Frankie Banali

American drummer (1951–2020).

Born November 14th, 1951 in Queens.

Died August 20th, 2020 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Li Hongzhi

Chinese religious leader and dissident.

Born May 13th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Gongzhuling.

Tony Rice

American guitarist and bluegrass musician.

Born June 8th, 1951 in Danville.

Died December 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Reidsville. ^[ref]

Dave Parker

American baseball player (1951–2025).

Born June 9th, 1951 in Grenada. ^[ref]

Died June 28th, 2025 at 74 years old in Cincinnati (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Nicu Ceaușescu

Romanian politician, child of leader nicolae ceaușescu and elena ceaușescu (1951-1996).

Born September 1st, 1951 in Bucharest.

Died September 26th, 1996 at 45 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis).

Michèle Mouton

Rally driver, most successful female driver in the world rally championship.

Born June 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Grasse.

Shoshana Zuboff

American sociologist, professor emerita at harvard business school and author.

Born November 18th, 1951 (age 74 years).

Sonny Landreth

American musician.

Born February 1st, 1951 (age 74 years) in Canton.

Robin Bartlett

American actress.

Born April 22nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in New York City.

Joe Sestak

American politician and u.s. navy officer.

Born December 12th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Secane.