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
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
6
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
7
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
8
Robert Duvall, 94
9
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
10
Mamie Van Doren, 94
Movie Actress
11
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
12
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
Baseball Player
13
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
14
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
15
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
16
Barbara Eden, 93
TV Actress
17
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 93
Model
18
Rupert Murdoch, 94
Entrepreneur
19
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
20
Hal Linden, 94
21
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
22
Marla Gibbs, 93
23
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
John Smith (1931-1995)
25
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
26
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
27
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
28
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
29
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
30
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
31
Alan K. Simpson (1931-2025)
32
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
33
Dominic Chianese, 94
34
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
35
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
36
Charles Nelson Reilly (1931-2007)
37
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
38
Angie Dickinson, 93
39
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
40
Herb Kelleher (1931-2019)
41
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
42
Marshall Applewhite (1931-1997)
43
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
44
Bridget Riley, 93
Painter
45
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
46
Dean Smith (1931-2015)
Basketball Coach
47
Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024)
48
Years
