Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager.

Born October 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Höxter.

Leonard Orban

European commissioner for multilingualism.

Born June 28th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Brașov.

Bogdan Wenta

Polish politician and handball player.

Born November 19th, 1961 (age 63 years) in Szpęgawsk. ^[ref]

Sebastiano Nela

Italian footballer.

Born March 13th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Rapallo.

Sven Regener

German novelist and musician.

Born January 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Bremen.

Mark Phillips

Guyanese politician and retired military officer.

Born October 5th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Georgetown.

Gültan Kışanak

Turkish politician and journalist.

Born June 15th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Elazığ Province, Elazığ.

Aleš Debeljak

Slovenian poet, essayist, critic (1961-2016).

Born December 25th, 1961 in Ljubljana.

Died January 28th, 2016 at 54 years old in Peračica (struck by vehicle). ^[ref]

Juan Echanove

Spanish actor.

Born April 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Madrid.

Tonino Benacquista

French writer.

Born September 1st, 1961 (age 64 years) in Choisy-le-Roi.