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