James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
1
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
Baseball Player
2
James Earl Jones, 93
3
Rita Moreno, 92
Stage Actress
4
William Shatner, 93
TV Actor
5
Mamie Van Doren, 93
Movie Actress
6
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
7
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
8
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
9
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
10
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
11
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
12
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
13
Don King, 92
Sports Executive
14
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
15
Barbara Eden, 92
TV Actress
16
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
17
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
18
Robert Duvall, 93
19
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
20
John Smith (1931-1995)
21
Marla Gibbs, 93
22
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
23
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
24
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
25
Rupert Murdoch, 93
Entrepreneur
26
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
27
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
28
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
29
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
30
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
31
Angie Dickinson, 92
32
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
33
Charles Nelson Reilly (1931-2007)
34
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
35
Silvia Pinal, 92
36
Brook Benton (1931-1988)
Pop Singer
37
Alice Munro (1931-2024)
38
Raul Castro, 93
39
Norman Shetler (1931-2024)
Pianist
40
Marshall Applewhite (1931-1997)
41
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
42
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
43
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
44
Javier Solís (1931-1966)
World Music Singer
45
Gavin MacLeod (1931-2021)
46
Dean Jones (1931-2015)
47
Junior Johnson (1931-2019)
Race Car Driver
48
1930s Shows
Died in 1931
Years