James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
1
James Earl Jones (1931-2024)
2
William Shatner, 94
TV Actor
3
Rita Moreno, 93
Stage Actress
4
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
5
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
6
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
7
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
8
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
Movie Actress
9
Robert Duvall, 94
10
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
11
Marla Gibbs, 94
TV Actress
12
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
13
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
14
Mamie Van Doren, 94
15
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
16
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
17
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
Baseball Player
18
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
19
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
20
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
21
Barbara Barrie, 94
22
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
23
Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022)
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
Carroll Baker, 94
25
Nonna Giovanna, 93
TikTok Star
26
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
27
John Smith (1931-1995)
28
Barbara Eden, 93
29
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
30
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 94
Model
31
Alex Delvecchio (1931-2025)
Hockey Player
32
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
33
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
34
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
35
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
36
Noble Willingham (1931-2004)
37
Rupert Murdoch, 94
Entrepreneur
38
Dan Rather, 93
Journalist
39
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
40
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
41
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
42
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
43
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
44
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
45
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
46
Angie Dickinson, 93
47
Alfred Brendel (1931-2025)
Pianist
48
Years