Lim Jock Hoi

Bruneian government official.

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

Barbara Cochran

American alpine skier.

Born January 4th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Claremont.

Jan Timman

Dutch chess grandmaster (1951–2026).

Born December 14th, 1951 in Amsterdam.

Died February 18th, 2026 at 74 years old in Arnhem. ^[ref]

John Williamson

American basketball player (1951-1996).

Born November 10th, 1951 in New Haven.

Died November 30th, 1996 at 45 years old in New Haven (kidney failure).

Francesco De Gregori

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1951-).

Born April 4th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Rome.

Sally Morgan

Indigenous australian artist and writer (born 1951).

Born January 18th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Perth.

Moni Moshonov

Israeli actor, comedian and theater director.

Born August 18th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Ramla.

Rolf de Heer

Film director, writer, producer.

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

Steve Jackson

British game designer.

Born May 20th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Altrincham.

Ronny Abraham

French judge and academic.

Born September 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Alexandria. ^[ref]

Willie Young

Scottish footballer (1951-2025).

Born November 25th, 1951 in Edinburgh.

Died October 31st, 2025 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Iván Fischer

Hungarian conductor and composer.

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

Richard Bennett

American musician and record producer.

Born July 22nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Chicago.

Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook

Hamas leader.

Born January 9th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Rafah.

Alexander Rosenbaum

Russian bard.

Born September 13th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Scott Sundquist

American drummer.

Born March 7th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Aberdeen.

Jorge Trezeguet

Argentine footballer.

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

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium

Belgian princess.

Born February 6th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Royal Castle of Laeken, Château of Stuyvenberg.

Freundel Stuart

Prime minister of barbados.

Born April 27th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saint Philip.

Kwesi Amissah-Arthur

Former vice president of ghana (1951-2018).

Born April 29th, 1951 in Cape Coast.

Died June 29th, 2018 at 67 years old in Accra (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Yardena Arazi

Israeli singer.

Born September 25th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Kabri.

Mehmet Ağar

Turkish statesperson (born 1951).

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

Naglaa Fathi

Egyptian actress (born 1951).

Born December 21st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Fayoum Light Railway.

Amy Hempel

American writer.

Born December 14th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Chicago.

Robert Harper

American actor (1951-2020).

Born May 19th, 1951 in New York City.

Died January 23rd, 2020 at 68 years old in Rotterdam (cancer). ^[ref]