Famous people born on 31 July

• Milton FriedmanAmerican economist and statistician · 1912–2006
  94 yrs
• Louis de FunèsFrench actor and comedian · 1914–1983
  68 yrs
• Primo LeviItalian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer · 1919–1987
  67 yrs
• PremchandIndian writer of Hindi and Urdu fiction (1880–1936); pioneer of social realism in Hindustani literature · 1880–1936
  56 yrs
• PertinaxEmperor of Ancient Rome · AD 126–193
  66 yrs
• Richard GriffithsBritish actor · 1947–2013
  65 yrs
• Friedrich WöhlerGerman chemist · 1800–1882
  82 yrs
• Jean DubuffetFrench artist · 1901–1985
  83 yrs
• Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ↗King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia · 1527–1576
  49 yrs
• Paul D. Boyer ↗American biochemist · 1918–2018
  99 yrs
• John Searle ↗American philosopher · 1932–2025
  93 yrs
• Hilary Putnam ↗American philosopher and mathematician · 1926–2016
  89 yrs
• Stephanie L. Kwolek ↗American chemist, inventor of Kevlar · 1923–2014
  90 yrs
• Kūkai ↗Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school · AD 774–835
  60 yrs
• Philip Neri ↗16th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory · 1515–1595
  79 yrs
• Fatima Jinnah ↗Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer and stateswoman · 1893–1967
  73 yrs
• Peter Benenson ↗English human rights activist · 1921–2005
  83 yrs
• Casimir I the Restorer ↗Polish king · 1016–1058
  41 yrs
• Gabriel Cramer ↗Genevan mathematician · 1704–1752
  47 yrs
• Peter Rosegger ↗Austrian poet and writer · 1843–1918
  74 yrs
• Alessandro Algardi ↗Italian sculptor · 1598–1654
  55 yrs
• Erich Heckel ↗German artist · 1883–1970
  86 yrs
• Kim Sae-ron ↗South Korean actress · 2000–2025
  24 yrs
• Mario Bava ↗Italian filmmaker, screenwriter, special effects artist and cinematographer · 1914–1980
  65 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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