Hamilton Sabot

French gymnast.

Born May 31st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Cagnes-sur-Mer.

Sakari Salminen

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born May 31st, 1988 (age 38 years) in Pori.

Serghei Alexeev

Association football player.

Born May 31st, 1986 (age 40 years) in Tiraspol.

Laudelino Cubino

Spanish road bicycle racer.

Born May 31st, 1963 (age 63 years) in Béjar.

Tapio Kantanen

Finnish athlete.

Born May 31st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Heinola.

Daniel Walsh

American rower.

Born May 31st, 1979 (age 47 years) in Norwalk.

Ann Christy

American actress (1905–1987).

Born May 31st, 1905 in Logansport.

Died November 14th, 1987 at 82 years old in Vernon (myocardial infarction).

Thomas Lejdström

Swedish swimmer.

Born May 31st, 1962 (age 64 years) in Västerås.

William Thoresson

Swedish artistic gymnast (1932–2026).

Born May 31st, 1932 in Gothenburg. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 2026 at 93 years old in Gothenburg. ^[ref]

Donald Beer

American rower (1935–1997).

Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.

Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).

Gottlieb Göller

German footballer and manager (1935-2004).

Born May 31st, 1935 in Nuremberg.

Died August 27th, 2004 at 69 years old in Basel.

Gabriele Hinzmann

East german discus thrower.

Born May 31st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Schwerin.

Jessica Monroe

Canadian rower.

Born May 31st, 1966 (age 60 years) in Palo Alto.

Vilho Ylönen

Finnish biathlete and sport shooter (1918-2000).

Born May 31st, 1918 in Hankasalmi.

Died March 8th, 2000 at 81 years old in Konnevesi.

Yan Frid

Soviet screenwriter and film director (1908-2003).

Born May 31st, 1908 in Krasnoyarsk.

Died December 21st, 2003 at 95 years old in Stuttgart.

Madis Mihkels

Estonian cyclist (born 2003).

Born May 31st, 2003 (age 23 years) in Tartu. ^[ref]

Frans Brands

Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2008).

Born May 31st, 1940 in Berendrecht.

Died September 2nd, 2008 at 68 years old in Blankenberge.

Francis Millard

Olympic wrestler.

Born May 31st, 1914 in North Adams.

Died October 19th, 1958 at 44 years old in North Adams.

Sebastián Coris

Spanish footballer.

Born May 31st, 1993 (age 33 years) in Tossa de Mar.

Nicole Struse

German table tennis player.

Born May 31st, 1971 (age 55 years) in Haan.

Else Jacobsen

Danish swimmer (1911–1965).

Born May 31st, 1911 in Ordrup.

Died April 3rd, 1965 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.

Larisa Griga

Badminton player.

Born May 31st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Dnipro. ^[ref]

Aleksey Zagornyi

Russian hammer thrower.

Born May 31st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Yaroslavl.

Niklas Jonsson

Cross-country skier.

Born May 31st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Piteå.

Gunnar Björling

Swedish-speaking finnish poet (1887-1960).

Born May 31st, 1887 in Helsinki.

Died July 11th, 1960 at 73 years old in Helsinki.