* 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 – Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author ( d. 2010 )

* 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

* 1931 – Don Zimmer, American baseball coach

With no male heirs, he is currently to be succeeded as Duke of Gravina by his unmarried brother Benedetto ( b. 1956 ), then by his cousin Don Raimondo Orsini d ' Aragona ( b. 1931 ), whose heir is Don Lelio Orsini ( b. 1981 ).

* Don Zimmer ( born 1931 ), New York Yankees bench coach and former Boston Red Sox Manager.

Donald " Don " King ( born August 20, 1931 ) is an American boxing promoter, whose career highlights include promoting " The Rumble in the Jungle " and the " Thrilla in Manila ".

He also made a series of recordings in late 1931 with Don Redman, and in 1933 he joined Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra where he stayed until 1934.

With Columbia, in 1931, Baker recorded Gondoliers ( Don Alhambra and Giuseppe ( part )); Yeomen ( Sergeant Meryll and Wilfred Shadbolt ); and Iolanthe ( Lord Chancellor ).

Blackheath's sporting claim to fame is that Don Bradman hit a century off three overs for the Blackheath team in November 1931 at Blackheath Oval in a social match against Lithgow.

Roman Lazaro served as municipal president for three terms ( 1919 – 1922, 1931 – 1934, 1938 – 1941 ), Felipe Belarmino served for three consecutive terms ( 1923 – 1925, 1926 – 1928, 1929 – 1931 ) and again in 1943, Don Eduardo A. Barretto from 1935-1937.

* 1930 – 1931 — Francesco " Frank / Don Cheech " Scalise – demoted after murder of boss of all bosses Salvatore Maranzano.

In 1891 to 1898, Don Pablo Corpus was the only Capitan Municipal selected then appointed Don Felix Magsaysay as the first President municipal, and many more followed up to 1931 to 1945.

Don Martin ( May 18, 1931 – January 6, 2000 ) was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988.

Don Berry ( 1931 – 2001 ) was an American artist and author best known for his historical novels about early settlers in the Oregon Country.

Don Walsh ( born November 2, 1931 ) is an American oceanographer, explorer and marine policy specialist.

Don Redman took over this band in 1931 ; Henderson continued to work as the band's pianist and arranger before leaving to work for his brother.

Described as " A superior blues player who could also swing fairly early ", Green played on several Bessie Smith recordings, ( including one called " Trombone Cholly "), recorded in the 1920s with several other blues singers, and also worked with the bands of Benny Carter ( 1929 – 1931 and 1933 ), Chick Webb ( several times during 1930-1934 ), Jimmie Noone ( 1931 ), Don Redman ( 1932 ), and at the end with Kaiser Marshall.

Ewell began acting in summer stock in 1928 with Don Ameche, before moving to New York in 1931.

* Don King ( born 1931 ), operator of a policy game in Cleveland before achieving fame as a boxing promoter

* ‘’ Don Sturdy On the Ocean Bottom ’’, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers, 1931

* Don Zimmer ( born 1931 ), nicknamed " Zim ," a former Major League Baseball manager and coach

* 1931: Don Lee, Inc bought KGB