List of Famous people born on January 31st

Johannes Virolainen was a Finnish politician and who served as 30th Prime Minister of Finland.

Dave Benton is a pop musician from Aruba who lives in Estonia. He is one of the 2001 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. At the age of 50 years and 101 days at the time of his victory, Benton is the oldest singer ever to win Eurovision.

Mark Dymond is an English actor of Irish descent. In addition to appearances in films, he is known as Dr. Lorcan O'Brien, a major character in the 2007–2009 seasons of the TV drama series The Clinic, among other TV shows. He married actress Jo Bourne-Taylor in 2004. In 2002 he played the minor role of Van Bierk in the James Bond film Die Another Day.

Christopher Gascoyne is an English actor, who is known for his role as the seventh Peter Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street from 2000. Gascoyne has been nominated for several accolades at the British Soap Awards for his portrayal of Peter Barlow.

Stefan Majewski is a retired Polish footballer and football manager. He was born in Bydgoszcz.

Mustafa Murat Sökmenoğlu was a Turkish politician who was a parliamentary deputy from 1983 to 1989 and from 1999 to 2002.

Derek Francis Quigley is a former New Zealand politician. He was a prominent member of the National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was known for his support of free market economics and trade liberalisation. Quigley left the National Party after clashing with its leadership, and later co-founded the ACT New Zealand party.

Norman Prescott was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Associates, an animation studio he created with veteran animator Lou Scheimer.

Anna Yesipova was a prominent Russian pianist. Her name is cited variously as Anna Esipova; Anna or Annette Essipova; Anna, Annette or Annetta Essipoff; Annette von Essipow; Anna Jessipowa.