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
Mamie Van Doren, 94
Movie Actress
5
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
6
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
7
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
8
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
9
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
10
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
11
Marla Gibbs, 93
TV Actress
12
Robert Duvall, 94
13
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
14
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
15
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
16
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
Baseball Player
17
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
18
Willie Mays (1931-2024)
19
Barbara Barrie, 94
20
Carmen Dell'Orefice, 94
Model
21
Don King, 93
Sports Executive
22
Carroll Baker, 94
23
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
24
Died in 1931
Born in the 1930s
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
25
Philip Baker Hall (1931-2022)
26
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
27
Barbara Eden, 93
28
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
29
John Smith (1931-1995)
30
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
31
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
32
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
33
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
34
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
35
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
36
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
37
Silvia Pinal (1931-2024)
38
Larry Hagman (1931-2012)
39
George Baker (1931-2011)
40
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
41
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
42
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
43
James Ellis (1931-2014)
44
Herb Kelleher (1931-2019)
Entrepreneur
45
Angie Dickinson, 93
46
Dan Rather, 93
Journalist
47
Ernie Banks (1931-2015)
48
Years
