Abderrahmane Sissako

Mauritanian film director and film producer (born 1961).

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

Brian Slagel

American music executive.

Born February 14th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Los Angeles.

Yelena Davydova

Soviet-russian artistic gymnast (born 1961).

Born August 7th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Voronezh.

Anthony G. Brown

Attorney general of maryland since 2023.

Born November 21st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Huntington. ^[ref]

Sonja Savić

Actress (1961-2008).

Born September 15th, 1961 in Čačak.

Died September 23rd, 2008 at 47 years old in Belgrade (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Michiru Oshima

Japanese composer.

Born March 16th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Nagasaki.

Tatiana de Rosnay

French journalist and writer.

Born September 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Carlo Conti

Italian television presenter.

Born March 13th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Florence.

Yeni Kuti

Nigerian dancer, singer and business woman.

Born May 22nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in England.

Peter Vidmar

American artistic gymnast (born 1961).

Born June 3rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Los Angeles.

Jaroslav Šilhavý

Czech footballer.

Born November 3rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Plzeň. ^[ref]

Sergei Aleinikov

Soviet and belarusian association football player.

Born November 7th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Minsk.

Quintin Dailey

American basketball player (1961-2010).

Born January 22nd, 1961 in Baltimore.

Died November 8th, 2010 at 49 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]

Carlos Pacheco

Spanish artist (1961–2022).

Born November 14th, 1961 in San Roque.

Died November 9th, 2022 at 60 years old in La Línea de la Concepción (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Igor Kostyukov

Head of russian military intelligence.

Born February 21st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Amur Oblast.

Lynne Brown

Politician from south africa.

Born September 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Cape Town.

Tatsuya Egawa

Japanese manga artist.

Born March 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Chikusa-ku.

Stelios Manolas

Greek footballer.

Born July 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Naxos.

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012).

Born April 23rd, 1961 in Cologne.

Died October 1st, 2012 at 51 years old in Berlin (heart failure).

Patricia Urquiola

Spanish architect and designer (born 1961).

Born April 22nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Oviedo.

Ely Pouget

American actress and model.

Born August 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Newark.

Masaya Matsuura

Japanese video game designer and musician. (born 1961).

Born June 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Osaka.

Māris Kučinskis

Latvian politician (born 1961).

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

Tony Rominger

Swiss cyclist.

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

Scott D. Sampson

Canadian paleontologist.

Born April 22nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Vancouver.