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
Marla Gibbs, 94
TV Actress
7
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
Movie Actress
8
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
9
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
10
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
11
Mamie Van Doren, 94
12
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
13
Robert Duvall, 94
14
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
15
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
Baseball Player
16
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
17
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
18
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
19
Carroll Baker, 94
20
Barbara Barrie, 94
21
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
22
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
23
Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022)
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
John Smith (1931-1995)
25
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
26
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
27
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
28
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
29
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 94
Model
30
Barbara Eden, 93
31
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
32
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
33
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
34
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
35
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
36
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
37
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
38
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
39
Dan Rather, 93
Journalist
40
Ken Takakura (1931-2014)
41
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
42
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
43
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
44
James Ellis (1931-2014)
45
Mwai Kibaki (1931-2022)
46
George Baker (1931-2011)
47
Herb Kelleher (1931-2019)
Entrepreneur
48
Years
