James Earl Jones (1931-2024)
Movie Actor
1
James Dean (1931-1955)
2
Rita Moreno, 93
Stage Actress
3
William Shatner, 94
TV Actor
4
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
5
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
6
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
7
Robert Duvall, 94
8
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
9
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
Movie Actress
10
Marla Gibbs, 93
TV Actress
11
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
12
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
13
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
14
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
15
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
Baseball Player
16
Mamie Van Doren, 94
17
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
18
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
19
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
20
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
21
Barbara Eden, 93
22
Ted Kotcheff (1931-2025)
Director
23
Barbara Barrie, 93
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
Carroll Baker, 93
25
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
26
Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022)
27
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
28
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 93
Model
29
John Smith (1931-1995)
30
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
31
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
32
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
33
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
34
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
35
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
36
George Baker (1931-2011)
37
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
38
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
39
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
40
Angie Dickinson, 93
41
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
42
Charles Nelson Reilly (1931-2007)
43
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
44
Rupert Murdoch, 94
Entrepreneur
45
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
46
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
47
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
48
Years
