Samuel Doe

21st president of liberia.

Born May 6th, 1951 in Tuzon.

Died September 9th, 1990 at 39 years old in Monrovia (torture murder).

Jean-Claude Duvalier

President of the republic of haiti (1951-2014).

Born July 3rd, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.

Died October 4th, 2014 at 63 years old in Port-au-Prince (heart failure).

Joan Sebastian

Mexican singer.

Born April 8th, 1951 in Juliantla.

Died July 13th, 2015 at 64 years old in Guerrero (bone cancer).

Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

British billionaire landowner, businessman and territorial army officer (1951-2016).

Born December 22nd, 1951 in Omagh.

Died August 9th, 2016 at 64 years old in Royal Preston Hospital (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tom Noonan

American actor, director, and screenwriter (1951-2026).

Born April 12th, 1951 in Greenwich.

Died February 14th, 2026 at 74 years old in Englewood. ^[ref]

Timothy Bottoms

American actor and film producer.

Born August 30th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Santa Barbara.

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo

French entrepreneur and author (1951–2023).

Born February 14th, 1951 in Tunis. ^[ref]

Died June 2nd, 2023 at 72 years old in Marrakesh. ^[ref]

Sergei Skripal

Soviet military intelligence officer convicted of spying for the united kingdom.

Born June 23rd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Kaliningrad.

Dean Kamen

American businessman.

Born April 5th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Long Island.

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of colombia from 2010 to 2018.

Born August 10th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Bogotá.

Zhang Yimou

Chinese filmmaker.

Born November 14th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Xi'an.

Abel Ferrara

American film director.

Born July 19th, 1951 (age 74 years) in The Bronx.

Don Warrington

British actor.

Born May 23rd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Trinidad.

Bindu

Indian actress.

Born January 17th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Valsad district.

Akhmad Kadyrov

Chechen politician and islamic religious leader (1951–2004).

Born August 23rd, 1951 in Karaganda.

Died May 9th, 2004 at 52 years old in Grozny (land mine). ^[ref]

Alley Mills

American actress.

Born May 9th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Chicago.

Michelle Bachelet

President of chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018).

Born September 29th, 1951 (age 74 years) in La Cisterna.

Gustavo Santaolalla

Argentine musician, film composer and film producer.

Born August 19th, 1951 (age 74 years) in El Palomar (Buenos Aires).

Nils Lofgren

American rock musician.

Born June 21st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Chicago.

Andrew Gold

American male musician, singer and songwriter (1951–2011).

Born August 2nd, 1951 in Burbank.

Died June 3rd, 2011 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Max Weinberg

American drummer.

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

Arif Mohammad Khan

Indian politician.

Born November 18th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Bulandshahr.

Deborah Pratt

American actress, writer and television producer.

Born December 16th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Chicago.

Celia Weston

American actress (1951-).

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

Dave Winfield

American baseball player.

Born October 3rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Saint Paul.