July 10, 1931

1931Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968)^[†]

Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock, better known as Nick Adams, was an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He was noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s, including Rebel Without a Cause and Giant along with his starring role in the ABC television series The Rebel (1959–1961). He also led the cast of several Japanese productions, including Frankenstein Conquers the World, Invasion of Astro-Monster, and The Killing Bottle.

1931Jerry Herman, American composer and songwriter (died 2019)^[†]

Gerald Sheldon Herman was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre.

1931Julian May, American author (died 2017)^[†]

Julian Clare May was an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer who also used several literary pseudonyms. She is best known for her Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu Series books.

1931Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)^[†]

Alice Ann Munro was a Canadian short story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Her work tends to move forward and backward in time, with integrated short story cycles.