May 31 - Births

Births

• 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 – Michael of Poland (d. 1673)
• 1656 – Marin Marais, French composer (d. 1728)
• 1732 – Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian Roman Catholic Archbishop (d. 1812)
• 1753 – Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French statesman (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, American politician (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, Finnish politician (d. 1942)
• 1885 – Alois Hudal, Austrian Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1963)
• 1887 – Saint-John Perse, French diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
• 1892 – Michel Kikoine, Belarusian painter (d. 1968)
• 1892 – Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian writer (d. 1968)
• 1892 – Gregor Strasser, German Nazi politician (d. 1934)
• 1892 – Erich Neumann, German Nazi politician (d. 1951)
• 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)
• 1902 – Billy Mayerl, English pianist and composer.
• 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 child abuse victim (d. 1920)
• 1911 – Maurice Allais, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
• 1912 – Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. 1979)
• 1914 – Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (d. 2006)
• 1916 – Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (d. 1997)
• 1921 – Alida Valli, Italian actress (d. 2006)
• 1921 – Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer (d. 2008)
• 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 (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Ed Lincoln, Brazilian musician and album producer
• 1932 – Jay Miner, American microchip designer (d. 1994)
• 1933 – Henry B. Eyring, American religious figure; son of Henry Eyring
• 1935 – Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1938 – Johnny Paycheck, American singer (d. 2003)
• 1938 – John Prescott, English politician
• 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 – Sharon Gless, American actress
• 1943 – Joe Namath, American football player
• 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 – John Bonham, British musician (Led Zeppelin) (d. 1980)
• 1948 – Duncan Hunter, American politician
• 1949 – Tom Berenger, American actor
• 1949 – Nancy Shade, American opera singer
• 1950 – Gregory Harrison, American actor
• 1952 – Karl Bartos, German musician (Kraftwerk, Electronic)
• 1953 – Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor
• 1954 – Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (d. 2000)
• 1954 – Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
• 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 Adams, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Chris Elliott, American comedian
• 1961 – Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress
• 1961 – Justin Madden, Australian politician and footballer
• 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 – Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman
• 1964 – Scotti Hill, American rock guitarist
• 1964 – Darryl McDaniels, American musician (Run-D.M.C.)
• 1965 – Brooke Shields, American actress and supermodel
• 1966 – Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian
• 1966 – Nick Scotti, American actor and singer
• 1967 – Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress
• 1967 – Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality
• 1967 – Kenny Lofton, American baseball player
• 1967 – Vampiro, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1968 – John Connolly, Irish author
• 1969 – Mindi Abair, American smooth jazz saxophonist
• 1971 – Diana Damrau, German soprano
• 1972 – Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier
• 1972 – Sarah Murdoch, Australian model
• 1972 – Karl Geary, Irish actor
• 1972 – Dave Roberts, American baseball player
• 1972 – Archie Panjabi, English actress
• 1972 – Antti Niemi, Finnish footballer
• 1973 – Dominique Van Roost, Belgian tennis player
• 1974 – Chad Campbell, American golfer
• 1974 – Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian light heavyweight boxer
• 1974 – Adrian Tomine, American cartoonist
• 1974 – Sean Kent, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer
• 1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor
• 1976 – Matt Harpring, American basketball player
• 1976 – Tonka Tomicic, Chilean model and television presenter
• 1977 – Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
• 1977 – Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-born Greek volleyball player
• 1977 – Debbie King, English TV presenter
• 1977 – Scott Klopfenstein, American musician (Reel Big Fish)
• 1977 – Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player
• 1977 – Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
• 1977 – Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Joachim Olsen, Danish athlete
• 1977 – Joel Ross, British disc jockey
• 1977 – June Sarpong, British television presenter
• 1977 – Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer
• 1977 – Petr Tenkrát, Czech ice hockey player
• 1980 – Craig Bolton, Australian rules footballer
• 1980 – Andy Hurley, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
• 1981 – Jake Peavy, American baseball player
• 1981 – Tasha Reid, Korean rapper
• 1982 – Jonathan Tucker, American actor
• 1983 – David Hernandez, American singer
• 1983 – Dustin Wells, New Zealand footballer
• 1983 – Reggie Yates, English television presenter
• 1984 – Nate Robinson, American basketball player
• 1984 – Jason Smith, Australian actor
• 1984 – Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer