Famous birthdays on May 31
Famous people born on May 31, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♊ Star sign
Gemini
💎 Birthstone
Emerald
👶 How common
No. 279 of 366
Born on May 31

Walt Whitman
born 1819 · American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)

Chien-Shiung Wu
born 1912 · Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years)

Clint Eastwood
born 1930 · American actor and film director (born 1930)

Svetlana Alexievich
born 1948 · Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)
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Marco Reus
born 1989 · German association football player (born 1989)
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Brooke Shields
born 1965 · U.S. model and actress
Natasha Korolyova
born 1973 · Russian singer

Victoria Ruffo
born 1961 · Mexican actress
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Diana Damrau
born 1971 · German soprano opera singer
Kenan Doğulu
born 1974 · Turkish singer (born 1974)

Nilüfer
born 1955 · Turkish singer (born 1955)

Javier Sicilia
born 1956 · Poet and writer
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Brajan Gruda
born 2004 · German association football player (born 2004)

Félix Rodríguez
born 1941 · American CIA officer

Ayad Allawi
born 1944 · Prime Minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005
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Laurent Gbagbo
born 1945 · 4th President of Ivory Coast

Andrea de Cesaris
born 1959 · Italian racing driver (1959-2014)
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Dina Boluarte
born 1962 · Peruvian lawyer and politician, president of Peru from 2022 to 2025
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Corey Hart
born 1962 · Canadian musician and singer
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Viktor Orbán
born 1963 · Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–2026) (born 1963)

Paolo Sorrentino
born 1970 · Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1970)
Dominique Monami
born 1973 · Belgian tennis player

Antonín Kinský
born 1975 · Czech footballer (born 1975)
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Colin Farrell
born 1976 · Irish actor (born 1976)

Jean-François Gillet
born 1979 · Belgian association football player (born 1979)

Daniele Bonera
born 1981 · Italian association football player

Mikael Antonsson
born 1981 · Swedish footballer

Yael Grobglas
born 1984 · French-Israeli actress

Gabriel Zakuani
born 1986 · Congolese footballer
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Sean Johnson
born 1989 · American soccer player
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Bas Dost
born 1989 · Dutch association football player
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Heorhiy Bushchan
born 1994 · Ukrainian footballer
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Myrto Uzuni
born 1995 · Albanian association football player

Adalberto Peñaranda
born 1997 · Venezuelan association football player

David Douděra
born 1998 · Czech association football player
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Michal Sadílek
born 1999 · Czech association football player

Iga Świątek
born 2001 · Polish tennis player (born 2001)
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Benjamin Šeško
born 2003 · Slovenian association football player (born 2003)

Anatolii Bondarchuk
born 1940 · Ukrainian hammer thrower (1940-2025)

Eloy Campos
born 1942 · Peruvian footballer
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Questions about May 31 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on May 31?
- Famous people born on May 31 include Walt Whitman (1819), Chien-Shiung Wu (1912), Clint Eastwood (1930), Svetlana Alexievich (1948), Marco Reus (1989).
- What star sign is someone born on May 31?
- Someone born on May 31 is a Gemini.
- What is the birthstone for May 31?
- The birthstone for May is emerald.
- How common is a birthday on May 31?
- In the US, May 31 is the No. 279 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,035 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).