Famous Births on 31 May

Famous Births on 31 May

1443 - Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)
1469 - Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521)
1535 - Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (d. 1607)
1557 - Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
1613 - John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)
1640 - Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)
1656 - Marin Marais, French composer (d. 1728)
1753 - Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French revolutionary (d. 1793)
1754 - Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (d. 1817)
1773 - Ludwig Tieck, German writer (d. 1853)
1801 - Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist (d. 1887)
1818 - John Albion Andrew, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1867)
1819 - Walt Whitman, American poet (d. 1892)
1835 - Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese military leader (d. 1869)
1838 - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (d. 1900)
1852 - Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (d. 1919)
1857 - Pope Pius XI (d. 1939)
1860 - Walter Sickert, English painter (d. 1942)
1863 - Francis Younghusband, British explorer (d. 1942)
1872 - Heath Robinson, English cartoonist (d. 1944)
1882 - Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian politician (d. 1956)
1883 - Lauri Kristian Relander, 2nd President of Finland (d. 1942)
1885 - Alois Hudal, bishop, helped Nazis escape trial (d. 1963)
1887 - Saint-John Perse, French diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1892 - Michel Kikoine, Belarus painter (d. 1968)
1892 - Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Russian writer (d. 1968)
1892 - Gregor Strasser, German Nazi politician (d. 1934)
1894 - Fred Allen, American comedian (d. 1956)
1898 - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (d. 1993)
1901 - Alfredo Antonini, American conductor and composer (d. 1983)
1905 - Florence Desmond, English actress and comedian (d. 1993)
1908 - Don Ameche, American actor (d. 1993)
1908 - Nils Poppe, Swedish actor (d. 2000)
1909 - Aurore Gagnon, French Canadian victim of child abuse (d. 1920)
1911 - Maurice Allais, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1912 - Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. 1979)
1914 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (d. 2006)
1916 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (d. 1997)
1921 - Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer
1921 - Alida Valli, Italian actress (d. 2006)
1922 - Denholm Elliott, English actor (d. 1992)
1923 - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. 2005)
1930 - Clint Eastwood, American film director and actor
1931 - John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 - Shirley Verrett, American soprano
1932 - Jay Miner, American microchip designer (d. 1994)
1935 - Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1938 - Johnny Paycheck, American singer (d. 2003)
1938 - John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1938 - Peter Yarrow, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
1939 - Terry Waite, British humanitarian
1940 - Gilbert Shelton, American underground comics illustrator
1941 - Louis J. Ignarro, American pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 - Joe Namath, American football player
1943 - Sharon Gless, American actress
1945 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German film director (d. 1982)
1945 - Bernard Goldberg‎, American journalist
1946 - Ted Baehr, American media critic
1946 - Steve Bucknor, West Indian Cricket Umpire
1947 - Junior Campbell, British musician and songwriter (The Marmalade)
1948 - Duncan Hunter, American politician, 2008 presidential candidate
1948 - John Bonham, British musician (Led Zeppelin) (d. 1980)
1949 - Tom Berenger, American actor
1949 - Nancy Shade, American soprano
1950 - Gregory Harrison, American actor
1952 - Karl Bartos, German musician (Kraftwerk, Electronic)
1953 - Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor
1954 - Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
1954 - Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (d. 2000)
1955 - Tommy Emmanuel, Australian Guitarist CGP
1956 - Fritz Hilpert, German musician and sound engineer (Kraftwerk)
1957 - Jim Craig, American hockey player
1959 - Andrea de Cesaris, Italian racing driver
1960 - Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 - Chris Elliott, American comedian
1961 - Lea Thompson, American actress
1961 - Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 - Corey Hart, Canadian musician
1962 - Sebastian Koch, German actor
1963 - Hugh Dillon, Canadian musician and actor
1963 - Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician
1963 - Wesley Willis, American musician (d. 2003)
1964 - Darryl McDaniels, American musician (Run-D.M.C.)
1964 - Scotti Hill, American rock guitarist
1964 - Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman
1965 - Brooke Shields, American actress and supermodel
1966 - Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian
1966 - Nick Scotti, American actor and singer
1967 - Vampiro, Canadian professional wrestler
1967 - Kenny Lofton, American baseball player
1967 - Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality
1967 - Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress
1972 - Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier
1972 - Sarah Murdoch, English model
1972 - Karl Geary, Irish actor
1972 - Dave Roberts, American baseball player
1973 - Dominique Van Roost, Belgian tennis player
1974 - Adrian Tomine, American cartoonist
1974 - Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian light heavyweight boxer
1974 - Chad Campbell, American golfer
1975 - Sienna Guillory, English actress
1976 - Colin Farrell, Irish actor
1976 - Matt Harpring, American basketball player
1977 - Scott Klopfenstein, American musician (Reel Big Fish)
1977 - Debbie King, English TV presenter
1977 - Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-born Greek volleyball player
1977 - Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
1980 - Andy Hurley, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
1981 - Jake Peavy, American baseball player
1982 - Jonathan Tucker, American actor
1983 - Reggie Yates, English television presenter
1983 - Dustin Wells, New Zealand footballer
1983 - David Hernandez, American singer
1984 - Nate Robinson, American basketball player
1984 - Jason Smith, Australian actor
1985 - Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player
1986 - Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
1986 - Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian musical artist
1986 - Melissa McIntyre, Canadian actress
1988 - Hope Partlow, American Singer