Bobby Collins

Scottish footballer (1931–2014).

Born February 16th, 1931 in Govanhill.

Died January 13th, 2014 at 82 years old in Yorkshire. ^[ref]

Seyni Kountché

Nigerien president (1931-1987).

Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.

Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Flora Nwapa

Nigerian writer.

Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta. ^[ref]

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

Wallace Broecker

American geochronologist and oceanographer (1931–2019).

Born November 29th, 1931 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Manhattan (congestive heart failure). ^[ref]

Elizabeth J. Feinler

American information scientist (born 1931).

Born March 2nd, 1931 (age 95 years) in Wheeling.

Baligh Hamdi

Egyptian musician.

Born October 7th, 1931 in Cairo.

Died September 12th, 1993 at 61 years old in Paris (liver failure).

Dritëro Agolli

Albanian poet, writer, and politician (1931–2017).

Born October 13th, 1931 in Devoll District.

Died February 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tirana (lung disease). ^[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]

Louis Pouzin

French computer scientist.

Born April 20th, 1931 (age 95 years) in Chantenay-Saint-Imbert. ^[ref]

Ingrid van Bergen

German actress.

Born June 15th, 1931 in Gdańsk.

Died November 28th, 2025 at 94 years old in Eyendorf. ^[ref]