Sunita Narain

Indian environmentalist.

Born August 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in New Delhi.

Hironobu Kageyama

Japanese singer.

Born February 18th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Osaka. ^[ref]

Howard Gordon

American television writer and producer.

Born March 31st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Queens.

Hany Abu-Assad

Dutch-palestinian film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Born October 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Nazareth.

Bruce Cohen

American film producer.

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

Micky Adams

Footballer, football manager (born 1961).

Born November 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Sheffield.

Larry Murphy

Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Born March 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Scarborough.

Wanz

American singer.

Born October 9th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Seattle.

Keiko Matsui

Japanese jazz pianist (1961-).

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

Wendy Finerman

American film producer.

Born August 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in California.

Jonas Jonasson

Swedish journalist and writer.

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

Michael Cates

British physicist.

Born May 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Bristol. ^[ref]

Kim Jong-yang

South korean law enforcement officer, president of interpol.

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

Abdulla Aripov

4th prime minister of uzbekistan.

Born May 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tashkent.

John Mathieson

British cinematographer.

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

Carol Greider

American molecular biologist.

Born April 15th, 1961 (age 65 years) in San Diego.

Mohammad Pakpour

Iranian military officer and ex-commander of the irgc (1961–2026).

Born June 2nd, 1961 in Arak.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 64 years old in Tehran (airstrike).

Porfirije Perić

46th patriarch of the serbian orthodox church.

Born July 22nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Bečej.

Dave Watson

English footballer (born 1961).

Born November 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Liverpool.

Richard Horton

British medical editor.

Born December 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in London.

Rachel Renee Russell

American author.

Born March 13th, 1961 (age 65 years) in St. Joseph. ^[ref]

Freddie Spencer

American motorcycle racer.

Born December 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Shreveport.

Eric Allin Cornell

American physicist, professor (born 1961).

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

Andrew Airlie

Canadian actor.

Born September 18th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Glasgow.

Rafael López-Aliaga

Peruvian businessman, engineer and politician.

Born February 11th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Lima. ^[ref]