Famous people born on 31 August

• Maria MontessoriItalian physician and educator · 1870–1952
  81 yrs
• Hasan NasrallahLeader of Hezbollah · 1960–2024
  64 yrs
• Hermann von HelmholtzGerman physicist and physiologist · 1821–1894
  73 yrs
• Wilhelmina of the NetherlandsQueen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 · 1880–1962
  82 yrs
• Emperor TaishōEmperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926 · 1879–1926
  47 yrs
• Francis de SalesFrench bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church · 1567–1622
  55 yrs
• William SaroyanArmenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer · 1908–1981
  72 yrs
• James CoburnAmerican actor · 1928–2002
  74 yrs
• Edward Thorndike ↗American psychologist · 1874–1949
  74 yrs
• Fredric March ↗American actor · 1897–1975
  77 yrs
• Amrita Pritam ↗Indian novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) · 1919–2005
  86 yrs
• Alexander Radishchev ↗18th century Russian author and social critic · 1749–1802
  53 yrs
• Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou ↗Duke of Normandy · 1113–1151
  38 yrs
• Michel Eugène Chevreul ↗French chemist · 1786–1889
  102 yrs
• Ramon Magsaysay ↗President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957 · 1907–1957
  49 yrs
• Alma Mahler ↗Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite · 1879–1964
  85 yrs
• Georg von Hertling ↗German chancellor · 1843–1919
  75 yrs
• Ichiji Otani ↗Japanese association football player · 1912–2007
  95 yrs
• Osamu Yamaji ↗Japanese association football player · 1929–2021
  91 yrs
• Amilcare Ponchielli ↗Italian composer · 1834–1886
  51 yrs
• Altiero Spinelli ↗Italian politician · 1907–1986
  78 yrs
• Édouard Stephan ↗French astronomer · 1837–1923
  86 yrs
• Maurice Pialat ↗French filmmaker · 1925–2003
  77 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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