July 31 - Births

Births

• 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 of Great Britain (d. 1813)
• 1777 – Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros, Argentine statesman and priest (d. 1849)
• 1800 – Friedrich Wöhler, German chemist and founder of organic chemistry (d. 1882)
• 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)
• 1886 – Salvatore Maranzano, Sicilian-born American organized crime figure (d. 1931)
• 1887 – Hans Freyer, German sociologist (d. 1969)
• 1892 – Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author and publisher (d. 1986)
• 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)
• 1909 – Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Austrian writer and polyglot (d. 1999)
• 1911 – George Liberace, American musician (d. 1983)
• 1912 – Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008)
• 1912 – Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2006)
• 1912 – Irv Kupcinet, American newspaper columnist (d. 2003)
• 1913 – Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice 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 (d. 1986)
• 1918 – Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1918 – Hank Jones, American pianist (d. 2010)
• 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 – Peter Benenson, British founder of Amnesty International (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Donald Malarkey, American World War II hero
• 1921 – Whitney Young, American civil rights activist (d. 1971)
• 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
• 1929 – Gilles Carle, Canadian film director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Oleg Popov, Russian clown
• 1931 – Kenny Burrell, American guitarist
• 1931 – Nick Bollettieri, American tennis coach
• 1931 – Ivan Rebroff, German singer (d. 2008)
• 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
• 1940 – Carol J. Clover, American academic
• 1940 – Roy Walker, Irish comedian and gameshow host
• 1941 – Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician (d. 2004)
• 1943 – William Bennett, 3^rd United States Secretary of Education
• 1943 – Susan Flannery, American actress
• 1943 – Lobo, American singer and songwriter
• 1943 – Sab Shimono, Japanese-American actor
• 1944 – Geraldine Chaplin, American actress
• 1944 – Jonathan Dimbleby, British journalist and television presenter
• 1944 – Robert C. Merton, American mathematician
• 1945 – Gary Lewis, American vocalist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
• 1945 – William Weld, 68^th Governor of Massachusetts
• 1946 – Bob Welch, American musician
• 1946 – Karen Zerby, American religious leader
• 1950 – Lane Davies, American actor
• 1950 – Steve Miller, American writer
• 1951 – Evonne Goolagong, Australian tennis player
• 1951 – Werner Novak, German footballer
• 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 – Ted Baillieu, Australian politician
• 1953 – James Read, American actor
• 1953 – Jimmy Cook, former South African cricketer
• 1954 – Derek Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 – Jakie Quartz, French singer
• 1956 – Michael Biehn, American actor
• 1956 – Deval Patrick, American politician, 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 – Bill Berry, American musician (R.E.M.)
• 1958 – Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner
• 1959 – Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist
• 1959 – Andrew Marr, British journalist and political commentator
• 1960 – Dale Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 – John Chiang, American politician
• 1962 – Kevin Greene, American football player
• 1962 – Wesley Snipes, American actor
• 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 – Scott Brooks, American basketball player
• 1965 – John Laurinaitis, American professional wrestler
• 1965 – J. K. Rowling, British writer
• 1965 – Julian Richards, British film director
• 1966 – Dean Cain, American actor
• 1967 – Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (d. 2005)
• 1967 – Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese seiyū
• 1967 – Tony Massenburg, American basketball player
• 1967 – Tim Wright (musician), Composer
• 1968 – Saeed-Al-Saffar, Former UAE cricketer
• 1969 – David Cash, American professional wrestler
• 1969 – Loren Dean, American actor
• 1969 – Kenneth D. Schisler, American politician
• 1970 – Ahmad Akbarpour, Iranian writer
• 1970 – Ben Chaplin, English actor
• 1970 – Giorgos Sigalas, Greek basketball player
• 1970 – Dave Wedge, American journalist
• 1970 – Amanda Stepto, Canadian actress
• 1971 – Gus Frerotte, American football player
• 1971 – John Lowery, American guitarist
• 1972 – Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Greek screenwriter and actor
• 1973 – Nathan Brown, Australian rugby league player
• 1973 – Fabulous Flournoy American basketball player and coach Newcastle Eagles
• 1974 – Emilia Fox, English actress
• 1974 – Jonathan Ogden, American football player
• 1975 – Randy Flores, American baseball player
• 1975 – Andrew Hall, Former South African cricketer
• 1975 – Simon Hirst, British radio DJ
• 1975 – Gabe Kapler, American baseball player and manager
• 1975 – Poesy Liang, Founder of Helping Angels
• 1975 – Mike Lincoln, American baseball player
• 1975 – Ruben Patterson, American basketball player
• 1975 – Allan von Schenkel, American musician
• 1976 – Joshua Cain, American musician (Motion City Soundtrack)
• 1976 – Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rican footballer
• 1977 – Tim Couch, American football player
• 1978 – Will Champion, English musician (Coldplay)
• 1978 – Zeta Makripoulia, Greek actress, model and TV presenter
• 1978 – Nick Sorensen, American football player
• 1978 – Justin Wilson, English racing driver
• 1979 – Jaco Erasmus, South African-born Italian rugby player
• 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 rugby union player
• 1980 – Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish Rally Driver
• 1981 – Eric Lively, American actor
• 1981 – J.Son Dinant, American comedian
• 1981 – Ira Losco, Maltese singer
• 1981 – Matthew Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold)
• 1982 – Blessing Mahwire, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1982 – DeMarcus Ware, American football player for the Dallas Cowboys
• 1985 – Daniel Ciofani, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Rémy Di Gregorio, French cyclist
• 1986 – Evgeni Malkin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1987 – Michael Bradley, American footballer
• 1987 – Brittany Byrnes, Australian Actress
• 1988 – Krystal Meyers, American Christian singer/songwriter/musician
• 1989 – Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
• 1990 – Olga Galchenko, Russian juggler
• 1997 – Barbie Forteza, Filipina child actress