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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on May, 31, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
135 celebrities or events were found for May, 31. Add to favourites (142 fans)Biography of Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. on May 31, 1930) is an iconic American actor, composer, and Academy Award-winning film director and producer. While his recent work as a director, on films like Million Dollar Baby and Letters from Iwo Jima, is consistently praised by critics, Eastwood is perhaps most famous for his tough guy, anti-hero acting roles, including Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry series and the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns.... Add to favourites (145 fans)Biography of Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth and S.W.A.T.. Early life Farrell was born prematurely, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces, in Castleknock, Dublin to Rita and Eamon Farrell. His father was a footballer who played for Shamrock Rovers FC. Farrell has three siblings, two sisters, Claudine and Catherine, and a brother, Eamon Jr. Farrell was educated at St. Brigid's National School in Castleknock followed by Castleknock College and Gormanston College. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was a promising young football player for Dublin team, Castleknock Celtic, as a goalkeeper. Farrell attended The Gaiety School of Acting, but dropped out and was cast in... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Brooke Shields
Christa Brooke Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and supermodel. Career Shields' career as a model began in the late 1960s as an infant, and she continued as a successful child model throughout the 1970s. In early 1980 (at age 14), Shields was the youngest fashion model to ever appear on the cover of the top fashion publication Vogue magazine. Later that same year (at age 15), Shields appeared in controversial print and TV ads for Calvin Klein jeans. The TV ad included her saying the famous tagline, "Do you wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." By the age of 16, Shields had become one of the most recognizable faces in the world because of her dual career as a provocative fashion model and controversial child actress. TIME magazine report... Biography of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005), styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost fifty-six years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century. Though he was best known outside of Europe for having married American actress Grace Kelly, he was also responsible for reforms to Monaco's constitution and for expanding the principality's economy beyond its traditional gambling base. Gambling accounts for approximately three percent of the nation's annual revenue today; when Rainier ascended the throne in 1949, it accounted for more than 95 percent. Before his death, he was the world's second-longest reigning monarch with his 56 years of reign. A... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire is an internationally-famous French actress, born 31 May 1967 in the town of Gannat in the Auvergne region. Throughout her career, Sandrine Bonnaire has conducted herself in a rather serious manner, she herself admitting that her demeanour must appear to others as sombre. She was born into a working-class background, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film À nos amours. She played, somewhat autobiographically, a girl from the suburbs beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984 she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her international breakthrough came in 1986 when she played the title role in Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond), directed by Agnès Varda, for which part she w... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo (French pronunciation: ; born May 31, 1945) is an Ivorian politician. He served as the fourth President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011 until his 11 April 2011 arrest by French special forces and hand over to rebel fighters. A history teacher by profession, Gbagbo was one of the primary opponents of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. He founded the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) in 1982 and unsuccessfully ran for President against Houphouët-Boigny at the start of multi-party politics in 1990. When Robert Guéï, heading a military junta, barred other leading politicians from running against him in the October 2000 presidential election, Gbagbo claimed victory after the election and his supporters took to the streets, toppling and killing Guéï; Gbagbo was installed as ... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of John Bonham
John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, speed and "feel" for the groove. Bonham is considered one of the most influential and respected drummers of the modern rock era and continues to be cited as an influence on drummers of varying styles to this day. Early years Bonham was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. He first learned how to play drums at the age of five, making a drum kit out of containers and coffee tins, and copying the moves of his idols Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. He received his first proper drum kit at the age of fifteen, a Premier Percussion kit. After leaving Wiltan House public school (some sources say he attended Bedford Modern) he ... Biography of Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American actress. Early life Thompson studied dance as a girl, and would practice three to four hours every day. She was dancing professionally by the age of 14. Lea then won scholarships to several ballet schools, including The American Ballet Theatre and The San Francisco Ballet. She danced with the The Minnesota Dance Theatre, The Pennsylvania Ballet Company, and The Ballet Repertory. She was informed by Baryshnikov that she was "too stocky". Due to this (as well as some small nagging injuries) she decided to give up dancing in favor of an acting career. She moved to New York at the age of 20, and performed in a number of Burger King ads in the 1980s along with Elisabeth Shue, her eventual co-star in the Ba... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. Proclaimed the "greatest of all American poets" by many foreign observers a mere four years after his death, he is viewed as the first urban poet. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and Realism, incorporating both views in his works. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Whitman is among the most influential and controversial poets in the American canon. His work has been described as a "rude shock" and "the most audacious and debatable contribution yet made to American literature." As Whitman wrote in Leaves of Grass (By Blue Ontario's Shore), "Rhymes and rhymers pass away...America justifies itself, give it time..." Early life ... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri or simply Dante, (May 14/June 13, 1265 – September 13/14, 1321) was an Italian poet from Florence. His central work, the Commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature. In Italian he is known as "the Supreme Poet" (il Sommo Poeta). Life Dante Alighieri was born in 1265, between May 14 and June 13. He was born into the prominent Alighieri family of Florence, with loyalties to the Guelphs, a political alliance that supported the Papacy, involved in complex opposition to the Ghibellines, who were backed by the Holy Roman Emperor. These factions fashioned their names after those of opposing factions of German Imperial politics, centered around the noble families the Welfs ... Biography of Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1949) is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning American actor known mainly for his roles in action films. Height : 5' 11" (1.80 m) Berenger was born Thomas Michael Moore to an Irish Catholic family in Chicago, Illinois. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri, but decided to seek an acting career following his graduation. He worked first in regional theatre and moved to New York City in the 1970s. He worked in soap operas and had a starring role on One Life to Live. Berenger's feature film debut was the lead in Rush It (1976), an independent film now mostly forgotten except for its cast members who went on to greater renown. In 1977, Berenger had a small but noticeable role as a murderer in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. In 1978, he h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norman Vincent Peale
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a Protestant preacher and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking". Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio and died in Pawling, New York. He was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University School of Theology. Raised as a Methodist and originally ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America in 1932 and began a 52-year tenure as pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan. During that time the church's membership grew from 600 to over 5000, and he became one of New York City’s most famous preachers. Peale started a radio program, "The Art of Living," in 1935, which l... Biography of Alain Duhamel
Alain Duhamel (Caen, 31 May 1940 – ) is a prominent French journalist and political commentator. In 1963, Duhamel started working at Le Monde. He started giving talks on Europe 1 from 1974. He has also written in Libération since 1992, and in Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. Duhamel has also hosted several television political broadcasts: À armes égales from 1970, Cartes sur table on Antenne 2 from 1978, succeeded by L'Heure de vérité, and eventually 100 minutes pour convaincre from 2002, as well as Question Ouverte. During the French presidential election of 1995, Duhamel, along with fellow journalist Guillaume Durand, hosted the television debate between Jacques Chirac and Lionel Jospin. Duhamel has also worked with RTL from 1999. In 2006, Duhamel published Les Prétendants 2... Biography of Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI (Latin: Pius PP. XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31, 1857 – February 10, 1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922 and as sovereign of Vatican City from 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939. He issued the encyclical Quas Primas establishing the feast of Christ the King, and took as his papal motto "Christ's peace in Christ's kingdom." This indicates the central idea of his pontificate: that the Catholic religion must permeate all areas of human living: the home, the city, politics, economics, art etc. Rather than allowing religious belief to be reduced to a merely private matter, or withdrawing the Church from involvement in the outer world, Pius XI thought Catholics must work to create a truly Catholic society: Christ must be King over ev... Biography of Henri Emmanuelli
Henri Emmanuelli (born on May 31, 1945) is a French politician. Image:Henriemmanuelli.jpg Henri Emmanuelli, 1997.Member of the Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS), he is deputy for Landes from 1978 to 1981, from 1986 to 1997 and since 2000. He was nominated Secretary of State to Overseas in 1981, to Budget in 1983, to Consumption between 1984 and 1986. He was chairman of the National Assembly from 1992 to 1993 after Laurent Fabius stepped down, following his nomination as leader of the socialist party. If he took the head of the party in 1994, he was defeated by Lionel Jospin to represent the Socialists at the 1995 presidential election. He let him his function of prime secretary. One year later, he was convicted for the illicit financing of the PS whereas he was its treasu... Biography of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. Height: 5' 9¼" (1.76 m) Fassbinder was born in the Bavarian town of Bad Wörishofen. In his short life he not only made 43 films (including two shorts and the 15 ½ hour Berlin Alexanderplatz), but he also worked as an actor (film and theatre), author, cameraman, composer, designer, editor, producer and theatre manager. Fassbinder's prodigious cinematic output is legendary. He made, on average, a film every hundred days. His intense discipline and phenomenal creative energy when working were in violent contrast with the excesses of abasement and tortured relationships of his personal life with the... Biography of Alexandre Barbault
Alexandre Barbault, born May 31, 1950 in Champignelles, Bourgogne, is a French astrologer. He is the son of astrologer Armand Barbault and the nephew of astrologer André Barbault.... Biography of Joe Namath
Joseph William Namath (born May 31, 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and '70s. Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his career. He finished out his career with the Los Angeles Rams. He was subsequently elected to the Hall of Fame. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Namath retired after playing in 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns and 220 interceptions. During his thirteen years in the AFL and NFL he played on three division champions (the 1968 and 1969 AFL East Champion Jets and the 1977 NFC West Champion Rams), earned one league championship (1968 AFL Championship), and one championship (Super Bowl III). ... Biography of Hervé Gaymard
Hervé Gaymard (born May 31, 1960 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie) is a French politician and a member of UMP conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005. Gaymard attended the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and then at the École nationale d'administration, graduating from the latter in 1986. After that he worked as a civil servant in a number of finance-related positions. He was elected as a local councillor in Savoie's canton de Moûtiers in 1994. He later served on the departmental council of Savoie, and in 1999, became its president. He was appointed to the finance ministry in November 2004, and was forced to resign barely 12 weeks later, on Friday, Feb 25, 2005. Scandal... Biography of Sharon Gless
Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, who's primarily on soap operas, movies and television, who is of Irish descent, whose trademark is also starring in long-running roles in television (the eighth actor behind Lucille Ball, Robert Wagner, William Shatner, Bill Bixby, Michael Landon, Lee Majors and James Brolin, among many others). Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) In the three decades of Gless's career, she is best known for her role as Christine Cagney, the title role in the 1980s police procedural drama series Cagney & Lacey, which aired on the CBS television network (1982-1988), and for which she won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Before her role as Cagney, her first long-running role was that of Eddie Albert's and Robert Wagner's... Biography of Bruno Groening
Bruno Gröning (May 30, 1906 in Danzig (Gdansk) – January 26, 1959 in Paris) was a faith healer from Germany.... Biography of Patti Stanger
Patti Stanger (born May 31, 1961 (birth time source: herself, claimed on "Millionaire Matchmaker") is an American matchmaker and television producer with her own Bravo TV show called The Millionaire Matchmaker. She is the founder and CEO of Millionaire's Club International Inc., a professional matchmaking service for millionaires. Career Early career Prior to founding her business, Stanger worked as the Director of Marketing for Great Expectations, the largest and oldest dating service in the United States. Stanger is a third-generation matchmaker. Stanger was introduced to the fashion industry by Janis Spindel, who had hired and scouted her at the age of 24 when looking to cast a part for a sitcom pilot. She worked for ten years in the fashion industry at Unionbay Sportswear, JouJ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dominique Monami
Dominique Monami (born May 31, 1973 in Verviers, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional female tennis player. In 1995 she married her coach Bart Van Roost and played under the name Van Roost or Van Roost-Monami, until their divorce. Her biggest achievement came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Els Callens. Monami won four singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in October 1998. Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 55 kg (122 lb) Performance Timeline Grand Slam Results Tournament 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Australian Open 2r QF 3r QF 1r - 1r 2r 4r - French Open 2r 1r 3r 3r 1r 2r 1r 1r 1r - Wimbledon 1r 4r 4r 1r 3r 2r 3r 1r 1r - U.S. Open 2r 3r 3r 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guillaume Delorme
Guillaume Delorme, born May 31, 1978, is a French theater, actor and TV host.... Biography of Eric Christian Olsen
Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American actor. Early life Olsen was born in Eugene, Oregon, the son of Jeanne, a non-denominational chaplain, and Paul Olsen, a Norwegian professor of English. He spent most of his childhood in Bettendorf, Iowa and attended Bettendorf High School, where he pursued such interests as sports and Japanese. Olsen attended Hope College for one year before dropping out to pursue acting. Career In 1999, he went to California with $500 in his pocket. In his first week he scored a guest role on the ABC-TV series High Incident, produced by Steven Spielberg. He found early critical acclaim with an Emmy submitted portrayal of a dying burn victim on NBC's "ER". His next role was a small one in HBO's Black Cat Run. The casting agent on "ER" calle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly (b. Newburgh, New York, May 31, 1923) is an American painter and sculptor associated with Hard-edge painting, Color field painting and the minimalist school. Many of his paintings consist of a single (usually bright) color, with some canvases being of irregular shape (i.e., shaped canvases).Kelly's quality of line seen in his paintings and in the form of his shaped canvases is very subtle and implies perfection. He studied at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, from 1941 to 1943. During World War II he served in a deception unit known as The Ghost Army, where he and other artists used inflatable tanks, trucks, and other tools of deception to fool the Germans. After serving in the military from 1943 to 1945 he attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1946 t... Biography of Don Ameche
Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor. Family Ameche was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Barbara, who was of Irish and German descent, and Felix Ameche, an immigrant from Italy whose original surname was "Amici." He had two brothers, Burt and Jim, and two sisters, Anne and Mary Jane. Vaudeville and films Ameche began his career in vaudeville with Texas Guinan, until Guinan dropped him from the act, dismissing him as, "too stiff." He made his film debut in 1935 and by the late 1930s, he had established himself as a leading actor in Hollywood. He appeared in such films as Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), as the title character in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), It led to the use of the word, "ameche," as slang ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hernani G.M. Andrade
Hermini G.M. Anglade, born May 31, 1913, is a Brazilian writer, engineer and psychic researcher.... Biography of Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán (born 31 May 1963 (birth time source: her mother "about 2:00 PM)) is a Hungarian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1998 to 2002, and is currently the leader of Fidesz, which in 2010 won 52.73% of the vote and an absolute majority of seats in the parliament of Hungary. He is widely expected to take office as Prime Minister following the election. Background He was born on 31 May 1963 in Székesfehérvár and spent his childhood in two nearby villages, Alcsútdoboz and Felcsút. In 1977 his family moved to Székesfehérvár. He studied English language at secondary school, which he graduated from in 1981. In 1981 and 1982 he completed his military service, then he studied law at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. He graduated in 1987. For the next two ye... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alida Valli
Alida Valli (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in over 100 films, including Carol Reed's The Third Man and Luchino Visconti's Senso. Early life Valli was born in Pola, Istria, Italy, to parents who both had mixed ancestry. Her paternal grandfather was the Baron Luigi Altenburger (also: Altempurger), an Austrian-Italian from Trento, descent of the Counts d'Arco and her paternal grandmother was Elisa Tomasi from Trento, a cousin of the roman senator Ettore Tolomei. Valli's mother, Silvia Oberecker della Martina, born in Pola, was the daughter of the German-Austrian Felix Oberecker (also: Obrekar) from Laibach, Austria (now Ljubljana, Slovenia), her mother was Virginia della Martina from Pola, Istria (then part of Austr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gregory Harrison
Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his role as Chandler in the 1987 cult favorite North Shore and Dr. George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates, the young surgeon on the CBS series Trapper John, M.D.. He was also the title character on the 1977-78 sci-fi series Logan's Run. Harrison's later role as stripper John Phillips in the 1981 TV movie For Ladies Only made him a favorite with women and gay men in the 1980s. He spoofed that role in the 1986 miniseries Fresno where his character appeared shirtless at every opportunity. Harrison was a regular in the final season (1989-90) of Falcon Crest. In 1996, he starred opposite Eric Roberts in It's My Party, a film based on the true events of a man diagno... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stéphane Caristan
Stéphane Caristan, born May 31, 1964 in Créteil (94), is a French athlete. Awards Recordman d'Europe du 110m haies en 1986, en 13" 20 Recordman de France du 60m haies en 1987, en 7" 50 Recordman de France junior du 110m haies à 2 reprises en 1983, dont 13" 86 Champion d'Europe du 110m haies en 1986 Champion du monde en salle du 60m haies en 1985 1er du 110m haies de Coupe d'Europe des nations "Finale B" en 1987 Champion de France du 110m haies en 1983, 1984, 1985 et 1986 Champion de France du 400m haies en 1992 Champion de France du 60m haies en salle en 1986 et 1987 Champion de France d'heptathlon en salle en 1985 2e sur 400m haies en 1991 à la Coupe d'Europe des nations d'athlétisme... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Melissa McIntyre
Melissa Erin McIntyre (born May 31, 1986 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as rocker "Ashley" in the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation. McIntyre, whose nickname is Mel, had relatively humble beginnings in acting, as she was a participant of many community theater plays as a small girl. Among the plays that she participated in were The Wizard of Oz and The Secret Garden. McIntyre is also one of the nowadays rare radio actresses, as she played the lead character in Disco Does Not Suck, a show that had a relatively long stay on the airwaves. McIntyre made her television debut in the 1997 series, Timesweep, where she got to play an extraterrestrial being. She was eleven when she participated in that show; her experienc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbara Koval
Barbara Koval, born May 31, 1937 in Manchester, New Hampshire, is an American astrologer, author and lecturer.... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Azealia Banks
Azealia Amanda Banks (born May 31, 1991) is an American rapper, singer and lyricist from Harlem, New York signed to Interscope/Polydor, and formerly known under the pseudonym Miss Bank$. Banks rose in notability in 2011 when she topped NME's "Cool List" for the year. On December 5, 2011, the BBC announced that Banks had been nominated for the Sound of 2012, where she ultimately finished third. Her debut single, "212" featuring Lazy Jay, was released on December 6, 2011, charting in some European territories. Biography 1991-2009: Early life and career beginnings Banks was born in 1991. Her mother raised her and two older sisters in Harlem, after their father died when she was two years old. At a young age she became interested in musical theater, acting, and singing. Aged ten, she bega... Biography of Sarah O'Hare
Sarah Murdoch (née O'Hare, born 31 May 1972, London, England, United Kingdom) is an Australian model and actress. Career Brought up in Sydney, Australia, Murdoch attended The McDonald College of the Performing Arts, a performing arts school in Sydney, where she studied ballet. After being told by the ballet master, Allan Cross, that she was too tall and would never make it as a ballerina, she changed direction. Sarah a former fashion model, appeared in campaigns for Revlon, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent and Estee Lauder, as well as the 1999 and 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues. Today Show Sarah filled in for Jessica Rowe on the Australian version of the popular morning news and interview show, Today. Rowe was taking four months maternity leave. On March 26, 2007, i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bert Haanstra
Bert Haanstra (31 May 1916 – 23 October 1997) was a Dutch film and documentary director and Academy Award winner. Haanstra was born in the town of Holten and became a professional filmmaker in 1947. He won international acclaim with his short documentary Spiegel van Holland / Mirror of Holland, for which he received the Grand Prix du court métrage at the Cannes-festival of 1951. During the fifties he made six films for Shell, among others The Rival World (1955) on insects spreading deadly diseases and how to fight them. In 1958 his documentary Glass, a filmic improvisation made in a glassfactory, won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. He directed several fiction films. Fanfare, a comedy situated in a small Dutch village, is still the Netherlands' second most popular fi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pascal Houzelot
Pascal Houzelot, born May 31, 1959 in Pau, is a French producer and TV channel director. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396965/ ) Le grand Meaulnes (2006) (producer) Nouvelle chance (2006) (producer) Dans tes rêves (2005) (producer) ... aka In Your Dreams (Australia: TV title) Absolument fabuleux (2001) (executive producer) (producer) ... aka Absolutely Fabulous (International: English title) Le libertin (2000) (associate producer) ... aka The Libertine (International: English title)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch (Paris, 31 May 1917 - 18 February 2004) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist. He began his long association with African subjects in 1941 after working as civil engineer supervising a construction project in Niger. However, shortly afterwards he returned to France to participate in the Resistance. After the war, he did a brief stint as a journalist with Agence France-Presse before returning to Africa where he become an influential anthropologist and sometimes controversial filmmaker. He is considered as one the pioneers of Nouvelle Vague, of visual anthropology and the father of ethnofiction. Rouch's films mostly belonged to the cinéma vérité school – a term that Edgar Morin used in a 1960 France-Observateur article referring to Dziga Vertov's Kinopravda. His best kno... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham (born 31 May 1948) is a Canadian-born English actress. Bellingham is possibly best known for being a panelist on Loose Women. She is also well known for her starring roles as Faith Grayshot in Second Thoughts and Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small. She was born in Montreal due to her father working for the airline BOAC, and was brought up in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England and was educated at Aylesbury High School. She got her big break as a nurse in an ITV afternoon soap opera of the 1970s, General Hospital. She also went topless for her role in Confessions of a Driving Instructor. Her most famous role was in the 1980s as the head of the family in the Oxo television adverts. Other prominent roles included the James Herriot drama All Creatures Gr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marco Albarello
Marco Albarello (born May 31, 1960 in Aosta) is a former Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won four other medals at the Winter Olympics with three silvers (10 km: 1992; 4 x 10 km: 1992, 1998) and one bronze (10 km: 1994). Albarello also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold (15 km: 1987), two silvers (4 x 10 km: 1985, 1993), and one bronze (4 x 10 km: 1997). At the Opening Ceremony for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin on February 10, he and his 4 x 10 km relay teammates (Maurilio De Zolt, Giorgio Vanzetta, and Silvio Fauner) who won the gold at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, were among ... Biography of Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) the group's most famous song, "Puff, the Magic Dragon." He has also long done work for social change. Music Yarrow began singing with Mary Travers in December 1960; when Noel "Paul" Stookey joined them, they chose the name "Peter, Paul and Mary" for their folk trio. Yarrow's songwriting helped create some of Peter, Paul & Mary's most famous songs, including "Puff the Magic Dragon", "Day is Done," "Light One Candle", and "The Great Mandala". As a member of that folk music trio, he earned a 1996 Emmy nomination for the Great Performances special "LifeLines Live", a highly acclaimed celebration of folk music, with their musical... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roma Maffia
Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958) is an American actress. Maffia was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York of West Indian, English, and German descent; her Italian surname derives from her stepfather. Maffia began her acting career in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. In 1994 she made her film debut playing the minor role of Carmen in director Ron Howard's film The Paper. Soon after, she landed a role on the television series Chicago Hope. Maffia's television career continued as she played 'Grace Alvarez,' the forensic pathologist for the Violent Crimes Task Force for four seasons on NBC's Profiler. She has had guest-starring and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing, and The Sopranos. Her most widely seen performance may be playing Seattle attorney Ca... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of François-Xavier Villain
François-Xavier Villain (born May 31, 1950) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of Arise the Republic, a small Gaullist party led by Nicolas Dupont-Aignan. He is also mayor of Cambrai.... Biography of Ida Presti
Ida Presti, (31 May 1924 - 24 April 1967) was a French classical guitarist. She has been called ‘the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time.’ She was born on in Suresnes, France. She met Alexandre Lagoya in 1951. The two formed one of the most accomplished classical guitar duos in history, and performed over 2,000 concerts. On April 24, 1967 she died of lung cancer-related complications at 42 during a concert tour in the United States. Bibliography Anne Marillia & Elisabeth Presti: Ida Presti — sa vie, son art/her life, her art. 2005.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Roberts Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (which office later became United States Secretary of Health and Human Services) in the administration of President Jimmy Carter. She was the first African American woman to serve as a United States Ambassador, representing the U.S. in Luxembourg under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and the first to enter the line of succession to the Presidency. Patricia Roberts Harris was born in Mattoon, Illinois, and was the daughter of a railroad dining car waiter. She graduated summa cum laude from Howard University in 1945. While at Howard, she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. There she met William Beasley Harris, a memb... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joachim Olsen
Joachim Brøchner Olsen (born May 31, 1977 in Aalborg, Denmark) is one of the world's leading shot putters. Height: 6'0 1/2" (184 cm) Weight: 313 lbs (142 kg) He represents Århus 1900. With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longest string of appearances in finals at Olympic, World and European Championships among throwers. Joachim is coached by the former olympic finalist Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, who started working with Joachim in October 2003. In his teens Joachim primarily focused on the discus throw, but after switching shot put technique from the glide style to rotational style, he improved dramatically during his four years at University of Idaho, where he was coached by Tim Taylor. Although he appeared at the World Junior Championships in Sydney 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Micol Guidelli
Micol Guidelli, born May 31, 1972 in Florence, is an Italian singer, a member of group Guidelli Cantanti.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roberto Raviola
Magnus, pseudonym of Roberto Raviola, (May 30, 1939 - February 5, 1996) was an Italian comic book artist, regarded as one of the foremost cartoonists of all time in his country. Born in Bologna in 1939, Raviola lived there for his whole life. Having worked as an illustrator, he started his comics career and his association with Max Bunker in 1964 with the series Kriminal. He took the pseudonym Magnus, from the Latin phrase Magnus Pictor Fecit ("A Great Painter Did It"). During the 1960s the duo became a mainstay of Italian comics creating successful series such as Kriminal and Satanik (1964), Dennis Cobb, Gesebel (1966, only first six stories by Magnus) and Maxmagnus (1968). In 1967 they started working on a new series resulting in the May 1969 release of Alan Ford. Magnus' atmosp... Biography of Andrea de Cesaris
Andrea de Cesaris (born May 31, 1959) is an Italian former race car driver. He holds two distinctions in Formula One: the longest career without a race victory (208 grand prix starts), and also his unofficial title of 'Andrea de Crasheris', owing to a string of accidents early in his career. Though this reputation remained, he matured into a fast and reliable driver, though rarely had the machinery to match his speed. In 2005 and 2006 he competed in the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired F1 drivers. Driving career Pre-Formula One De Cesaris was born in Rome on May 31, 1959. A multiple karting champion, he graduated to Formula 3 in Britain, winning numerous events before his tendency to make careless mistakes cost him dearly, and he finished 2nd in the championship to Chico ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ludwig Tieck
Johann Ludwig Tieck (May 31, 1773 – April 28, 1853) was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, and critic, who was part of the Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Early life Tieck was born in Berlin, the son of a rope-maker. He was educated at the Friedrich-Werdersche Gymnasium, and at the universities of Halle, Göttingen and Erlangen. At Göttingen, he studied Shakespeare and the Elizabethan drama. In 1794 he returned to Berlin, and attempted to make a living by writing. He contributed a number of short stories (1795-1798) to the series of Straussfedern, published by the bookseller C. F. Nicolai and originally edited by J. K. A. Musäus, and wrote Abdallah (1796) and a novel in letters, William Lovell (3 vols. 1795-1796). Adoption of Romanticism ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Denholm Elliott
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor of stage and screen, with over 120 major film and TV credits. Early life Elliott was born in Ealing, London, England, the son of Nina (née Mitchell) and Myles Laymen Farr Elliott. He attended Malvern College and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force, training as a sergeant radio operator and gunner and serving with No. 76 Squadron RAF under the command of Leonard Cheshire. On the night of 23/24 September 1942, his Handley Page Halifax bomber took part in an air raid on the U-boat pens at Flensburg, Germany. The aircraft was hit by flak and subsequently ditched in the North Sea near Sylt. Elliot and two other crew members survived; and h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ara Celi
Ara Celi (born 31 May 1974) is an American actress active in American film and television. She had a starring role in the minor 1997 dance movie Looking for Lola, but she is probably best known for her role as Ampata Gutierrez aka "Inca Mummy Girl" from season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also 1997). Celi, a Latina, was born Araceli Valdez in El Paso, Texas, one of six children. She attended J. M. Hanks High School, graduating in 1992. While at Hanks, she apperared in student productions of Splendor in the Grass, Crimes of the Heart, and The Wiz. She later attended the University of Texas at El Paso. While there, she entered and won the GuyRex Mrs. Texas Pageant (1994), later becoming a semifinalist in The GuyRex Miss World USA pageant (also 1994). She moved to Mexico at age 18 w... Biography of Saint-John Perse
Saint-John Perse (pseudonym of Alexis Léger, also Alexis Saint-Legér Léger) (31 May 1887 – 20 September 1975) was a French poet and diplomat who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 "for the soaring flight and evocative imagery of his poetry." Biography Alexis Léger was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. His father, a lawyer, had lived in Guadeloupe since 1815. The Léger family was in charge of two family-owned plantations, one of coffee and the other of sugar. In 1897, Hégésippe Légitimus, the first native Guadeloupan elected president of the Guadeloupe General Council took office with a vindictive agenda towards colonists. The Leger family returned to metropolitan France and settled in Pau. The young Alexis felt like an expatriate and spent much of his time playi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Baptiste Clément
Jean Baptiste Clément, born May 31, 1836 in Boulogne-sur-Seine and died February 26, 1903 in Paris, was a French singer, author and activist, a member of The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris). The Paris Commune was a government that briefly ruled Paris, from March 28 (more formally, from March 26) to May 28, 1871. It existed before the split between anarchists and socialists had taken place, and it is hailed by both groups as the first assumption of power by the working class. Debates over the policies and outcome of the Commune contributed to the break between those two political groups. In a formal sense, the Paris Commune was simply the local authority, the city council (in French, the "commune"), which exercised power in Paris for two months in the spring of 1871. However, the con... Biography of Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho da Costa (Portuguese pronunciation: , born Paulo Roberto da Costa on May 31, 1948) is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio and television commercials. He has done crossover work in a variety of music genres including: Brazilian, blues, Christian, country, disco, gospel, hip hop, jazz, Latin, pop, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, and world music. Discography He has recorded with the following artists: A Aaliyah, Adam Cohen, Ahmad Jamal, Air Supply, Akima Asakura, Al Jarreau, Alan Price, Albert Hammond, Alex Acuña, Alice Cooper, Allen ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Fourestier
Louis Fourestier, born May 31, 1892 in Montpellier, died September 30, 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, was a French cellist, conductor and composer. Works Patria, cantate (1924) La Mort d'Adonis, cantate (1925) A Saint Valéry, poème symphonique Polynice, poème symphonique Quatuor à cordes (1937) Offrande lyrique Le Coup de fusil, opéra-comique Adward Chant des guerriers Ave Maria... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vera Schefthaller
Vera Schefthaller, born May 31, 1959 in Munich, is a German astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alessandro Allori
Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (3 May 1535 – 22 September 1607) was an Italian portrait painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school. Born in Florence, in 1540, after the death of his father, he was brought up and trained in art by a close friend, often referred to as his 'uncle', the mannerist painter Agnolo Bronzino, whose name he sometimes assumed in his pictures. In some ways, Allori is the last of the line of prominent Florentine painters, of generally undiluted Tuscan artistic heritage: Andrea del Sarto worked with Fra Bartolomeo (as well as Leonardo da Vinci), Pontormo briefly worked under Andrea, and trained Bronzino, who trained Allori. Subsequent generations in the city would be strongly influenced by the tide of Baroque styles pre-eminent in other ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916-22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in several historical dramas and sword and sandal epics, mainly Italian, as well as roles in major international films. His notable appearances include The Naked Maja (1958), David and Goliath (1960), The Loves of Hercules (1960), El Cid (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963) Camille 2000 (1969) and Don't Look Now (1973). He had an affair with the actress Anna Magnani who bore him a son. He died in Rome. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784857/ ) Avvoltoio può attendere, L' (1991) Viaggio di nozze in giallo (1990) Fratelli d'Ital... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Diane Creighton
Diane Creighton, born May 31, 1962 in Quincy, Massachusetts, died in 1985 (anorexia), was an American figure skating champion.... Biography of François Rollin
François Rollin, born May 31, 1953 in Malo-les-Bains (now Dunkerque), is a French humorist, writer, actor, comedian, radio host and TV host. Filmography Screenwriter * 1988 : Palace, série télévisée de Jean-Michel Ribes * 1995 : Associations de bienfaiteurs série télévisée de Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe * 2003 : Le Grand Plongeoir, série télévisée de Tristan Carné, Nicolas & Bruno et Guy Saguez Actor * 1982 : Merci Bernard, série télévisée de Jean-Michel Ribes * 1988 : Palace, série télévisée de Jean-Michel Ribes * 1990 : Le Provincial de Christian Gion * 1991 : Le Piège, film télévision de Serge Moati * 1993 : Jacques le fataliste (film, 1993) d'Antoine Douchet * 1997 : L'Agence Lambert, L, série télévisée d'Étienne Labroue * 1999 ... Biography of Terry Waite
Terry Waite CBE (born 31 May 1939 in Bollington, Cheshire) is an English humanitarian and author. Waite was Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie's Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs in the 1980s. As an envoy for the Church of England, he travelled to Lebanon to try to secure the release of four hostages including journalist John McCarthy. He was himself held captive between 1987 and 1991. He is also president of the charity, Y Care International (the YMCA's international development and relief agency), and patron of AbleChildAfrica and Habitat for Humanity Great Britain. He is also president of Emmaus UK, a charity for formerly homeless people. arly life The son of a village policeman, Waite was educated at Stockton Heath County Secondary school where he became head boy... Biography of Corey Hart
Corey Mitchell Hart (born 31 May 1962, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Grammy Award-nominated Canadian musician. He grew up in Montreal, Spain, Mexico City, and Key Biscayne, Florida, and was raised solely by his mother from the age of 10 when his parents divorced. Hart was a prodigy as a teenager. At 13, he sang for Tom Jones and recorded with Paul Anka in Las Vegas and, at 19, recorded demos with Billy Joel and Eric Clapton before signing to a major label at the age of 20. Corey Hart's first album was recorded in Manchester, England in the spring of 1982. Released in 1983, First Offense, featured the US Top 10 hit songs "Sunglasses at Night" and "It Ain't Enough". The album went platinum in both Canada and the United States. His follow-up album was the chart-topping Boy in the Box. Boy i... Biography of Maurice Allais
Maurice Félix Charles Allais (31 May 1911 – 9 October 2010) was a French economist, and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources." The economist Born in Paris, France, Allais graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris and studied at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris. His academic and non-academic posts have included being Professor of Economics at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (since 1944) and Director of its Economic Analysis Centre (since 1946). In 1949 he received a Doctor-Engineer title from the University of Paris, Faculty of Science. He also held teaching positions at various institutions, among which the University of Pa... Biography of Serge Brussolo
Serge Brussolo (born May 31, 1951) is a French writer. Born in Paris, Brussolo had a tormented childhood. He studied letters and psychology and wrote his first texts very early, finding inspiration in his misery and disturbed family environment. The blackness of his first novels set the tone for all of his future work. At the beginning of his career, publishers despised him because of his style - which, although close to fantasy and science fiction cannot easily be categorised under any genre. He persevered because he could not consider a future without writing. His work was first published in fanzines. His first published text was The Escaped Prisoner published in 1972 in The Wedged Paddle. This was followed by a great number of novels published in the Anticipation and Presence of the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Fleming
Robert Peter Fleming, OBE (31 May 1907 – 18 August 1971) was a British adventurer and travel writer. Peter Fleming was one of four sons of the barrister and MP Valentine Fleming who was killed in action in 1917, having served as MP for Henley from 1910. His younger brother was Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books. Peter Fleming was educated at Eton College and then at Christ Church, Oxford. While at Eton, he was the editor of the Eton College Chronicle, and the Peter Fleming Owl (the English meaning of "Strix", the name under which he later wrote for The Spectator) is still awarded every year to the best contributor to the Chronicle. In 1935, he married the actress Celia Johnson (1908–1982), best known for her role in the film Brief Encounter. During World War II, he ser... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Magician (magician)
"Magician", born May 31, 1962 in Long Beach, California, is an American restaurant magician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stanislas de Boufflers
Stanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers (May 31, 1738 - January 18, 1815), was a French statesman and writer. He was born near Nancy, France, the son of Louis Franois, marquis de Boufflers. His mother, Marie Catherine de Beauveau Craon, was the mistress of Stanislas Leszczynski, and the boy was brought up at the court of Lunéville. He spent six months in study for the priesthood at Saint Sulpice, Paris, and during his residence there he circulated a story which became extremely popular, Aline, reine de Golconde. Boufflers did not take priestly vows, as his ambitions were military. He entered the order of the Knights of Malta, so that he could follow the career of arms without sacrificing the revenues of a benefice he had received in Lorraine from King Stanislas. After serving in vario... Biography of Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (May 31, 1597 - 18 February 1654) was a French author. Guez de Balzac was born at Angoulême. At the age of eighteen he travelled in the United Provinces with Théophile de Viau, with whom he later exchanged bitter recriminations. His letters to his acquaintances and to important courtiers gained him a great reputation. Compliments were showered on him, and he became an habitué of the Hotel de Rambouillet. In 1624 a collection of his Lettres was published, and was received with great favour. From Chateau de Balzac, where he had retired, he continued to correspond with Jean Chapelain, Valentin Conrart and others. In 1634 Balzac was elected to the Académie française. He died at Angoulême twenty years later. Guez de Balzac;s fame rests chiefly upon the Lettres... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christine Hartley
Christine Hartley, born May 31, 1897 in London and died Decmeber 25, 1985, was a British businessman and magician, a member of the Fraternity of Inner Light. The Fraternity of the Inner Light was a magical society and Western Mystery School.... Biography of Alfonso Guerra
Alfonso Guerra González (born May 31, 1940 in Seville) is a Spanish politician. A leading member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as Vice President of the Government (vicepresidente del Gobierno, i.e., equivalent to deputy Prime Minister) of Spain from 1982 to 1991, under the presidency of Felipe González. He currently represents Seville in Congress, being the only deputy that has served since 1977 without interruptions. Guerra has always been an extremely controversial politician, noted for his acid discourse against his opponents - which was criticised as demagogy by his political adversaries. He was forced to quit his position as vice-president after a financial scandal. Ever since he renounced his position, his ideas have come to be embodied in the PSOE wing... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yohann Ploquin
Yohann Ploquin, born May 31, 1978 in La Rochelle, is a French handball player.... Biography of Sarah Class
Sarah Class (born 31 May 1978) is an English composer, singer and songwriter. Described by HMV Classical Reviews magazine as 'one of Britain’s brightest young musical stars', Her style is both "hauntingly ethereal and sensual, mingling folky influences and a powerfully romantic blend of orchestral and electronic sonorities". She is now one of Britain’s most sought-after young composers. Biography Class was born in London. Having written music and poetry from an early age and performing as a vocalist and pianist in bands since she was a teenager, Class found her inspiration in the lush woodlands, rolling hills and seascapes of the Isle of Wight. Growing up on a nature reserve on the north of the island, Class was encouraged and inspired by her musical and nature conservationist fat... Biography of Shirley Verrett
Shirley Verrett (born May 31, 1931) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and soprano. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s and was much admired for her radiant voice, beauty, and great versatility. Born into an African-American family of devout Seventh-day Adventists in New Orleans, Louisiana, Verrett showed early musical abilities, but initially a singing career was frowned upon by her family. Later Verrett went on to study in Los Angeles, California and at the Juilliard School in New York. International career In 1957, Verrett made her operatic debut in Britten's The Rape of Lucretia. In 1958, she made her New York City Opera debut as Irina in Kurt Weill's Lost in the Stars. In 1959, she made her European debut in Cologne, Germany in Nabokov's Rasputins Tod. In 1962, s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Happy Hairston
Harold "Happy" Hairston (May 31, 1942 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – May 1, 2001) was an American professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He was a member of 1971–72 NBA championship team that won 33 games in a row, a record not duplicated in any other American professional sport. Hairston was a 6'7" (200 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hairston attended Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, New York and played college basketball at New York University from 1962 to 1964 and professionally for the Cincinnati Royals and Detroit Pistons before arriving at the Lakers in 1969. In 1971-72, Hairston grabbed 1,045 rebounds while his teammate Wilt Chamberlain pulled down 1,572. This remains the only time any two NBA t... Biography of Adriana Volpe
Adriana Volpe was born on May 31, 1973, in Trento, Italy. She is a showgirl for Italian television and a former model. In 2004, she made her TV debut on Italian television. In the same year she also posed naked for the magazine Panorama. She was born in a poverty striken family, coming to a new world of fashion was a big change for her. Adriana Volpe was the official model for Wonder and is part of the exclusive Victoria's modelling team.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilbert Louis
Gilbert Louis, born May 31, 1940 in Champsecret , Orne, is a French Catholic Bishop, the Bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne (1999 - ).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joé Seeten
Joé Seeten, born May 31, 1957 in Dunkerque, is a French navigator.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stan Brenders
Stan Brenders, born May 31, 1904 in Bruxelles and died June 1, 1969, was a Belgian jazz pianist, musician and composer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Lefèvre-Bel
René Lefèvre-Bel (René, Ferdinand Lefèvre), born May 31, 1909 in Les Mureaux, Yvelines, died January 10, 1999 in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-Saint-Denis, was a French actor and comedian. Filmography * 1939 : Notre Dame de la Mouise de Robert Péguy * 1941 : Le Briseur de chaînes de Jacques Daniel-Norman * 1951 : L'Auberge rouge de Claude Autant-Lara - un gendarme à cheval * 1952 : La Jeune Folle d'Yves Allégret * 1953 : La Chair et le diable de Jean Josipovici * 1953 : Le Chevalier de la nuit de Robert Darène - le ministre * 1954 : La Bande à papa de Guy Lefranc - le directeur de la banque * 1955 : Chantage de Guy Lefranc * 1955 : Si Paris nous était conté de Sacha Guitry * 1955 : Treize à table de André Hunebelle - un invité * ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gregor Strasser
Gregor Strasser (also Straßer, see ß) (May 31, 1892 – June 30, 1934) was a politician of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP). He was murdered in Berlin during the Night of the Long Knives. Background, training, and military service Gregor Strasser and his younger brother Otto were born into the family of a Catholic judicial officer who lived in the Upper Bavarian market town of Geisenfeld. He attended the local Gymnasium (high school) and after his final examinations served his apprenticeship as a druggist in the Lower Bavarian village of Frontenhausen from 1910 until 1914. In 1914 he began to study pharmacy at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, suspending his studies in the same year to enlist as a volunteer in the German Imperial Army. Strasser took part in World War I, rising to th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Duane Causwell
Duane Causwell (born May 31, 1968 in Queens Village, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 18th overall pick of the 1990 NBA Draft. He played 11 years in the NBA for the Kings and the Miami Heat averaging 4.9 ppg in his career. Causwell played college basketball at Temple University. Causwell played high school basketball at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kyoka Suzuki
Kyoka Suzuki (鈴木京香, born 31 May 1968 in Sendai, Japan) is an actress. She won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (ラジオの時間, Rajio no jikan?). She also won the award for best actress at the 42nd Blue Ribbon Awards for Keiho. Filmography * The Magic Hour (2008) * A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006) * Blood and Bones (2004) * Zebraman (2004) * Rockers (2003) * Mokuyo kumikyoku (木曜組曲, 2002) * Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2002) * Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover (竜馬の妻とその夫と愛人, 2002) * Tsuriba... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hervé Alphand
ervé Alphand (31 May 1907 Paris - 13 January 1994 Paris) was a French diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States, from 1956 to 1965. Life Born into a family of diplomats, he studied law and graduated in political science. In 1930, he joined the Inspector General of Finance. He married the same year, a music-hall singer, Claude Raynaud; they divorced in 1957. In 1934, he was sent to Ankara to help the government of Turkey to reorganize the finances of Turkey, and he was appointed Financial Attaché in Moscow in 1936, before taking up positions in the Department of Commerce. Economic adviser to De Gaulle At the outbreak of World War II, he was financial advisor of the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. Opposed to the Vichy regime, he resigned in 1941, and joined Ch... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Worrall Mayo
William Worrall Mayo (May 31, 1819 – March 6, 1911) was an English born medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in the 1880s. Early life Dr. William Worall Mayo was born in Eccles, near Salford, Lancashire, England and studied science and medicine in Manchester, Glasgow, and London before leaving for the U.S. in 1845. His first work in his new country was as a pharmacist at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, though he soon moved westward. Mayo spent a brief period of time in Buffalo, New York before settling in Lafayette, Indiana where he worked as a tailor (one of the job... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Longthorne
Joe Longthorne (born 31 May 1955, Hull), is a English singer of Romani ethnicity, who has performed in several Royal Variety Performances. In the 1980s, Longthorne was a regular turn on the top rated Sunday night variety show, Live From the Palladium and at one time had his own half hour show which was produced by Central Television and screened across the ITV network. As well as a track record on tour, he has also enjoyed success with his records, enjoying eleven album releases, over the last three decades. He is also known as an impersonator of others, including fellow singing star Shirley Bassey, who famously commented that he "does me better than I do myself", and Tom Jones. Longthorne has been beset by a number of health problems, and is known to have been undergoing treatment f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Manuel I of Portugal
Manuel I (pronounced ); Archaic Portuguese: Manoel I, English: Emmanuel I), the Fortunate (Port. o Venturoso), 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves (Alcochete, May 31, 1469 – December 13, 1521 in Lisbon) was the son of Infante Fernando, Duke of Viseu, by his wife, Infanta Beatriz of Portugal. His mother was the granddaughter of King John I of Portugal; his father was the second surviving son of King Edward of Portugal. Manuel succeeded his first cousin John II of Portugal, who was also his brother-in-law, in 1495. Manuel grew up among the conspiracies of the aristocratic high nobility against king John II. He watched many people being killed and exiled. His older brother Diogo, the duke of Viseu, was murdered by the king himself. Thus, when receiving a royal order in 1493 to present h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Naples in 1970. Sorrentino's first film as screenwriter, Polvere di Napoli, was released in 1998. He began directing several short movies, like L'amore non ha confini, in 1998, and La notte lunga, in 2001. His debut with a long feature is One Man Up (L'uomo in più), awarded with the Nastro D'Argento for the best young director. He achieved international recognition in 2004 for his stylish thriller, The Consequences of Love (Le conseguenze dell'amore). The film, which explores the mindset of a lonely businessman being used as a pawn by the Mafia, won many awards and was nominated for the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Sorrentino's most recent feature, The Family Friend (L'amico di famiglia), was ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emmanuel Jonnier
Emmanuel Jonnier (born May 31, 1975) is a French cross country skier who has been competing since 1998. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 50 km event at the 2006 games in Turin. Jonnier's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 4 x 10 km at Sapporo in 2007. His best individual finish was 20th in the 15 km event both in 2005 and 2007. Jonnier's best individual World Cup finish was second in a 30 km event in Russia in January 2007. He also finished second in a 15 km Continential Cup event in Austria in 2000.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle (May 31, 1938 – February 19, 2003), a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It". He achieved his greatest success in the 1970s as a major force in country music's "Outlaw Movement" popularized by artists such as David Allan Coe, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver and Merle Haggard. In the 1980s, his music career suffered from his problems with drugs, alcohol, and legal difficulties. He served a prison sentence in the early 1990s but his declining health effectively ended his career in early 2000. Early career Born in Greenfield, Ohio, Donald Lytle was playing in talent contests by the age of 9. He took a job with country music l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pat Porter
Patrick ("Pat") Ralph Porter (born May 31, 1959 in Wadena, Minnesota) is a former American distance runner. With an unremarkable personal best of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, Porter was not heavily recruited to run in college. He enrolled at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado, and flourished under the training of coach Joe Vigil. After graduating from Adams State in 1982 with a degree in marketing, Porter became one of the most dominant U.S distance runners of the 1980s. Porter was a two time U.S. Olympian, running the 10000 meters at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. In 1983 he set the World Record for a road 10K at 27:31.8. In 1985 he won the silver medal at the World Cup of Athletics in Canberra, Australia, getting nipped at th... Biography of Børge Ousland
Børge Ousland (born 31 May 1962 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian polar explorer, photographer and writer. He made the first unassisted Antarctic solo crossing, finishing on 18 January 1997. He ventured to the South Pole on 8 December 2005. On 15 January 2006, he began a journey to the North Pole, which he and Mike Horn successfully concluded on 23 March. In September 2010, Ousland's team aboard "The Northern Passage" completed the circumnavigation of the North Pole . The Russian team aboard the "Peter I" achieved the same feat in that season. These were the first recorded instances of the circumnavigation of the North Pole without an icebreaker.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ernest Daudet
Ernest Daudet, born on May 31, 1837 in Nîmes (time birth source: Lescaut), died on August 21, 1921 in Les Petites-Dalles, was a French writer and journalist, the brother of Alphonse Daudet. Works: Novels Thérèse (1859) Les Duperies de l’amour (1865) Les Douze Danseuses du château de Lamôle. Une liaison littéraire. John Stewart. Frédéric et Julie (1867) La Succession Chavanet (2 volumes, 1867) Marthe Varadès (1868) La Succession Chavanet (1868) Le Missionnaire (1869) Le Prince Pogoutzine (1869) Les Soixante-et-Une Victimes de la Glacière (1869) Le Roman d'une jeune fille (1869) Jean-le-Gueux (1870) Les Dames de Ribeaurpix (1872) Fleur de péché (1872) Le Roman de Delphine (1873) Un mariage tragique (1873) ... Biography of Pascal Sellem
Pascal Sellem, born May 31, 1964 in Paris, is a French humorist and radio host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenny Lofton
Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his great speed on the base paths as well as in the field, award-winning defensive play (four Gold Glove awards), timely hitting, and playful spirit. He batted and threw left-handed. During his career he played for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians (10 seasons), Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers. He was his league's Player of the Week three times (twice with Cleveland, once with Atlanta), and was named to six All-Star teams (five times with the Indians, once with the Braves). From 2001 to 2007 Kenny Lofton did not spend more than one season with a team. It ... Biography of Marlène Duval
Marlène Duval, born May 31, 1980 in Le Havre, is a French singer and TV host. She had participated in a reality television show called Loft Story, season 2 (April 2002-July 2002), a French reality show, a slightly re-tooled version of the Dutch-created Big Brother, toned down slightly for the French market by production company Endemol. The initial French Loft Story inspired the creation of a similar show of the same name in Quebec.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tasha Reid
Tasha Reid (also known as Natasha Shanta Reid) is an American born R&B singer and rapper born in Portland, Texas on May 31, 1981 to an African American father and a Korean mother. She is one of the leading female hiphop/R&B/Soul singers in Korea. Known as Queen of Soul in Korean music industry, she has been appointed as the ambassador/spokeswoman for DaMoonWha(Muti-Cultural Youth Organization). Making her debut at an early age of 16, she later formed Tashannie, a hip-hop and R & B duo in 1999 where she was the primary vocalist. In 2001, she started a solo career under the moniker T and was awarded in two categories at the Korea Music Awards, the prestigious music award in Korea. She monopolized the KMA by winning both the Best R&B/Soul album, and Best R&B/Soul song of 2008. Tasha, wh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade (May 31, 1754 – December 25, 1818) was Marshal of France. Early life He was born to a family of small nobility in Grenade-sur-Garonne, département of the Haute-Garonne. After a roturier appointment in the grenadier corps of Aquitaine, he retired to his estate. Pérignon welcomed the French Revolution, and gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly (1791), where he sat on the Right, but soon resigned and made his military career during the French Revolutionary Wars. Revolutionary Wars In 1793-1795 he held commands in the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees, defeating the Spanish troops at the battle of Escola with "a sombre kind of energy" and succeeding Dugommier as Général de Division after the latter's death at the Battle of the Blac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ron Laird
Ronald ("Ron") Owen Laird (born May 31, 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky) was a race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. His best finish was the 19th place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He won the 20 km event at the 1967 Pan American Games.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Cagniard de la Tour
Charles Cagniard de la Tour (March 31, 1777 - July 5, 1859) was a French engineer and physicist. Biography Charles Cagniard was born in Paris, and after attending the École Polytechnique became one of the ingénieurs géographiques. He was made a baron in 1818. He died in Paris. Research He was the author of numerous inventions, including the cagniardelle, a blowing machine, which consists essentially of an Archimedean screw set obliquely in a tank of water in such a way that its lower end is completely and its upper end partially immersed, and operated by being rotated in the opposite direction to that required for raising water. In acoustics he invented, about 1819, the improved siren, which he named, using it for ascertaining the number of vibrations corresponding to a sound ... Biography of Matt Harpring
Matthew Joseph Harpring (born May 31, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the NBA. College career After attending Marist School near Atlanta, Harpring played college basketball at Georgia Tech, where he was a four-year starter. He was named First Team All-ACC three times (the only other Yellow Jacket player to accomplish this feat was Mark Price from 1984 to 1986). In his senior season (1997–98), Harpring set career-highs by averaging 21.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, ranking second in the ACC in both categories. For his efforts, he was named Third Team All-American. He finished his collegiate career as Georgia Tech's second all-time leader in points (2,225) and rebounds (997). He is the institute's all-time leader in free throws ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington (b. May 31, 1976, in Flint, Michigan) is a professional tennis player from the United States. Mashona's career high singles ranking is no. 50 which she reached on November 8, 2004, and her career high doubles ranking is no. 55 which she reached on July 18, 2005. Biography Early Years Washington attended high school in Michigan, moved to Delray Beach, Florida in her sophomore year, graduating from Lake Worth Christian School, Boynton Beach, Florida in 1994, and moved to Houston, Texas, in 1997. Tennis career As a junior player, Washington won the US Indoor National 18s in 1992, and was a finalist at the US National Hardcourt 16s and US Indoor National 16s in 1991. She turned professional in 1995. After a slow start to her professional career, Washington's... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Goyau
Georges Goyau (31 May 1869 – 25 October 1939) was a French historian and essayist specializing in religious history. Biography He was born in Orléans, where he went to school before moving on to Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then École Normale Supérieure both in Paris. Then he became lecturer at the French School of Rome, an institute for history, archaeology, and social sciences, in 1892. From 1894, he wrote for the Revue des deux mondes, a monthly literary and cultural affairs magazine, publishing a lot of articles on Catholic history, for example: L’Allemagne religieuse : le protestantisme et le catholicisme (The religious Germany: Protestantism and Catholicism), L’Église libre dans l’Europe libre (The free Church in the free Europe), Les Origines religieuses du Canada (The religious or... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Robert Schrieffer
John Robert Schrieffer (born May 31, 1931) is an American physicist and, with John Bardeen and Leon N Cooper, recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first successful microscopic theory of superconductivity. Biography Schrieffer was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and his family moved in 1940 to Manhasset, New York, and then in 1947 to Eustis, Florida, where his father a former pharmaceutical salesman began a career in the citrus industry. In his Florida days, Schrieffer enjoyed playing with homemade rockets and ham radio, a hobby that sparked an interest in electrical engineering. After graduating from Eustis High School in 1949, Schrieffer was admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where for two years he majored in electrical en... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Edda Albertini
Edda Albertini, born in Trento May 31, 1925, died in Rome January 14, 1988, was an Italian actress. Filmography Biraghin, regia di Carmine Gallone (1946) Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma, regia di Carmine Gallone (1946) Fiamme sul mare, regia di Vittorio Cottafavi (1947) Monastero di Santa Chiara, regia di Mario Sequi (1949) Clandestino a Trieste, regia di Guido Salvini (1951) La regina di Saba, regia di Pietro Francisci (1952) 12 + 1 (conosciuta anche come Una su 13), regia di Nicolas Gessner e Luciano Lucignani (1969) Processo al generale Baratieri per la sconfitta di Adua, mini serie TV, regia di Piero Schivazappa (1974)... Biography of Diana Damrau
Diana Damrau (born 31 May 1971) is a German lyric coloratura soprano of the operatic stage. Biography Diana Damrau was born in 1971 in Günzburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany and began her operatic studies with Carmen Hanganu at the Musikhochschule in Würzburg. After graduating from music conservatory she worked in Salzburg with Hanna Ludwig. Her first operatic engagements were in Würzburg and subsequently the Nationaltheater Mannheim and Oper Frankfurt. Since then, she has sung throughout the world at venues such as the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera New York, Covent Garden, the Bavarian State Opera, Munich and the Salzburg Festival. She was invited to sing the title role in Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta at the re-opening of La Scala, Milan in 2004, under the bat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Laudelino Cubino
Laudelino Cubino González (born May 31, 1963) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He was born in Béjar, Spain. Palmarès 1986 Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama 1987 Vuelta a España: Winner stage 7 1988 Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama Tour de France: Winner stage 15 Vuelta a España: 4th place overall classification 1990 Alqueirias Spain Spanish National Road Race Championship Subida al Naranco Volta a Catalunya 1991 Vuelta a España: Winner stage 16 1992 Vuelta a España: Winner stage 8 6th place overall classification 1993 Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta a España: 3rd place overall classification 1994 Tour of Gal... Biography of Lisanne De Jong
Lisanne De Jong, born on May 31, 1990 in Muiderberg, is a Dutch model. External link: http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ldejong/lisannedejong/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darryl McDaniels
Darryl "D.M.C." Matthews McDaniels (born May 31, 1964 in Manhattan, New York) is an American musician. He is one of the pioneers of hip hop culture and founding members of the legendary hip hop group Run-D.M.C. Life and career McDaniels grew up in Hollis, Queens, New York. He attended Catholic schools including St. John's University in New York City. McDaniels first became interested in hip hop music after listening to recordings of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. In 1978, McDaniels taught himself to DJ in the basement of his parents' home, using turntables and a mixer given to him by his older brother, Alford. During this period he adopted the stage name "Grandmaster Get High". Later that year, McDaniels sold his DJ equipment, after his friend Joseph "Run" Simmons acquired... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Duncan Hunter
Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd congressional district from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 109th Congress. Hunter sought the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States for 2008, but his campaign failed to attract significant voters or delegates in early primary and caucus states, and he dropped out after unpromising results in the Nevada Republican caucuses. He was succeeded by his son, Duncan D. Hunter. Early life, education, military service, and family Hunter was born in Riverside, California to Lola L. Young and Robert Olin Hunter. He graduated from Rubidoux High School in Riverside in 19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Phil Keoghan
Philip John "Phil" Keoghan (pronounced /ˈkoʊɡən/; born May 31, 1967) is a New Zealand-born television personality, best known for hosting the US version of The Amazing Race on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is also the creator and host of No Opportunity Wasted, which has been produced in the United States, New Zealand, and Canada. He has won seven Emmy Awards for his work. Born in the town of Lincoln, New Zealand, 22 km (14 mi) south of Christchurch, Keoghan spent a considerable part of his childhood in Antigua and Canada. Phil attended St Andrew's College, Christchurch during his high school years. He has worked in over 70 countries as a television host, producer, writer, and cameraman. He currently lives with his wife, Louise Rodrigues (b. February 8, 1963), and... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Catherine McGoohan
Catherine McGoohan (born May 31, 1952) is a British actress, active in the United States. McGoohan is the eldest daughter of acclaimed Irish actor, the late Patrick McGoohan and his wife, British former stage actress Joan Drummond. She has two younger sisters, Anne (b. 1959) and Frances (b. 1960). Although she has never achieved the same degree of fame or recognition as her father, she has appeared in many films and television series such as The Odd Couple II, Something's Gotta Give, The Girl Next Door, Elizabethtown, General Hospital, Gilmore Girls. She has appeared onscreen alongside her father in Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998), which he also directed. They both also appear in the TV movie Of Pure Blood (1986), although they share no scenes together. She moved to the United States ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Christopher Carley
Christopher Murphy Carley (born May 31, 1978) is an American actor who is sometimes credited as Chris Carley. He was born in Suffern, New York and grew up in Pearl River, New York. He graduated from Pearl River High School in 1996. He was always active in the theater, making his acting debut on Broadway in the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane taking over the role of Ray. He went on the play Second Bellboy in Once in a Lifetime. In 2005, he was best known as Schmitty in the Verizon Wireless commercials where his business-field character was tormented via cell phone by his friends and roommates. He has had guest appearance on many popular television shows like House M.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, and Veronica Mars. Most recently, he has st... Biography of Karl Bartos
Karl Bartos (born 31 May 1952, Berchtesgaden, Germany) was, between 1975 and 1991, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour. In addition to his percussion playing, Bartos was credited with songwriting on the Man-Machine, Computer World, and Electric Café albums and sang one lead vocal on the latter. He left the group in 1991, reportedly frustrated at the slow progress in the group's activities because of the increasingly perfectionist attitude of founding members Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. In 1992 Bartos founded Elektric Music, performing in a style somewhat similar to Kraftwerk. This new project released Esperanto in 1993 and then Electric Music in 1998. In bet... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Ferry
Robert Dean "Bob" Ferry (born May 31, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired American basketball player and executive. A 6'8" center from Saint Louis University, Ferry was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the seventh pick of the 1959 NBA Draft. Ferry played ten seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Baltimore Bullets, scoring 5,780 points and grabbing 3,343 rebounds. After his playing career ended, he became an assistant coach and later general manager for the Bullets, winning the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 1979 and 1982. Bob Ferry's son Danny enjoyed a 13-year NBA playing career and later worked as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chad Campbell
David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer. Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and turned professional in 1996. Prior to 2000 he played on the third-tier NGA Hooters Tour, where he won thirteen tournaments and was the leading money winner three times. In 2001 he played on the second-tier buy.com Tour, now known as the Nationwide Tour, where he won three tournaments and earned promotion to the elite PGA Tour part way through the season. In 2003 he won the prestigious Tour Championship, was runner-up to surprise winner Shaun Micheel at the PGA Championship, and finished seventh on the PGA Tour money list. He claimed a second PGA Tour win in 2004 and made a strong start to 2006, winning the Bob Hope Chrysler ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marlies Schild
Marlies Schild (born 31 May 1981 in Admont) is an Austrian Alpine skier. She is a specialist in the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom and has won multiple medals in Olympic and World Championship competitions, as well as three season discipline championships in the World Cup. Skiing career At the beginning of her career, her preference was for the downhill. However, by the age of 19 she had already undergone 5 knee surgeries, prompting her to concentrate instead on the less dangerous slalom and giant slalom competitions. At the Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 in St. Moritz she placed second in the slalom behind Janica Kostelić, and at the same competition in 2005 she won a bronze medal in the combination, behind Janica Kostelić and Anja Pärson. She has... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Loyrette
Henri Loyrette, born on May 31, 1952 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French art historian, and the director of the Musée du Louvre in Paris.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of René Cloërec
René Cloërec, born May 31, 1911 in Paris and died December 13, 1995, was a French composer. Selected filmography (composer) 1945 : La Cage aux rossignols 1946 : Le Père tranquille 1947 : Copie conforme 1951 : L'auberge rouge 1953 : Le Blé en herbe 1954 : Châteaux en Espagne (El torero) 1954 : Le rouge et le noir 1955 : L'Affaire des poisons 1955 : Les Aristocrates 1956 : La Traversée de Paris 1958 : En cas de malheur 1959 : La Jument verte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, born on May 31, 1990 in Montreal, Quebec, is a Quebec student spokesman. External link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/charismatic-quebec-student-spokesman-in-a-tough-position/article2430686/... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sanja Popović
Sanja Popović, born on May 31, 1984 in Rijeka, is a Croatian volleyball player.... Biography of Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch (née O'Hare; born 31 May 1972) is an Australian model and actress. Career Brought up in Sydney, Australia, Murdoch attended The McDonald College of the Performing Arts, a performing arts school in Sydney, where she studied ballet. After being told by the ballet master, Alan Alexander Cross, that she was too tall and would never make it as a ballerina, she changed direction. As a fashion model she appeared in campaigns for L'Oréal, Revlon, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent and Estée Lauder, as well as the 1999 and 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues. Her magazine covers includes Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, GQ and Harper's Bazaar in countries like Australia, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Sarah filled in for Jessica Rowe on the Australian version ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Bailey (baseball)
Andrew Scott Bailey (May 31, 1984, in Haddon Heights, New Jersey) is an American baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He is a native of Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Baseball career He first played baseball at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield, New Jersey. From Wagner College, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round (188th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. Bailey started off the season on the A's double AA team, the Midland Rockhounds. Bailey participated in the 2008 Arizona Fall League as a member of the Phoenix Desert Dogs. He made the Athletics Opening Day 25-man roster for the 2009 season as a long shot. Bailey was selected to represent the Athletics in the 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis. Bailey brok... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jim Carey (ice hockey)
James Carey (born May 31, 1974 (birth time source: Nick Dagan Best, Astrodatabank)) is a retired American ice hockey goaltender who played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues in the NHL. Playing career Carey debuted his hockey career in college with the Wisconsin Badgers in 1992. Jim Carey was the highest drafted goalie in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, taken in the 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Washington Capitals. Before coming to Washington, Carey played in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 1993 and played in the AHL with the Portland Pirates. In Portland, Carey took home numerous individual awards including the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie in the AHL and the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award for top netminder in the AHL... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sebastian Koch
Sebastian Koch (born 31 May 1962) is a German actor. Life and career Koch was born in Karlsruhe, Germany and grew up in Stuttgart. His mother raised him alone, and he spent some time in the children's home where she worked. From 1982 to 1985 Koch studied at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich, and performed during this time with the Theater der Jugend (Youth Theatre). After appearing at the municipal theatres of Ulm and Darmstadt, Koch started appearing in Berlin theatres in 1990. There he acted in works including Schiller's The Robbers, Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris, and Dirty Dishes by Nick Whitby. Besides numerous film and TV roles, Koch also made frequent cameos in popular German crime series during this time. Following his acclaimed portrayal of Andreas Baader in Heinrich ... Biography of Nate Robinson
Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson (born May 31, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played with the Golden State Warriors. Robinson is listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m). Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball at the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. In his professional career, Robinson has been a point guard for the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder and now the Golden State Warriors. Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion. High school Robinson spent his first 2 years of high school at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle. He moved to Union City, California, where he played for James Logan High School for one year, and then returned to Rainier Beach.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jake Peavy
Jacob Edward Peavy (nicknamed "Joliet Jake," born May 31, 1981 in Mobile, Alabama) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago White Sox. He bats and throws right-handed. Peavy stands 6'1" tall (1.85 m) and weighs 182 pounds (83 kg). Career in baseball Minor leagues Peavy was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round (472nd overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft out of high school (St. Paul's Episcopal School). He was named the high school player of the year in the state of Alabama. Peavy declined an offer to pitch for Auburn University in order to accept the Padres' contract offer. Peavy pitched for the Arizona League Padres and the Idaho Falls Braves in 1999 and the Fort Wayne Wizards in 2000. In 2001, Peavy played with the Lake Elsi... Biography of Archie Panjabi
Archie Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is a British actress best known for her role as Kalinda Sharma on CBS's The Good Wife. Archie's portrayal of Kalinda earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010) and two more nominations after that year. Early life Panjabi was born Archana Punjabi in London, to Govind and Padma Punjabi, both Sindhi Hindu immigrants from India. She graduated from Brunel University with a degree in Management Studies in 1996. She is also classically trained in ballet. Career Panjabi has taken acting roles in both film and television, from early appearances in the 1999 comedy film East is East to the recent BBC television series Life on Mars. Her first Hollywood role, as a British diplomat, was in the Oscar winning Th... Biography of Feodor I of Russia
Fyodor I Ivanovich (Russian: Фёдор I Иванович or Feodor I Ioannovich Russian: Феодор I Иоаннович; 31 May 1557 – 16/17 January (NS) 1598) was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia (1584–1598), son of Ivan IV (The Terrible) and Anastasia Romanovna. He was born in Moscow and crowned Tsar and Autocrat of all Russia at Assumption Cathedral, Moscow, on 31 May 1584. Being unhealthy and, by some reports, intellectually disabled, Feodor was only the nominal ruler, having his duties handed over to his wife's brother and trusted minister Boris Godunov, who would later succeed Feodor as tsar. Feodor's childless death left the Rurikid dynas... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andy Hurley
Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American musician and drummer. He is best known as a the drummer of the Chicago-based rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands. He joined Fall Out Boy as the full-time drummer in 2003 and has been in the band's line up until its hiatus in 2009. Following this, he formed the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things with Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman; the group went on hiatus after it's debut album, Ironiclast (2010), due to band members focusing on their original bands' new album cycles. Hurley moved on to hardcore punk band Enabler, and has been touring since June 2012 and is working on a debut album. Hurley has been straight edge (XVX) and vegan for over 13 years. Bands such as Metallic... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lisa Bund
Lisa Bund (born Anna-Lisa Bund; 31 May 1988, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (birth time source: Manfred Gregor, RTL TV network, Astrodatabank)) is a German pop singer. She is best known for achieving third place in the fifth season of German casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). Lisa Bund has released her first album Born Again in 2007. The first single was Learn to Love you. It comes in the Top-20 in the German Single-Char Biography Early life and beginnings Lisa Bund grew up with her older brother and their parents in the Hessian town of Hattersheim am Main. There, she attended the Heinrich-Böll-Schule, graduating with the Mittlere Reife. She then began training as a hairdresser, which she broke off after a short time. She then worked for almost two years in her moth... Biography of Marco Reus
Marco Reus (German pronunciation: ; born 31 May 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the German national team. Reus is known for his versatility, speed and technique. Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He has played for three clubs in his senior career, most notably, and with most influence, in Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga. Reus's primary position is right winger; however, he is capable of playing on both flanks and through the middle, due to his ability to control the ball with both feet and brilliant close control . 2012 was his most successful season when, scoring 18 and assisting 8, he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach secure a place in the followin... Biography of Pablo Alborán
Pablo Moreno de Alborán y Ferrándiz (Málaga, May 31, 1989), popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish singer. In 2011, he was nominated for three Latin Grammy Awards. The singer has released a studio album, a live album, four singles, four music videos and various musical collaborations. His records are distributed by EMI Music.5 which debuted in 2010 with their first official release, "Solamente tú", the first single from the debut album of Pablo Alboran, launched in February 2011. This debut ranked No. 1 in its first week of sales, making Pablo the first solo artist to sign a complete debut album to rank to the top since 1998 in Spain. A few months after releasing his first album, it was published in acoustic as the first recorded live concert by the singer. Several weeks after i... |
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