May 31 – Famous Birthdays
Colin Farrell (MOVIE ACTOR) 1976
Brooke Shields (MOVIE ACTRESS) 1965
Clint Eastwood (DIIRECTOR) 1930
May 31 – Famous Birthdays
1469 Manuel I king of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration
1472 Erardus van der Mark prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal
1557 Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj) czar of Russia (1584-98)
1656 Marin Marias composer
1664 Giulio Alberoni Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
1674 Friedrich Erhard Niedt composer
1701 Alexander Cruden compiler of a concordance to King James Bible
1744 Richard Edgeworth writer, Bath
1753 Pierre V Vergniaud French politician/police leader
1773 Ludwig Tieck writer
1802 Cesare Pugni composer
1804 Jeanne-Louise Farrenc composer
1810 Horatio Seymour Governor (Union), died in 1886
1817 Edouard Deldevez composer
1817 Georg Herwegh writer
1818 John Albion Andrew Governor (Union), died in 1867
1819 Walt Whitman West Hills NY, poet (Leaves of Grass)
1837 Ernest Daudet French writer (White Terror)
1837 Joseph Grimaldi London, clown
1837 Stephen Dodson Ramseur Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1837 William Henry Fitzhugh “Rooney” Lee Major General (Confederate Army)
1838 Henry Sidgwick English philosopher (Wife at University)
1857 Pius XI [Ambrogio DA Ratti] Italy, 259th Roman Catholic Pope (1922-39)
1860 Walter Richard Sickert Munich Danish/English painter (The Miner)
1861 Emily Perkins Bissell welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)
1863 Francis E Younghusband British journalist/explorer
1864 Albert J M Bakker Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)
1866 Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov composer
1872 Charles G Abbot US, astronomer (Constant Sun)
1872 William Heath Robinson England, illustrator/cartoonist (Don Quixote)
1875 Italo Montemezzi composer
1879 Mark Hambourg composer
1887 Gunnar Olof Björling Finnish/Swedish language poet (Vilande Dag)
1887 Saint-John Perse France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960)
1888 Jack Holt US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)
1889 Athene Seyler London, actress (Make Mine Mink)
1892 Gregor Strasser German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader
1892 Konstatin G Paustovski Russian author (Bespokojnaja Joenostj)
1892 Louis Fourestier composer
1892 Willem Ravelli baritone singer
1894 Fred Allen Cambridge MA, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)
1897 Margalo Gillmore London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society)
1898 Johan Brouwer Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter
1898 Norman Vincent Peale Ohio, clergyman (Power of Positive Thinking)
1899 Leonid Leonow writer
1900 Helma Wolf-Catz Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef)
1902 Billy Mayerl composer
1902 Henk Schaer [Hendricus JM Schaareman] actor/conductor
1902 Ralph Walter Wood composer
1905 Roy Peaches Davis baseball pitcher
1907 Valston Hancock British air marshal
1908 Don Ameche Kenosha WI, actor (Cocoon, Trading Places)
1909 Jan Lewando British director (Marks & Spencer)
1909 Thor Thorvaldsen Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 52)
1910 Elizabeth Blackwell Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine
1910 Francis Avery Jones British gastro-enterologist
1911 Edward Adamson art therapist/collector
1912 Barbara Pepper New York NY, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres, Rogue Tavern)
1912 Dave O’Brien Big Springs TX, actor (Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid)
1912 Henry M “Scoop” Jackson (Senator-D-WA)
1912 Martin Schwarzschild US astronomer (evolution)
1913 Peter Gibson British Rear-Admiral
1914 Akira Ifukube composer
1915 Conrad W Mönnich theologist (Branch of olive)
1916 Bert Haanstra Holten Netherlands, director (Fanfare)
1916 John Vivyan actor (Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life)
1916 Judy Campbell actress (Convoy, Bonnie Prince Charlie)
1919 Chet Gierlach music publisher/composer
1919 Emmanual Tettey Mensah musician
1920 Edward Bennett Williams lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Baltimore Orioles)
1921 Alida Valli Pola Italy, actress (Miracle of the Bells, 3rd Man)
1921 Andrew Grima British jeweller
1921 Robert Arthur Ley UK, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X)
1922 Denholm Elliott London England, actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll’s House, King Rat)
1922 Elisabeth arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein
1923 Clint Rainier III Prince of Monaco (1949- )
1923 Wolfgang Lesser composer
1924 Russell Endean cricketer (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956)
1926 Derek Birley British Vice-Chancellor (Ulster University)
1926 Probir Sen cricket wicketkeeper (India in late 40’s/early 50’s)
1926 Viscount Ingleby
1927 Isabel Stoate British diplomat
1927 James Eberle British Admiral/director (Royal Institute of International Affairs)
1927 Michael Sandberg British CEO (Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp)
1928 Jacob Lateiner Havana Cuba, pianist/professor (Juiliard)
1928 Pankaj Roy cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad)
1929 ? 1st reindeer born in the US
1929 Aladar Zoltan composer
1929 Elaine Stewart Montclair NJ, actress (Take the High Ground)
1929 Neil Shaw British CEO (Tate & Lyle)
1930 Clint Eastwood San Fransisco CA, actor (Dirty Harry)/mayor (Carmel CA)
1930 William Taylor British Chairman of Convocation (London University)
1931 John Schrieffer US physicist (Nobel 1972)
1931 Justice Turner
1931 Shirley Verrett New Orleans, mezzo-soprano (Cassandra-Les Troyens)
1931 Steve Horn (Representative-R-CA)
1932 Elizabeth Southey British CEO (National Federation of Women’s Institutes)
1932 George Vallings British Vice-Admiral
1932 Ronald Hampel British CEO (ICI)
1934 Bent Peter Rasch Denmark, canoe (Olympics-gold-1952)
1934 Jim Hutton Binghamton NY, actor (Ellery Queen)
1934 Karl-Erik Welin composer
1935 Bruce Bolton cricketer (two Tests New Zealand vs England 1959)
1937 Vladislav Ivanovich Gulyayev Russia, cosmonaut
1938 John Prescott British MP
1938 Peter Yarrow New York NY, (Peter, Paul & Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon)
1939 Charles Drain singer
1939 Terry Waite Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage
1940 Augie Mayer rocker (Sir Douglas Quintet)
1940 Elfi Mikesch cinematographer (Erotique, Out of America, Malina)
1941 Gil [Walter] Morgan Haddock GA, PGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open)
1941 Johnny Paycheck Greenfield OH, singer (Take This Job & Shove It)
1941 June Clark British Professor of Nursing (Middlesex University)
1941 Kenneth Cooper New York NY, harpsichordist/professor (Barnard, Brooklyn)
1942 Happy Hairston NBA star (Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles)
1942 John Daniel British Vice-Chancellor (Open University)
1943 Earl of Macclesfield
1943 Joe Namath Beaver Falls PA, NFL QB (New York Jets), the $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl)
1943 Sharon Gless Los Angeles CA, actress (Chris Cagney-Cagney & Lacey)
1944 Mick Ralphs guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
1945 Linda Davies British Judge
1946 Debbie Moore founder/CEO (Pineapple Dance Studios)
1946 Maeve Kinkead New York NY, actress (Guiding Light)
1946 Rainer Werner Fassbinder German director (Marriage of Maria Braum)
1946 Steve Bucknor cricketer (West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee)
1947 William H Campbell Jr rocker
1948 Duncan L Hunter (Representative-R-CA, 1981- )
1948 John “Bonzo” Bonham Birmingham England, drummer (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven)
1948 Lynda Bellingham actress (Sweeney, Scarlet Tunic)
1948 Rhea Perlman Brooklyn NY, actress (Carla-Cheers, Zena-Taxi)
1949 Steven Kampmann Philadelphia PA, actor (Kirk-Newhart)
1950 Edward Barker cartoonist
1950 Gregory Harrison Catalina CA, actor (Trapper John, Logan’s Run)
1950 Tom Berenger Chicago IL, actor (Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me)
1955 Ben de Lisi British fashion designer
1955 Laura Baugh Gainesville FL, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown Classic-9th)
1956 Bart van Poppel Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer (Tambourine)
1956 Yoshiko Sakakibara Chiba Japan, actress (Sailor Moon, Vampire Hunter)
1957 Jim Craig North Easton MA, hockey goalie (Olympics-gold-1980)
1957 Stephen Jones British milliner
1958 Angel Franco Asuncion Paraguay, golfer (1993 Nike Dominion)
1958 Gary George Hallberg Berwyn IL, PGA golfer (1983 Andy Williams)
1958 Kyle Secor Tacoma WA, actor (Tim Bayliss-Homicide)
1958 Mkhuseli Jack South African UDF-leader (consumer boycots)
1960 Chris Elliott New York NY, actor/comedian (Get a Life, David Letterman Show)
1960 Norm Johnson NFL place kicker (Seattle Seahawk, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1960 Peter Winterbottom British rugby player
1961 Harry Enfield London England, comedian (Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live)
1961 Lea Thompson Rochester Minnesota, actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City, Casual Sex, Space Camp)
1962 Corey Hart Montréal Canada, vocalist (I Wear My Sunglasses at Night)
1962 Henry Williams CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
1962 Joe Orsulak Glen Ridge NJ, outfielder (Florida Marlins)
1962 Noriko Hidaka actor (Ranma ½, Baoh, Akazukin Chacha)
1963 Wendy Smith rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
1964 DMC rocker
1964 Scotti Hill Manhasset NY, rock guitarist (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
1965 Annette Renee Peters [nee Hand] Reno NV, 1500/3000 runner
1965 Brooke Shields New York NY, model/actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan)
1966 Jessica Monroe Palo Alto CA, Canadian rower (Olympics-96)
1966 Roshan Mahanama cricketer (Sri Lankan opening batsman)
1967 Kenny Lofton East Chicago IL, outfielder (Cleveland Indians)
1967 Sandrine Bonnaire Clermont France, actress (Vagabond, Police)
1968 Duane Causwell NBA center (Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings)
1969 Juliet Haslam Adelaide South Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
1970 Cory Mantyka CFL guard (British Columbia Lions)
1971 Brad Elberg CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1971 Lenny McGill NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
1971 Murray Hocking Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96)
1971 Sarah O’Hare model (Cosmopolitan-Jan 1994)
1971 Troy Malave Cumana Venezuela, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
1972 Bryan Walker safety (Washington Redskins)
1972 Eileen Richetelli Milford CT, diver (Olympics-96)
1973 Dominique van Roost Verviers Belgium, tennis star (1995 Futures-Great Britain)
1973 Marty Janzen Miami FL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1973 Tyrone Williams NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1974 Bindi Mansfield Mooerbank New South Wales Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
1974 Jim Carey Dorchester MA, NHL goalie (Washington Capitals)
1974 Steve Martin defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1990 Liberty Irene Kasem daughter of Casey & Jean Kasam
