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