Alexander Roitburd

Ukrainian artist and painter (1961–2021).

Born October 14th, 1961 in Odesa. ^[ref]

Died August 8th, 2021 at 59 years old in Odesa (cancer). ^[ref]

Ömer Asan

Turkish writer and photographer.

Born May 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Trabzon.

Elena Golovina

Soviet, later russian biathlete.

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

Ghanim Oraibi

Iraqi footballer.

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

Al Lawrence

Jamaican sprinter.

Born April 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Jamaica.

Wolfgang Knaller

Austrian association football player.

Born October 9th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Feldkirchen in Kärnten.

Sabine Everts

Athletics competitor.

Born March 4th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Düsseldorf.

Tomasz Tomczykiewicz

Polish politician (1961-2015).

Born March 2nd, 1961 in Pszczyna.

Died November 28th, 2015 at 54 years old in Katowice (kidney disease).

Gerald Messlender

Austrian footballer (1961-2019).

Born October 1st, 1961 in Baden.

Died June 20th, 2019 at 57 years old in Guntramsdorf (heart failure). ^[ref]

Thomas Müller

West german nordic combined skier.

Born March 5th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Aschaffenburg, Oberstdorf.