Werner Kogler

Austrian politician.

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

Tim Johnson

American film director and animator.

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

Fiona Graham

Australian anthropologist, geisha (1961–2023).

Born September 16th, 1961 in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Died January 26th, 2023 at 61 years old ^[ref]

Julie Caitlin Brown

American actress and musician.

Born January 27th, 1961 (age 65 years) in San Francisco.

Mark Kelly

Irish keyboardist.

Born April 9th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Dublin.

Borjana Krišto

Chairwoman of the council of ministers of bosnia and herzegovina since 2023.

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

Tensai Okamura

Japanese anime director.

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

Salil Shetty

Human rights campaigner.

Born February 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Bengaluru. ^[ref]

Unsuk Chin

South korean composer.

Born July 14th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Seoul.

Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

Indian politician.

Born December 3rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in New Delhi.

Andrey Illarionov

Russian politician.

Born September 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Sestroretsk.

Tak Matsumoto

Japanese guitarist and music producer.

Born March 27th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Toyonaka.

Kati Outinen

Finnish actress.

Born August 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Helsinki.

Alan G. Poindexter

American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012).

Born November 5th, 1961 in Pasadena.

Died July 1st, 2012 at 50 years old in Pensacola. ^[ref]

Urara Takano

Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator.

Born August 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tōgane-shi.

Lee Ju-ho

Acting president and prime minister of south korea from may to june 2025.

Born February 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in North Gyeongsang.

Sergey Glazyev

Russian politician and economist.

Born January 1st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Zaporizhzhia.

Maritza Sayalero

Beauty queen who was crowned miss venezuela in 1979.

Born February 16th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Caracas.

Darshana Jardosh

Indian politician.

Born January 21st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Surat.

Mike Ross

American businessman and politician.

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

Luigi Brugnaro

Mayor of venice.

Born September 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Mirano.

Benny Chan

Hong kong filmmaker (1961–2020).

Born October 24th, 1961 in Kowloon. ^[ref]

Died August 23rd, 2020 at 58 years old in Wan Chai (nasopharynx carcinoma). ^[ref]

Alba Parietti

Italian actress, presenter and entertainer.

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

René Casados

Mexican actor (b. 1961).

Born October 21st, 1961 (age 64 years) in tamalin.

Armin Veh

German association football player and manager.

Born February 1st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Augsburg.