October 31 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 31, your zodiac sign is Scorpio ♏, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Hokusai and John Keats.
- Zodiac sign
- ♏ Scorpio
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Pluto and Mars
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 304th
- Popularity
- 357th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 30
- Next October 31
- October 31
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October 31 zodiac: Scorpio ♏
People born on October 31 fall under Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from October 23 to November 21. Scorpio is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto and Mars, and its symbol is the scorpion.
Scorpio is a water sign associated with depth, intensity and transformation. Scorpios are traditionally described as determined, perceptive people who feel things strongly and rarely do anything halfway.
Famous people born on October 31
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 31, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1760Japanese artist (1760-1849)
- Born 1795English Romantic poet (1795–1821)
- Born 1887Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)
- Born 1961New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961)
- Born 1950Iraqi British architect, designer and painter (1950–2016)
- Born 1947Belgian politician; former Prime Minister of Belgium and first permanent President of the European Council (born 1947)
- Born 1922Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)
- Born 1964Dutch association football player and manager (born 1964)
- Born 1930American astronaut (1930–2021)
- Born 1997English footballer (born 1997)
- Born 1815German mathematician (1815–1897)
- Born 1875Indian barrister, leader of the Indian National Congress and founding father of the Republic of India (1875-1950)
- Born 1705Pope of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774
- Born 1835German chemist (1835-1917)
- Born 1929Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player
- Born 1963Brazilian association football player and manager (born 1963)
- Born 200538th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne
- Born 1960Last crown prince of Afghanistan (born 1960)
- Born 2002Bisau-Guinean association football player
- Born 1942American actor (1942–2018)
- Born 1963American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
- Born 1925Nobel prize winning British chemist (1925-2004)
- Born 1920German association football player (1920–2002)
- Born 2000American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2000)
- Born 1980Japanese association football player
- Born 1976Spanish footballer and football manager
- Born 1990Argentine association football player (1990-2019)
- Born 1857Swedish physician (1857-1949)
- Born 1876American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972)
- Born 1935Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman (1935–2021)
- Born 1963American actor
- Born 1950Canadian actor (1950–1994)
- Born 1964President of South Ossetia
- Born 1979Portuguese footballer
- Born 1977Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1993Guyanese actress (born 1993)
- Born 1922American actress (1922–2005)
- Born 1920Japanese association football player (1920–2000)
- Born 1895British historian and theoretician of war (1895-1970)
- Born 1920German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)
October 31 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 31 birthday facts
- October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years), leaving 61 days until the end of the year.
- October 31 is the 357th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,030 babies born on an average October 31(10% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 31 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 31 were most likely conceived around February 8 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 30, six months after October 31.
- October 31 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 31?
October 31 falls under Scorpio ♏, which runs from October 23 to November 21.
What is the birthstone for October 31?
The birthstone for October 31 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 31?
Famous people born on October 31 include Hokusai (1760), John Keats (1795), Chiang Kai-shek (1887), Peter Jackson (1961), Zaha Hadid (1950), Herman Van Rompuy (1947).
How common is a October 31 birthday?
October 31 is the 357th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,030 babies born on an average October 31.
What day of the year is October 31?
October 31 is the 304th day of the year in common years and the 305th day in leap years.