Kathryn Bigelow

American filmmaker (born 1951).

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

Stephen Root

American actor.

Born November 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Sarasota.

Claudio Ranieri

Italian footballer and manager.

Born October 20th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Rome.

Pam Dawber

American actress.

Born October 18th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Detroit.

Tommy Hilfiger

American fashion designer.

Born March 24th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Elmira.

Sally Ride

American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012).

Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles.

Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer).

Margo Martindale

American actress.

Born July 18th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Jacksonville.

Charo

Spanish-american flamenco guitarist, actress, and comedian.

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

Chris Cooper

American actor (1951-).

Born July 9th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Kansas City.

Barry Van Dyke

American actor.

Born July 31st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Atlanta.

Joey Ramone

American punk rock singer (1951–2001).

Born May 19th, 1951 in Forest Hills.

Died April 15th, 2001 at 49 years old in New York City (lymphoma).

Chris Rea

English male singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951–2025).

Born March 4th, 1951 in Middlesbrough.

Died December 22nd, 2025 at 74 years old in London. ^[ref]

Kenny Dalglish

Scottish association football player and manager.

Born March 4th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Glasgow.

Cheryl Ladd

American actress, singer, and author.

Born July 12th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Huron.

Louis van Gaal

Dutch association football manager (born 1951).

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

Peter Davison

English actor.

Born April 13th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Streatham.

Bonnie Tyler

Welsh singer (born 1951).

Born June 8th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Skewen.

Crystal Gayle

American country music singer (born 1951).

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

John N. Kennedy

American politician; united states senator from louisiana (born 1951).

Born November 21st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Centreville.

Stedman Graham

American educator and businessman.

Born March 6th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Whitesboro.

Rob Halford

British heavy metal singer.

Born August 25th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Walsall.

Kevin Keegan

English association football player and manager.

Born February 14th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Armthorpe.

Debra Jo Rupp

American actress.

Born February 24th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Glendale.

David Coverdale

English rock singer.

Born September 22nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Jackie Jackson

American singer and member of the jackson 5.

Born May 4th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Gary.