Famous People Who Died at 31

The list of famous people who died at 31 includes Commodus, John Dillinger, Cory Monteith, Cesare Borgia, Boudica. Famous personalities featured on this list, include emperors & kings, poets, actors and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 31 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.

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Birthdate: August 31, 0161

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lanuvium

Died: December 31, 0192

Commodus ruled Rome as an emperor, with his father Marcus Aurelius, from 176 till 180, and then as a sole ruler till 192. His rule ended the 200-year peaceful era of Pax Romana. His dictatorial rule was portrayed in films such as Gladiator. He was assassinated by his wrestling partner.

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Cory Monteith

(Actor and Musician Known for His Role as ‘Finn Hudson’ in the TV Series ‘Glee’)

Birthdate: May 11, 1982

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Calgary, Canada

Died: July 13, 2013

A talented young man whose life was snatched away too soon, Cory Monteith was a Canadian actor, singer, and musician who rose to fame after playing a role in the TV show ‘Glee.’ Despite being a great actor, he had a troubled life involving substance abuse and alcoholism that eventually caused his death at the age of 31.

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Boudica

(Queen of the Iceni Tribe of Celtic Britons)

Birthdate: 0030 AD

Birthplace: Britannia

Died: 0061 AD

Boudica served as a queen of the Iceni tribe. She is regarded as a British folk hero for leading an uprising against the Roman Empire, which wanted to conquer her land. She has remained a prominent cultural symbol in the UK. A bronze statue named Boadicea and Her Daughters is located in London, facing the Palace of Westminster.

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Minnie Riperton

(American Singer-Songwriter)

Birthdate: November 8, 1947

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: July 12, 1979

Birthdate: October 16, 1890

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Died: August 22, 1922

Revolutionary leader Michael Collins was a significant figure in the Irish struggle for independence. He was the director of intelligence of the Irish army and was responsible for attacks such as the "Bloody Sunday" killings of British agents. He negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty but was assassinated by anti-Treaty rebels.

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Franz Peter Schubert

(Austrian Composer and One of the Greatest Piano Virtuosos of the Late Classical and Early Romantic Era)

Birthdate: January 31, 1797

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna, Austria

Died: November 19, 1828

Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert was one of the most prominent figures of the Viennese Classical and Romantic periods. He initially performed at the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. His compositions include over 600 vocal works and several symphonies, operas, and piano sonatas. One of his most-talked-about works is theUnfinished Symphony.

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Rudolph Valentino

(Italian Actor)

Birthdate: May 6, 1895

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Castellaneta, Italy

Died: August 23, 1926

Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor who appeared in many silent films, including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Sheik.  He began his career as part of an operetta company and later joined movies. He was known in Hollywood as the Latin Lover and was considered a major male sex symbol in the 1920s. 

Birthdate: September 13, 1475

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Subiaco, Italy

Died: March 12, 1507

Italian politician and condottiero Cesare Borgia was an illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI. He is said to have inspired The Prince by Machiavelli. He was also the first to resign a cardinalate, after his brother died in 1498. He was also the Duke of Valentinois from 1498 to 1507.

Birthdate: May 8, 1753

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: West Africa

Died: December 5, 1784

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Terry Kath

(Known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago)

Birthdate: January 31, 1946

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: January 23, 1978

Birthdate: March 3, 1937

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Died: March 30, 1968

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Georges Seurat

(French Post-Impressionist Artist Who Devised the Painting Techniques Known as 'Chromoluminarism' and 'Pointillism')

Birthdate: December 2, 1859

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: March 29, 1891

A significant figure of the Post-Impressionist era, Georges Seurat depicted structured art, far removed from the free-flowing Impressionist art. Best known for techniques such as pointillism, he created masterpieces such as Bathers at Asnières. He died before his last exhibition ended, and eerily displayed an unfinished painting, Cirque.

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Chalino Sanchez

(He specialized in Regional Mexican music)

Birthdate: August 30, 1960

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: El Guayabo, Sinaloa, Mexico

Died: May 16, 1992

Birthdate: August 7, 1927

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paris, Illinois, United States

Died: January 21, 1959

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Pete Duel

(Actor)

Birthdate: February 24, 1940

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA

Died: December 31, 1971

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Birthdate: 1502 AD

Birthplace: Inca Empire

Died: July 26, 1533

Atahualpa was the last Inca Emperor. He reigned for a short time between 1532 and 1533 before the Spanish conquest ended his reign. The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured Atahualpa and killed him after a while. Even though many brave warriors led the Inca resistance against the invading Spaniards, they could not stop the empire from disintegrating.

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Roger B. Chaffee

(American Aviator, Naval Officer, NASA Astronaut, and Aeronautical Engineer)

Birthdate: February 15, 1935

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Grand Rapids

Died: January 27, 1967

Roger B. Chaffee was an American aviator, naval officer, NASA astronaut, and aeronautical engineer. In 1963, Chaffee was chosen by NASA to be part of Astronaut Group 3, a group of 14 astronauts selected for the Apollo and Gemini program. In 1983, Roger B. Chaffee was made an inductee of the International Space Hall of Fame. 

Birthdate: April 20, 1586

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Lima, Peru

Died: August 24, 1617

Rose of Lima is revered as the patron saint of Peru. Legend has it that she had chopped off her hair and damaged her skin to avoid getting married. A member of the Dominican Order, she was the first from the Americas to be canonized by the Catholic Church.

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Sandeep Unnikrishnan

Birthdate: March 15, 1977

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Kozhikode

Died: November 28, 2008

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Sandy Denny

(Legendary British Folk Rock Singer and Former Lead Singer of the Band ‘Fairport Convention’)

Birthdate: January 6, 1947

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: London

Died: April 21, 1978

English singer-songwriter Sandy Denny, considered a leading British folk-rock singer, performed as lead-singer of the famous folk-rock band Fairport Convention, and fronted it through many of its successful albums like What We Did on Our Holidays. Other notable works of Denny includes her solo-albums like Rendezvous; and her folk-duet The Battle of Evermore with Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin's album.

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Lamont Bentley

(Actor)

Birthdate: October 25, 1973

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died: January 19, 2005

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Susan Peters

(Actress)

Birthdate: July 3, 1921

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States

Died: October 23, 1952

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Birthdate: February 6, 1833

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Patrick County, Virginia, United States

Died: May 12, 1864

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Soundarya

(Actress)

Birthdate: July 18, 1972

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Mulbagal, Kolar, Karnataka, India

Died: April 17, 2004

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Birthdate: August 1, 1920

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Roanoke

Died: October 4, 1951

Henrietta Lacks was a woman whose cancer cells were preserved and led to the first immortalized cell line, or the HeLa cell line, that was later used for medical research. Neither Lacks or her family members were compensated, and no consent was sought. Her story later inspired an HBO movie.

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Piero the Unfortunate

(Ruler of Florence Known for His Bad Decisions that Led to His Downfall)

Birthdate: February 15, 1472

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Florence, Italy

Died: December 28, 1503

A 15th-century lord of Florence, Piero the Unfortunate was the eldest son of Italian statesman Lorenzo de' Medici. Throughout his 2-year rule, he made foolish errors such as making an agreement accepting all the demands of French king Charles VIII, leading to a revolt in his kingdom.

Birthdate: October 2, 1800

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Southampton County, Virginia, United States

Died: November 11, 1831

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John Kennedy Toole

(Former author of the picaresque novel, A Confederacy of Dunces (published in 1980))

Birthdate: December 17, 1937

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died: March 26, 1969

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Sambhaji

(Ruler)

Birthdate: May 14, 1657

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Purandar fort, India

Died: March 11, 1689

The Maratha Empire’s second Chhatrapati, Sambhaji Bhosale, was the eldest son of Shivaji. After losing his mother at 2, he was raised by his grandmother. A treaty made him a Mughal mansabdar. Later, following repeated clashes with the Mughals, he was eventually captured and tortured to death.

Birthdate: May 4, 1958

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Reading

Died: February 16, 1990

Keith Haring was an American artist whose pop art contained sexual images, which he used to advocate for AIDS awareness and safe sex. In 1989, he set up the Keith Haring Foundation to provide imagery and funding to AIDS organizations. In 2019, 29 years after his death from AIDS-related complications, Haring was inducted into the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor.

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Joey Marella

(Official)

Birthdate: February 28, 1963

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Willingboro Township, New Jersey

Died: July 4, 1994

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Ptolemy of Mauretania

(King)

Birthdate: 0009 AD

Birthplace: Cherchell, Algeria

Died: 0040 AD

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Eddie Aikau

(Hawaiian Surfer Who Was the First Lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the Island of Oahu)

Birthdate: May 4, 1946

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Kahului, Hawaii, United States

Died: March 17, 1978

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Branwell Brontë

(Painter, Poet, Writer)

Birthdate: June 26, 1817

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Yorkshire

Died: September 24, 1848

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Smita Patil

(Indian Actress)

Birthdate: October 17, 1955

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Pune, India

Died: December 13, 1986

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Siamand Rahman

(Powerlifter)

Birthdate: March 21, 1988

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Oshnavieh, Iran

Died: March 1, 2020

Iranian Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman was not just a 2-time Paralympic champion but had also won the Asian Para Games and the IPC Powerlifting World Championships thrice each. He scripted history by breaking the 300kg barrier but stunned the world with his death due to cardiac arrest at 31.

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Wong Ka Kui

(Co-founder of the rock band Beyond)

Birthdate: June 10, 1962

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: British Hong Kong

Died: June 30, 1993

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Rolls Gracie

(Brazilian Martial Artist)

Birthdate: March 28, 1951

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died: June 6, 1982

Birthdate: 0005 AD

Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel

Died: 0036 AD

Saint Stephen is considered Christianity’s first martyr. The Acts of the Apostles of the New Testament mention him as the deacon of the Church at Jerusalem who created enmity among various synagogues. He was eventually stoned to death after he denounced the Jewish leaders in a speech.

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Valérie Quennessen

(Actress)

Birthdate: December 3, 1957

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Died: March 19, 1989

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

(The First Nepalese Woman to Reach the Peak of Mount Everest)

Birthdate: December 10, 1961

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Solukhumbu District

Died: April 22, 1993

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was a Nepalese mountaineer. In 1993, she became the first Nepalese woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest. However, she lost her life while descending. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was honored posthumously in various ways by mountaineers around the world. She also became the first woman to receive the prestigious Nepal Tara by the King of Nepal.

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Lucilla

(Ruler)

Birthdate: March 7, 0150

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 0182 AD

The second-born daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Lucilla was married off to his father’s co-ruler, Lucius Verus, who was twice his age. After both Verus and Aurelius died, Commodus, Lucilla’s brother, came to power. Though Lucilla was politically conscious, she was eventually executed in her early 30s for plotting the murder of Commodus.

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Mumtaz Qadri

(Police officer)

Birthdate: 1985 AD

Birthplace: Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Died: February 29, 2016

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Eva Mottley

(Actress)

Birthdate: October 24, 1953

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Barbados

Died: February 14, 1985

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Joyce Kilmer

(Writer)

Birthdate: December 6, 1886

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Died: July 30, 1918

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Tim Crews

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: April 3, 1961

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States

Died: March 23, 1993

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Asmahan

(Actress)

Birthdate: November 25, 1912

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Syria

Died: July 14, 1944

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Bergen

(Singer)

Birthdate: July 15, 1958

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Mersin, Turkey

Died: August 14, 1989

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George Butterworth

(English Composer and Musicologist)

Birthdate: July 12, 1885

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Paddington, London, England

Died: August 5, 1916

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Gene Lipscomb

(American football player)

Birthdate: August 9, 1931

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: May 10, 1963

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)