Jan Bochenek

Polish weightlifter (1931-2011).

Born September 20th, 1931.

Died November 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Łódź.

Jahanbakht Tofigh

Iranian wrestler (1931–1970).

Born February 9th, 1931 in Sarab.

Died April 28th, 1970 at 39 years old in London.

Paul Lange

German canoe racer (1931–2016).

Born February 6th, 1931 in Oberhausen.

Died March 15th, 2016 at 85 years old in Oberhausen. ^[ref]

Paul Depaepe

Belgian cyclist.

Born October 12th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Deurne.

Edward Frederick Anderson

American botanist (1931-2001).

Born June 17th, 1931 in Covina.

Died March 29th, 2001 at 69 years old

Bohumil Golian

Slovak volleyballist.

Born March 25th, 1931 in Moštenica. ^[ref]

Died January 11th, 2012 at 80 years old in Bratislava. ^[ref]

Krystyna Radzikowska

Polish chess player (1931-2006).

Born February 5th, 1931 in Lviv.

Died November 29th, 2006 at 75 years old

Thomas A. White

Irish catholic archbishop (1931-2017).

Born August 12th, 1931 in Durrow.

Died May 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in Gowran.

Masami Kubota

Olympic gymnast.

Born December 6th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Karl Weidmann

Swiss rower.

Born July 4th, 1931 (age 94 years).

Willy Fossli

Norwegian association football player (1931-2017).

Born July 8th, 1931 in Asker.

Died January 29th, 2017 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Nelson Chelle

Uruguayan basketball player (1931–2001).

Born May 18th, 1931.

Died December 17th, 2001 at 70 years old

Joel Antônio Martins

Brazilian footballer (1931-2003).

Born November 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died January 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Walter Leiser

Swiss rower (1931–2023).

Born May 4th, 1931. ^[ref]

Died December 9th, 2023 at 92 years old in Thalwil. ^[ref]

Leonid Gissen

Russian rower.

Born June 28th, 1931 in Moscow.

Died February 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Ada Rybachuk

Soviet ukrainian muralist, painter, sculptor and architect (1931-2010).

Born June 27th, 1931 in Kyiv.

Died September 22nd, 2010 at 79 years old in Kyiv.

Horst Tüller

East german bicycle racer.

Born February 5th, 1931 in Wuppertal. ^[ref]

Died June 4th, 2001 at 70 years old in Berlin.

István Seregély

Hungarian priest, archbishop of eger (1931–2018).

Born March 13th, 1931 in Szombathely. ^[ref]

Died December 31st, 2018 at 87 years old in Nyíregyháza. ^[ref]

Richard Norris

Field hockey player (1931–2012).

Born December 10th, 1931 in Mumbai.

Died August 25th, 2012 at 80 years old in Pretoria. ^[ref]

Yuri Pantyukhov

Russian ice hockey player (1931–1982).

Born March 15th, 1931 in Kolomna.

Died October 22nd, 1982 at 51 years old in Moscow.

Matt Leanderson

American rower.

Born March 11th, 1931 in Seattle.

Died November 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Kirkland.

Georges Turlier

Canoe racer.

Born July 16th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine.

Feliks Soboliev

Ukrainian soviet documentary filmmaker (1931–1984).

Born July 25th, 1931 in Kharkiv.

Died April 20th, 1984 at 52 years old in Kyiv.

Tomislav Franjković

Croatian water polo player.

Born May 19th, 1931 in Korčula.

Died October 11th, 2010 at 79 years old in Korčula. ^[ref]

Ramiro Cortés

Uruguayan basketball player (1931–1977).

Born July 13th, 1931 in Salto.

Died April 23rd, 1977 at 45 years old ^[ref]