James Earl Jones (1931-2024)
Movie Actor
1
James Dean (1931-1955)
2
Rita Moreno, 93
Stage Actress
3
William Shatner, 93
TV Actor
4
Mamie Van Doren, 93
Movie Actress
5
Robert Duvall, 94
6
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
7
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
8
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
9
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
10
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
Baseball Player
11
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
12
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
13
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
14
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
15
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
16
Barbara Eden, 93
TV Actress
17
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
18
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
19
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
20
John Smith (1931-1995)
21
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
22
Ken Takakura (1931-2014)
23
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
24
Died in 1931
1930s Shows
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
25
Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024)
26
Marla Gibbs, 93
27
Dan Rather, 93
Journalist
28
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
29
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
30
Rupert Murdoch, 93
Entrepreneur
31
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
32
Angie Dickinson, 93
33
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
34
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
35
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
36
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
37
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
38
Herb Kelleher (1931-2019)
39
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
40
Dean Smith (1931-2015)
Basketball Coach
41
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
42
Brook Benton (1931-1988)
Pop Singer
43
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
44
Joseph Perez (1931-2020)
45
Claire Bloom, 93
46
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
47
Gavin MacLeod (1931-2021)
48
Years
