Ray Bryant

American pianist.

Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.

Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Tommy Lapid

Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, and politician (1931-2008).

Born December 27th, 1931 in Novi Sad. ^[ref]

Died June 1st, 2008 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). ^[ref]

Hamilton Smith

American microbiologist (1931–2025).

Born August 23rd, 1931 in New York City.

Died October 25th, 2025 at 94 years old in Ellicott City. ^[ref]

David Lee

Physicist and nobel prize winner from the united states.

Born January 20th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Rye.

Jan Johansson

Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968).

Born September 16th, 1931 in Söderhamn.

Died November 9th, 1968 at 37 years old in Stockholm (traffic collision).

Heisuke Hironaka

Japanese algebraic geometer.

Born April 9th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Iwakuni.

Flora Nwapa

Nigerian writer.

Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta.

Died October 16th, 1993 at 62 years old in Enugu (pneumonia).

Dewey Redman

American saxophonist.

Born May 17th, 1931 in Fort Worth. ^[ref]

Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Ole-Johan Dahl

Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002).

Born October 12th, 1931 in Mandal.

Died June 29th, 2002 at 70 years old in Asker.

Juan Goytisolo

Spanish writer (1931-2017).

Born January 5th, 1931 in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Died June 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Marrakesh. ^[ref]