. 1940)
1867 - Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist (d. 1966)
1880 - Munshi Premchand, Indian Author (d. 1936)
1883 - Fred Quimby, American film producer (d. 1965)
1884 - Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German politician (d. 1945)
1887 - Hans Freyer, German sociologist (d. 1969)
1892 - Joseph Charbonneau, French-Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1959)
1894 - Fred Keenor, Welsh footballer (d.1972)
1901 - Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (d. 1985)
1904 - Brett Halliday, American writer (d. 1977)
1911 - George Liberace, American musician (d. 1983)
1912 - Irv Kupcinet, American newspaper columnist (d. 2003)
1912 - Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2006)
1912 - Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008)
1913 - Bryan Hextall, Canadian hockey player (d. 1984)
1914 - Louis de Funès, French actor and comedian (d. 1983)
1916 - Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player and official (d. 2006)
1916 - Bill Todman, American game show producer (d. 1979)
1916 - Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist
1918 - Hank Jones, American pianist
1918 - Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1919 - Curt Gowdy, American sports announcer (d. 2006)
1919 - Primo Levi, Italian author and chemist (d. 1987)
1920 - James Esdras Faust, American religious leader (d. 2007)
1921 - Whitney Young, American civil rights activist (d. 1971)
1921 - Peter Benenson, British founder of Amnesty International (d. 2005)
1922 - Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)
1923 - Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish-born record company executive (d. 2006)
1923 - Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach and father of Chris Evert
1926 - Hilary Putnam, American philosopher
1929 - Don Murray, American actor
1929 - José Santamaria, Uruguayan footballer
1929 - Lynne Reid Banks, British author
1930 - Oleg Popov, Russian clown
1931 - Kenny Burrell, American guitarist
1931 - Nick Bollettieri, American tennis coach
1932 - Ted Cassidy, American actor (d. 1979)
1932 - John Searle, American philosopher
1933 - Cees Nooteboom, Dutch writer
1935 - Yvon Deschamps, French-Canadian author and humorist
1935 - Geoffrey Lewis, American actor
1936 - Vic Davalillo, Venezuelan baseball player
1939 - France Nuyen, French actress
1941 - Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician
1943 - Sab Shimono, Japanese-American actor
1943 - Lobo, American singer and songwriter
1943 - Susan Flannery, American actress
1943 - William Bennett, 3rd United States Secretary of Education
1944 - Geraldine Chaplin, American actress
1944 - Jonathan Dimbleby, British journalist and television presenter
1944 - Robert C. Merton, American mathematician
1945 - William Weld, 68th Governor of Massachusetts
1945 - Gary Lewis, American vocalist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
1946 - Bob Welch, American musician
1946 - Karen Zerby, American religious leader
1950 - Steve Miller, American writer
1950 - Lane Davies, American actor
1951 - Evonne Goolagong, Australian tennis player
1951 - Barry Van Dyke, American actor
1952 - Chris Ahrens, American ice hockey player
1952 - Alan Autry, American football player and politician
1952 - Helmuts Balderis, Latvian hockey player
1952 - João Barreiros, Portuguese writer
1953 - Jimmy Cook, Former South African cricketer
1953 - James Read, American actor
1953 - Ted Baillieu, Australian Politician
1954 - Derek Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 - Michael Biehn, American actor
1956 - Deval Patrick, 71st Governor of Massachusetts
1956 - Bill Callahan, American football coach
1957 - Daniel Ash, British musician (Bauhaus)
1957 - Leon Durham, American baseball player
1957 - Dirk Blocker, American actor
1958 - Mark Cuban, American businessman, producer, and basketball team owner
1958 - Bill Berry, American musician (R.E.M.)
1959 - Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist
1960 - Dale Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 - Wesley Snipes, American actor
1962 - Kevin Greene, American football player
1962 - John Chiang, American politician
1963 - Brian Skrudland, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 - Norman Cook, British musician (The Housemartins, Freak Power, Beats International, Fatboy Slim)
1964 - Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs)
1965 - Julian Richards, British film director
1965 - J. K. Rowling, British writer
1965 - John Laurinaitis, American professional wrestler
1965 - Scott Brooks, American basketball player
1966 - Dean Cain, American actor
1967 - Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (d. 2005)
1967 - Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese seiyū
1968 - Saeed-Al-Saffar, Former UAE cricketer
1969 - Kenneth D. Schisler, American politician
1969 - Loren Dean, American actor
1969 - David Cash, American professional wrestler
1970 - Ahmad Akbarpour, Iranian writer
1971 - Gus Frerotte, American football player
1971 - John Lowery, American guitarist
1973 - Nathan Brown, Australian rugby league player
1973 - Chandra North, American supermodel
1974 - Emilia Fox, English actress
1974 - Jonathan Ogden, American football player
1975 - Andrew Hall, Former South African cricketer
1975 - Allan von Schenkel, American musician
1975 - Mike Lincoln, American baseball player
1975 - Simon Hirst, British radio DJ
1975 - Randy Flores, American baseball player
1976 - Joshua Cain, American musician (Motion City Soundtrack)
1976 - Annie Parisse, American actress
1976 - Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rican footballer
1977 - Tim Couch, American football player
1978 - Justin Wilson, English race car driver
1978 - Zeta Makripoulia, Greek actress, model and TV presenter
1978 - Will Champion, English musician (Coldplay)
1979 - J. J. Furmaniak, American baseball player
1979 - Per Krøldrup, Danish footballer
1979 - Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1979 - Carlos Marchena, Spanish footballer
1979 - B. J. Novak, American actor
1980 - Mils Muliaina, New Zealand and Waikato rugby player
1981 - Matthew Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold)
1981 - Ira Losco, Maltese singer
1981 - J.Son Dinant, American comedian
1981 - Eric Lively, American actor
1982 - Blessing Mahwire, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984 - Glenn Holt, American football player
1986 - Evgeni Malkin, Russian hockey player
1987 - Michael Bradley, American soccer player
1987 - Brittany Byrnes, Australian Actress
1989 - Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
1990 - Olga Galchenko, Russian juggler