Famous People Born In 1931
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Discover the most famous people born in 1931. The list includes people like A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, James Dean, James Earl Jones, Rupert Murdoch, Mikhail Gorbachev and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, poets and playwrights born in 1931. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Canada and many more countries.
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James Dean(American Actor Who is Remembered as a Cultural Icon of Teenage Disillusionment and Social Estrangement)
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Marion, Indiana, United States
Died: September 30, 1955
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Arkabutla, Mississippi, United States
Birthdate: 22nd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Died: December 11, 1964
4
William Shatner(Famous for His Portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the 'Star Trek' Franchise)
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
5
Leonard Nimoy(Known for Playing 'Spock' in The 'Star Trek' Franchise)
Birthdate: 26th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 27, 2015
6
Desmond Tutu(First Black African Archbishop of Cape Town & Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Klerksdorp, South Africa
Died: December 26, 2021
7
Rita Moreno
(Puerto Rican Actress and Singer Best Known for Her Role as 'Anita' in 'West Side Story')
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Humacao, Puerto Rico
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Mickey Mantle(One of the Greatest Switch Hitters in Baseball History)
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Spavinaw, Oklahoma, United States
Died: August 13, 1995
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Angie Dickinson
(Actress role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the Western film Rio Bravo (1959))
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kulm, North Dakota, United States
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Barbara Eden(Actress, Singer and Producer Known for Her Role as ‘Jeannie’ in the TV Series ‘I Dream of Jeannie’)
Birthdate: 23rd August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Birthdate: 17th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: June 6, 2005
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: July 27, 2015
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Temple, Texas, United States
Died: July 9, 2019
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Mikhail Gorbachev(Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union)
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Privol'noe, Russia
Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
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Willie Mays(One of the Best All-Around Players in the History of Baseball)
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Westfield, Alabama, United States
Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 25, 2007
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Larry Hagman(Actor, Director and Producer Known for His Role as ‘J. R. Ewing’ in the TV Soap Opera ‘Dallas’)
Birthdate: 21st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: November 23, 2012
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio
Died: August 5, 2019
21
George Jones
(Country Singer Best Known for His Song ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today')
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saratoga, Texas, United States
Died: April 26, 2013
Birthdate: 27th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Danville, Illinois, USA
Died: January 5, 2018
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Della Reese(Known for Her 1959 Hit Single 'Don't You Know?' and Her Role in the TV Series 'Touched by an Angel')
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Black Bottom, Detroit, United States
Died: November 19, 2017
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Died: December 27, 1982
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Dan Rather(Journalist and News Anchor of the ‘CBS Evening News’)
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wharton, Texas, United States
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Ian Holm
(British Actor Best Known for His Role in the Film 'Chariots on Fire')
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Goodmayes, Essex, England
Died: June 19, 2020
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Leslie Caron(Actress & Dancer Known for Her Films: 'Lili' and 'The L-Shaped Room')
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Seine, Paris, France
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Martin Milner(Best Known for His Roles in the TV Series ‘Route 66’ and ‘Adam-12’)
Birthdate: 28th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: September 6, 2015
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Butka
Died: April 23, 2007
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Mike Nichols(Director Best Known for His Works 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'The Graduate')
Birthdate: 6th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: November 19, 2014
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Diana Dors
(English Actress and a 'Sex Symbol' of the Mid 20th Century)
Birthdate: 23rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died: May 4, 1984
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Olympia Dukakis(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Rose Castorini’ in the Film ‘Moonstruck’)
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 1, 2021
33
Barbara Bain(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Cinnamon Carter’ in TV Series ‘Mission: Impossible’)
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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David Janssen(Best Known for His Role as ‘Richard Kimble’ in the TV Series ‘The Fugitive’)
Birthdate: 27th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Naponee, Nebraska, United States
Died: February 13, 1980
35
Roger Penrose(English Mathematician, Mathematical Physicist and Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics)
Birthdate: 8th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colchester, England
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Birthdate: 19th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poole, Dorset, England
Birthdate: 14th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthdate: 2nd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: March 14, 2018
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Dominic Chianese(Best Known for His Role as ‘Corrado "Junior" Soprano’ in the TV Series ‘The Sopranos’)
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
41
Anita Ekberg(Swedish Actress Best Known for Her Role as ‘Sylvia’ in the Film ‘La Dolce Vita’)
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Malmö Municipality, Sweden
Died: January 11, 2015
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rogers, Texas, United States
Died: December 1, 1989
Birthdate: 10th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Emporia, Kansas, United States
Died: February 7, 2015
Birthdate: 10th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died: December 12, 2013
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Mitzi Gaynor
(American actress)
Birthdate: 4th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: 13th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Birthdate: 20th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Bill Walsh
(Former American football coach of the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s who popularized spread-passing in the West Coast Offense)
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 30, 2007
