John C. Baez

American mathematician and mathematical physicist.

Born June 12th, 1961 (age 64 years) in San Francisco.

Jon Ola Sand

Norwegian television executive, former executive supervisor of the eurovision song contest.

Born December 21st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Oslo. ^[ref]

Maia Chiburdanidze

Georgian chess grandmaster.

Born January 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Kutaisi.

Oz Fox

Musician.

Born June 18th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Whittier.

David Leavitt

Novelist, short story writer, essayist, professor, born 1961.

Born June 23rd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Pittsburgh.

Danny Leiner

American film and television director (1961-2018).

Born May 13th, 1961 in Manhattan.

Died October 18th, 2018 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Andy Griffiths

Australian children's author.

Born September 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Melbourne.

Noriyuki Abe

Anime director.

Born July 19th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kyoto.

Scott E. Parazynski

American astronaut.

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

Moungi Bawendi

American chemist of french and tunisian descent.

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