List of Famous people born on May 31st

Marin Marais was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe for six months. In 1676 he was hired as a musician to the royal court of Versailles and was moderately successful there, being appointed in 1679 as ordinaire de la chambre du roy pour la viole, a title he kept until 1725.

Emmanuel Bach is a French film and television actress.

Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini is a Brazilian actor. Most of his activities have been in comedy.

Cheng Cheng-chien is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Hsinchu City Council from 2002 to 2020, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan.

Kelle Willem Roos is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Derby County.

Reiko Tokita is a Japanese fashion model and tarento. She is represented with Platinum Production. She works mainly on modeling of the magazine JJ.

Ira Leon Rennert is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Renco Group.

Christopher Paul Ilitch is president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., a privately held entity with total revenues reported to be over $2 billion. Through Ilitch Holdings, he is the owner of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and MLB's Detroit Tigers, taking over ownership of both teams upon the death of his father Mike in 2017.

Kathlyn Williams was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film. She began her career onstage in her hometown of Butte, Montana, where she was sponsored by local copper magnate William A. Clark to study acting in New York City. She would later appear in numerous films between 1910 and 1932 before retiring from acting. Williams died of a heart attack in Los Angeles at age 81.

Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters was a New Zealand singer who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits "Brandy" and "Take the Money and Run".