Fernando Mamede

Portuguese long-distance runner (1951–2026).

Born November 1st, 1951 in Beja. ^[ref]

Died January 27th, 2026 at 74 years old ^[ref]

Stephen Hopper

Australian botanist (born 1951).

Born June 18th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Ballina. ^[ref]

Kazuko Sawamatsu

Japanese tennis player.

Born January 5th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Nishinomiya.

Kim Ho-kon

South korean football player and manager.

Born March 26th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Tongyeong.

Erika Rosenberg

Argentine-german writer and journalist (born 1951).

Born June 24th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Buenos Aires.

Ángel de Andrés López

Spanish actor (1951-2016).

Born October 23rd, 1951 in Madrid.

Died May 4th, 2016 at 64 years old in Miraflores de la Sierra (myocardial infarction).

Raphaël Confiant

Martiniquan writer.

Born January 25th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Le Lorrain.

Nina Usatova

Soviet and russian actress.

Born October 1st, 1951 (age 74 years).

Erik van Dillen

Us american tennis player.

Born February 21st, 1951 (age 75 years) in San Mateo.

Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa

Prime minister of tonga from 2019 to 2021.

Born June 30th, 1951 in Tonga.

Died March 18th, 2023 at 71 years old in United States. ^[ref]

Stanislav Sadalsky

Soviet and russian actor.

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

Fiorella Bonicelli

Uruguayan female tennis player.

Born December 21st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Lima.

Leonid Kadeniuk

Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951-2018).

Born January 28th, 1951 in Klishkivtsi.

Died January 31st, 2018 at 67 years old in Kyiv (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

Ivar Formo

Norwegian male cross-country skier and orienteer.

Born June 24th, 1951 in Oslo.

Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Nordmarka (drowning). ^[ref]

Jaime Mayor Oreja

Spanish politician.

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

Stefaan De Clerck

Flemish politician; former mayor of kortrijk.

Born December 12th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Kortrijk.

Jóannes Eidesgaard

Former prime minister of the faroe islands.

Born April 19th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Tvøroyri.

Kaye Hall

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, art teacher.

Born May 15th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Tacoma.

Gaston Kaboré

Burkinabe film director.

Born April 23rd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Bobo-Dioulasso.

Kumiko Ōsugi

Japanese singer and voice actor (1951-).

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

Elena Poptodorova

Bulgarian politician, ambassador to the united states.

Born August 31st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Sofia.

Meshulam Nahari

Israeli politician.

Born May 7th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.

American astronaut.

Born March 24th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Mike Sylvester

American-italian basketball player and coach.

Born December 10th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Cincinnati.

Víctor Hugo Cárdenas

Bolivian politician.

Born June 4th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Ingavi Province.