Born in 1931

Jane Rule Canadian Author March 28
Kristin Hunter American Writer September 12
Larry Hagman American Actor September 21
Larry Merchant American Writer February 11
Lee H. Hamilton American Politician April 20
Leonard Nimoy American Actor March 26
Leslie Caron French Actress July 1
Lonnie Donegan Scottish Musician April 29
Malachy McCourt Irish Actor September 20
Malcolm Williamson Australian Composer November 21
Mamie Van Doren American Actress February 6
Martin Landau American Actor June 20
Martin Milner American Actor December 28
Mickey Mantle American Athlete October 20
Mike Nichols German Director November 6
Mikhail Gorbachev Statesman March 2
King Hu Chinese Director April 29
Kenneth H. Cooper American Soldier
Ken Venturi American Athlete May 15
Jay Chiat American Businessman October 25
Jim Bunning American Politician October 23
Jim Frey American Coach May 26
Jim Jones Criminal May 13
Jimmy Lyons American Musician December 1
Johannes Rau German Statesman January 16
John Buchanan Canadian Lawyer April 22
John Gavin American Actor April 8
John le Carre English Writer October 19
John McPhee American Writer March 8
John Norman American Writer June 3
John Shelby Spong American Clergyman June 16
Juan Goytisolo Spanish Poet
Julian May American Writer July 10
Junior Johnson American Celebrity June 28
Mordecai Richler Canadian Novelist January 27
Morley Safer Canadian Journalist November 8
Sri Chinmoy Indian Philosopher August 27
Stanislav Grof Czechoslovakian Psychologist July 1
Tab Hunter American Actor July 11
Ted Kotcheff Canadian Director April 7
Tippi Hedren American Actress January 19
Tom Flynn English Celebrity April 21
Tom Wesselmann American Artist February 23
Tom Wilson American Cartoonist
Tom Wolfe American Journalist March 2
Toni Morrison American Novelist February 18
Viktor Korchnoi Russian Celebrity March 23
Wally George American Celebrity December 4
Whitey Herzog American Athlete November 9
William Goldman American Novelist August 12
William Shatner Canadian Actor March 22
Shirley Hazzard Australian Novelist January 30
Scotty Moore American Musician December 27
Rupert Murdoch American Publisher March 11
Mwai Kibaki Kenyan Statesman November 15
Norman Tebbit British Statesman March 29
Olympia Dukakis American Actress June 20
Pete Stark American Politician November 11
Peter Barnes English Playwright January 10
Ram Dass American Psychologist April 6
Riccardo Giacconi American Scientist October 6
Richard Rorty American Philosopher October 4
Rip Torn American Actor February 6
Rita Moreno Puerto Rican Actress December 11
Robert Duvall American Actor January 5
Robert MacNeil Canadian Journalist January 19
Robert Novak American Journalist February 26
Roger Penrose English Physicist August 8
Roone Arledge American Journalist July 8
Willie Mays American Athlete March 6
James Q. Wilson American Politician May 27
Abdul Kalam Indian Statesman October 15
Boris Yeltsin Russian Statesman February 1
Bridget Riley British Artist April 24
Burton Richter American Scientist March 22
Capucine French Actress January 6
Carlos Castaneda American Writer December 25
Charles Colson American Lawyer October 16
Charles Nelson Reilly American Actor January 13
Charles W. Colson American Lawyer October 16
Chuck Colson American Lawyer October 16
Claire Bloom British Actress February 15
Clive Cussler American Writer July 15
Colin Henry Wilson British Writer June 26
Colin Wilson English Writer June 26
Cotton Fitzsimmons American Coach October 7
Dan Rather American Journalist October 31
Bobby Ray Inman American Soldier April 4
Bob Novak American Entertainer February 26
Bill Shoemaker American Athlete August 19
Al McGuire American Coach September 7
Alan K. Simpson American Politician September 2
Alfred Brendel Austrian Musician January 5
Alice Munro Canadian Writer July 10
Alice Rivlin American Economist March 4
Allen Klein American Businessman December 18
Alvin Ailey American Dancer January 5
Angie Dickinson American Actress September 30
Anita Ekberg Swedish Actress September 29
Anne Bancroft American Actress September 17
Arthur Levitt American Public Servant February 3
Barbara Walters American Journalist September 25
Bernard Manning British Comedian August 13
Bert Lance American Politician June 3
Bill Graham Canadian Politician January 8
Daniel Ellsberg American Celebrity April 7
David Eddings American Author July 7
Frank Auerbach German Artist April 19
Fred Brooks American Scientist April 19
Gene Wolfe American Writer May 7
George Jones American Musician September 12
Guy Debord French Writer December 28
Hal Linden American Actor March 20
Hanoi Hannah Vietnamese Celebrity
Herb Kelleher American Businessman March 12
Howard Coble American Politician March 18
Ian Holm English Actor September 12
Ike Skelton American Politician December 20
Ike Turner American Musician November 5
Jackie Mason American Comedian June 9
James Cronin American Physicist September 29
James Dean Actor February 8
Ferenc Madl Hungarian Statesman January 29
Fay Godwin British Photographer February 17
Eydie Gorme American Musician August 16
David Elkind American Psychologist March 11
Dean Smith American Athlete February 28
Della Reese American Musician July 6
Desmond Tutu South African Leader October 7
Dominic Chianese American Actor February 24
Don Martin American Cartoonist May 18
Don Zimmer American Athlete January 17
Dorothy Stang American Clergyman June 7
Doug Wilder American Politician January 17
Drew Lewis American Businessman November 3
E. L. Doctorow American Author January 6
Ed Parker American Athlete March 19
Eddie Mathews American Athlete October 13
Edwin Meese American Public Servant December 2
Ernie Banks Athlete January 31
James Earl Jones American Actor January 17