Barack Obama

President of the united states from 2009 to 2017.

Born August 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. ^[ref]

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the british royal family; first wife of prince charles (1961–1997).

Born July 1st, 1961 in Sandringham. ^[ref]

Died August 31st, 1997 at 36 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (car collision). ^[ref]

George Clooney

American actor, filmmaker, and activist.

Born May 6th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Lexington.

Michael J. Fox

Canadian-american actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist with a film and television career.

Born June 9th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Edmonton.

Eddie Murphy

American actor and comedian.

Born April 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Brooklyn.

Ghislaine Maxwell

British socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of robert maxwell, accomplice of jeffrey epstein.

Born December 25th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Maisons-Laffitte.

Woody Harrelson

American actor (1961-).

Born July 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Midland.

Dennis Rodman

American basketball player.

Born May 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Trenton. ^[ref]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

American actress.

Born January 13th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Manhattan.

Meg Ryan

American actress.

Born November 19th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Fairfield.

James Gandolfini

American actor (1961–2013).

Born September 18th, 1961 in Westwood.

Died June 19th, 2013 at 51 years old in Rome (cardiomyopathy).

Jennifer Coolidge

American actress and comedian.

Born August 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Boston.

Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1961).

Born January 26th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Brantford.

Ricky Gervais

English comedian, actor, director and writer.

Born June 25th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Reading.

Ralph Macchio

American actor (born 1961).

Born November 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Huntington.

Laurence Fishburne

American actor.

Born July 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Augusta.

Boy George

English musician.

Born June 14th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Eltham.

Billy Ray Cyrus

American singer and actor.

Born August 25th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Flatwoods.

Forest Whitaker

American actor, producer, director, and activist.

Born July 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Longview.

Heather Locklear

American actress (born 1961).

Born September 25th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Los Angeles.

Toby Keith

American country music singer and actor.

Born July 8th, 1961 in Clinton.

Died February 5th, 2024 at 62 years old in Oklahoma (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Jared Harris

British actor.

Born August 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in London.

Ann Coulter

American author, political commentator.

Born December 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in New York City.

Lea Thompson

American actress.

Born May 31st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Rochester.

Tom Sizemore

American actor (1961–2023).

Born November 29th, 1961 in Detroit.

Died March 3rd, 2023 at 61 years old in Burbank, Los Angeles (intracranial aneurysm). ^[ref]