31 October Births

October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

1291 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer, poet, and theorist (d. 1361)
1345 – Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (d. 1383)
1391 – Edward, king of Portugal (d. 1438)
1424 – Władusław III, king of Poland (d. 1444)
1445 – Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1511)
1472 – Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (d. 1529)
1542 – Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (d. 1601)
1599 – Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (d. 1680)
1620 – John Evelyn, English gardener and author (d. 1706)
1632 – Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
1636 – Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
1638 – Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (d. 1709)
1686 – Senesino, Italian singer and actor (d. 1758)
1692 – Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (d. 1765)
1694 – Yeongjo of Joseon (d. 1776)
1705 – Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)
1711 – Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (d. 1778)
1714 – Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (d. 1744)
1724 – Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (d. 1805)
1729 – Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (d. 1800)
1737 – James Lovell, American educator and politician (d. 1789)
1760 – Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (d. 1849)
1795 – John Keats, English poet (d. 1821)
1815 – Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1884)
1815 – Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
1825 – Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (d. 1892)
1831 – Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910)
1835 – Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (d. 1933)
1835 – Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923)
1835 – Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
1838 – Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889)
1847 – Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1897)
1848 – Boston Custer, American soldier (d. 1876)
1849 – Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (d. 1891)
1851 – Louise of Sweden (d. 1926)
1856 – Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (d. 1889)
1860 – Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (d. 1927)
1868 – John Weir Troy, American journalist and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (d. 1942)
1875 – Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (d. 1954)
1875 – Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1950)
1876 – Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (d. 1972)
1879 – Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (d. 1941)
1880 – Julia Peterkin, American author (d. 1961)
1880 – Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1936)
1881 – Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (d. 1960)
1883 – Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
1883 – Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (d. 1915)
1887 – Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (d. 1975)
1887 – Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)
1888 – Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (d. 1944)
1892 – Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (d. 1946)
1895 – Les Darcy, Australian boxer (d. 1917)
1895 – B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970)
1896 – Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. 1977)
1900 – Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976)
1902 – Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1987)
1902 – Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958)
1902 – Abraham Wald, Romanian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)
1907 – Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (d. 1973)
1908 – Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009)
1912 – Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001)
1912 – Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (d. 2008)
1914 – John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (d. 1995)
1915 – Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (d. 2010)
1916 – Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012)
1917 – William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016)
1917 – Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013)
1918 – Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007)
1919 – Daphne Oxenford, English actress (d. 2012)
1919 – Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (d. 2017)
1920 – Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010)
1920 – Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (d. 2008)
1920 – Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (d. 2004)
1920 – Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002)
1922 – Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (d. 2005)
1922 – Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004)
1922 – Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)
1925 – Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (d. 1990)
1925 – John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1925 – Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013)
1926 – Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011)
1928 – Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (d. 2012)
1929 – William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014)
1929 – Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1930 – Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut
1930 – Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (d. 1970)
1931 – Dan Rather, American journalist
1933 – Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1933 – Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (d. 2014)
1935 – Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach
1935 – Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist
1935 – David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic
1936 – Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)
1937 – Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host
1939 – Ron Rifkin, American actor
1939 – Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
1940 – Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (d. 1993)
1940 – Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician
1941 – Dan Alderson, American scientist and academic (d. 1989)
1941 – Derek Bell, English race car driver
1941 – Sally Kirkland, American actress
1941 – Werner Krieglstein, Czech-American philosopher and academic
1942 – David Ogden Stiers, American Actor M*A*S*H
1943 – Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver
1943 – Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
1943 – Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy
1943 – Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970)
1945 – Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian
1945 – Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer
1946 – Stephen Rea, Irish actor
1947 – Deidre Hall, American actress
1947 – Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster
1947 – Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
1948 – Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer
1949 – Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat
1949 – Bob Siebenberg, American drummer (Supertramp)
1949 – Alison Wolf, English economist and academic
1950 – John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1950 – Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (d. 2016)
1950 – Jane Pauley, American journalist
1950 – Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general
1951 – Nick Saban, American football player and coach
1951 – Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1952 – Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1996)
1952 – Joe West, American baseball umpire and actor
1953 – John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach
1954 – Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress
1954 – Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter
1955 – Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
1955 – Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
1956 – Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
1956 – Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
1956 – Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
1956 – Charles Moore, English journalist and author
1957 – Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
1957 – Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
1959 – Neal Stephenson, American author
1960 – Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
1960 – Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
1960 – Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach
1960 – Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
1961 – Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot
1961 – Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor
1962 – Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic
1962 – Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic
1962 – John Giannini, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author
1962 – Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
1962 – Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician
1963 – Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Dermot Mulroney, American actor
1963 – Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian
1963 – Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager
1964 – Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
1964 – Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician (My Bloody Valentine)
1964 – Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
1964 – Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
1965 – Blue Edwards, American basketball player
1965 – Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist
1965 – Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor
1966 – Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor
1966 – Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler
1966 – Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter (Bow Wow Wow) and record producer
1966 – Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian
1967 – Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor
1967 – Buddy Lazier, American racing driver
1967 – Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress
1967 – Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
1968 – Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster
1970 – Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter (Ace of Base)
1971 – Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004)
1971 – Tom Smith, English-Scottish rugby player and coach
1971 – Phil Tataurangi, New Zealand golfer
1971 – Ian Walker, English footballer and manager
1972 – Shaun Bartlett, South African footballer and manager
1972 – Matt Dawson, English rugby player
1972 – Grigoris Georgatos, Greek footballer
1973 – Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach
1973 – Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Tim Byrdak, American baseball player
1973 – David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster
1974 – Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer
1974 – Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player
1975 – Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager
1975 – Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor
1975 – Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer
1976 – Guti, Spanish footballer
1976 – Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
1978 – Inka Grings, German footballer and manager
1978 – Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
1978 – Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer
1978 – Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player
1979 – Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
1979 – Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
1980 – Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer
1980 – Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
1980 – Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer
1980 – Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist
1981 – Irina Denezhkina, Russian author
1981 – Steven Hunter, American basketball player
1981 – Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress
1981 – Mike Napoli, American baseball player
1982 – Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire
1982 – Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player
1983 – Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign
1984 – Pat Murray, American football player
1984 – Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer
1985 – Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier
1986 – Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver
1986 – Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer
1987 – Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver
1988 – Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
1988 – Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver
1988 – Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer
1989 – Josh Hodgson, English rugby league player
1989 – Warren Weir, Jamaican sprinter
1993 – Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
1995 – Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
1997 – Marcus Rashford, English footballer
1999 – Léa Serna, French figure skater
2000 – Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer

Source: wikipedia