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In the year 1961

1,838 Notable birthdays

Derek Harper

American basketball player.

Born October 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Elberton.

Cheri Bustos

American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-).

Born October 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Springfield.

Guido Westerwelle

German politician (fdp), foreign minister of germany (1961-2016).

Born December 27th, 1961 in Bad Honnef. [ref]

Died March 18th, 2016 at 54 years old in Cologne (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]

Caroline Bliss

British actress.

Born July 12th, 1961 (age 64 years) in England.

Mel Stride

British politician (born 1961).

Born September 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Ealing.

Kimberlin Brown

American actress.

Born June 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Hayward.

Jasper Fforde

English novelist (born 1961).

Born January 11th, 1961 (age 65 years) in London.

Luca Zingaretti

Italian actor.

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

Mike Tramp

Danish singer.

Born January 14th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Copenhagen.

Vikas Swarup

Former indian diplomat and author.

Born June 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Prayagraj. [ref]

Ronnie Whelan

Irish footballer and manager (born 1961).

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

Douglas Rushkoff

American writer and media theorist.

Born February 18th, 1961 (age 65 years) in New York City.

Brent Briscoe

American actor and screenwriter (1961–2017).

Born May 21st, 1961 in Moberly.

Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Mark Billingham

English actor and writer.

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

Greg Egan

Australian science fiction writer and former computer programmer.

Born August 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Perth.

Katrin Cartlidge

English actress (1961-2002).

Born May 15th, 1961 in London.

Died September 7th, 2002 at 41 years old in London (sepsis).

Wally Wingert

American voice actor.

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

Luís Castro

Portuguese footballer and manager.

Born September 3rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Mondrões.

Warrel Dane

American singer (1961–2017).

Born March 7th, 1961 in Seattle.

Died December 13th, 2017 at 56 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Joe Murray

American animator.

Born May 3rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in San Jose.

Sally Yeh

Taiwanese-canadian singer and actress.

Born September 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Taipei.

Blanche Barton

American religious leader.

Born October 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in San Diego.

Fabian Nicieza

Argentine-american writer.

Born December 31st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Buenos Aires.

Graham King

British film producer.

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

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf

Iranian conservative politician, professor, and former air force pilot.

Born September 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Torqabeh.

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