Karen Tanaka

Japanese composer.

Born April 7th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Tokyo.

Branko Šegota

Canadian soccer player.

Born June 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Rijeka.

Salatyn Asgarova

Azerbaijani journalist and national heroine (1961-1991).

Born December 16th, 1961 in Baku.

Died January 9th, 1991 at 29 years old in Lachin.

Jörg Schüttauf

German actor.

Born December 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Chemnitz.

Miha Mazzini

Slovenian writer.

Born June 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Jesenice.

Mohammad Kazemi

Head of the islamic revolutionary guard corps intelligence service (1961–2025).

Born July 11th, 1961 in Semnan.

Died June 15th, 2025 at 63 years old in Tehran (airstrike). ^[ref]

Jerry Page

American boxer.

Born January 15th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Columbus.

Nihat Zeybekci

Turkish statesperson (born 1961).

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

Mustafa El Hadaoui

Moroccan footballer.

Born July 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Casablanca.

Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya

15th prime minister of mauritania.

Born March 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Boutilimit.

Rainer Ernst

German footballer.

Born December 31st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Neustrelitz.

Marios Garoyian

Cypriot politician.

Born May 31st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Nicosia. ^[ref]

Ruth Calderon

Israeli politician.

Born September 25th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tel Aviv. ^[ref]

Sophia Vossou

Greek singer.

Born December 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Patras.

Achdé

French comic book artist and writer.

Born July 30th, 1961 (age 64 years) in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Ophir Pines-Paz

Israeli politician.

Born July 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Rishon LeZion. ^[ref]

Ben Spijkers

Dutch judoka.

Born March 10th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Nijmegen.

Juan Fernando López Aguilar

Spanish politician.

Born June 10th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Daniel Castellani

Argentine volleyball player and coach (1961-2026).

Born March 21st, 1961 in La Lucila.

Died June 25th, 2026 at 65 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Silvio Danailov

Bulgarian chess player.

Born April 21st, 1961 (age 65 years) in Sofia.

Ivan Pudar

Croatian footballer.

Born August 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Zemun.

Alexander Kellner

Brazilian paleontologist.

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

Mahamat Kamoun

Central african politician.

Born November 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in N'Délé.

Laila Ghofran

Moroccan musician and actress.

Born March 19th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Morocco.

Pascal Chaumeil

French film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer (1961–2015).

Born February 9th, 1961 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died August 27th, 2015 at 54 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). ^[ref]