André Aciman

Italian-american writer and professor.

Born January 2nd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Alexandria. ^[ref]

Robert R. Redfield

American medical researcher.

Born July 10th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Bethesda.

Blondie Chaplin

South african musician; member of the beach boys.

Born July 7th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Durban.

Louise Jameson

English actress.

Born April 20th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Wanstead.

Melissa Manchester

American singer and actress.

Born February 15th, 1951 (age 75 years) in The Bronx.

Folorunso Alakija

Nigerian business person an a philanthropist.

Born July 15th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Ikorodu.

Aaron Norris

American film producer, director and actor.

Born November 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Gardena.

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan

Indian actress.

Born January 15th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Karnataka.

Jack Thompson

American activist and disbarred attorney.

Born July 25th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Cleveland.

Gavan O'Herlihy

Irish actor.

Born July 29th, 1951 in Dublin.

Died September 15th, 2021 at 70 years old in Bath. ^[ref]

Barry Marshall

Nobel prize winner, and professor of clinical microbiology.

Born September 30th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Kalgoorlie.

Martin Brest

American film director.

Born August 8th, 1951 (age 74 years) in The Bronx.

Robin Sachs

British actor (1951–2013).

Born February 5th, 1951 in London.

Died February 1st, 2013 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Tony Amendola

American actor.

Born August 24th, 1951 (age 74 years) in New Haven.

Stephen Bishop

American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor.

Born November 14th, 1951 (age 74 years) in San Diego.

Deb Fischer

American politician (born 1951).

Born March 1st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Lincoln.

Bertie Ahern

11th taoiseach of ireland from 1997 to 2008.

Born September 12th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Drumcondra. ^[ref]

Miriam Flynn

American voice actress.

Born June 18th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Cleveland.

Fuzzy Zoeller

American professional golfer.

Born November 11th, 1951 in New Albany.

Died November 27th, 2025 at 74 years old in Floyds Knobs. ^[ref]

Kim Manners

American television director and producer (1951–2009).

Born January 13th, 1951 in Los Angeles.

Died January 25th, 2009 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Gloria Diaz

Filipino actress, miss universe winner.

Born March 10th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Ilocos Region.

Arthur Russell

American musician.

Born May 21st, 1951 in Oskaloosa. ^[ref]

Died April 4th, 1992 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). ^[ref]

Robert Joy

Actor.

Born August 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Montreal.

Larry Zbyszko

American professional wrestler.

Born December 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Chicago.

Maithripala Sirisena

President of sri lanka from 2015 to 2019.

Born September 3rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Yagoda, Sri Lanka.