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
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
Movie Actress
7
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
8
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
9
Mamie Van Doren, 94
10
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
11
Robert Duvall, 94
12
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
13
Marla Gibbs, 94
TV Actress
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
Carroll Baker, 94
19
Barbara Barrie, 94
20
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
21
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
22
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
23
John Smith (1931-1995)
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022)
25
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
26
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
27
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
28
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 94
Model
29
Barbara Eden, 93
30
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
31
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
32
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
33
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
34
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
35
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
36
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
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
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
43
James Ellis (1931-2014)
44
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
45
Mwai Kibaki (1931-2022)
46
Brook Benton (1931-1988)
Pop Singer
47
Hal Linden, 94
48
Years
