Lucas Belvaux

Belgian actor, film director and novelist.

Born November 14th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Namur.

Karin Enke

German speed skater.

Born June 20th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Dresden.

Alexandr Vondra

Czech diplomat and politician.

Born August 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Sylvie Fleury

Swiss artist (born 1961).

Born June 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Geneva.

Ranko Krivokapić

Montenegrin politician.

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

Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet

Gabonese diplomat and politician (1961–2020).

Born April 2nd, 1961 in Makokou. ^[ref]

Died June 11th, 2020 at 59 years old in Libreville (asthma). ^[ref]

Charles C. Thompson

Bishop of the roman catholic diocese of evansville.

Born April 11th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Louisville.

Fabio Biondi

Italian violinist & conductor.

Born March 15th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Palermo.

Esmaeil Khatib

Iranian cleric.

Born July 1st, 1961 in Qaen. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 2026 at 64 years old in Tehran (airstrike).

Andrea Pollack

East german swimmer.

Born May 8th, 1961 in Schwerin.

Died March 11th, 2019 at 57 years old in Berlin (pancreatic cancer).

Grace Jackson

Athletics competitor.

Born June 14th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Saint Ann Parish.

Mikael Appelgren

Swedish table tennis player.

Born October 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Stockholm.

Malcolm Elliott

English cyclist.

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

Willie de Wit

Canadian lawyer and boxer.

Born June 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Three Hills.

Christophe Rousset

French harpsichordist and conductor.

Born April 12th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Avignon.

Georg Bätzing

German theologian.

Born April 13th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Kirchen.

Gültan Kışanak

Turkish journalist and statesperson (born 1961).

Born June 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Elazığ Province.

Massimo Popolizio

Italian actor.

Born July 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Genoa.

Alexis Mendoza

Colombian footballer.

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

Roberto Cingolani

Italian minister for ecological transition.

Born December 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Milan.

Andrew Nicholson

New zealand equestrian (born 1961).

Born August 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Te Awamutu.

Sven Regener

German novelist and musician.

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

Zarganar

Burmese film director.

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

Mark Day

British film editor.

Born February 22nd, 1961 (age 65 years) in London.

Ron Brown

American football player and sprinter.

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