Shiva Rajkumar

Kannada film actor.

Born July 12th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Karnataka.

Jackie Earle Haley

American actor.

Born July 14th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Northridge.

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist.

Born November 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Shillong.

Armin Meiwes

German cannibal.

Born December 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Essen.

Dana Reeve

Actress, singer, activist (1961-2006).

Born March 17th, 1961 in New York City, Teaneck.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 44 years old in New York City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Supriya Pathak

Indian actress.

Born January 7th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Mumbai.

Janet McTeer

British actress.

Born August 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Newcastle upon Tyne. ^[ref]

Rae Dawn Chong

Canadian-american actress.

Born February 28th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Edmonton.

Steve Young

American football quarterback.

Born October 11th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Salt Lake City. ^[ref]

Bill Hicks

American comedian (1961–1994).

Born December 16th, 1961 in Valdosta.

Died February 26th, 1994 at 32 years old in Little Rock (pancreatic cancer).