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In the year 1961

1,840 Notable birthdays

Sharon Lawrence

American actress.

Born June 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Charlotte.

Ron Klain

White house chief of staff from 2021 to 2023.

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

Saskia Reeves

English actress.

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

Todd McFarlane

Canadian artist and entrepreneur (born 1961).

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

David Graeber

American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020).

Born February 12th, 1961 in New York City.

Died September 2nd, 2020 at 59 years old in Venice (internal bleeding, acute pancreatitis). [ref]

Justin Fashanu

British footballer (1961-1998).

Born February 19th, 1961 in London.

Died May 2nd, 1998 at 37 years old in London (hanging to death).

Janet Jones

American actress.

Born January 10th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Bridgeton.

Steve McClaren

English association football manager and former player (born 1961).

Born May 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Fulford.

Randy Jackson

American singer and musician (born 1961).

Born October 29th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Gary.

Victoria Nuland

American diplomat (born 1961).

Born July 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in New York City.

Tom Homan

American law enforcement officer and immigration official (born 1961).

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

David Brooks

American journalist, commentator and editor.

Born August 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Toronto.

Roger Mayweather

American boxer (1961–2020).

Born April 24th, 1961 in Grand Rapids.

Died March 17th, 2020 at 58 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

Tom Araya

Chilean-american musician.

Born June 6th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Viña del Mar.

Joanna Scanlan

British actress.

Born October 27th, 1961 (age 64 years) in West Kirby.

Orla Brady

Irish actress.

Born March 28th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Dublin.

Simon Russell Beale

British actor and music historian.

Born January 12th, 1961 (age 65 years) in United Kingdom, Penang.

John Lynch

Irish actor and novelist (born 1961).

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

Pat Toomey

American businessman and politician (born 1961).

Born November 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Providence.

Andy Taylor

British guitarist.

Born February 16th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Cullercoats.

Wynton Marsalis

American jazz musician and educator.

Born October 18th, 1961 (age 64 years) in New Orleans.

Deepak Tijori

Indian film actor and director.

Born August 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Mumbai.

Carlos Valderrama

Colombian footballer.

Born September 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Santa Marta.

Scott Ritter

Former us military and un inspector, now author, geopolitical analyst and convicted sex offender.

Born July 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Gainesville.

Mary Barra

Chief executive officer of general motors.

Born December 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Waterford.

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