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In the year 1961

1,840 Notable birthdays

Harsha Bhogle

Indian cricket commentator.

Born July 19th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Hyderabad.

Penny Johnson Jerald

American actress.

Born March 14th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Baltimore.

Jay Adams

American skateboarder (1961–2014).

Born February 3rd, 1961 in Los Angeles.

Died August 15th, 2014 at 53 years old in Puerto Escondido (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Vince Russo

American writer.

Born January 24th, 1961 (age 65 years) in New York City.

António Costa

Prime minister of portugal.

Born July 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Lisbon.

Abigail Johnson

American businesswoman, business executive, heiress, billionaire.

Born December 19th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Boston.

Gary Cherone

American singer.

Born July 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Malden.

Meera Syal

English author and actress.

Born June 27th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Wolverhampton.

Fatima Whitbread

British athlete; former javelin thrower.

Born March 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Stoke Newington.

Reggie Fils-Aimé

American businessman and 3rd president of nintendo of america (born 1961).

Born March 25th, 1961 (age 65 years) in The Bronx.

Greg Gianforte

American politician and businessman.

Born April 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in San Diego.

Roland Gift

British musician.

Born May 28th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Birmingham.

Alexandre Desplat

French film composer.

Born August 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Sanae Takaichi

Japanese politician, prime minister of japan since 2025.

Born March 7th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Yamatokōriyama.

Steve Oedekerk

American actor and screenwriter.

Born November 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Los Angeles.

Imogen Stubbs

British actress.

Born February 20th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Rothbury.

Keith Gordon

American actor and director.

Born February 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in New York City. [ref]

Tamilisai Soundararajan

Tamil nadu politician, 2nd governor of telangana.

Born June 2nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Nagercoil.

Larry Mullen Jr.

Irish drummer, member of the rock group u2.

Born October 31st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Dublin.

Peter Beardsley

English footballer.

Born January 18th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Hexham.

Lauren Lane

American actress.

Born February 2nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Oklahoma City.

Mary Bono

American politician.

Born October 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Cleveland.

Larry Wilmore

American comedian.

Born October 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Los Angeles.

Barry McGuigan

Irish boxer.

Born February 28th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Monaghan.

Timothy Geithner

American central banker and politician.

Born August 18th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Brooklyn.

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