Dana Rosemary Scallon

Northern irish singer and politician.

Born August 30th, 1951 (age 74 years) in London.

Tom Hamilton

American bass player.

Born December 31st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Colorado Springs.

John Scofield

American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951).

Born December 26th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Dayton.

Charlaine Harris

American writer.

Born November 25th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Tunica. ^[ref]

Roger Wicker

American lawyer and politician (born 1951).

Born July 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Pontotoc.

Michèle Mouton

Rally driver, most successful female driver in the world rally championship.

Born June 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Grasse.

Zalmay Khalilzad

Afghan-american diplomat (born 1951).

Born March 22nd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Meena Alexander

Poet, scholar, and writer (1951-2018).

Born February 17th, 1951 in Prayagraj. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 2018 at 67 years old in Manhattan (endometrial cancer). ^[ref]

Aslan Maskhadov

Chechen warlord and politician.

Born September 21st, 1951.

Died March 8th, 2005 at 53 years old in Tolstoy-Yurt (explosion).

Davey Johnstone

British guitarist.

Born May 6th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Edinburgh.

Sally Mann

American photographer.

Born May 1st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Lexington.

Sajid Khan

Indian actor (1951–2023).

Born December 28th, 1951 in Mumbai.

Died December 22nd, 2023 at 71 years old in Kayamkulam. ^[ref]

Li Hongzhi

Chinese religious leader and dissident.

Born May 13th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Gongzhuling.

Sonny Landreth

American musician.

Born February 1st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Canton.

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of nigeria (1951-2010).

Born August 16th, 1951 in Katsina.

Died May 5th, 2010 at 58 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex (Churg-Strauss syndrome).

Gregory Isaacs

Jamaican singer.

Born July 15th, 1951 in Kingston.

Died October 25th, 2010 at 59 years old in London (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Deirdre O'Connell

American actress.

Born December 30th, 1951 (age 74 years). ^[ref]

Marion Bailey

British actress.

Born May 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Bushey.

Madan Lal

Indian cricket player..

Born March 20th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Amritsar.

Phil Manzanera

British guitarist.

Born January 31st, 1951 (age 75 years) in London.

Richard N. Haass

American diplomat.

Born July 28th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Brooklyn.

Arkady Rotenberg

Russian businessman and oligarch.

Born December 15th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Valery Khodemchuk

Chernobyl pump operator, the first casualty of the incident on april 26th, 1986..

Born March 24th, 1951 in Kropivnia.

Died April 26th, 1986 at 35 years old in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Chernobyl disaster).

Morgan Brittany

American actress.

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

Alec John Such

American bassist (1951–2022).

Born November 14th, 1951 in Yonkers.

Died June 5th, 2022 at 70 years old in Horry County. ^[ref]