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Notable Birthdays for May 31

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Those born on this date include:

- Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire, in 1162
- poet Walt Whitman in 1819
- surgeon William Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, in 1819
- radio humorist Fred Allen in 1894
- clergyman/author Norman Vincent Peale in 1898
- actor Don Ameche in 1908
- actor Denholm Elliott in 1922
- Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1923
- actor/director Clint Eastwood in 1930 (age 86)
- folk singer Peter Yarrow in 1938 (age 78)
- country singer Johnny Paycheck in 1938
- British human rights activist Terry Waite in 1939 (age 77)
- actor Sharon Gless in 1943 (age 73)
- football Hall of Fame member Joe Namath in 1943 (age 73)
- British rock musician John Bonham in 1948
- actor Tom Berenger in 1949 (age 67)
- actor Gregory Harrison in 1950 (age 66)
- actor Kyle Secor in 1957 (age 59)
- comedian/actor/writer Chris Elliot in 1960 (age 56)
- actor Lea Thompson in 1961 (age 55)
- actor/model Brooke Shields in 1965 (age 51)
- actor Colin Farrell in 1976 (age 40).

 


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