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In the year 1961

1,682 Notable birthdays

Michael O'Leary

Irish businessman, ceo of ryanair group.

Born March 20th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Mullingar.

John Key

Prime minister of new zealand from 2008 to 2016.

Born August 9th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Auckland.

John Stockwell

American actor and director.

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

Erna Solberg

Prime minister of norway from 2013 to 2021.

Born February 24th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Bergen. [ref]

Harry Gregson-Williams

British composer, conductor and producer.

Born December 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Sussex.

Scott Cohen

American actor.

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

Yuri Milner

Russian entrepreneur and physicist.

Born November 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Moscow.

Wade Williams

American actor.

Born December 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tulsa.

Billy Warlock

American actor.

Born March 26th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Gardena.

Kate Vernon

Canadian-born film and television actress.

Born April 21st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Canada.

Lillete Dubey

Indian actress.

Born May 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Pune.

Nassef Sawiris

Egyptian billionaire businessman.

Born January 19th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Aswan.

Liam Fox

British politician (born 1961).

Born September 22nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in East Kilbride. [ref]

Will Self

English writer and journalist (born 1961).

Born September 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in London, Charing Cross Hospital.

Julie White

American actress.

Born June 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in San Diego.

Davey Allison

American racecar driver (1961–1993).

Born February 25th, 1961 in Hollywood.

Died July 13th, 1993 at 32 years old in Birmingham.

Mary Elizabeth McDonough

Actress.

Born May 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Van Nuys.

Yolanda Adams

American gospel singer.

Born August 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Houston.

Glenn E. Plummer

American actor (1961-).

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

Koji Kondo

Japanese video game composer.

Born August 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Nagoya.

Ben Johnson

Canadian sprinter.

Born December 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Trelawny Parish.

Dexter Scott King

American civil rights activist (1961-2024).

Born January 30th, 1961 in Atlanta.

Died January 22nd, 2024 at 62 years old in Malibu (prostate cancer). [ref]

Casey Siemaszko

American actor.

Born March 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Chicago.

Clark Kellogg

American basketball player.

Born July 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Cleveland.

Ray Mercer

American boxer.

Born April 4th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Jacksonville.

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