James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
1
James Earl Jones, 93
2
Rita Moreno, 92
Stage Actress
3
Mohammad Ali (1931-2006)
4
George Jones (1931-2013)
Country Singer
5
William Shatner, 92
TV Actor
6
Ike Turner (1931-2007)
R&B Singer
7
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Soul Singer
8
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
9
Willie Mays, 92
Baseball Player
10
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)
World Leader
11
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
12
Regis Philbin (1931-2020)
TV Show Host
13
Marla Gibbs, 92
TV Actress
14
Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
Choreographer
15
Lafayette Morgan (1931-2005)
Politician
16
Barbara Eden, 92
17
John Smith (1931-1995)
18
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
Novelist
19
Robert Duvall, 93
20
Rip Torn (1931-2019)
21
Don King, 92
Sports Executive
22
Skeeter Davis (1931-2004)
23
Della Reese (1931-2017)
Gospel Singer
24
Eddie Mathews (1931-2001)
25
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)
Religious Leader
26
Silvia Pinal, 92
Movie Actress
27
Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
28
Mamie Van Doren, 93
29
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
30
Arthur Fry, 92
Entrepreneur
31
Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013)
Fashion Designer
32
Rupert Murdoch, 92
33
Anne Bancroft (1931-2005)
34
Ernie Banks (1931-2015)
35
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018)
36
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
37
Hana Brady (1931-1944)
38
Gavin MacLeod (1931-2021)
39
Angie Dickinson, 92
40
Clarence Avant (1931-2023)
Business Executive
41
Ian Holm (1931-2020)
42
Raul Castro, 92
43
Jack Swigert (1931-1982)
Astronaut
44
Dan Rather, 92
Journalist
45
Anita Ekberg (1931-2015)
46
Marshall Applewhite (1931-1997)
47
Olympia Dukakis (1931-2021)
48
1930s Shows
Died in 1931
Years