Authors Born on January 31
- Fatou Bensouda Politician, 1961
 - Franz Schubert Composer, 1797
 - Freya Stark Explorer, 1893
 - Garry Moore Comedian, 1915
 - George Benjamin Composer, 1960
 - Harry Wayne Casey Musician, 1951
 - Ieyasu Tokugawa Diplomat, 1543
 - Irving Langmuir Physicist, 1881
 - Jackie Robinson Baseball Player, 1919
 - James Adomian Comedian, 1980
 - James Huneker Critic, 1857
 - Jason Cooper Musician, 1967
 - Jay Samit Businessman, 1961
 - Jean Simmons Actress, 1929
 - Jeff Hanneman Musician, 1964
 - Jessica Walter Actress, 1941
 - Joel Courtney Actor, 1996
 - John Agar Actor, 1921
 - John Joseph Lydon Singer-Songwriter, 1956
 - John Lukacs Historian, 1924
 - John O'Hara Writer, 1905
 - Jonathan Banks Actor, 1947
 - Justin Timberlake Voice Actor, 1981
 - Katherine Shindle Actress, 1977
 - Kelly Lynch Actress, 1959
 - Ken Wilber Writer, 1949
 - Kenzaburo Oe Writer, 1935
 - Kerry Washington Actress, 1977
 - Larry Buchanan Screenwriter, 1923
 - Laura Lippman Author, 1959
 - Marcus Mumford Singer, 1987
 - Mario Williams American Football Player, 1985
 - Megan Ellison Film Producer, 1986
 - Mickey Simmonds Keyboardist, 1959
 - Nolan Ryan Baseball Player, 1947
 - Nora Johnson Author, 1933
 - Norman Mailer Novelist, 1923
 - Norris Church Mailer Novelist, 1949
 - Pam Allyn Author, 1963
 - Patricia Velasquez Actress, 1971