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In the year 1961

1,838 Notable birthdays

Blake Farenthold

American politician (1961–2025).

Born December 12th, 1961 in Corpus Christi.

Died June 20th, 2025 at 63 years old in Corpus Christi. [ref]

Manohla Dargis

American film critic.

Born April 7th, 1961 (age 65 years) in United States.

Robert Torti

American actor.

Born October 22nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Van Nuys.

Jon Robin Baitz

American dramatist.

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

Jonathan Coe

English novelist.

Born August 19th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Birmingham.

Jack Halberstam

American academic, lgbt+ activist (born 1961).

Born December 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in England. [ref]

Rodrigo Chaves

49th president of costa rica.

Born June 10th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Managua.

Lucile Hadžihalilović

French film director, film editor and screenwriter.

Born May 7th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Lyon. [ref]

Kate Mosse

English writer.

Born October 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Chichester.

Felix Wong

Hong kong actor.

Born September 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in British Hong Kong.

Richard Mofe Damijo

Nigerian politician and actor.

Born July 6th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Warri.

Eric Chu

Politician and former vice premier of taiwan.

Born June 7th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Bade District.

David Lovering

American musician.

Born December 6th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Burlington.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Spanish politician (born 1961).

Born September 10th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Peares.

Jörg Meuthen

German economist and politician.

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

Jonathan Mostow

American film director, writer and producer.

Born November 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Woodbridge.

Mitch Gaylord

American artistic gymnast and actor (born 1961).

Born March 10th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Van Nuys.

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

Nepalese mountain climber (1961–1993).

Born December 10th, 1961 in Lukla.

Died April 22nd, 1993 at 31 years old in Mount Everest.

Joshua Bloch

American software engineer.

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

Bonita Friedericy

American actress.

Born October 10th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Charlottesville.

Sergio Scariolo

Basketball coach.

Born April 1st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Brescia.

Greg Hetson

American musician.

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

A. Donald McEachin

U.s. representative from virginia (1961–2022).

Born October 10th, 1961 in Nuremberg. [ref]

Died November 28th, 2022 at 61 years old in Richmond. [ref]

Glen Morgan

American television producer, writer, and director (born 1961).

Born July 12th, 1961 (age 64 years) in El Cajon. [ref]

Amina Mohamed

Kenyan diplomat and politician.

Born October 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kakamega.

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