Elijah Cummings

American politician (1951-2019).

Born January 18th, 1951 in Baltimore.

Died October 17th, 2019 at 68 years old in Baltimore.

Dean Paul Martin

American actor and singer (1951–1987).

Born November 17th, 1951 in Santa Monica. ^[ref]

Died March 21st, 1987 at 35 years old in San Gorgonio Mountain (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Rajnath Singh

Indian politician.

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

Christopher Cross

American singer-songwriter.

Born May 3rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in San Antonio.

Phyllis Smith

American actress.

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

Jaco Pastorius

American jazz bassist (1951–1987).

Born December 1st, 1951 in Norristown.

Died September 21st, 1987 at 35 years old in Broward Health (cerebral hemorrhage).

Shehbaz Sharif

Prime minister of pakistan from 2022 to 2023 and since 2024.

Born September 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Lahore.

Season Hubley

American actress.

Born March 14th, 1951 (age 75 years) in New York City.

Dan Fogelberg

American singer-songwriter and musician.

Born August 13th, 1951 in Peoria. ^[ref]

Died December 17th, 2007 at 56 years old in Deer Isle (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

William Katt

American actor and musician (born 1951).

Born February 16th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Los Angeles.

Mohamed Morsi

5th president of egypt (1951-2019).

Born August 8th, 1951 in El-Adwah. ^[ref]

Died June 17th, 2019 at 67 years old in Tora Prison. ^[ref]

Patricia Richardson

American actress.

Born February 23rd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Bethesda.

Chesley Sullenberger

American commercial airline pilot.

Born January 23rd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Denison.

Isabel Preysler

Spanish and filipino socialite and brand ambassador.

Born February 18th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Manila.

Zakir Hussain

Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024).

Born March 9th, 1951 in Mumbai.

Died December 15th, 2024 at 73 years old in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Billy West

American voice actor.

Born April 16th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Detroit.

Lawrence O'Donnell

American television presenter.

Born November 7th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Boston.

Queen Noor of Jordan

Queen and queen dowager of jordan; philanthropist and activist.

Born August 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Washington, D.C..

Stephen Tobolowsky

Actor and writer.

Born May 30th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Dallas.

Gary Rossington

American guitarist (1951–2023).

Born December 4th, 1951 in Jacksonville.

Died March 5th, 2023 at 71 years old in Milton. ^[ref]

Eric Holder

United states attorney general from 2009 to 2015.

Born January 21st, 1951 (age 75 years) in The Bronx.

Bootsy Collins

American bassist.

Born October 26th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Cincinnati.

Ilona Staller

Hungarian-born italian pornographic actress, singer and politician.

Born November 26th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Budapest.

Steve Prefontaine

American long-distance runner (1951–1975).

Born January 25th, 1951 in Coos Bay.

Died May 30th, 1975 at 24 years old in Eugene (traffic collision).

Bill Bryson

American author.

Born December 8th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Des Moines.