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Born on May 31: Gemini
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Mercury
- Decan
- Decan 1 · Mercury
- Sun degree
- 9° Gemini (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 4
- Day 151 of the year
Gemini, decan 1
Sub-ruler: Mercury
With Mercury doubled, this is Gemini at full speed: quick wit, quick questions, three tabs open in your head at once. You learn by talking and you talk to think, so conversations with you tend to go somewhere unexpected and interesting. Almost nothing bores you for long, and that curiosity keeps you young. Scattering is the price, starting five things and finishing one, or changing your mind before anyone caught up with the first version. Pick one project a week to actually complete. A partner who enjoys the banter suits you, as long as you remember to listen as well as talk.
Birthday number 4
Reliability is the quiet superpower here. You like a plan, a list and a clear sense of what happens next, and people lean on you because you actually do what you said. Building things that last, whether a business, a home or a long friendship, gives you deep satisfaction. Hard work doesn’t scare you. What can trip you up is rigidity: when the plan changes, you may dig in instead of adapting. Leave a little slack in the schedule and treat surprises as information rather than threats.
Born in May
Gardens are at their fullest in May, and the month’s children often have a grounded warmth to match. Taurus covers roughly the first three weeks, lending loyalty, patience and an appetite for comfort, good food and lasting things. Gemini arrives around the 21st and lightens the mix with wit, curiosity and a gift for conversation. Emerald, the vivid green birthstone, has symbolized rebirth and love for centuries. Lily of the valley is the birth flower and a traditional sign of happiness returning. Many May people are the ones friends call when they need a good meal and a good laugh.
Famous people born on May 31
- Walt Whitman (1819)American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)
- Clint Eastwood (1930)American actor and film director (born 1930)
- Svetlana Alexievich (1948)Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)
- Pius XI (1857)pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
- Viktor Orbán (1963)Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–2026) (born 1963)
- Saint-John Perse (1887)French poet and diplomat (1887–1975)
- Marco Reus (1989)German association football player (born 1989)
- Colin Farrell (1976)Irish actor (born 1976)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is May 31?
People born on May 31 are Gemini (May 21 – June 20). Element: Air; ruling planet: Mercury.
What are people born on May 31 like?
They are born in decan 1 of Gemini, sub-ruled by Mercury. With Mercury doubled, this is Gemini at full speed: quick wit, quick questions, three tabs open in your head at once. You learn by talking and you talk to think, so conversations with you tend to go somewhere unexpected and interesting. Almost nothing bores you for long, and that curiosity keeps you young. Scattering is the price, starting five things and finishing one, or changing your mind before anyone caught up with the first version. Pick one project a week to actually complete. A partner who enjoys the banter suits you, as long as you remember to listen as well as talk.
Which famous people were born on May 31?
Well-known people born on May 31 include Walt Whitman, Clint Eastwood, Svetlana Alexievich, Pius XI, Viktor Orbán.
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The sign is computed from the Sun's position at noon (UTC) for the years 1940–2030; on cusp dates the exact sign depends on the birth time. Decan and numerology readings are traditional symbolic descriptions.