Svetlana Alexievich (born May 31, 1948) Belarusian historian, 2015 Literature Nobel Prize – The Chernobyl Prayer: Chronicles of the Future (aka Voices from Chernobyl)
Svetlana Alexievich answers questions about her literary work here
Svetlana Alexievich interviews Russians on their feelings about happiness
here
Judith Wright (born May 31, 1915) Australian poet, environmentalist, human rights activist
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Watch a short biography of Judith Wright
here
Douglas Stuart (born May 31, 1976) Scottish novelist - Shuggie Bain (2019)
Walt Whitman (born May 31, 1819) U.S. poet