List of Famous people who died in 1931

Richard Irvine Manning III was an American politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He served as a state legislator and as the 92nd governor of South Carolina.

Paul Trendelenburg was a German pharmacologist.

Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose Jr., better known throughout his career as R. A. F. Penrose Jr., was an American mining geologist and entrepreneur.

Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme was a French royal from the House of Orléans.

James Henry Mussen Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy was an Irish lawyer, politician in the British Parliament and later in the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State. He was also Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Thomas Carlisle Livingstone-Learmonth was a British hurdler. He competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles and finished in fifth place.

Joan Beauchamp Procter was a notable British zoologist, internationally recognised as an outstanding herpetologist. She worked initially at the British Museum and later for the Zoological Society of London, as the first female Curator of Reptiles at London Zoo. Her short life was afflicted by chronic ill-health, but she undertook substantial taxonomic work and made significant innovative contributions to veterinary practice and zoo displays. She also wrote scientific and popular zoological articles, including early accounts of the behaviour of captive Komodo dragons.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work is considered very important for the Finnish national identity. He changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907.