May 31 in History

May 31 is the birthday of Breece Hall (2001) and the anniversary of the death of Stanley Fischer (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths for May 31, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.

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Famous people born on May 31

2001
Breece Hall
American football player (born 2001)
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2001
Iga Świątek
Polish tennis player (born 2001)
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2000
Gable Steveson
American wrestler (born 2000)
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1998
Santino Ferrucci
American racing driver (born 1998)
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1997
Woo Jin-young
South Korean singer and rapper (born 1997)
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1997
Jeong Se-woon
South Korean singer (born 1997)
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1996
Normani
American singer (born 1996)
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1996
Brandon Smith (rugby league)
NZ & Maori international rugby league footballer
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1995
Shane Bieber
American baseball player (born 1995)
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1995
Matthew Lodge
Australian rugby league footballer
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1992
Michaël Bournival
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)
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1992
Laura Ikauniece
Latvian heptathlete
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1992
Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson
Icelandic politician (born 1992)
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1991
Azealia Banks
American rapper (born 1991)
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1990
Erik Karlsson
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)
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1989
Marco Reus
German footballer (born 1989)
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1986
Waka Flocka Flame
American rapper (born 1986)
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1986
Robert Gesink
Dutch road bicycle racer
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1985
Jordy Nelson
American football player (born 1985)
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1984
Andrew Bailey (baseball)
American baseball player and coach (born 1984)
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1984
Milorad Čavić
Serbian swimmer (born 1984)
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1984
Nate Robinson
American basketball player (born 1984)
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1981
Mikael Antonsson
Swedish footballer
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1981
Daniele Bonera
Italian footballer (born 1981)
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1981
Jake Peavy
American baseball player (born 1981)
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Famous people who died on May 31

2025
Stanley Fischer (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American and Israeli economist (1943–2025)
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2024
Robert Pickton (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)
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2024
Marian Robinson (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Mother of Michelle Obama (1937–2024)
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2022
Colin Cantwell (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American film concept artist and director (1932–2022)
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2022
KK (singer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian playback singer (1968–2022)
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2022
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Colombian drug lord (1939–2022)
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2016
Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Sahrawi President from 1976 to 2016
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2016
Jan Crouch (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American religious broadcaster
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2016
Carla Lane (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English television writer (1928–2016)
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2016
Rupert Neudeck (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
German journalist
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2014
Marilyn Beck (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American syndicated columnist and author
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2014
Marinho Chagas (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Brazilian footballer
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2014
Martha Hyer (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress (1924–2014)
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2014
Lewis Katz (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American lawyer
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2014
Mary Soames (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English author (1922–2014)
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2013
Gerald E. Brown (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American theoretical physicist
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2013
Tim Samaras (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American engineer and storm chaser (1957-2013)
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2013
Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Costa Rican environmentalist
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2013
Jean Stapleton (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress (1923–2013)
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2012
Randall B. Kester (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American judge
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2012
Paul Pietsch (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
German racing driver (1911–2012)
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2012
Orlando Woolridge (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American basketball player (1959–2012)
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2011
Pauline Betz (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American tennis player (1919–2011)
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2011
Hans Keilson (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (born 1909)
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2011
Andy Robustelli (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American football player, executive, announcer (1925–2011)
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