January 31 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 31, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with Franz Schubert and Justin Timberlake.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 31st
- Popularity
- 279th of 366
- Half birthday
- July 31
- Next January 31
- January 31
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January 31 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on January 31 fall under Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from January 20 to February 18. Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus and Saturn, and its symbol is the water-bearer.
Aquarius is an air sign associated with originality, community and the future. Despite its name, the Water-Bearer is not a water sign; it is linked with ideas, innovation and a strong sense of fairness.
Famous people born on January 31
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 31, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1797Austrian composer (1797–1828)
- Born 1981American singer and actor (born 1981)
- Born 1935Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
- Born 1938Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013 (born 1938)
- Born 1923American writer (1923–2007)
- Born 1975Indian actress
- Born 1902Swedish sociologist and politician (1902-1986)
- Born 1881American chemist and physicist (1881–1957)
- Born 1929German nuclear physicist and Noble Prize in Physics
- Born 1884German journalist and politician (1884-1963)
- Born 1977American actress
- Born 1937American composer (born 1937)
- Born 1868United States chemist (1868–1928)
- Born 2000Argentine footballer (born 2000)
- Born 1929British-American actress (1929–2010)
- Born 1956British-born Irish-American singer and songwriter
- Born 1973Australian-American actress
- Born 1982Greek singer
- Born 1937American actress (1937–2008)
- Born 1983Italian association football player (born 1983)
- Born 1919American baseball player (1919–1972)
- Born 1956Dutch programmer and creator of Python
- Born 1956Spanish politician (born 1956)
- Born 1970British-American actress (born 1970)
- Born 1902American actress (1903–1968)
- Born 1966Brazilian association football player
- Born 1947American actor
- Born 1991Chinese chess player
- Born 1980American comedian and actor
- Born 1921American actress (1921–2019)
- Born 1921American tenor and actor (1921-1959)
- Born 1953Russian senior official and politician (1953–2026)
- Born 1707Heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death
- Born 1884Azerbaijani politician (1884–1955)
- Born 1971South Korean actress
- Born 1872American novelist (1872–1939)
- Born 1964American guitarist (1964–2013)
- Born 1892American comedian and actor (1892–1964)
- Born 1813Italian politician (1813–1887)
- Born 1979British writer, mathematician, essayist and autistic savant
January 31 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 31 birthday facts
- January 31 is the 31st day of the year (31st in leap years), leaving 334 days until the end of the year.
- January 31 is the 279th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,927 babies born on an average January 31(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 31 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 31 were most likely conceived around May 10 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 31, six months after January 31.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after January 31, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 31?
January 31 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for January 31?
The birthstone for January 31 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 31?
Famous people born on January 31 include Franz Schubert (1797), Justin Timberlake (1981), Kenzaburō Ōe (1935), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Norman Mailer (1923), Preity Zinta (1975).
How common is a January 31 birthday?
January 31 is the 279th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,927 babies born on an average January 31.
What day of the year is January 31?
January 31 is the 31st day of the year in common years and the 31st day in leap years.