Igors Rausis

Latvian-czech chess player.

Born April 7th, 1961 in Alchevsk.

Died March 28th, 2024 at 62 years old in Alchevsk. ^[ref]

Charles Morerod

Swiss catholic prelate.

Born October 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Riaz.

Béatrice Vialle

French aviator.

Born August 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Bourges.

Branko Miljuš

Footballer.

Born May 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Knin.

Park Kyung-hoon

South korean footballer.

Born January 19th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Seoul.

Maja Haderlap

Austrian writer.

Born March 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Eisenkappel-Vellach.

Maria do Carmo Silveira

Santomese banker and politician, second female prime minister.

Born February 14th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe.

Maria Rosa Quario

Italian alpine skier.

Born May 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Milan.

Michaela Pavlátová

Filmmaker (born 1961).

Born February 27th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Prague.

Miodrag Kojadinović

Canadian poet and academic.

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

Arístides González

Puerto rican boxer.

Born January 12th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Añasco.

Tomi Poikolainen

Finnish archer and firefighter.

Born December 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Helsinki.

Ying Chen

Canadian writer.

Born February 20th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Shanghai.

Carlos Estrada

Colombian footballer.

Born November 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Tumaco.

Dani Kouyaté

Burkinabè film director.

Born June 4th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Bobo-Dioulasso.

Sonja Lumme

Finnish singer.

Born October 6th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kristinestad.

Saki Hiwatari

Japanese manga artist.

Born July 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Yury Onufriyenko

Russian cosmonaut of ukrainian origin.

Born February 6th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Riasne. ^[ref]

Tetyana Dorovskikh

Athletics competitor.

Born August 12th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Orenburg Oblast.

Nilima Jogalekar

Cricketer.

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

Samvel Karapetyan

Armenian historian (1961-2020).

Born July 30th, 1961 in Yerevan.

Died February 27th, 2020 at 58 years old in Yerevan. ^[ref]

Nancy Garapick

Canadian swimmer.

Born September 24th, 1961 in Halifax.

Died April 6th, 2026 at 64 years old in Langley. ^[ref]

Tapio Korjus

Finnish javelin thrower.

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

José Luíz Barbosa

Brazilian male middle-distance runner.

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

Bettine Vriesekoop

Dutch table tennis player.

Born August 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Hazerswoude-Rijndijk.