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
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
Movie Actress
8
Robert Duvall, 94
9
Marla Gibbs, 94
TV Actress
10
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
11
Mamie Van Doren, 94
12
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
13
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
14
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
15
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
Baseball Player
16
Nonna Giovanna, 93
TikTok Star
17
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
18
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
19
Carroll Baker, 94
20
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
21
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
22
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
23
Barbara Eden, 93
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
25
Barbara Barrie, 94
26
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 94
Model
27
Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022)
28
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
29
John Smith (1931-1995)
30
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
31
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
32
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
33
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
34
James Ellis (1931-2014)
35
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
36
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
37
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
38
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
39
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
40
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
41
Ken Takakura (1931-2014)
42
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
43
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
44
Angie Dickinson, 93
45
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
46
Herb Kelleher (1931-2019)
Entrepreneur
47
Rupert Murdoch, 94
48
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