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In the year 1961

1,680 Notable birthdays

Supriya Pathak

Indian actress.

Born January 7th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Mumbai.

Janet McTeer

British actress.

Born August 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]

Rae Dawn Chong

Canadian-american actress.

Born February 28th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Edmonton.

Steve Young

American football quarterback.

Born October 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Salt Lake City. [ref]

Bill Hicks

American comedian (1961–1994).

Born December 16th, 1961 in Valdosta.

Died February 26th, 1994 at 32 years old in Little Rock (pancreatic cancer).

Mariel Hemingway

American actress and author.

Born November 22nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Mill Valley.

Vivek

Indian film actor and television personality (1961-2021).

Born November 19th, 1961 in Kovilpatti.

Died April 17th, 2021 at 59 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Peri Gilpin

American actress.

Born May 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Waco.

Joko Widodo

7th president of indonesia since 2014.

Born June 21st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Surakarta. [ref]

Graham McTavish

Scottish actor.

Born January 4th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Glasgow.

Vermin Supreme

American performance artist and political activist.

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

Ann Cusack

American actress.

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

Elias Koteas

Canadian actor.

Born March 11th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Montreal.

Leif Garrett

American actor and singer.

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

Reggie White

American football player (1961–2004).

Born December 19th, 1961 in Chattanooga.

Died December 26th, 2004 at 43 years old in Cornelius (heart arrhythmia). [ref]

DJ Yella

American hip hop musician.

Born December 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Compton. [ref]

Carl Lewis

Us track & field athlete.

Born July 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Birmingham.

Alexander Payne

American film director, producer and screenwriter (born 1961).

Born February 10th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Omaha.

Mike Lindell

American businessman.

Born June 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Mankato.

Martin Clunes

English actor and television host.

Born November 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Wimbledon. [ref]

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

President of the united arab emirates.

Born March 11th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Al Ain. [ref]

Julia Gillard

Prime minister of australia from 2010 to 2013.

Born September 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Barry.

Melissa Etheridge

American singer-songwriter.

Born May 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Leavenworth.

The Edge

Irish rock musician, guitar player of u2.

Born August 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in London.

Jeff Probst

American television host.

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

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