Cassandra Peterson

American actress..

Born September 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Manhattan.

Dale Earnhardt

American racing driver (1951-2001).

Born April 29th, 1951 in Kannapolis.

Died February 18th, 2001 at 49 years old in Daytona International Speedway (basilar skull fracture).

Gordon Brown

Prime minister of the united kingdom from 2007 to 2010.

Born February 20th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Giffnock. ^[ref]

Pete Carroll

American football player and coach.

Born September 15th, 1951 (age 74 years) in San Francisco.

Mick Mars

American guitarist.

Born May 4th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Terre Haute.

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Islamic terrorist and al-qaeda leader (1951–2022).

Born June 19th, 1951 in Maadi.

Died July 31st, 2022 at 71 years old in Kabul (drone strike). ^[ref]

Lou Ferrigno

American actor and bodybuilder.

Born November 9th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Brooklyn.

Chrissie Hynde

American rock musician, founder of the pretenders.

Born September 7th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Akron.

Bob Iger

American businessman and ceo of the walt disney company (born 1951).

Born February 10th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Oceanside.

Karen Allen

American actress.

Born October 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Carrollton.

Treat Williams

American actor, producer, director, and author (1951–2023).

Born December 1st, 1951 in Stamford.

Died June 12th, 2023 at 71 years old in Albany (motorcycle accident). ^[ref]

Harry Hamlin

American actor.

Born October 30th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Pasadena.

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951).

Born July 6th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Toowoomba.

Lucie Arnaz

American actress.

Born July 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Hollywood.

Olivia Hussey

British actress (1951–2024).

Born April 17th, 1951 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 27th, 2024 at 73 years old in San Francisco, Burbank (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Al Franken

American comedian and former u.s. senator (born 1951).

Born May 21st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Manhattan.

Roberto Durán

Panamanian boxer.

Born June 16th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Panama City.

Richard Thomas

American actor.

Born June 13th, 1951 (age 74 years) in New York City.

Nitish Kumar

Indian politician and current chief minister of bihar.

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

Joe Pantoliano

American actor.

Born September 12th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Hoboken.

Zeenat Aman

Bollywood actress.

Born November 19th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Mumbai.

Ace Frehley

American guitarist (1951–2025).

Born April 27th, 1951 in The Bronx.

Died October 16th, 2025 at 74 years old in Morristown. ^[ref]

Nana Patekar

Indian film actor.

Born January 1st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Murud.

Tony Danza

American actor.

Born April 21st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Brooklyn.

Kathryn Bigelow

American film director (born 1951).

Born November 27th, 1951 (age 74 years) in San Carlos.