Jim Ferree (1931–2023), PGA Tour champion

Jim Ferree was a PGA Tour champion and the model for the first Senior PGA Tour logo.

Olympia Dukakis (1931–2021), Academy Award winner for “Moonstruck”

Olympia Dukakis was an actress who was known for her role as Cher’s mother in “Moonstruck.”

Junior Johnson (1931–2019), NASCAR legend

Junior Johnson  was a NASCAR legend who won 50 races during his Hall of Fame career including the 1960 Daytona 500. Growing up in the hills of Western North Carolina, Johnson was a bootlegger, outrunning authorities while transporting moonshine in his car. He became a NASCAR driver with his first major race coming in 1953 at the Southern 500. Johnson is credited with inventing the drafting technique during his Daytona 500 victory when he used the slipstream of faster cars in front of him to slingshot to first place on the last lap. He was in the first class to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Johnson later became a team owner with his drivers winning over 100 races.

Barbara Hillary (1931–2019), first African American woman to reach the North and South Poles

She never skied until training for her trek to the North Pole.

Joao Gilberto (1931–2019), “father of Bossa Nova”

The Brazilian guitarist partnered with Stan Getz on hit records in the 1960s.

Joe Santos (1931 - 2016), The Rockford Files co-star

Joe Santos, a character actor known best for playing Lieutenant Dennis Becker on TV’s “The Rockford Files” alongside James Garner, died March 18, four days after having a heart attack, according to multiple news sources. He was 84.

Junior Walker, Sax Machine

Junior Walker was one of Motown's greatest sax players...