Edwin Meese

75th united states attorney general (born 1931).

Born December 2nd, 1931 (age 94 years) in Oakland.

Nick Bollettieri

American tennis coach.

Born July 31st, 1931 in Pelham.

Died December 4th, 2022 at 91 years old ^[ref]

Ken Takakura

Japanese actor (1931–2014).

Born February 16th, 1931 in Kitakyūshū-shi.

Died November 10th, 2014 at 83 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma).

Raymond Kopa

French footballer (1931–2017).

Born October 13th, 1931 in Nœux-les-Mines.

Died March 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Angers. ^[ref]

Ronald Dworkin

American legal philosopher (1931-2013).

Born December 11th, 1931 in Providence.

Died February 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in London (leukemia).

Douglas Wilder

American politician.

Born January 17th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Richmond.

Bridget Riley

British painter (born 1931).

Born April 24th, 1931 (age 95 years) in London, South Norwood.

G. Edward Griffin

American author, conspiracy theorist, film producer, and political lecturer.

Born November 7th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Detroit.

Ronnie Schell

American actor, comedian and cartoon voice actor.

Born December 23rd, 1931 (age 94 years) in Richmond.

Jim Bunning

American baseball player and politician (1931–2017).

Born October 23rd, 1931 in Southgate.

Died May 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Edgewood (stroke). ^[ref]

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Brazilian politician, 34th president of brazil.

Born June 18th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

E. L. Doctorow

Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).

Born January 6th, 1931 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died July 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Junior Johnson

American racecar driver.

Born June 28th, 1931 in Ronda.

Died December 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Charlotte (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Viktor Korchnoi

Soviet-swiss chess grandmaster.

Born March 23rd, 1931 in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died June 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Wohlen (stroke). ^[ref]

John Kerr

American actor and lawyer (1931–2013).

Born November 15th, 1931 in New York City.

Died February 2nd, 2013 at 81 years old in Pasadena (heart failure).

Bob Crewe

American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer (1931–2014).

Born November 12th, 1931 in Newark.

Died September 11th, 2014 at 82 years old in Scarborough.

Haya Harareet

Israeli actress (1931–2021).

Born September 20th, 1931 in Haifa.

Died February 3rd, 2021 at 89 years old in Marlow. ^[ref]

Sandhya Shantaram

Indian film actress (1932-2025).

Born September 22nd, 1931 in Kochi.

Died October 4th, 2025 at 94 years old in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Neil Postman

American writer and academic (1931-2003).

Born March 8th, 1931 in New York City.

Died October 5th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Larry Lieber

American comic book artist and writer.

Born October 26th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Manhattan.

Billie Thomas

American actor (1931-1980).

Born March 12th, 1931 in Los Angeles.

Died October 10th, 1980 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Javier Solís

Mexican actor and singer (1931-1966).

Born September 4th, 1931 in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Died April 19th, 1966 at 34 years old in Mexico City (electrolyte imbalance).

Joe Santos

Italian-american film and television actor (1931-2006).

Born June 9th, 1931 in Brooklyn.

Died March 18th, 2016 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Leslie Bricusse

English composer, lyricist and playwright (1931–2021).

Born January 29th, 1931 in London.

Died October 19th, 2021 at 90 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. ^[ref]

Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup

Indian writer.

Born May 27th, 1931 in Chavara.

Died February 13th, 2016 at 84 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (respiratory failure).