* Neil Postman, ( 1931 – 2003 ) author, media theorist and cultural critic,

Alfons Maria Jakob ( 2 July 1884, Aschaffenburg / Bavaria – 17 October 1931, Hamburg ) was a German neurologist with important contributions on neuropathology.

* 1866 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church ( d. 1931 )

* 1931 – Baba Ram Dass, American Hindu spiritual teacher

* 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor and director ( d. 2008 )

* 1931 – Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet and songwriter ( d. 1995 )

* 1931 – Sri Chinmoy, Bengali-American spiritual teacher, poet, and painter ( d. 2007 )

* 1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player

* 1931 – Chuck Essegian, American baseball player

* 1931 – Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach

* 1931 – Pierre DuMaine, American bishop

* 1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer ( d. 2008 )

* 1931 – Viliam Schrojf, Slovak footballer ( d. 2007 )

* 1931 – Ramblin ' Jack Elliott, American singer-songwriter

* 1931 – Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer

* 1958 – Peter Collins, English race car driver ( b. 1931 )

Franciszek Bujak ( 1875 – 1953 ) and Jan Rutkowski ( 1886 – 1949 ), the founders of modern economic history in Poland and of the journal Roczniki Dziejów Spolecznych i Gospodarczych ( 1931 – ), were attracted to the innovations of the Annales school.

* 1862 – Victoria of Baden ( d. 1931 )

* 1868 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician ( d. 1931 )

* 1879 – Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer ( d. 1931 )

* 1931 – Charles E. Rice, American scholar and author

* 1931 – Roger Penrose, English physicist

* 1991 – Bob Johnson, American hockey coach ( b. 1931 )

** Bob Johnson, American ice hockey coach ( b. 1931 )

in October 1931 ; he met Hewlett Johnson, then Dean of Canterbury.

* Ben Johnson ( pitcher ) ( born 1931 ), American former Major League Baseball pitcher

* Junior Johnson ( born 1931 ), in the 1950s, Johnson became a legend in the rural South by consistently outrunning law-enforcement officials in auto chases while delivering homemade liquor ( moonshine ) to his customers.

Amy Johnson ( left ) at Croydon Airport on 20 February 1931, with The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce and Winifred Spooner

* F. Ross Johnson ( born 1931 ), Canadian businessman and former CEO, RJR Nabisco.

In July 1931, Johnson and her co-pilot Jack Humphreys, became the first pilots to fly from London to Moscow in one day, completing the journey in approximately 21 hours.

* William Ernest Johnson ( 1858 – 1931 ), British logician

* William Johnson ( author ) ( born 1931 ), Canadian journalist and author

* William " Hootie " Johnson ( born 1931 ), American golfer

He recorded several sides which were released in the spring of 1931 under the name " Big Bill Johnson ".

* Emory Richard Johnson, The Wharton school: Its fifty years, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1931.

White later succeeded Johnson as the head of the NAACP, serving from 1931 to 1955.

In 1931, Albert Johnson, also known as the " Mad Trapper of Rat River " moved into the area.

* Ban Johnson ( 1864 – 1931 ), American baseball executive, founder of the American League

* Bob Johnson ( ice hockey b. 1931 ) ( 1931 – 1991 ), known as Badger Bob Johnson

* 1931 – 1963 Hewlett Johnson

The Olympia was also a major venue for boxing through the International Boxing Club ( featuring such prominent fights as Jake LaMotta's defeat of Sugar Ray Robinson ) and professional wrestling, as well as other events such as the American Legion Convention of September 21 – 26, 1931 which was addressed by President Herbert Hoover, and regular visits by the Harlem Globetrotters, Ice Capades, and Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies.

Evans rejects this, believing that the singing and guitar style of the 1931 recordings is clearly in the tradition of other performers from Drew such as Charley Patton, Tommy Johnson, Kid Bailey, Howling Wolf and artists recorded non-commercially.