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Famous People Born on May 31(179 people)

Notable Figure

Breece Hall, American football player

Athlete

Iga Świątek, Polish tennis player

Athlete

Gable Steveson, American wrestler

Notable Figure

Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver

Musician

Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper

Musician

Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriter

Musician

Normani Kordei Hamilton, American singer

Notable Figure

Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Shane Bieber, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Matthew Lodge, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete

Politician

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Icelandic politician

Musician

Azealia Banks, American singer-songwriter and rapper

Notable Figure

Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Marco Reus, German footballer

Musician

Waka Flocka Flame, American rapper

Notable Figure

Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist

Notable Figure

Jordy Nelson, American football player

Athlete

Andrew Bailey, American baseball player

Athlete

Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer

Athlete

Nate Robinson, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Brett Firman, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer

Athlete

Daniele Bonera, Italian footballer

Athlete

Jake Peavy, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Marlies Schild, Austrian skier

Musician

Andy Hurley, American musician

Athlete

Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer

Athlete

Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer

Athlete

Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer

Actor

Colin Farrell, Irish actor

Athlete

Matt Harpring, American basketball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Mac Suzuki, Japanese baseball player

Musician

Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer

Notable Figure

Frode Estil, Norwegian skier

Filmmaker

Christian McBride, American bassist and record producer

Athlete

Antti Niemi, Finnish international footballer and coach

Actor

Archie Panjabi, British actress

Athlete

Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach

Musician

Arun Luthra, Indo-Anglo-American saxophonist, konnakol artist, composer, and arranger

Filmmaker

Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer

Athlete

Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Musician

Diesel, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee

Actor

Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer

Business

Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman

Notable Figure

Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach

Politician

Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs

Musician

Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and producer

Notable Figure

David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester

Political Leader

Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary

Musician

Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2003)

Political Leader

Dina Boluarte, Peruvian politician, 64th President of Peru

Musician

Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player

Politician

Justin Madden, Australian footballer and politician

Actor

Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer

Business

Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman

Actor

Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player

Notable Figure

Andrea de Cesaris, Italian race car driver (died 2014)

Politician

Phil Wilson, English politician

Notable Figure

Jim Craig, American ice hockey player

Musician

Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer

Musician

John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Musician

Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Susie Essman, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

Athlete

Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer

Actor

Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (died 2000)

Actor

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter

Actor

Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)

Musician

Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Notable Figure

Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower

Filmmaker

Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment

Actor

Gregory Harrison, American actor

Politician

Christine Kurzhals, German politician (died 1998)

Politician

Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (died 2022)

Actor

Tom Berenger, American actor, film producer and television writer

Writer

Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate

Musician

John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (died 1980)

Musician

Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (died 1991)

Politician

Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician

Musician

Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Notable Figure

Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower

Notable Figure

Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic

Notable Figure

Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire

Politician

Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat (died 2009)

Business

Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman

Actor

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)

Political Leader

Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire

Writer

Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author

Actor

Sharon Gless, American actress

Actor

Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor

Medical

June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator

Notable Figure

Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Notable Figure

William Nordhaus, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Notable Figure

Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach (died 2025)

Musician

Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter

Artist

Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator

Writer

Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author

Musician

Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

Political Leader

John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2024)

Musician

Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025)

Political Leader

Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2025)

Actor

Jim Hutton, American actor (died 1979)

Writer

Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author

Musician

Ed Lincoln, Brazilian pianist, bassist, and composer (died 2012)

Scientist

Jay Miner, American computer scientist and engineer (died 1994)

Scientist

John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)

Actor

Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (died 2010)

Actor

Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer

Actor

Elaine Stewart, American actress and model (died 2011)

Filmmaker

Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (died 2001)

Military

James Eberle, English admiral (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker (died 2017)

Actor

Julian Beck, American actor and director (died 1986)

Artist

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)

Notable Figure

Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)

Actor

Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (died 1992)

Actor

Edna Doré, English actress (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer (died 2007)

TV/Radio

Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (died 2008)

Actor

Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer (died 2006)

Writer

Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (died 1995)

Actor

Robert Osterloh, American actor (died 2001)[better source needed]

Scientist

Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)

Filmmaker

Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)

Musician

Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator (died 2006)

Scientist

Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997)

Scientist

Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2000)

Actor

Don Ameche, American actor (died 1993)

Musician

Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (died 1983)

Athlete

Lucile Godbold, American athlete (died 1981)

Writer

Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (died 1993)

Writer

Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author (died 1956)

Artist

Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (died 1968)

Politician

Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (died 1951)

Writer

Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1968)

Politician

Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (died 1934)

Politician

Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

Politician

Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (died 1967)

Political Leader

Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (died 1942)

Politician

Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (died 1956)

Notable Figure

Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (died 1952)

Activist

Rosa May Billinghurst, British suffragette and women's rights activist (died 1953)

Business

John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus (died 1936)

Explorer

Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer (died 1942)

Artist

Walter Sickert, English painter (died 1942)

Medical

Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (died 1932)

Philosopher/Religious

Pope Pius XI (died 1939)

Explorer

Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (died 1919)

Notable Figure

Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (died 1921)

Politician

William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1924)

Politician

John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (died 1894)

Philosopher/Religious

Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (died 1900)

Military

Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (died 1869)

Medical

Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (died 1903)

Writer

Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (died 1892)

Politician

John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1867)

Politician

Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania (died 1906)

Politician

Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (died 1884)

Notable Figure

Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar (died 1887)

Writer

Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (died 1853)

Artist

Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (died 1817)

Politician

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician (died 1793)

Notable Figure

Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (died 1812)

Political Leader

Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire (died 1795)

Notable Figure

Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (died 1707)

Political Leader

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (died 1673)

Notable Figure

John George II, Elector of Saxony (died 1680)

Political Leader

Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (died 1645)

Notable Figure

Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (died 1600)

Artist

Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (died 1607)

Notable Figure

Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521)

Notable Figure

Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1504)

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May 31 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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