Celebrities Born on May 31
Who was born on May 31?
Famous people born on May 31 include Walt Whitman, Saint-John Perse, Marco Reus. It is day 151 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Gemini (Air sign).
Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)
Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat (1887–1975)
Marco Reus
German association football player (born 1989)
Colin Farrell
Irish actor (born 1976)
Brooke Shields
U.S. model and actress
Laurent Gbagbo
4th President of Ivory Coast
Maurice Allais
French economist (1911–2010)
John Robert Schrieffer
American physicist (1931-2019)
Ludwig Tieck
German poet, writer, and critic (1773–1853)
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years)
John Bonham
English drummer (1948–1980)
Natasha Korolyova
Russian singer
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on May 31 are Gemini (Air sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Gemini guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#151
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
305
days from today
Birthday Number 4 — The Builder
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 31 → 4). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Stability · Discipline · Hard work · Practicality — To build with wisdom rather than control. The integrated 4 creates structures that serve others — acknowledging that the…
Full numerology 4 guide →Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
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